TNT has ordered a second season of its crime drama “Murder in the First, starring Taye Diggs and Kathleen Robertson. The series, which is executive produced by Emmy winner Steven Bochco (“NYPD Blue”) and Eric Lodal, ranked as one of basic cable’s Top 10 series of the summer. TNT has ordered 10 episodes for the second season.
Over the summer, “Murder in the First” took viewers deep inside a complex homicide investigation that spanned the entire season. The series followed San Francisco homicide detectives Terry English (Diggs) and Hildy Mulligan (Robertson) as they investigated two seemingly unrelated murders. The mystery deepened, however, when they found that both murders had a common denominator in a Silicon Valley wunderkind.
In its first season, “Murder in the First” averaged more than 4.7 million viewers in Live + 7 delivery, including 1.3 million adults 25-54. The drama drew a sizeable audience through TNT’s various platforms, reaching an average of 9.2 million viewers through live television viewing, DVR playback, set-top VOD and digital on-demand.
“Murder in the First” is produced by TNT Originals. TBS International is handling distribution to regions outside the United States and Canada.
