‘Code Black’ Gets Additional 5 Episode Order From CBS

Network’s Wednesday night medical drama stars Marcia Gay Harden and Luis Guzman

| November 20, 2015 @ 3:37 PM Last Updated: November 20, 2015 @ 4:11 PM

CBS has ordered 5 additional episodes of medical drama “Code Black,” TheWrap has learned.

Marcia Gay Harden and Luis Guzman lead the series, which follows a team of doctors at the overcrowded and understaffed emergency room at L.A. County Hospital.

“Code Black” has been a solid ratings performer in its Wednesday 10 p.m. time slot. The show is averaging 6.9 million viewers per episode in addition to a 1.2 rating in the advertiser coveted adults 18-49 demographic.

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CBS previously ordered six additional scripts for the show, which accompanied the announcement that they had picked up fellow freshman drama “Limitless” for a full season.

The series also stars Bonnie Somerville, Raza Jaffrey, Melanie Chandra, Harry Ford, Benjamin Hollingsworth, and William Allen Young.

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Michael Seitzman, David Marshall Grant, Brett Mahoney, Molly Newman, Ryan McGarry, Marti Noxon and Linda Goldstein Knowlton serve as executive producers. The show is a production of ABC Studios and CBS Television Studios.

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