E! Renews Chelsea Handler's "After Lately" for 3rd Season

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Chelsea Handler's "After Lately" Renewed for Third Season on E!
4/27/2012
by Michael O'Connell


E! wants to see more of Chelsea Handler.

The "Chelsea Lately" host, who signed a deal in November to remain with the series through 2014, is finalizing a renewal to keep scripted spinoff "After Lately" on the network for a third season, an E! rep confirms to The Hollywood Reporter.

The move comes as the NBCUniversal-owned network continues to grow its relationship with the 37-year-old comedian, who's developing and producing series for E! through her Borderline Amazing Productions shingle.





"After Lately", which follows the fictional and largely improvised work lives of "Chelsea Lately's" cast, crew and writers, premiered on the network in March 2011. It has steadily built its ratings with help from such high-profile guests as Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and Justin Bieber.

The January season 2 finale brought in a record 1.7 million viewers, with an exceptionally high showing among women 18-34 (2.3 rating). The second season averaged 1.1 million viewers over the course of eight episodes.

"After Lately" also stars notable Handler staffers Chuy Bravo, Brad Wollack, Chris Franjola, Heather McDonald and Sarah Colonna.





In addition to her work on E!, Handler recently served as a writer, executive producer and guest star on NBC's "Are You There, Chelsea?".

The sitcom ended its freshman run in March with a 1.2 rating among adults 18-49 and 3.1 million viewers.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/liv...renewal-317585