HBO 's announced the renewal of "True Blood," "Hung" and "Entourage" for next season, but are still talking about the future of "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency," which stars Philadelphia's Jill Scott as a "traditionally built" detective in Botswana.
Programming president Michael Lombardo cited cumulative ratings -- totals for multiple showings -- of 11 million for "True Blood," 10 million for "Hung" and 8 million for "Entourage."
Other HBO nuggets:
-- "Curb Your Enthusiasm" returns for a seventh season on Sept. 20, with an arc that will focus on the "Seinfeld" reunion that the real Larry David -- as opposed to the "Curb" Larry -- has avoided for years.
-- Filming's wrapped on the pilot for Martin Scorsese's "Boardwalk Empire," and Lombardo said he's waiting to see it before ordering a series. "Our fingers are crossed."
-- Emmy-nominated "Big Love" will be back in January.
-- As for a third season of "In Treatment," "we're trying to put it together," in light of the fact that it's adapted -- pretty closely -- from an Israeli series that's only had two seasons, said HBO co-president Richard Plepler.
-- Asked if "Flight of the Conchords" will return for a third season, Plepler said, "When they're ready, we're ready," but stars Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement have an album to write first.
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