"Swingtown" finds cable home on Bravo
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Swingtown," the CBS drama about partner-swapping couples in 1970s suburbia, is swinging to Bravo, which has acquired exclusive cable rerun rights to the show from CBS Television Distribution.
Bravo has picked up all 13 produced episodes, which aired over the summer to modest ratings. CBS has not made a final decision about the future of "Swingtown," but a second-season pickup is considered a very long shot.
A Bravo source said the deal is a straight acquisition and that the cable network has no plans to produce new episodes. The off-network sale essentially closes the door on the possibility of the show continuing with new episodes on CBS or another network.
Bravo is scheduled to premiere "Swingtown" in the fall. The show joins an off-network lineup that includes "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" and "The West Wing."
"Swingtown" stars Jack Davenport, Grant Show, Josh Hopkins, Molly Parker, Lana Parrilla, Miriam Shor, Shanna Collins, Aaron Howles and Britt Robertson.
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