FX renews "American Horror Story"

[David]

FX ORDERS NEXT BOOK OF American Horror Story

Network Picks Up 13 Hours of the Third Incarnation of AHS Which Debuts
in Fall of 2013

Golden Globe®, SAG® and Emmy® Award Winner Jessica Lange Set to Return

Last Night’s Episode of American Horror Story: Asylum Once Again
Topped All Broadcast Networks At 10 PM in Delivery of Adults 18-34,
Men 18-34 and Women 18-34

Asylum Ends Run on Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Ratings for Asylum Running +19% Ahead of Its Predecessor American
Horror Story

LOS ANGELES, November 15, 2012 – FX has ordered the next book of the
award-winning miniseries American Horror Story, picking up 13 hours of
a new miniseries from Twentieth Century Fox Television, it was
announced today by John Landgraf, President and General Manager of FX
Networks. Production of the untitled AHS will begin next summer and
premiere in the fall of 2013.

American Horror Story: Asylum, the latest hit in the American Horror
Story saga, wraps up its run on Wednesday, January 23 at 10 PM E/P.
Last night’s episode (11/14/12) of Asylum topped all broadcast
networks in the 10 PM time period in delivery of Adults 18-34 (2.1),
Women 18-34 (2.4) and Men 18-34 (1.7). Asylum also ranked #3 among
Adults 18-34 in primetime versus all broadcast programs behind Modern
Family (3.3) and The X Factor (2.7). The episode grew +30% versus
prior week in Adults 18-34, driven by a +45% gain among Women 18-34,
and it also posted a +9% increase in Adults 18-49 (Live+Same Day
ratings, Fast Nationals, subject to change).

“With American Horror Story: Asylum, Ryan and Brad have raised the bar
in every way from Murder House, the first American Horror Story
miniseries,” said Landgraf. “And their original idea—the notion of
doing an anthological series of miniseries with a repertory cast—has
proven groundbreaking, wildly successful and will prove to be
trendsetting. We can’t wait to see what deviously brilliant ideas they
come up with for their third miniseries.”

Co-Creators/Executive Producers Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk have not
announced the new title or story for the next incarnation of the
American Horror Story franchise. As was the case with American Horror
Story and American Horror Story: Asylum, many of the actors will
return in different roles next year, including star Jessica Lange, who
won Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and Emmy awards for her
portrayal of “Constance Langdon” in American Horror Story. Starring as
“Sister Jude” in AHS: Asylum, Lange will be moving to the Lead Actress
category in the Golden Globe and Emmy awards this year.

“The American Horror Story anthology is a labor of love for all of us
and we could not be prouder of the work our brilliant company of
actors and everyone on the production team is doing this year,” said
Murphy. “To John and our friends at FX and Dana Walden and Gary Newman
at 20th, we thank you for your vote of confidence -- and to our loyal
audience, keep watching!"

Following the success of the inaugural miniseries American Horror
Story, the award-winning Co-Creator/Executive Producer/Writer/Director
Murphy announced that AHS would be a new show every year with no
relation to any prior version of AHS. Each book will feature an
entirely different theme, setting and characters, even though many of
the actors will return to the program in entirely new roles.

The ratings for AHS: Asylum are showing double-digit percentage growth
in every demo compared to its predecessor, American Horror Story,
pacing +19% ahead of prior year in Adults 18-49 (see complete ratings
data set at the bottom of this email). On a Live+7 basis, Asylum is
averaging 5.23 million Total Viewers, 3.88 Million Adults 18-49, and
2.40 million Adults 18-34, which reflect respective gains of +19% in
Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 and +22% in Adults 18-34. The program’s
highest growth is among Women 18-49 and Men 18-34, each up +24% over
prior year. American Horror Story: Asylum is delivering one of the
highest audience compositions of Adults 18-49 with an average of 74%
of its total audience falling within that demo. The median age of the
audience for AHS: Asylum is 33 years old, and AHS: Asylum is one of
the top-rated dramas on television in delivery of Adults 18-34 with a
3.54 national rating inclusive of Live+7 viewing. Live+Same Day
viewing is up versus prior year, and Live+7 viewing has increased over
prior year (+56%) off of a larger base audience.

American Horror Story: Asylum continues to be one of the most talked
about shows on television on social media according to Bluefin Labs
Social Media. Bluefin measures the total number of comments about
primetime TV programs on Facebook, Twitter and GetGlue, and American
Horror Story: Asylum has been cable’s #1 show on that metric every
Wednesday since its debut (four weeks) and ranked among the top three
programs on TV during that same timeframe.

