Showtime is having a very good season. Subscriptions are up, HOMELAND has, for the first time, put the network in HBO's orbit of prestige, and the reburbished Sunday night line-up of SHAMELESS, HOUSE OF LIES and CALIFORNICATION has burst out of the winter starting gate, with double-digit gains for the 2 returning shows (a remarkable 30% increase for Shameless) and very promising numbers for the new House of Lies (its 0.6 last Sunday in 18-49s was double the debut of HBO's Luck).Consequently, and to no one's surprise, Showtime has renewed all 3 shows for next season, adding to a bench that includes the returning Dexter, Weeds, Nurse Jackie, The Big C and of course Homeland. Showtime hasn't yet found its signature ratings-plus-acclaim smash Sopranos or Game of Thrones... but it's getting closer all the time.
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