ABC Family Renews Kyle XY For Third Season

ABC Family ordered a third season of the original drama Kyle XY, a series that has become the network’s signature show, from ABC Studios, officials said Friday. 

The cable network ordered 10 episodes of the show. A start date has not been determined yet as the series is currently in production on the back 10 episodes of the second season.

The sophomore season of Kyle XY posted gains over year-ago time period levels, increasing by 8% in adults 18 to 34, 333,000 versus 308,000, and by 2% in women 18 to 34, 209,000 versus 205,000.

Kyle XY also stood as basic cable’s No. 2 program in the time period in female teens, 220,000; No. 3 in teens 12 to 17, 319,000 and females 12 to 34, 429,000, and No. 5 in adults 12 to 34, 651,000.