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Subject: Re: NBC Cancellation Spree 2025!! (was: "Night Court" Canned After 3 Seasons)
Date: Fri, 9 May 2025 22:06:44 -0000 (UTC)
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On May 9, 2025 at 12:56:02 PM PDT, ""Ian J. Ball"" <ijball@mac.invalid>
wrote:

> On 5/9/25 11:23 AM, Alan Smithee wrote:
> 
>>  https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/night-court-canceled-nbc-3- 
>>  seasons-1236212275/
>>  
>>  The network has canceled the comedy after three seasons. The show aired 
>>  its third season finale, which will now serve as a series ender, on 
>>  Tuesday — although sources say Warner Bros. TV, which produces the show 
>>  with Universal TV, may try to find a new home for the series.
>>  
>>  Night Court stars Melissa Rauch (who also executive produces) as Abby 
>>  Stone, a judge in Manhattan’s often chaotic night court and the daughter 
>>  of Harry Stone, the lead character in the original 1984-92 series (who 
>>  was played by the late Harry Anderson).
> 
> Wow - it's a bloodbath at NBC!
> 
> I think they're cancelling *all* of their shows that have premiered in 
> the last 3 years.
> 
> Reddit is talking about NBA on NBC as the reason, but I think there's 
> more too this.
> 
> The "Chicago" shows probably got lucky that one of them wasn't cancelled 
> too. (I'd vote for PD, which seems pointless to me without either Sophia 
> Bush or she-who-smiles-inappropriately...)

It's actually gotten better since SWSI left!