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‘Newlyweds’ gets second chance

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In case you missed “Here Come the Newlyweds” the first time around, ABC has a remedy for you.

The network has renewed the show, which scored decent ratings in the strike-depressed TV environment earlier this year, for a second season. It’s also upped the episode order from six to eight, with comedian Pat Bullard returning as host.

The second go-around, set for midseason, will pit nine recently married couples in a series of competitions to win a nest egg worth several hundred thousand dollars. The couples themselves determine who goes home at the end of each episode.

The show won its 10 p.m. Sunday time slot during its six-week run in March and April, averaging 8.1 million viewers and a 3.3 rating among adults 18-49.

Those numbers came during a fallow time of the season, however, when the competition was “Law & Order: SVU” reruns on NBC and repurposed “Dexter” episodes on CBS.