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Q: Please find out if "Longmire" is going to be renewed by A&E. In my opinion, it was a really good show.

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Adam Thomlison / TV Media

"Longmire" has been renewed, but not by A&E.

It's been a roller-coaster few months for "Longmire" fans. The low point came at the end of August when A&E announced it was cancelling the fan-favorite series after three seasons.

But now the fans are back on top again, after the announcement a few weeks ago that online video streamer Netflix would produce the show's fourth season.

As for when, Netflix has said only that it will premiere some time in 2015 and that the plot "picks up moments after season 3's exciting finale."

Though this is certainly good news for fans, it's not exactly great news -- statistically speaking, anyway.

The problem is that most "Longmire" fans are unlikely to have access to Netflix right now -- statistics show that less than a quarter of people over age 50 subscribe to the web-based service, while the median age of "Longmire" viewers is 60.

However, this could be exactly why "Longmire" was renewed in the first place. Netflix being able to offer exclusive access to "Longmire" might draw in some of the over-50 set that it currently lacks.

Screenrant.com's Michael Kennedy points out that, while traditional television's ad-supported structure means it's more interested in younger viewers (who are considered more lucrative for advertisers), the fact that Netflix makes its money from subscriptions "effectively makes the age of its customers irrelevant."

 

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