TruTV extends Jokers, Chicago

NEWS BRIEF: US cable channel TruTV has extended the current seasons of unscripted series Impractical Jokers (NorthSouth Productions) and Hardcore Pawn: Chicago (Bischoff-Hervey Entertainment).

The Turner-owned network has ordered 13 more episodes of Jokers, plus eight additional episodes of Hardcore Pawn: Chicago. Jokers is averaging 1.8 million viewers, up 26% on season one, while Chicago is averaging 2.1 million viewers.