A&E has recently renewed Longmire for a second season, only a few weeks after its series premiere.

The western-themed show premiered Sunday, June 3 at 10 p.m. achieving a strong mark of 4.1 million total viewers. That feat made it the year’s top new scripted cable drama. The subsequent show grew 22 percent in the 18-49 demographic, with 1.2 million viewers in that demographic.

Longmire is based on character Walt Longmire, the Sheriff of Absaroka County, Wyoming, as he returns to work following the death of his wife. | Full Story