USA Pins Down More Episodes of ‘Miz & Mrs’

USA Network has commissioned 14 additional episodes of its docu-reality series Miz & Mrs, the network announced Tuesday.

The series, which follows the lives of WWE Superstars Mike ‘The Miz’ and Maryse Mizanin, launched last month with six episodes. The series’ first three episodes are currently averaging 1.7 million viewers, according to the network.

Mr. & Mrs is produced by the WWE and Bunim/Murray Productions, with Gil Goldschein, Farnaz Farjam-Chazan, Kevin Dunn and Russell Jay serving as executive producers.

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