DirecTV will feature the first season of the critically acclaimed, award-winning series DAMAGES, starring Glenn Close, Rose Byrne and Ted Danson, on The 101 Network beginning Weds., January 5 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Season two will launch on Weds., April 6 at 10 p.m. ET/PT and season three will begin on Weds., May 25 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The first three seasons will lead up to the summer 2011 summer premiere of the upcoming fourth season.
In Season four, the original series will consist of ten new episodes that will air exclusively on DirecTV. Emmy Award winner Glenn Close, Emmy nominee Rose Byrne and other principal cast members will return for the new episodes.
Over its first three seasons on television, DAMAGES has featured what is arguably the most impressive cast and guest stars of any series on television – Glenn Close, Rose Byrne, Tate Donovan, Ted Danson, Željko Ivanek, William Hurt, Martin Short, Lily Tomlin, Keith Carradine, Peter Facinelli, Mario Van Peebles, Marcia Gay Harden, Timothy Olyphant and Campbell Scott.
The series earned seven Emmy Award nominations in each of its first two seasons, and Close, who won twice, became the first actress from a basic cable series to win the Emmy for Lead Actress in a Drama; Željko Ivanek became the first actor from a basic cable series to win the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor for a Drama Series, and DAMAGES was the first basic cable series to take home the Emmy for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series. DAMAGES and AMC’s Mad Men were the first basic cable series to be nominated for Outstanding Drama Series. In its first season, DAMAGES earned the most Golden Globes nominations of any series in television with Glenn Close winning for Best Actress in a TV Series – Drama.
The show received five Emmy Award nominations for its critically acclaimed third season including Glenn Close for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Rose Byrne for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Martin Short for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Ted Danson for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series and Lily Tomlin for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.
The show was created and is executive produced by Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler and Daniel Zelman.
Seasons one through three of DAMAGES were produced by Sony Pictures Television in association with FX Productions.
What sense does it make to take a great show like Damages away from so many people that don’t have DirectTV? I too have faithfully watched this show since day one. I’m just now finding out that there will be a fourth season; I was elated until I found out that because I have cable, I can’t watch it. This really sucks. I hope they decide to release it on DVD.
When will the series be avail on DVD for those who dont have Direct TV..what a rip-off to the loyal viewers
I echo the sentiments of others in lamenting Damages only being shown on DirectTV. It is an excellent program and I’m sorry to have missed it.
I am very disappointed that I will not be able to watch the new season of Damages, it is truly a great show and I will miss it. Will it be released on DVD at some later date……..Better late than never would at least comfort some to the faithful followers.
I have watched this show from day 1 and it really saddens me that it will not be with any other cable company but DirectTV. This limits the audience and I am sure eventually it will show in the ratings. Oh well, there is nothing that I want to do about it because I had DirectTv previously and it was horrendous to use. I live in Florida and during the rainy season it was a nightmare. If I can help it I will never use that type service again. I am really sad by this.
I think this is rotten that Damages has been moved. My cable company will not be carry it. I have watched it from day one and enjoyed the story line. It is a sad day for people that do not have Direct TV.
How do we see Damages if don’t have Direct Tv? Will it be on dvd?
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I think it stinks that I have been watching Damages faithfully since day one and for the 2011 season I will not be able to watch because I don’t purchase DirecTV. Talk about a monopoly!