Beyond the Gates , CBS’s groundbreaking Black daytime soap opera, has officially been renewed for a second season. The official renewal comes after the show has had stellar ratings , improving on its time slot by 48% in broadcast viewership. It is also up 48% in multiplatform viewership from last year and is beating its time slot competitor, ABC’s General Hospital, by 7 percent in the coveted W25-54 demo for broadcast. The first season of the show is averaging 1.82 million viewers. What is ‘Beyond the Gates’ about? The series is described as being “set in a leafy Maryland suburb just outside of Washington, D.C., in one the most affluent African American counties in the United States; a posh gated community with winding tree-lined streets and luxurious mansions to call home. At the center of this community are the Duprees, a powerful and prestigious multi-generational family that is the very definition of Black royalty. But behind these pristine walls and lush, manicured gardens are...