EASTBOUND & DOWN For Another Round – HBO Renews

Yes! Like he says, Kenny Powers is “f’ing back!” HBO has renewed “Eastbound & Down” for a second season after a successful mini-season run of 6 episodes which wrapped up last month. The Danny McBride lead series features McBride as a delusional down and out baseball player who moves in with his brother and losing everything and looks to regain his fame at every turn.

Best of all on this news is that “Eastbound & Down” production will ramp up very soon so you can expect a season 2 to premiere in 2010.

The series, exec produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, had a slow start, drawing 671,000 viewers in its Feb. 15 premiere.

But like Alan Ball’s vampire drama “True Blood” last year, it grew steadily throughout its six-episode run, peaking at 950,000 viewers on March 15, following the March 14 telecast of Ferrell’s “You’re Welcome America” HBO special, and closing its freshman season with 904,000 viewers March 22.

Overall, the series ended 35% higher in the ratings than where it started.

” ‘Eastbound & Down’s’ raucous comedy sparked a loyal and enthusiastic following that grew throughout the season,” HBO West Coast chief Michael Lombardo said.

For more Jody Hill humor along with McBride and Best then check out this weekend’s release of “Observe and Report” in theaters on Friday.

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