IMDb users who love “Teen Wolf,” and we know there’s a lot of you, will be positively over the moon (sorry, couldn’t resist and lack the time to think of any more clever) to know that MTV has renewed the show for a third season consisting of 24 episodes. The announcement came today during Comic Con’s “Teen Wolf” jamboree.
For those keeping count, that means season three will contain the same number of episodes as seasons one and two combined. This episode order represents the largest one in the scripted category in the network’s history to date. More than this, it’s also a sign that MTV is thinking more ambitiously about the shape of its primetime lineup, as opposed to pumping more “Jersey Shore“-style schlock into our lives and calling it good.
But don’t just take our word for it. “‘Teen Wolf’ represents a terrific foray into the scripted world for the millennial MTV audience, and marks tremendous success in the continued diversification of our schedule,” said David Janollari, Head of MTV Programming, via a press release.
This is not to say that the end of the Snooki & JWOWW strangehold on the cable channel is nigh. Sadly that does not seem to be the case. However, the second season of “Teen Wolf” is averaging around 1.8 million viewers per week — not to mention that it’s the 15th most popular TV title on IMDb, and among the top 100 most popular titles on the site overall.
