--- description: In addition, the network ordered a pilot for Jim Carrey’s 'I’m Dying Here' title: Showtime Renews 'Masters of Sex' and 'Ray Donovan' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcd8dd025e8daf2e4/69885ec98e0601770a461ced/mastersofsex.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Showtime Renews _Masters of Sex_ and _Ray Donovan_ by [Natalie Abrams / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Natalie Abrams / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 11, 2015 8:44 PM CUT  Michael Sheen as Dr. William Masters and Lizzy Caplan as Virginia Johnson in Masters of Sex Michael Sheen as Dr. William Masters and Lizzy Caplan as Virginia Johnson in Masters of SexMichael Desmond—Showtime by [Natalie Abrams / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Natalie Abrams / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 11, 2015 8:44 PM CUT _Masters of Sex_ and _Ray Donovan_ have been renewed, Showtime announced at the Television Critics Association’s semi-annual press tour. Both _Masters_ and _Ray Donovan_ will return for fourth seasons. In its third season returns, both shows grew on their previous season’s bow. Across all platforms, that equated to _Donovan_ drawing 1.61 million viewers, and _Sex_ bringing in 1.1 million. In other Showtime news, the cable network ordered a pilot for Jim Carrey’s _I’m Dying Here_, chronicling the L.A. comedy scene, a limited series based on Patti Smith’s memoir _Just Kids_ from _Penny Dreadful_’s John Logan, and an untitled pilot from Lena Waithe and Common set in the South Side of Chicago. Stay tuned for more news from Showtime at TCA. _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/11/showtime-renews-masters-sex-ray-donovan "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3993153/showtime-masters-sex-ray-donovan-renewed/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3993153/showtime-masters-sex-ray-donovan-renewed/"},"headline":"Showtime Renews Masters of Sex and Ray Donovan","datePublished":"2015-08-11T20:44:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T10:05:32.544Z","description":"The network also ordered a pilot for Jim Carrey’s I’m Dying Here","url":"https://time.com/3993153/showtime-masters-sex-ray-donovan-renewed/","keywords":["Television","Showtime","Masters of Sex"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcd8dd025e8daf2e4/69885ec98e0601770a461ced/mastersofsex.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Natalie Abrams / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcd8dd025e8daf2e4/69885ec98e0601770a461ced/mastersofsex.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Episode 306","caption":"Episode 306","creditText":"Michael Desmond—Showtime","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3993153/showtime-masters-sex-ray-donovan-renewed/","name":"Showtime Renews Masters of Sex and Ray Donovan"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"5 Reasons TV's Top Shows Are So Addictive","description":"Here's a look at how our favorite TV shows—from \"Game of Thrones\" to \"Scandal\" and \"Breaking Bad\"—keep us coming back for more.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/2RqNgPrk/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-01-16T20:47:22.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/2RqNgPrk.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3993153/showtime-masters-sex-ray-donovan-renewed/","duration":"PT2M16S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3993153/showtime-masters-sex-ray-donovan-renewed/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```