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PBS has purchased a second season of Mr. Selfridge, starring Jeremy Piven as the American entrepreneur who founded UK's Selfridge department store. The second season will air on PBS's Masterpiece Classic franchise in '14. PBS says the first season was sampled by 15 million viewers over its eight episodes; each episode…

Diane Haithman is contributing to Deadline’s TCA coverage. Today's TCA panel on PBS' new Masterpiece Classic series Mr. Selfridge — a period drama starring Jeremy Piven as real-life department store entrepreneur Harry Gordon Selfridge — was haunted by the ghost of Downton Abbey. On March 31, the new drama will join…

ITV1 has posted the trailer for the third season of Downton Abbey which premieres January 6, 2013 on PBS‘ Masterpiece…

Masterpiece/WGBH announced today it will be co-producing the new drama series Mr. Selfridge with ITV Studios. Deadline reported previously that Jeremy Piven (Entourage) will star in the title role. Mr. Selfridge tells the real-life story of the flamboyant and visionary American founder of Selfridge’s London’s lavish…