http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050517/tv_nm/fox_dc

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - After several weeks of negotiations, Fox Broadcasting Co. has sealed a deal to bring back real-time political thriller "24" for two more seasons.


The network has also given a last-minute renewal to reigning best-comedy Emmy winner "Arrested Development," which has been on the bubble since the network cut back the show's second-season order in the spring because of underwhelming ratings.

Both shows are produced by Fox's News Corp. sibling, 20th Century Fox TV, and Imagine TV, the small-screen arm of Ron Howard and Brian Grazer's Imagine Entertainment.

While there has been a lot of buzz about "Arrested Development" getting a short order for next season, Fox's decision to pick up a full-season, 22-episode order of the quirky series, comes as somewhat of a surprise.

"'Arrested Development' is one of the best comedies on television," Fox's recently appointed entertainment president Peter Liguori said. "The decision to order another season becomes easy when you consider its amazing cast, creative brilliance, critical acclaim and advertiser appeal."

In addition to its returning series, Fox, which will announce its fall schedule Thursday at City Center Theater, will present to advertisers its new shows for next season, the comedies "Kitchen Confidential" and "The War at Home" and the dramas "Reunion," "Head Cases," "Bones" and "Deviant Behavior."

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

Wow. This is like the 5th time AD has been reupped in the last several days.

sorry.. guess i'm just excited

Wtf Dvd2005?

seriously, they need to ban that ip address

I'm getting sick of these born-again Christians fucking up these AD threads!

I think DVD2005 is trying to tell us that God wanted AD to be renewed.

I'll never get tired of reading about AD being renewwed.

What's the dvd2005 thing referencing? Am I missing something here?

Deleted post, I would assume.

check out Get Arrested web site for a little blurb about AD getting picked up for 3 season.


D.

Gotta love that Tobias video on that site.

http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=422508

i didn't see confirmation in that thread that AD got renewed since FOX doesn't show their schedule until tomorrow

Here's the official press release


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

FOX DOES MORE TIME WITH “ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT”
ORDERING A FULL THIRD SEASON


FOX gets ARRESTED again. The network has ordered a third full season of the Emmy Award-winning comedy series ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, it was announced today by Peter Liguori, President, Entertainment for Fox Broadcasting Company.

“ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT is one of the best comedies on television. The decision to order another season becomes easy when you consider its amazing cast, creative brilliance, critical acclaim and advertiser appeal," said Liguori. "It's my first official pick-up since taking the job, and I think it's a great way to start."

The critically acclaimed series revolves around Michael Bluth (Jason Bateman), the good son who must run the family business and continue to pick up the pieces as he keeps his offbeat family from falling apart. The comedy has featured guest appearances by numerous stars including Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Liza Minnelli, Heather Graham and Ben Stiller. Last year, the show received five Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series, Writing, Directing, Casting and Editing. Additionally, Jason Bateman won a Golden Globe for Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role – Musical or Comedy Series and the show was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards for Outstanding Musical or Comedy Series. This past season, the cast was nominated for a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. The show was also named an AFI Program of the Year and received the Critics’ Choice Award for Best Comedy, among other accolades.

ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT is produced by Imagine Television and 20th Century Fox Television. Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, David Nevins and Mitch Hurwitz are executive producers.

-FOX-

I think the 24 renewal was pretty much guaranteed. It has better numbers this season, and doesn't have the American Idol lead in anymore. I think the scheduling of waiting until January and running it all the way through w/o interruption is the way to go with this show. When you draw it out over a year, it's just too much to remember what happened.

I actually posted it yesterday.

http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showpos...8&postcount=71

GREAT news about both 24 and AD (two excellent shows very well liked, even by some born-again Christians).

This is news to me. VERY, VERY, VERY good news!!!!!

That or Jack Bauer is going to hell. Some people are just more comfortable there anyway.

V V V V

TWO more bad days for Jack? He better go see Palmer and sign up for some Allstate...he's going to need it!

I wonder in which of the next two seasons the asteroid will hit the Earth?

Didn't someone at the White House make a "You're in good hands" comment yesterday on the show?

Probably next year. That would leave room for the alien invasion for season 6.

Yay, 1 out of 7 decent nights of TV on FOX!!

What if FOX tried to start having shows at 10pm! eek.