Ms. Andrea Allen reports
BRAVO'S #1 NEW SERIES, 19-2, RENEWED FOR SECOND SEASON
After a breakthrough inaugural season,
Bravo has ordered a second season of its hit character-driven
drama, 19-2. The announcement comes in advance of the heart-stopping season 1 finale
airing this Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at 9 p.m. ET, exclusively on Bravo, and just before Content Television & Digital
introduces the series internationally at MIPTV next week. An additional
10 one-hour episodes have been ordered of the series, which has become a
critical and ratings success, and which continues to attract social media
buzz.
Since its premiere in January, 19-2 has averaged 190,000 viewers an episode, making it a top 3 program on
Bravo, just behind Dallas and Perception this year, and making it
Bravo's No. 1 new series of the season. More than 800,000 unique viewers
watch 19-2 a week, and the series has reached nearly three million Canadians to date.
For viewers looking to get on 19-2's beat, full episodes of 19-2 are available on the Bravo website and the Bravo GO app after their broadcast premieres.
"With brilliant acting and captivating storylines, 19-2 is as emotive as it is intense," said Phil King, president, CTV,
sports, and entertainment programming. "This character-driven series
resonates with Bravo viewers who have come to expect the best in drama.
We're extremely happy to work with such creative and dynamic partners
as Sphere Media Plus and Echo Media for a second season."
"We're excited to introduce this fantastic new, original drama series to
our international buyers. [The series] 19-2's intelligent, character-driven storylines offer truly immersive
prime-time content, which we are confident will engage viewers globally,"
said Greg Phillips, president of Content Television & Digital. "The
launch of this new English-language version on Bravo is already
generating huge buzz, and we're looking forward to expanding its
success to the international stage."
In the climactic season finale of 19-2, entitled "Winter" (premiering Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at 9 p.m. ET), Nick (Adrian Holmes) receives devastating news and struggles to
contain his explosive response. A surprise visitor lands in Ben's
(Jared Keeso) life, forcing him to make some very hard decisions.
On social media, 19-2 continues to attract positive conversation.
The
series 19-2 is co-produced by Sphere Media Plus and Echo Media in association with
Bell Media. Executive producers are Jocelyn Deschenes and Carolyn
Newman from Sphere Media Plus and Luc Catelain from Echo Media. The series 19-2 is an English adaptation of the hit Quebec series from the creators and
stars of the original, Real Bosse and Claude Legault, and director Podz.
Executive producer Bruce Smith (Durham County) also acts as showrunner
and writer. Jesse Mckeown (Da Vinci's Inquest, Rogue) and Virginia
Rankin are co-executive producers. Directors are Louis Choquette, who
also directed the series' pilot episode, and Erik Canuel. Production
executives for Bell Media are Gosia Kamela and Tom Hastings. Trish
Williams is director, independent production, Bell Media. Corrie Coe is
senior vice-president, independent production, Bell Media. Catherine
MacLeod is senior vice-president, specialty channels and Bell Media
production. Phil King is president, CTV, sports and entertainment
programming.
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