'Cougar Town' renewed for fifth season

Credit: TBS

TBS has ordered a fifth season of the Courteney Cox-starring comedy hit "Cougar Town".

The comedy-oriented cable network has ordered 13 more episodes of the sitcom from Bill Lawrence and Kevin Biegel.

"Cougar Town" began its run on ABC before being cancelled and resurrected at TBS. The comedy, which airs Tuesdays at 10, will air its fourth season finale on April 9.

“Cougar Town has been everything we hoped it would be: a smart, big-hearted, laugh-out-loud comedy that shines a bright light on the TBS brand,” said Michael Wright, TBS president of programming, in a statement. “This season, the brilliant cast and immensely creative production team on Cougar Town have crafted their best episodes yet, and we couldn’t be happier inviting them back for more.”

"Cougar Town" has averaged a solid 2.8 million viewers, broken down into 1.7 million adults in the key 18-49 demographic, and 812,000 adults 18-34. It stands as TBS' top original primetime series of all-time among adults in the key demographic, making the renewal a no-brainer.

Via: Entertainment Weekly