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On 2025-05-09 5:58 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:
> https://deadline.com/2025/05/night-court-canceled-nbc-1236391772/
> 
> ‘Night Court’ Canceled By NBC After 3 Seasons
> By Rosy Cordero, Nellie Andreeva
> May 9, 2025 10:40am
> 
> EXCLUSIVE: NBC‘s Night Court is no longer in session as the multi-camera
> comedy starring Melissa Rauch is not being renewed for a fourth season.
> 
> The news is not surprising since NBC has been looking to make cuts as it is
> preparing for NBA coverage next season. Night Court, a reboot the original
> 1984 sitcom, was considered vulnerable — after a strong early run early on,
> the comedy has been posting significant year-to-year drop-off this season
> as the nostalgia factor may have worn off.
> 
> Still, Deadline understands there was a late push for Night Court to return
> for a shorter fourth and final season, which was unsuccessful. There is a
> possibility for it to be shopped elsewhere by studio Warner Bros.
> Television.
> 
> Night Court was one of three multi-camera comedy series on NBC this season.
> Freshman hit Happy’s Place has been renewed for next season. The third,
> Lopez vs Lopez, also was canceled today alongside NBC dramas Suits LA, The
> Irrational and Found.
> 
> A followup to the original series created by Reinhold Weeg, Night Court
> follows Judge Abby Stone (Rauch), the daughter of the late Harry Stone, as
> she follows in her father’s footsteps, presiding over the night shift of a
> Manhattan arraignment court. Similarly to her dad, Abby tries to bring
> order to her crew of oddballs and cynics, most notably former night court
> prosecutor Dan Fielding (John Larroquette), a character from the original
> series.
> 
> Rauch, who previously starred in CBS’ hit series The Big Bang Theory,
> reunited with her small-screen husband, Simon Helberg, in the final
> episode, with franchise actress Raegan Revord (Young Sheldon) also
> appearing. The episode, which now serves as a series finale, ended in a
> cliffhanger.
> 
> Night Court also starred Nyambi Nyambi, Lacretta, and Wendie Malick. Marsha
> Warfield often returned to the universe as her character Roz from the
> original series, including the Season 3 finale. Warfield and Larroquette
> are the last two surviving principal actors from the OG show, following the
> death of Richard Moll in 2023.
> 
> The series coincidentally followed a similar pattern to the original series
> in multiple ways, like how both first seasons saw casting changes for
> Season 2.
> 
> Dan Rubin served as showrunner and executive producer of Night Court, along
> with Rauch, Winston Rauch, Larroquette, Mat Harawitz, Lon Zimmet, Lindsey
> Shockley and Mona Garcea. The series was produced by Warner Bros Television
> in association with After January Productions and Universal Television, a
> division of Universal Studio Group.
> 

You owe Alan Smithee some ice cream ;-)

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Rhino