Human Target fans will have to wait an extra week for the long awaited season premiere.

FOX has announced that "Human Target" will now launch its second season at 8 p.m. on Friday, October 1, one week after the originally scheduled premiere.

Anyone still planning on tuning in on the 24th wont be completely disappointed, FOX is currently planning on airing last season's "Human Target" finale on that date followed by the premiere of "The Good Guys".

According to hitfix "Human Target only started Season Two production last Wednesday and won't complete principle photography until this weekend. The new premiere date gives the show, which tends to feature extensive effects work, a little extra wiggle room, while also setting up a fall with fewer "Human Target" repeats and interruptions."

HTO: Have you read any of the Human Target comics or graphic novels? What is it about the story of Human Target that prompted you to accept the roll of writer on the show?

Matthew Miller: I love the Show's blend of action and comedy and I've always been a huge fan of that genre, having done work on Chuck. When Warner Brothers called, it was too good an opportunity to pass up. I was excited with all the different directions we could take it.

HTO: The show has had a rocky start in the ratings. It ' s small success may be due in part to it's sharing a day with America Idol. Why has the network decided to keep the show around and how do they plan to make changes to increase viewership?

Matthew Miller: They gave us another shot because there were so many loyal fans the first time around. Also, with the addition of female characters and a slightly more character driven show they felt it could reach a bigger audience. They gave us a real vote of confidence for Season Two.

HTO: Some call a Friday timeslot the death slot. Are you worried about the new timeslot?

Matthew Miller: Not worried at all about the new timeslot. It did pretty well for the X-FILES on Fox.

HTO: Why has Indira Varma come on board, what do you hope she can bring to the show?

Matthew Miller: We think she's an incredibly engaging, beautiful and talented actress who can be a formidable boss for our team and a romantic rival for Chance.

HTO: In some episodes viewers might notice power lines or other bits of background that do not quite look American. How do you meet the challenges of filming in Canada?

Matthew Miller: This season we are going to play the show for San Francisco clearer. Where Chance was hiding last year, he won't be this year. San Francisco will be come a real character in the show.

HTO: Do you expect to be filming at any other more exotic locations?

Matthew Miller: Yes, the show will have a much more international feel. We'll be going to places as obscure as Nepal, other places include Switzerland, Paris... all over the world.

HTO: Are there any upcoming guest stars that you can share with us?

Matthew Miller: Lennie James and Lenor Varela will be resurrecting their characters, Baptiste and Maria.

HTO: Has any members of the cast discussed with you potential storylines for there characters. Or knowing some of your actor's talents do you have any plans for episodes that might highlight a person's particular skill?

Matthew Miller: Yes. All the episodes this season will have emotional stakes not only for the person whose life is in danger, but for one of our lead characters as well.

HTO: A lot of fans have questions on what other countries will be showing Human Target and on what channels. Do you happen to know of any other counties where the show will air?

Matthew Miller: I have no idea. I'm sure it will air internationally but I don't know where.

HTO: Finally is there anything you would like to share with the fans viewing our website www.humantargetonline?

Matthew Miller: Season One set the bar extremely high and we look forward to bringing an even more electrifying action series-- We're going to do everything we can to satisfy the loyal fans and bring in a new audience.

The cast of Human Target had about as much fun as the fans at this years autograph signing. New Show Runner Matthew Miller, who is already famous for his work on the hit show Chuck, was wishing his wife was there to see the long lines of fans. "She's never going to believe anyone would want my autograph" he says with a broad smile. Meanwhile down the line Chi McBride was the first to get a glimpse of a fan dressed as Guerrero and quickly points her out to Jackie Earle Haley who poses for a few photos with the fan.

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This years Comic Con Panel featured the show's new showrunner and writer Matthew Miller as well as actors: Chi McBride (Winston), Jackie Earle Haley (Guerrero) and Mark Valley (Christopher Chance). Check out the full panel discussion and Q and A in the video above.

