‘American Horror Story’ Renewed After Setting Ratings Record With Season Premiere

Season opener of Ryan Murphy show becomes most-watched telecast in FX history

Sarah Paulson in FX's "American Horror Story: Freak Show"
FX

“American Horror Story” is adding another chapter.

Ryan Murphy‘s creepy anthology series has been renewed by FX for a fifth season, the network said Monday.

The 13-episode fifth season will premiere in October 2015.

Also read: The ‘American Horror Story’ Effect: Why Networks Are Embracing Anthology Series

The renewal comes on the heels of the Oct. 8 season premiere of the third iteration of the series, “American Horror Story: Freak Show,” which set a record as the most-watched telecast in FX’s history. The season premiere drew 10 million total viewers, with 6.54 million of them in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic in Live + 3 Day numbers, which take into account viewers who tuned in on the night of the premiere as well as the following three days.

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