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'Reaper' Gets Second Season at CW

Low ratings didn't prevent the CW from giving a second chance to cult-favorite ''Reaper,'' which stars Bret Harrison and Ray Wise

 \'\'Reaper\'\' Sam and the gang will get another chance to send wayward souls back to hell for the CW Reaper, Bret Harrison, ...
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''Reaper'' Sam and the gang will get another chance to send wayward souls back to hell for the CW

(FROM HOLLYWOOD REPORTER) – The CW dramedy Reaper, which stars Bret Harrison as retail slacker/bounty hunter for hell Sam Oliver, has been renewed for a second season. It will join fellow sophomores Aliens in America and Gossip Girl on the net's slate for next year, returning for a 13-episode midseason run, likely paired with Supernatural on Thursday nights after Smallville wraps its run. Renewal was anything but a sure thing prior to the re-up announcement on Monday (May 12), just a day before the network's upfront presentation. The show, which also stars Tyler Labine, Missy Peregrym, Rick Gonzalez, and Ray Wise as the Devil, has become something of a cult-favorite (fans launched a campaign to save the series by sending socks to the network, in honor of one of the character's names), but it has struggled in the ratings, averaging about a 1.0 in adults 18-49. The first season finale airs Tuesday, May 20. (Hollywood Reporter)

Originally posted May 13, 2008

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