'Hudson & Rex' new Season jumps through the roof in North America and the UK
The crime show about Charlie Hudson (John Reardon) and his extraordinary former K9 dog Rex closed the third season on CityTV this spring with an average increase of almost 50% in comparison to the previous installment. Set in St. John on Newfoundland, the series gathered up to one million viewers an episode with a strong fan base among adults between 25-54 years.
Season three currently runs with extraordinary success on UKTV's Alibi, gathering an exceptional 60% increase in viewers in comparison to season one, while averaging nearly half a million viewers per episode.
After the continuous success of the series, the canine/cop procedural's cast announced the fourth season with 16 new episodes during its season three finale on CityTV last week. Hudson & Rex (64 episodes) is produced by Shaftesbury, Pope Productions and Beta Film for Rogers Media / CityTV. Beta Film also handles the world sales.