FX Greenlights New Season of 'The Americans'

By R. Thomas Umstead
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FX will bring back its drama The Americans for a fourth season, the network announced Tuesday.

Through the first five episodes, season three of The Americans is slightly behind season two in total viewers (4.21 million vs. 4.28 million) and adults 18-49 (1.84 million vs. 1.97 million) based on Live+7 Nielsen ratings, but DVR usage for season three  is up 147% in Live+Same Day to Live+7 viewing as opposed to a 124% lift in Season 2 and a 93% lift in Season 1, said network officials.

The Americans concludes its third season April 22.

“Remarkably, this season of The Americans has achieved even greater acclaim than that of its first two seasons," said Nick Grad, copresident of original programming for FX Networks and FX Productions in a statement. "The series has cemented it status with critics as television’s best current drama and arguably the best show on TV, and we couldn’t agree more." 

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.