{"id":4498,"date":"2013-03-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2013\/03\/04\/new-ricky-gervais-comedy-gets-second-season\/"},"modified":"2013-03-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-03-04T00:00:00","slug":"new-ricky-gervais-comedy-gets-second-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2013\/03\/04\/new-ricky-gervais-comedy-gets-second-season\/","title":{"rendered":"New Ricky Gervais Comedy Gets Second Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">LONDON: Channel 4 has ordered a second run of <em>Derek<\/em>, a comedy from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldscreen.com\/articles\/display\/37528\">Ricky Gervais<\/a> that has been re-commissioned for six half-hour episodes. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">The first four episodes of the show&#8217;s first season attracted a consolidated series average of 2.1 million views, a 9.9-percent share. The final episode will air on Channel 4 on Wednesday. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Phil Clarke, Channel 4&#8217;s head of comedy, said: &quot;I am delighted that <em>Derek<\/em> is coming back for a second run on Channel 4. It&#8217;s an original comic vision, brave, funny and touching, with a star performance at its heart. It has already garnered a loyal following.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Gervais added: &quot;<em>Derek<\/em> is probably my favorite thing of everything I&#8217;ve done, so I can&#8217;t wait to start thinking up some new adventures for the gang.&quot;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON: Channel 4 has ordered a second run of Derek, a comedy from Ricky Gervais that has been re-commissioned for six half-hour episodes. 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