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FX has given a third-season pickup to “The Americans,” the 1980s-set period spy drama that has become a stylish signature series for cabler.

“We are so delighted and grateful to continue telling the stories of these characters,” said exec producer Joel Fields. FX execs “John Landgraf, Eric Schrier, Nick Grad, and the entire team at FX have been remarkable supporters and creative partners for the show – and we are blessed to have Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Noah Emmerich, and an awesome ensemble who bring it all so brilliantly to life.”

“Americans” at present is halfway through its second season. Series hails from Amblin TV, FX Prods. and Fox TV Studios.

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Fans of the FX drama The Americans may not have to wait much longer for good news about the show’s future.

“I expect we’ll have a formal Season 3 order announcement soon,” FX Networks CEO John Landgraf told reporters at an upfront news conference in New York Wednesday. “We look forward to it being on our schedule for quite some time.”

Although the show’s ratings are small (and have declined since the Season 2 premiere), Landgraf says the show’s audience increases as much as 400 percent when factoring in DVR users. “That’s a stunning level of DVR usage, unlike anything I’ve ever seen before,” he says. “It literally changes the equation. You wake up the next morning and get your Nielsen report card — it doesn’t mean very much. Everything’s gotten more complicated … which makes it interesting, but it isn’t the good old days where you can just pick the fruit right off the tree.”

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