Oxygen Gives ‘Tori & Dean’ Third Season

By Jon Lafayette

In its first programming move since being acquired by NBC Universal, Oxygen renewed its series “Tori & Dean … Still Inn Love” for a third season.

The eight new one-hour episodes, which are expected to air this summer, will follow Tori Spelling and husband Dean McDermott as they move back to Los Angeles, from Fallbrook, Calif., where they ran a bed-and-breakfast.

“Over the last year, Tori and Dean have become one of America’s favorite families and one of Oxygen’s breakout series.” said Lauren Zalaznick, president of Oxygen Media. “They’re a modern-day Lucy and Ricky. They’ve got a great sense of humor about themselves, trying to juggle the demands of parenthood, marriage, their families and their work lives.”

The couple created the show and executive produce along with Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato of World of Wonder Productions, the production team behind the Bravo series “Million Dollar Listing” and “Show Biz Moms & Dads.”