HBO renews 'Vinyl' after only one episode

Vinyl will get a second spin: HBO has renewed the record industry period drama for another season.

The early 1970s series starring Bobby Cannavale as a reckless record label executive just kicked off its 10-episode debut season on Sunday and scored a relatively rare debut-week pickup.

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Reviews from critics were generally positive, with EW calling it a “sometimes thrilling period piece dulled by new century Bleak TV.” Yet the first episode started very modestly in the ratings, only delivering 764,000 viewers in the overnights.

Vinyl comes from heavy hitter creators Mick Jagger, Martin Scorsese, Rich Cohen and Terence Winter.

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  By James Hibberd