Nov. 2, 2017 / 3:00 PM

FOX renews 'The Orville' for a second season

Seth MacFarlane said Thursday his show "The Orville" will return for a second season on FOX. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

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Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Writer-actor Seth MacFarlane announced his sci-fi series The Orville has been renewed for a second season.

"#TheOrville has been picked up for season 2! Thanks to all our awesomely enthusiastic fans who've made this happen!" MacFarlane tweeted Thursday.

FOX's space-travel show co-stars Adrianne Palicki, Scott Grimes, Penny Johnson Jerald, Peter Macon, Halston Sage, J. Lee, Mark Jackson and Chad L. Coleman.

#TheOrville has been picked up for season 2! Thanks to all our awesomely enthusiastic fans who’ve made this happen! pic.twitter.com/Y19MNAg2fa
— Seth MacFarlane (@SethMacFarlane) November 2, 2017

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