Fox orders full season of new Grammer sitcom

By Nellie Andreeva

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Fox's freshman comedy "Back to You," starring Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton as co-anchors at a local TV station, received a full-season pickup Wednesday.

The network ordered 11 additional episodes, bringing the total to 24 half-hours, two more than a regular 22-episode order.

While falling short of the blockbuster status of Grammer and Heaton's respective former series "Frasier" and "Everybody Loves Raymond," "Back" has been a solid performer for Fox in the Wednesday 8 p.m. time slot, opening a night that has been traditionally challenging for the network. Last week, the series drew 7.0 million viewers.

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