MTV announced today the pick-up of a third season of its critically acclaimed scripted comedy series AWKWARD. Season Three will feature 20 episodes, nearly double the number of its first and second seasons.“Lauren Iungerich’s creative vision, coupled with this extraordinarily talented cast, make AWKWARD the perfect series for MTV,” said David Janollari, Head of MTV Programming. “Critics and our audience alike have fallen in love with AWKWARD, and we’re thrilled to bring this terrific series back for a third, supersized season.”