Lifetime renews 'Dance Moms'

Lifetime has renewed "Dance Moms" for a 13-episode second season. The audience for "Dance Moms" has increased during its freshman campaign, which ends Oct. 5. Over the past four weeks, the unscripted skein has averaged 1.6 million viewers, a 62% increase over its premiere. For the year, it is averaging 1.3 million. Lifetime also notes that with a median viewer age of 38, "Dance Moms" is the cabler's youngest-skewing original program. Jeff Collins, Bryan Stinson and John R. Corella exec produce "Dance Moms" for Collins Avenue. Contact Jon Weisman at jon.weisman@variety.com

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