In the wake of NBC’s cancellation of The Jay Leno Show, the network has a lot of time to fill on the primetime schedule. That spells good news for fans of many of the network’s shows.
NBC has handed out additional episode orders to five programs — Community, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Parks & Recreation, and Trauma.
Community received an order for three new installments, and Parks & Recreation and Law & Order: SVU each got two more. The season tally for each of the three shows will be 25 episodes.
Three more episodes of Law & Order have been ordered and that will bring that venerable program’s season total to 22.
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Trauma, which was cancelled after 13 episodes, has been the benefactor of the peacock network’s need for content before and received an order for three more episodes in November. The show’s now received an order for four more, bringing the season total to 20 installments.
While this news is great for show fans, it’s not an indication that the shows will be renewed. It has more to do with the network’s need for additional original content and production schedules. Some of the network’s highest rated shows, like 30 Rock, didn’t get additional orders and they’re surely coming back.
Where do they stand? Law & Order has already been renewed for next season and SVU is sure to be renewed as well. Community and Parks & Recreation are on the bubble but seem likely to be renewed for at least 13 episodes, especially considering all of the other holes in NBC’s schedule. Trauma has an uphill battle if it’s going to get a second season order.
What do you think? Are you glad to hear that NBC will be airing fewer repeats? Are there other shows that you wish had gotten additional episode orders?
UPDATE: The Futon Critic has privately confirmed that the cast and crew of The Office will produce 25 installments for the season.
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I don’t watch any of those shows.
please nbc, DONT CANCEL PARKS OR COMMUNITY PLEASSE!!
wish knight rider would come back
The only one of these shows I still watch is Community, and I like it quite a bit. L&O has sucked for a few seasons now and Parks/Trauma have always sucked.
What about Mercy?
NBC, ABC and CBS still exist????? Wow! Who knew? Sorry, except for one show on FOX, my time (and my DVR space) go exclusively to a mix of shows on USA, TNT, and DISCOVERY.
NBC SHOULD START TAKING ABCS CANCELLED SHOW THEN THEIR RATINGS WILL GO UP SINCE ABC SEEMS TO LIKE TO PUT A SHOW WITH POTENTIAL OUT THERE THEN CANCEL IT WHEN YOU ARE JUST GETTING HOOKED INTO IT. THEY HAVE DONE IT WAY TOO MANY TIMES AND SO MANY PEOPLE ARE FED UP WITH IT. HOW DO WE CONVICE NBC TO TAKE UP THE CANCELLED SHOWS?
Don’t cancel Law & Order SVU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please
get back LIFE that had Damien lewis in the lead. We need a proper ending nbc
Please renew Trauma for next season. This show is so unique from the rest and depicts the real world in a very entertaining way. We love the characters, the interaction among them, and the plots. Police shows are great, but we have had so many of them for so long that we need to make room for more excellent new shows like Trauma. I would hate to see more inane sitcoms take over my tv viewing options. Thank you. Emily Smith