Justified Secures Third Season Renewal

LOS ANGELES: FX has given a 13-episode third-season order to Justified, produced by Sony Pictures Television and starring Timothy Olyphant and Walton Goggins.

From FX Productions and Sony Pictures Television, the show is currently in its second season, averaging 3.9 million total viewers, a 16-percent gain on season one. Developed for television by Graham Yost, the show stars Timothy Olyphant as Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, a character featured in Elmore Leonard’s short story Fire in the Hole and some of his other novels.

Announcing the renewal, John Landgraf, president and general manager of FX Networks, noted, "Justified was a critically acclaimed hit series in its first season, but the show has far surpassed our expectations this season. Creatively, the show is on a roll. The performances of Timothy Olyphant, Walton Goggins, Margo Martindale and the entire cast are extraordinary. Graham Yost and his team of writers are delivering some of the richest stories anywhere on TV and are doing a brilliant job of being true to Elmore Leonard’s original character, Raylan Givens. We couldn’t be more proud of the work everyone has done."

Yost said, "I always say that the best review we’ve ever received on Justified is the fact that Elmore Leonard gets a kick out of the show. I must add to that. Now tied for the best feedback we’ve ever received is the news that a network as cool and original and supportive as FX is bringing us back for another year."