Real life hero Mark Valley who went to West Point and served in the Gulf War is now the star of Human Target. We got a chance - no pun intended to interview him at Comic Con check out the video above.

Jackie Earle Haley perhaps more famous for his recent rolls as Rorschach in Watchmen or Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street is a fan favorite with his roll as Guerrero in Human Target.

We caught up with Chi (pronounced "shy") McBride who gave us the inside scoop on Winston's backstory. Check out the video above.

Comic Con has been a blast. We would like to give a very big thank you to all the cast and crew at Warner Brothers and Fox for all the great events they set up at Comic Con and for giving our site the warmest of welcomes.

Comic Con 2010 is over but don't worry we have full coverage of all Human Target events if you missed any. Check out our teaser above and stay tuned for the rest of our coverage.

The Hollywood Reporter reveals a new cast member to join Human Target.

Indira Varma (HBO's "Rome") is joining the show as "Ilsa," a widow with a vast fortune.
Christopher Chance and his team will assist Ilsa in the show's second season opener this fall. In turn, Ilsa will purchase Chance's protection service company and become his superior -- "a female Charlie."
The boys will gain access to her financial resources, but also now have to answer to a tough boss.
"Human Target" has been an unusual show in that broadcast TV tends to skew female and nearly all (if not all) primetime shows on the major networks have regular female characters. With "Target" moving to Fridays this fall, the cast addition could help broaden the show's appeal.

Warner Brothers has just announced that Human Target will premiere Friday the 24th of September at 8:00 on FOX.

People have secrets, and secrets can be dangerous. But nobody deserves to die. This is the thinking of Christopher Chance, a mysterious security agent for hire who assumes different identities, at times literally becoming a human target on behalf of his clients. Using the popular DC Comics title as a springboard for riveting and intelligent action and adventure, HUMAN TARGET provides a thrill ride with no clear boundaries. Resourceful, driven and compelled by a force known only to him, this take-charge antihero will barter his services for an aged bottle of scotch, much to the chagrin of his shadowy associates. If someone is threatened or a life is in danger...leave it to Chance.

Fox revealed in its 2010 schedule released today that Human Target will Make the move to Friday nights at 8:00 pm followed by "The Good Guys" at 9:00 -a new series by Matt Nix' (Burn Notice). Wednesdays will now air "Lie to Me" at 8:00 followed by "Hell's Kitchen."

The rumors apear to be true, Human Target will have a season two! The thirteen episode run will start in the fall of 2010 on Fox. However we can't confirm as of yet the Matthew Miller as showrunner rumor, so far the official release sent to us by Warner Brothers lists the following:

Though there is still no official word, EW claims their sources say Target has been given the green light for a 13 episode second season!

With a clear goal to make the second even better than the first, Fox executives are reported to have brought on board Chuck co-executive producer Matthew Miller to serve as co-showrunner alongside Jonathan Steinberg.

Though still the winner of the start of the 8pm time slot last night's Human Target season finale brought in a low 1.9 rating dropping 14% from last week. At the half hour mark, though gaining viewers, it dropped into second place behind ABC's The Middle. It will give Fox executives much to ponder as they consider whether this shall be the season finale or the series finale.

If you missed it watch it now.

source: tvbythenumbers

Human Target came out the clear winner again this week, but according to tvbythenumbers, "it was down a tenth to a 2.2 rating with adults 18-49 which won't do anything to help its renewal prospects, though it probably doesn't hurt them either. But with each week, those prospects get dimmer."

While the show appears strong the water cooler buzz dose not seem to equal up to other shows such as Lost. This is most likely due to the fact that each week is a stand alone show. While we are starting to get a hint of Chance's back story, it may not be quite enough to get viewers twittering. From what we have heard at WonderCon, that is precisely the direction that writers, producers and actors are hoping the show will take in season two.

The shows presence as WoderCon offers some glimmer of hope that Fox is still eager to invest in the show in spite of tvbythenumbers nail biting predictions.

