HBO renews 'Hung' for third season

HBO has picked up sophomore comedy series "Hung" for a third season.

The network has ordered another 10 episodes to air next year.

The pickup wasn't entirely expected. The show isn't a critical hit. In the ratings, "Hung" has performed modestly, roughly matching "Entourage," and has dipped slightly from its first-season average.

With "Entourage" airing a short six-episode final season next summer, however, letting "Hung" hang around another year gives HBO a familiar face to pair with a new comedy.