It's Four-Play for SHOWTIME with CALIFORNICATION Pick-Up

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Mon Oct 5, 2009 2:48pm EDT

Hit Comedy Series Starring David Duchovny to Return For 4th Season in 2010







LOS ANGELES, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Hot off the record-breaking ratings for
the third season premiere last week, SHOWTIME is picking up a fourth season of
CALIFORNICATION, it was announced today by Showtime Networks President of
Entertainment Robert Greenblatt. Twelve new episodes of SHOWTIME's hit comedy
series will premiere in 2010.


CALIFORNICATION's third season premiere garnered record-breaking viewership --
up a whopping 57% from season two. The series follows the exploits of writer
Hank Moody (David Duchovny in his Golden Globe® Award-winning and SAG®
Award-nominated role) as he works to balance his career, ex-girlfriend,
daughter and hedonistic vices. This year, the economy and lack of book sales
force Hank into teaching at a Los Angeles university. Will he be able to keep
it together while guiding the next generation of scribes? CALIFORNICATION is
created by Tom Kapinos and executive produced by Kapinos, Duchovny and Gina
Fattore.




Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBS Corporation,
owns and operates the premium television networks SHOWTIME®, THE MOVIE
CHANNEL(TM) and FLIX®, as well as the multiplex channels SHOWTIME® TOO(TM),
SHOWTIME® SHOWCASE, SHOWTIME EXTREME®, SHOWTIME BEYOND®, SHOWTIME NEXT®,
SHOWTIME WOMEN®, SHOWTIME FAMILYZONE® and TMC XTRA. SNI also offers SHOWTIME
HD®, THE MOVIE CHANNEL HD(TM), SHOWTIME ON DEMAND(TM) and THE MOVIE CHANNEL ON
DEMAND(TM). SNI also manages Smithsonian Networks, a joint venture between SNI
and the Smithsonian Institution. All SNI feeds provide enhanced sound using
Dolby Digital 5.1. SNI markets and distributes sports and entertainment events
for exhibition to subscribers on a pay-per-view basis through SHOWTIME® PPV.




SOURCE  SHOWTIME

Morgan Fouch, Showtime Entertainment PR, +1-310-234-5219,
morgan.fouch@showtime.net; or Faye Katz, Showtime Entertainment PR,
+1-212-708-1406, faye.katz@showtime.net
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