• The Hollywood Reporter, Monday, September 17, 2007 10:30 AM

USA has renewed its drama "Psych" for a third season, ordering up 16 more episodes for a summer 2008 debut.

The show, which airs at 10 p.m. on Fridays after "Monk," was last year's No. 1 new cable program. As it wraps its second season, "Psych" is pulling an average 4.6 million total viewers, including 2.3 million adults 25-54, according to Nielsen and has also been the No. 1 cable show in its time slot this summer.

"We are thrilled to bring "Psych" back for a third season," says Jeff Wachtel, executive vice president of original programming at USA. "The series has been a critical and ratings sensation since it premiered last summer and continues to gain new viewers and grow its fan base."

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