Showtime Orders Second Season of ‘Billions’

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Showtime has picked up a second season of hot drama Billions, which had the best debut for an original series in network history, tallying 6.5 million viewers. The series debuted Jan. 17.

Billions airs Sundays at 10 p.m. Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis star in the series, which pits a U.S. attorney against a brash hedge-fund titan.

The robust premiere, which beat Ray Donovan’s previous record for the network, was helped by a free Showtime preview across much of the country, and strong reviews.

Brian Koppelman and David Levien created and executive produce Billions, as does NY Times financial columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin.

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.