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Great News

Great News TV show on NBC: canceled or renewed?

(Chris Haston / NBC)

Network: NBC
Episodes: 23 (half-hour)
Seasons: Two

TV show dates: April 25, 2017 — January 25, 2018
Series status: Cancelled

Performers include: Briga Heelan, Andrea Martin, John Michael Higgins, Nicole Richie, Adam Campbell, Horatio Sanz, and Tracey Wigfield.

TV show description:
A family and workplace comedy series, the Great News TV show follows 30-year-old Katie Wendelson (Heelan). Bright, determined, and resourceful, Katie is a news producer on The Breakdown, a national cable news show out of Secaucus, New Jersey, but feels like her career trajectory has stalled.

Katie’s mother Carol (Martin) has boundary issues. A homemaker for 30 years, Carol needs something new in her life and takes an internship on The Breakdown.

Although Katie wants her mom to follow her dreams, she is less than enthusiastic about having her so involved in her professional life. Still, Katie appreciates Carol’s support and faith in her. Can these two make it work?

The Breakdown team features quite a cast of characters. A blowhard news veteran, co-anchor Chuck Pierce (Higgins) is not easy to please.

Joining Chuck at the desk is his young and hip co-anchor, Portia (Richie). She brings a youthful perspective and some social media skills to the program. Sometimes though, she is a little out of it and is not averse to squabbling with Chuck.

Almost everyone on the cast and crew finds Chuck rather daunting. Carol, however, draws upon the skills she honed as a stay-at-home mom, to handle him, so the two form an unexpected friendship.

Handsome Greg (Campbell) executive produces the show. Although he brings a youthful energy to the production, Greg tends towards being a bit uptight. That’s understandable, considering he’s always juggling the emergency du jour with his talents’ outbursts and impulses.

Easygoing video editor Justin (Sanz) is Katie’s best friend at work. Because he has seen so much, Justin is always ready to offer calm consultation.

Meanwhile, resident meteorologist Beth (Wigfield), can be off-putting to the point of creepiness. At least she’s far from the clichéd cutesie “weather girl.”

Will having Carol on-hand eventually help Katie deal with this crazy crew? Stay tuned.

Series Finale:
Episode #23 — Early Retirement
Diana St. Tropez (guest star Tina Fey) returns with good news for “The Breakdown” staff: Fenton Pelt (guest star Jim Rash) has agreed to drop his lawsuit on the condition that Chuck Pierce (John Michael Higgins) deliver a humiliating on-air apology and resign from news forever. Chuck, defeated, agrees, until Portia (Nicole Richie) reminds him why he got into journalism in the first place. With Chuck’s final broadcast approaching, Katie (Briga Heelan) convinces Carol (Andrea Martin) to reunite for one last job, and they race against the clock to find the one person in New Jersey who could disprove Fenton Pelt’s claims and save the show. (Courtesy NBC.)
First aired: January 25, 2018.

What do you think? Do you like the Great News TV show? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for another season?

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Karen
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Karen

I love this show I hope its renewed

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March 30, 2019 8:13 pm
sofia grant
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sofia grant

I agree its such a good show

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April 8, 2020 8:33 pm
Bill M
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Bill M

Awesome show. Hilarious. Please pick up the show! We need a good laugh…especially these days!

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January 14, 2019 8:47 pm
Nancy Logan
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Nancy Logan

I loved Great News. I have been rewatching it. I wish it was picked up by Hulu or Netflix.

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November 6, 2018 9:49 pm
Karen
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Karen

Me too

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March 30, 2019 8:14 pm
Cheryl G
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Cheryl G

Witty, smart and very funny, plus included the great Andrea Martin – so of course it was going to be cancelled. Very disappointed –

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August 9, 2018 1:52 pm
Cmartin
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Cmartin

I agree! I loved this show!!! Bring it back!!

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August 9, 2018 7:36 pm
Paula E
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Paula E

this could have been the next big bang theory, it was that funny! i never failed to laugh my ass off!!!

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July 18, 2018 1:16 pm
Cmartin
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Cmartin

Me too!

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August 9, 2018 7:37 pm
ECDC
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ECDC

This cancellation is ridiculous.
This show was side-splitting funny….my whole family loved it and that RARELY happens that we ALL really enjoy the same show. So…that’s really saying a lot.

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June 2, 2018 5:39 pm
Susan
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Susan

One of the best sitcoms on television. I sure hope they change their mind about this one!

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May 25, 2018 4:27 pm
Robin M.
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Robin M.

This is my favorite show. Sweet, funny and endearing. Please don’t cancel this show! It is the best comedy to come on TV in years!

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March 27, 2018 7:30 pm
Michelle H.
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Michelle H.

Hilarious show – endearing characters! Brilliant actors and comedians, John Michael Higgins and Andrea Martin, along with good writing and a wonderful full cast make this show one of best new shows on TV. We need it to stay on the air!

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February 1, 2018 9:55 pm
Angela D
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Angela D

Just discovered this gem. Please don’t cancel it! It’s so funny. I was laughing out loud in the first minute of watching this.

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January 18, 2018 11:18 pm
Christine S
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Christine S

They say what we all think, but would get in trouble if we said it. OMG, keep it coming! We can all relate to the subject at hand, and each character seems to depict someone we all know in our life. Hilarious!

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July 28, 2017 5:32 pm
Melissa Park
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Melissa Park

Renew!! This show is a riot!

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May 29, 2017 9:28 pm
Nancy Murray
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Nancy Murray

Brilliant, well-acted and absolutely hilarious.

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May 21, 2017 9:08 pm
Amy
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Amy

OMG this show is one of the funniest out there. PLEASE do not cancel it! As my best friend says, Carol (Andrea Martin) is every woman she knows. The cast is tight and play beautifully off one another.
My husband and I crack up throughout the entire episode.
Keep up the good work!!

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May 17, 2017 2:28 pm
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