TCA: Lifetime reenlists ‘Army Wives’ for third season

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The second season isn’t even finished, but Lifetime has already greenlighted another cycle of its hit drama ‘Army Wives.’

Lifetime President and Chief Executive Andrea Wong broke the news Friday during the TV press tour, calling it the most successful series in the network’s 24-year history. The show ranks No. 1 among women 18-49 and women 25-54 on ad-supported cable.

Eighteen new episodes will premiere in 2009.

‘Since premiering last year, ‘Army Wives’ has become a game-changer for Lifetime,’ Wong said. ‘Announcing this renewal early is a testament to the enormous faith and confidence we have in this show.’

The series airs Sundays at 10 p.m.

--Denise Martin

Photo: Actresses Brigid Brannagh, second from left, and Sally Pressman, right, from the cast of the Lifetime series ‘Army Wives,’ joined real Army wives at a screening of a new episode of the show at Walter Reed Medical Center on July 1 in Washington, D.C. Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images.