The site also noted The Orville’s healthy DVR delayed viewing numbers.
It’s never clear how much a network takes into account DVR numbers vs. same-day viewing, but in this changing landscape, DVR numbers should certainly help.
The Orville team had already given some heavy hints to a Season 3 renewal coming.
Plus, as Deadline noted, the show was recently approval for $15.8 million in TV tax credits for a third season, up from the $14.5 million incentive in Season 2.