'Downton Abbey' will return to MASTERPIECE on PBS for a fifth season.

RETURN TO DOWNTON ABBEY premieres Sunday, December 1, 2013 at 9:00 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings).

Deadline reports that Sunday night's Season Four premiere of ITV's DOWNTON ABBEY in the UK was a ratings hit, delivering 9.5 million viewers and a 39.6% share. The long-awaited season launched with a 90-minute episode.

A new preview of the highly anticipated fourth season of DOWNTON ABBEY has been released. In the sneak peek, Lady Mary Crawley still deals with the tragic death of her beloved husband Matthew.

According to a report on Deadline.com, the acclaimed series DOWNTON ABBEY will return to ITV on September 22nd. It was previously announced that the fourth season would air in America on PBS, beginning on January 5th.

Writer and creator Julian Fellowes, executive producer Gareth Neame and actors Michelle Dockery (Lady Mary) and Laura Carmichael (Lady Edith) discuss what's ahead for the inhabitants of Downton Abbey next season

A new DOWNTON ABBEY merchandising line will soon be launched in anticipation of the upcoming fourth season.

At the DOWNTON ABBEY press launch this week, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa told reporters she is thrilled to be part of the historical drama series which airs on the UK's ITV and PBS in the U.S.

Members of the cast of DOWNTON ABBEY appeared at yesterday's TCA to screen new footage of the upcoming fourth season and talk about what's ahead for the show.

Will there be a brother-in-law/sister-in-law romance in the air on the next season of the hit show?

In a recent interview with Radio Magazine, Dan Stevens apologized to fans of the hit drama series DOWNTON ABBEY for his hasty and shocking demise at the end of the show's past season.

One of the most talked about shows on television has an official premiere date: DOWNTON ABBEY Season 4 will begin on MASTERPIECE on PBS on Sunday, January 5, 2014.

According to the New York Daily News, DOWNTON ABBEY executive producer Gareth Neame hopes to see the popular historical drama remain on the air for another ten seasons.

DOWNTON ABBEY is about to get a little jazzier next season. According to Deadline Gary Carr has signed on to the ITV period drama as jazz singer Jack Ross, described as "a charming and charismatic young man.'

Fans of the historic drama DOWNTON ABBEY were devastated during the third season when two of the show's most popular characters, Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) and Tom Branson (Allen Leach) struggled to deal with the deaths of their spouses. But are viewers ready to see the two grieving survivors become romantically involved?

In an interview on this morning's TODAY show on NBC Dame Maggie Smith, star of PBS's historic drama Downton Abbey says she anticipates that one day the show's writers will have to kill off Lady Violet, the Dowager Countess of Grantham. Check out her appearance below!

Following this morning's news that Shirley MacLaine will return to DOWNTON ABBEY for season four, and that the show is adding a slew of new characters, ITV has debuted the first look at Lady Mary, played by Michelle Dockery, and baby George, from the upcoming season. Check out the photo below!

Amidst all the cast changes happening on DOWNTON ABBEY, fans can breathe a sigh of relief for the fate of one more character: PBS and Carnival films announced today that Shirley MacLaine will officially be back for season 4 as 'Martha Levinson.'

In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, DOWNTON ABBEY executive producer Gareth Neame spoke about the possibility of PBS airing the fourth season of the highly popular historic drama in the U.S. at the same time it airs in the U.K.

The season three finale of Britain's popular historic drama DOWNTON ABBEY ended in tragedy last night, as Matthew Crawley, portrayed by actor Dan Stevens, met his fate in a fatal car accident. Entertainment Weekly spoke to the show's executive producer, Gareth Neame about the decision to write off the popular character in that manner.

Every bit as cantankerous as her character on 'Downton Abbey,' Dame Maggie Smith gave a rare and 'spiky' interview to CBS's 60 Minutes. Check out clips from last night's feature below!

Below, Masterpiece and PBS speak to the cast of DOWNTON ABBEY about the 6th episode of the historical drama which aired last Sunday. WARNING: This video contains spoilers - proceed at your own risk!

Below, catch a sneak peek of a scene from the next episode of PBS's DOWNTON ABBEY airing this Sunday, February 17th!

It was double Downton this week on PBS. But for those of you who may have missed the two-hour episode, here is a brief recap of what happened!

Amazon.com, Inc. today announced a content licensing agreement with PBS Distribution that will make Prime Instant Video the exclusive subscription home for streaming the Carnival/MASTERPIECE co-production DONWTON ABBEY.