Posted January 30, 200817 yr ITV1 has commissioned a third series of Primeval after airing only three episodes of the second. So far, the show's second series is averaging over 5m viewers and overtook BBC One's The One and Only talent show by 200,000 viewers last Saturday. Production on series three is expected to commence in March with a target airdate in next January. "Primeval just keeps going from strength to strength with audiences really taking the team to their hearts," ITV drama director Laura Mackie told The Guardian. The broadcaster will ask viewers to invent a creature to be featured in the sci-fi drama as part of a user generated content drive later in the year. Mackie said the competition "will put viewers right at the heart of the action from digital spy. Yay for a 3rd series. And also yay at the idea viewers can creat something for the show.
