Boardwalk Empire Renewed for Second Season Already 6.86K Richard Lawson 09/21/10 12:45PM Filed to: Television Television Boardwalk empire Hbo Defamer After it racked up some 7.1m viewers over two broadcasts on Sunday night, HBO has ordered another go-around of their Prohibition drama after only one episode. Meanwhile, John From Cincinnati sits by the phone, still waiting, still hoping.