Author: Lesley Goldberg , Michael O'Connell

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“Hemlock Grove”

Netflix is heading back to Hemlock Grove.

The streamer announced Wednesday that it has picked up a second season of the horror-thriller, adding Charles “Chic” Eglee as showrunner and executive producer.

“The worldwide fan response to Hemlock Grove was phenomenal” said ep Eli Roth. “Netflix members loved the potent combination of sexy monsters, mystery, and the dark family soap opera that ended with a huge twist, leaving audiences worldwide totally shocked. Season one was just a warm up for what we have in store for season two.”

Lee Shipman and Brian McGreevy, who wrote the gothic horror novel on which the show is loosely based, originally developed the project to series. Unlike the first 13-episode order, the second season will only include 10 episodes.  

“In its first season, Eli, Brian, Lee and the team did an incredible job of introducing viewers to a unique world of memorable characters,” said Cindy Holland, vp of original content at Netflix. “Chic’s addition to the show, and his experience on such fan favorites as The Shield, The Walking Dead and Dexter,” will heighten the intensity of the mystery that grips Hemlock Grove.”

Produced by Gaumont International Television, Hemlock Grove stars Famke Janssen, Bill Skarsgård, Landon Liboiron, Freya Tingley, and Dougray Scott.

“We are thrilled to be working with Netflix on the second season of Hemlock Grove, a show that the audience has enthusiastically embraced,” said Gaumont ceo Katie O’Connell.

The next batch of Hemlock Grove episodes will bow in 2014.

CBS

“The Good Wife”

CBS has renewed the bulk of its primetime lineup, announcing the pickups of four comedies, nine dramas, three reality shows and two newsmagazines.

The comedy renewals include 2 Broke Girls and Mike and Molly, which join the previously picked up half-hours How I Met Your Mother and The Big Bang Theory.

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On the drama side, the network has added additional seasons of NCIS: Los Angeles, Person of Interest, Elementary, Hawaii Five-0, The Mentalist, Blue Bloods and The Good Wife.

On the unscripted front, The Amazing Race, Survivor and Undercover Boss will also return. Newsmagazines 60 Minutes and 48 Hours will also be back.

For its part, negotiations are continuing with CBS and Warner Bros. Television for an 11th season of Two and a Half Men, for which all signs point to a likely return.

Not included in the early renewals are Criminal Minds, CSI: New York and Rules of Engagement or freshman dramas Golden Boy and Vegas. The former, which recently finished its ninth season on the network, saw ratings dip in its Friday hour this past year, averaging just a 1.4 rating with adults 18-49 and 9.6 million viewers. It remains robust for the night, however, trailing only Blue Bloods and NBC’s Grimm in the key demo. CSI saw its Miami-based spinoff shutter last season.

As for the freshman, Vegas was recently displaced to Friday after a softer midseason performance on Tuesday nights. To date, it’s averaging a 1.7 rating with adults 18-49 and 10.9 million viewers. The expensive production, a period piece starring Dennis Quaid, lost its demo edge early in the season. Golden Boy, CBS’ only midseason debut, started stronger than its Tuesday time slot predecessor but recently hit a low of just a 1.4 rating with adults 18-49.

Rules, which is not expected to return as many of its core cast have already booked pilots in first position, is averaging a 2.7 in the demo and 8.1 million viewers, with very low DVR growth (18 percent).

The move comes as CBS heads into the season’s final stretch up 3 percent among the coveted 18-49 demo. The network, which got off to a rocky start with non-starter Made in Jersey and a softer Monday night comedy block, has regained steam with February’s Super Bowl providing a nice lift.

Once again, the net is poised to wrap up the 2012-13 season in first place among total viewers.