Planet Green Renews 'Beekman Boys'

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Planet Green Monday announced that it has greenlit a second season of its reality series The Fabulous Beekman Boys.
The sophomore season of the series, which follows urbanite couple Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell as they take over a farm in upstate New York, will air during the first half of 2011, according to network officials.
"The Fabulous Beekman Boys has quickly established itself as a cornerstone franchise for Planet Green and our Verge [primetime programming] block-we can't wait for season two," said Laura Michalchyshyn, President and General Manager of Planet Green in a statement.
Planet Green will air the first nine episodes of season one of The Fabulous Beekman Boys throughout the day on Aug. 11, leading into the season finale of the show's freshman campaign that evening at 9 p.m.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.