Entertainment | Aaron Sorkin HBO Renews Newsroom Critical reception not bad enough to sink Aaron Sorkin's latest By Kevin Spak Posted Jul 4, 2012 10:33 AM CDT Copied This image released by HBO shows Jeff Daniels in a scene from the HBO original series, "The Newsroom." (AP Photo/HBO, Melissa Moseley) It seems HBO isn't sweating the mostly terrible reviews The Newsroom has garnered so far. The network has already renewed Aaron Sorkin's polarizing media drama for another season, the Huffington Post reports. Newsroom had decent ratings for its premiere, drawing 2.1 million viewers, though that figure dropped 19% for the second episode, according to Cinema Blend. If nothing else, the show certainly has people talking, and it has even earned some high-profile admirers. Read These Next That 'buy now, pay later' loan may soon hit your credit score. Cops: Arizona 5th graders drew up plot to 'end' a classmate. Hall of Famer Dave Parker dies Senate will grind it out this weekend for Trump's spending bill. Report an error