More
- Classifieds
- Cars
- Deals
- Real Estate
- Rentals
- Photos
- Find&Save
- Obituaries
- Archives
- Topics
- Blogs
- WP Wine Club

In the News

The Post Most: EntertainmentMost-viewed stories,videos, and galleries in the past two hours

11:00 AM	Ask Tom: Spring Dining Guide
12:00 PM	Free Range on Food
12:00 PM	The Reliable Source Live

Weekly schedule, past shows

Going Out Guide

GOG Blog

A Dozen Weeks of Doughnuts, Week 9

Safeway earns slightly higher scores than Raulin's Bakery of Beltsville.

Glen's Garden Market makes concessions to 'local only' approach

The environmentally conscious market near Dupont Circle has added non-local soy milk, orange juice and other items to attract more customers.

Best Bets

More Best Bets

Recently Reviewed Restaurants

More Recently Reviewed Restaurants

About

About This Blog
The TV Column is your place to keep up to date on the big news about the small, hot, flat screen, as gathered and interpreted by.. . » Read More

About This Blogger
Lisa de Moraes is an authority on the bad direction, over-acting, and muddled plot lines being played out in the TV industry’s. . . » Read More

Posted at 03:24 PM ET, 03/22/2012

NBC renews ‘Smash’ for a second season

By Emily Yahr

Katharine McPhee as Karen Cartwright, Megan Hilty as Ivy Lynn. (Mark Seliger - MARK SELIGER/NBC) “Smash,” the Broadway-themed drama on NBC, has been renewed for a second season.

The heavily-promoted series stars Debra Messing as one of the producers of a Marilyn Monroe musical and “American Idol” alum Katharine McPhee as one of the contenders for the title role, and has averaged about 7.7 million viewers on Monday nights at 10 p.m. over seven weeks. It’s a definite improvement in the time slot, which had been averaging around 4 million viewers or less this season before “Smash” debuted.

This marks the second pickup of a first-year show for the 2012-2013 TV season from NBC, which announced last week it had given a second-season order to fairy tale drama “Grimm.”

By Emily Yahr | 03:24 PM ET, 03/22/2012

Next: Only on live TV: Wolf Blitzer inadvertently creates priceless moment on CNN during tornado coverage

Discussion Policy | FAQ | About Discussions

Comments

Add your comment

Read what others are saying About Badges

SuperFan Badge

SuperFan badge holders consistently post smart, timely comments about Washington area sports and teams.

More about badges | Request a badge

Culture Connoisseur Badge

Culture Connoisseurs consistently offer thought-provoking, timely comments on the arts, lifestyle and entertainment.

More about badges | Request a badge

Fact Checker Badge

Fact Checkers contribute questions, information and facts to The Fact Checker.

More about badges | Request a badge

Washingtologist Badge

Washingtologists consistently post thought-provoking, timely comments on events, communities, and trends in the Washington area.

More about badges | Request a badge

Post Writer Badge

This commenter is a Washington Post editor, reporter or producer.

Post Forum Badge

Post Forum members consistently offer thought-provoking, timely comments on politics, national and international affairs.

More about badges | Request a badge

Weather Watcher Badge

Weather Watchers consistently offer thought-provoking, timely comments on climates and forecasts.

More about badges | Request a badge

World Watcher Badge

World Watchers consistently offer thought-provoking, timely comments on international affairs.

More about badges | Request a badge

Post Contributor Badge

This commenter is a Washington Post contributor. Post contributors aren’t staff, but may write articles or columns. In some cases, contributors are sources or experts quoted in a story.

More about badges | Request a badge

Post Recommended

Washington Post reporters or editors recommend this comment or reader post.

You must be logged in to report a comment.

Comments our editors find particularly useful or relevant are displayed in Top Comments, as are comments by users with these badges: . Replies to those posts appear here, as well as posts by staff writers.

All comments are posted in the All Comments tab.

More about badges

Get a badge

To pause and restart automatic updates, click "Live" or "Paused". If paused, you'll be notified of the number of additional comments that have come in.

RSS Feed

Subscribe to The Post