HBO has ordered a second season of The Newsroom, Aaron Sorkin’s (The Social Network) drama about a cable news anchor starring Jeff Daniels and Emily Mortimer.
In June, 2.1 million people tuned in to the series premiere, which is a solid debut compared to Girls, which drew just 1.1 million in its premiere.
The Newsroom is among the network’s most-watched recent premieres, including Game of Thrones (2.2 million) in April 2011 and True Blood (1.4 million) in 2008.
HBO has also renewed True Blood for a sixth season.
