Shocking! Fox has officially ordered a second season of Gotham. The studio made the announcement ealier this morning at the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, California.
The Batman-less television show got off to a fast start when it scored the highest-rated premiere for a Fox drama series in 14 years. The rest of its freshman season has been stellar as well, averaging 10.6 million viewers and 4.2 rating in adults 18-49. It is also the top drama among men 18-49 and men 18-34.
Are you glad that Gotham will be back for a second season?
Based upon characters published by DC Entertainment and produced by Warner Bros. Television, GOTHAM is an origin story of the great DC Comics Super-Villains and vigilantes, revealing an entirely new chapter that has never been told. Starring Ben McKenzie ("Southland," "The O.C."), Donal Logue ("Sons of Anarchy," "Terriers," "Vikings," "Copper") and Jada Pinkett Smith ("The Matrix" films, "HawthoRNe"), GOTHAM follows one cop's rise through a dangerously corrupt city teetering on the edge of evil and chronicles the birth of one of the most popular super heroes of our time. Executive producer Bruno Heller ("The Mentalist") wrote the pilot, which was directed and executive-produced by Emmy Award nominee Danny Cannon (the "CSI" franchise, "Nikita"). John Stephens will serve as an executive producer on the series.