Starz Renews ?Boss? Prior to Series Premiere

Unless watching pilots, or making them, is part of your job description, odds are you have not seen the first episode of “Boss.” That fact has not stopped Starz from greenlighting season two.

Although Kelsey Grammer‘s drama does not officially premiere for three more weeks, the premium cable channel that is not Showtime or HBO has signed on for a 10-episode second season of the show.

Risky? Of course. Unwise? Not necessarily. Here are the reasons that this could be either the best decision Starz execs could make or, shall we say, an interesting lesson waiting to learned. Notice we did not call it the worst thing the channel could have done, because it isn’t. Let us explain.

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