Showtime orders third season of 'Episodes' Matt LeBlanc (L) and Andrea Anders arrive at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on September 18, 2011. UPI/Jayne Kamin Oncea 13 (UPI) -- U.S. cable network Showtime says it has ordered a third season of its sitcom "Episodes," starring actor Matt LeBlanc as a fictionalized version of himself. The announcement was made Thursday by David Nevins, the network's president of entertainment. The collaboration between Showtime and the BBC will begin production, in both Los Angeles and London, next year. The season will feature nine, half-hour installments.