If you missed this weeks episode, head on over to our videos section to watch it now.

source: tvbythenumbers

Fans at San Francisco's WonderCon got chance to ask executive producer Jonathan Steinberg what he thought Target's chances were on a renewal.

"I feel like FOX, they've been a fan of the show from early on. I think they got it. I think they like where the show is... You know what's the weird thing? The temptation early on is that somebody screwed up, but they kinda didn't," Steinberg said of the roll-out. "It was just a series of really bad breaks -- the State of the Union, the Chargers winning -- the odds of all of those things happening are so slim and the odds of us surviving them all are even slimmer, so I think for us, the show seems to be doing pretty well creatively and it seems to be received well and we're still alive. We should have been dead after those first four weeks. So I think those things together are enough to give you an opportunity at a second swing at it."       -reports hitfix.com

tvbythenumbers took Steinberg's comments as a good sign saying "The ratings haven't been great, but they haven't been a disaster."
Human Target has been sitting in tvbythenumbers "Some Danger Of Being Canceled." prediction category for weeks.

When asked where the show might go next Steinberg pondered,

"I think that the first season for me, I guess, was getting the three-way dynamic between Guerrero and Winston and Chance to stand on its own two feet and to be right and to get those dynamics right. It's a hard thing to do to throw three guys into a relationship where we're saying they're best friends and they've known each other forever, but we're not going to do a premise pilot, we're not going to show you why any of these things are true, we're just going to dump you into it. In terms of second season, I think we'd love to open the team up a little bit and be able to see a regular female, be able to see more people who recur."

The Idol lead in has been keeping Target's numbers strong. Last night Human Target was the clear winner posting a 2.3 rating with adults 18-49, up versus last week. But last week it was against a new episode of Survivor: Heroes and Villains rather than Repeats of The New Adventures of Old Christine and Accidentally on Purpose.

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With American Idol up 4% with adults 18-49 versus last week, its 7.1 rating and 21 million viewers were easily enough to lead FOX to a nightly win despite Human Target dropping 13% at 8pm. Due to NCAA basketball coverage, Human Target had to take on Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains.

source: tvbythenumbers

Fox has just released eight all new photos for Episode 9, "Corner Man" set to air March 24th. Chance (Mark Valley) travels to a boxing tournament to outsmart a shrewd gambler and ends up in the fight of his life

Don't miss tomorrows episode "Salvage & Reclamation"

THR got a chance to sit down with Fox's president of entertainment Kevin Reilly and get an inside look at what the fate of some of this seasons shows might be, of course we are most interested in what was said about Human Target.

Reilly: Unfortunately, our launch got all dumbed up on that. We started by getting screwed on the big football lead-in we were supposed to have on the launch night, then we had to double play it, and then the president bumped us from the time period. It was really all over the place the first four weeks. I keep hearing people say they like it, and I have my hunches that it's settling at 8 and is going to get hit by daylight-savings time, so I don't think the story is going to be in the numbers. But by the end of that run, we may end up with the perception that this is kind of an overperformer. I've believed from the get-go that there's something there, so that's a show I'd like to bring back next year.
source: thrfeed.com

While having strong suporters at network level is always a major plus for a shows fate. In the end it always comes down to the numbers. The real test will be in how the numbers hold up after the two week break. Will fans return or has something else sparked their attention?

HUMAN TARGET: Chance (Mark Valley, C) reunites with a fiery former flame (guest star Leonor Varela, R) when he is called to South America to rescue an archeologist (guest star Kris Marshall, L) targeted by a South American army and a deadly bounty hunter in the HUMAN TARGET episode "Salvage & Reclamation"


Be sure not to miss photos from this episode and episode 8 "Baptiste" in our Photo Gallery

If you've been furiously flipping through your TV guide looking for the next episode of Human Target, don't panic, Target will be taking a two week break so that you can watch the Winter Olympics. It will return safe and sound on March 10th.