Boardwalk Empire Renewed for Second Season

LOS ANGELES: After airing just one episode of Boardwalk Empire, which averaged 4.8 million viewers, HBO has renewed the show for a second season.

The Sunday debut of Boardwalk Empire scored HBO’s largest premiere audience of any program in more than six years. With the additional plays that night, the episode was watched by a combined audience of 7.1 million viewers.

“All the ingredients aligned for this one, from Mark Wahlberg and Steve Levinson’s initial pitch, to Martin Scorsese’s enormous contributions as director and executive producer, to the genius of Terry Winter and the expertise of Tim Van Patten, to a stellar cast led by Steve Buscemi,” said Michael Lombardo, the president of HBO programming. “The response from the media and our viewers has been nothing short of amazing.”