Thursday - February 7, 2008 

Only Seven Episodes for "The Riches" the Second Time Around

Back in December, John Landgraf, president of FX Networks, hinted at the possibility of airing half-seasons of "The Riches" and "Dirt" due to the writers' strike in Hollywood. Today it was made reality: FX opted not to produce more episodes for the second seasons of "The Riches" and "Dirt" and will instead air shorter seasons consisting of only seven episodes. 

According to Reuters and The Hollywood Reporter, the decision was based on "...economic reasons and does not affect the ... chances for third-season renewal."

Since episode seven was written as a mid-season episode rather than a season finale, an abrupt end to the storylines is a possibility. However, when asked by Movieweb.Com earlier this year whether the seventh episode could work as a season finale, Eddie Izzard stated that it wasn't quite like a finale, "...but it does end with a cliffhanger, with a massive problem."

The launch date for "The Riches" second season will be announced next week.

Stay tuned for more news and discuss this and more in our forum.

Sources: Reuters, The Hollywood Reporter, Movieweb.Com