News > USA orders 10 eps of The Starter Wife

October 17, 2007

Written by John Lichman

USA Networks clearly has a thing for Debra Messing and the numbers she brings in. They've ordered 10 more episodes of The Starter Wife mini-series.

The series will follow Messing's character in her new post-divorce life and the adventures that are sure to follow.

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"'The Starter Wife' was a major cultural event and an out-of-the-park home run for us," said Jeff Wachtel, executive vp original programming at USA. "We're thrilled to reunite Debra, Josie, Sara and Gigi -- the world-class team of star and writers who were responsible for its success."

 

Wife received 10 Emmy nominations and had nearly 5.4 million viewers when it first aired in May. 

 

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