"Reaper" Picked Up For Second Season

The CW has picked up cult-favorite supernatural drama "Reaper" for a second season.

"Reaper" will return for 13 episodes midseason and will likely be paired with "Supernatural" on Thursday nights after "Smallville" concludes its run.

The network made the decision Monday, going down to the wire on picking up the series before the CW's upfront presentation to advertisers the next day.

"Reaper" has a devoted fanbase, but has struggled in the ratings. Most recently the show averaged about a 1.0 rating among adults 18 to 49. The show initially impressed critics with its strong pilot directed by Kevin Smith ("Clerks"), then seemed to creatively stumble. Recent episodes, however, have fans saying the show is back on track with a more serialized storyline and sharper wit.

The network's executives are uniformly fond of the show, yet the Nielsens made a pickup a tough call. Anxious fans even launched a campaign to save the series by sending socks to the network (playing off one character's name). [x]

Yay! This made my day. I'm a huge fan of the show and think they would've been insane to cancel it. I mean, yeah the show might not attract the same amount of teenage girls Gossip Girl does, but Reaper has attracted about the same number (sometimes even more) of viewers overall that Gossip Girl attracts, without all the promo and advertising. The show is very funny, the acting is good and it's finally starting to pick up it's pace. I can't wait to see what direction they take the show in next season!