Bravo Greenlights Season Two of ‘Below Deck Mediterranean’

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Bravo has picked up season two of Below Deck Mediterranean, an original reality series showcasing life and love aboard a yacht. The show is a spinoff of Below Deck.

The season finale July 26 tallied 1.1 million viewers 18-49. Bravo noted Below Deck Mediterranean’s ratings growth as the season progressed, with the second half up 30% in total viewers and 32% in people 18-49.

Below Deck Mediterranean “gives viewers a ride on a new boat, new location, and new faces, to give an all access pass to the excitement, drama, and adventure of life aboard a private luxury yacht,” according to Bravo. It’s produced by 51 Minds with Mark Cronin, Courtland Cox, Nadine Rajabi, Temple Williams, and Christian Sarabia the executive producers.

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.