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TNT Renews Jada Pinkett Smith's Nurse Drama

Nurse dramas are all the rage these days. The Hollywood Reporter says that Hawthorne - a nurse drama starring Jada Pinkett Smith - has been renewed for a second season.

During its first season, "Hawthorne," which anchors TNT's Tuesday original-programming block at 9 p.m., is averaging 3.8 million viewers, a 69% improvement in the time slot.

"'Hawthorne' has been a great addition to TNT's lineup of original series, and Jada Pinkett Smith's performance has been a tremendous draw with viewers," said Michael Wright, executive vp and head of programming at TNT, TBS and TCM.

Created by John Masius, "Hawthorne" stars Pinkett Smith as Christina Hawthorne, a compassionate and headstrong chief nursing officer at Richmond Trinity Hospital.

Showtime's Nurse Jackie was also renewed and NBC has a nurse drama caled Mercy coming this fall. They probably can't all be hits but two out of three getting renewed already shows the tv execs like what they see.

Posted on August 10, 2009

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