Set in 1964, American Horror Story: Asylum takes us into a Church-run
haven for the criminally insane, ruled with an iron fist by Sister
Jude (Jessica Lange), a nun with a troubled past. Inside this locked
down facility, danger lurks around every corner. From Nazis and serial
killers, to mutants and aliens, no one is safe inside these walls.
Starring Jessica Lange as “Sister Jude,” Sarah Paulson as “Lana
Winters,” James Cromwell as “Dr. Arthur Arden,” Evan Peters as “Kit
Walker,” Lily Rabe as “Sister Mary Eunice,” Lizzie Brocheré as
“Grace,” Zachary Quinto as “Dr. Oliver Thredson,” and Joseph Fiennes
as “Monsignor Timothy Howard.” Guest stars for the miniseries will
include Frances Conroy, Chloë Sevigny, Adam Levine, Jenna Dewan-Tatum,
Mark Consuelos, and Ian McShane.

American Horror Story: Asylum was Co-Created by Ryan Murphy and Brad
Falchuk, who serve as Executive Producers alongside Dante Di Loreto
and Tim Minear. American Horror Story: Asylum is produced by 20th
Century Fox Television.

[Stan Brown]

Well, the first three episodes of season 2 were a major
disappointment to me after season 1, so that I don't even think about
watching it.

Since there's going to be a season 3, I hope it will be better.

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...

[Robin Miller]

Stan Brown wrote:

> Well, the first three episodes of season 2 were a major
> disappointment to me after season 1, so that I don't even think about
> watching it.
>
> Since there's going to be a season 3, I hope it will be better.
>

That's me pretty much exactly also. I'm still recording it though, and I
may try to catch up.

--Robin

[Jim G.]

David sent the following on Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:24:36 -0500:
> �And their original idea�the notion of

> doing an anthological series of miniseries with a repertory cast�has
> proven groundbreaking, wildly successful and will prove to be
> trendsetting. We can�t wait to see what deviously brilliant ideas they

> come up with for their third miniseries.�

I couldn't agree more. This new approach is beyond awesome. Not only
does each season stand on its own and allow for writers to plan their
work and then work their plan, but it keeps things fresh. I love the
idea of familiar faces in new roles and new stories each year.

--
Jim G. | A fan of the good and the bad, but not the mediocre
"I'm really ready for this day to be over." -- Duke Crocker, HAVEN

[Arthur Lipscomb]

On 11/16/2012 12:42 PM, Jim G. wrote:
> David sent the following on Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:24:36 -0500:
>> “And their original idea—the notion of
>> doing an anthological series of miniseries with a repertory cast—has
>> proven groundbreaking, wildly successful and will prove to be
>> trendsetting. We can’t wait to see what deviously brilliant ideas they
>> come up with for their third miniseries.”
>
> I couldn't agree more. This new approach is beyond awesome. Not only
> does each season stand on its own and allow for writers to plan their
> work and then work their plan, but it keeps things fresh. I love the
> idea of familiar faces in new roles and new stories each year.
>

Agreed. The cast have done an excellent drop of making me forget about
their characters from last season.

[Mason Barge]

I agree, too. The only caveat is, I wish like hell they had kept Vera
Farmiga's sister in the cast. She would have been great in the nympho
role.

[Ian J. Ball]

In article <8fofa85i5hbhdtqus...@4ax.com>,

Bah - I'd only watch this is they'd kept Alex Breckenridge around...
>:/

--
"Surf-crazed aliens... Of course." - Amber, "Alien Surf Girls",
Episode #1.1, "Wipeout".
Wait a minute... "Of course"?! "*Of course*"?!! Did I miss a step here??!!

[Jim G.]

Arthur Lipscomb sent the following on Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:39:12 -0800:

I think that other outlets would be foolish to *not* take a look at what
FX is doing in this regard. It really is one of the most innovative
approaches to things that I've seen in a long, long time. I recall
people ooh-ing and aah-ing over flashbacks and (later) flash-forwards on
LOST, but that's nothing compared to what we're seeing here in terms of
innovation.

And the actors must surely love it, as it gives them entirely new
characters to define with each new season. There are just *so* many
things to like about this approach.

In fact, I was hoping for something like this back when we got HARPER'S
ISLAND a few years ago. I knew at the time that it was a limited-run
thing, but I was hoping that we'd get a series of them. I just didn't
consider the possibility of using the same actors in different roles and
settings. Good stuff.

[Jim G.]

Mason Barge sent the following on Sat, 17 Nov 2012 14:14:55 -0500:

I would have given that role to Chloe. :)