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The first season of the show, which stars My Name Is Earl's Jason Lee as a police detective working in Memphis, averaged 4.7m viewers.
Entertainment Weekly reports that TNT has now decided to order ten new episodes.
The network's executive vice-president and head of programming Michael Wright said: "Memphis Beat is a real treasure, a slightly off-centre drama with great actors, memorable characters and a soundtrack steeped in Memphis sounds. We look forward to another fantastic season next year."
The new episodes of Memphis Beat will air in 2011.
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