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FX Re-Ups "Damages"

Cable network FX has renewed "Damages" for two more seasons, ordering up several dozen more episodes of the Sony Pictures Television show that stars Glenn Close as a litigator pursuing a case against a corrupt corporate titan played by Ted Danson. For its first season, the program pulled an average of 2.5 million total viewers -- 1.1 million in the adults 18-49 demo.

Those numbers increase to 5.1 million and 2.5 million, respectively, when factoring in weekly multi-telecast airings. "FX is proud of our status as a leader in fostering bold, high-quality scripted programming," says FX President and General Manager John Landgraf. "We commend Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman and their magnificent cast, headed by Glenn Close, with pulling off this hugely ambitious series and establishing "Damages."

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