HBO Orders Fourth Season of ‘Eastbound & Down'

HBO has renewed baseball comedy Eastbound & Down for a fourth season, a network spokesperson
confirmed.

The pay cabler has ordered eight additional episodes of the
Danny McBride series to return next year. On Monday HBO also renewed two of itsdramas -- the long running True Blood
and freshman skein The Newsroom.

Eastbound & Down
ended its third season in April, with the finale drawing 1.1 million totalviewers.
Its renewal keeps HBO with three comedies on its schedule including Girls and Veep.