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Season two is off to a tremendous start, and has only whetted our audience\u2019s appetite for what will come in season three.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Showtime touts that the February 19 season opener was &#8220;the network\u2019s biggest sophomore debut since HOMELAND.&#8221;  The February 26 installment fell in the face of competition from the Oscars, but the show more than made up its lost ground with a March 5 episode that drew 13% more live+same-day viewers than the season premiere.<\/p>\n<p>Live+same-day ratings, moreover, do not tell the full story of the show&#8217;s success.  The second season is receiving improved critical marks, and the show is generating growing buzz in pop culture circles.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Billions&#8221; stars Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis, Maggie Siff, Malin Akerman, Toby Leonard Moore, David Costabile and Condola Rashad.  Season two guest\/recurring stars include Rob Morrow, Dan Soder, Kelly AuCoin, Mary-Louise Parker, Danny Strong, James Wolk, Christopher Denham, Glenn Fleshler, Asia Kate Dillon and Eric Bogosian.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":82471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1048],"tags":[5668,176,503],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Showtime&#039;s &quot;Billions&quot; Scores Third Season Renewal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&quot;Billions&quot; is only three episodes into its second season, but Showtime has seen enough to want more. 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