Showtime has renewed its hit spy drama “Homeland” for another season, as well as its freshman drama “Masters of Sex,” the network said Tuesday.
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This will make the fourth season for “Homeland,” and the second for “Masters of Sex.”
Both shows have received orders for 12 one-hour episodes, and will premiere their new seasons next year.
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The current season of “Homeland” has averaged 6.5 million total viewers, a 26 percent improvement over its second season in the same time frame.
“Masters of Sex,” meanwhile — which stars Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan as sex researchers William Masters and Virginia Johnson — has averaged 5.4 million total viewers in its freshman season. So far, “Masters of Sex” has averaged 33 percent better than “Homeland”s’ maiden season in the same time frame.