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Published on Friday, March 5, 2010 - 7:05pm |
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NBC Gives COMMUNITY Season Two!! 30 ROCK and THE OFFICE Officially Back Next Season Too!!
I am – Hercules!!
NBC just gave an early second-season pick-up to “Community.”
Its Thursday-night partner, “Parks and Recreation,” got an early third-season pick-up in January.
Even less surprising, the network just gave early pick-ups to two of its highest-rated shows, “The Office” and “30 Rock,” as well.
The birth-centric hour-long "The Office" hit its second-best 18-49 of the season, behind only its last hour-long episode (the one dealing with the Jim-Pam wedding). It beat for the first time "Grey's Anatomy" (by a substantial margin) and easily outgunned once-mighty "CSI" and "Idol" lead-out "Kitchen Nightmares." "Office" was also a big help to "The Marriage Ref," which won its timeslot against new episodes of "The Mentalist" and the imploding "Private Practice" (which hit another season low).
Thursday 18-49 finals (repeats in gray; previous Thursdays in parentheses):
6.5 (6.5) (----) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) American Idol
4.7 (----) (----) (3.7) (3.8) (2.1) (3.7) (----) (----) (----) (1.7) (-----) (4.2) (4.1) (1.0) (3.7) (4.2) (4.1) (4.2) (4.4) (4.1) (4.8) (3.9) (3.9) (4.1) The Office
4.0 (1.3) (3.7) (4.4) (4.5) (1.5) (4.7) (4.8) (-----) (----) (0.7) (1.1) (1.4) (----) (----) (5.1) (5.6) (5.1) (5.2) (5.3) (5.0) (5.4) (6.1) (6.7) (1.8) Grey’s Anatomy
3.8 (3.7) (3.9) (4.5) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (4.4) (3.9) (4.2) (3.9) (3.1) (3.8) (4.0) (3.7) (3.7) (4.0) (3.5) (3.4) (3.7) (3.7) (3.6) Survivor
3.7 (1.7) (1.7) (----) (3.2) (2.0) (3.1) (3.3) (2.0) (1.2) (1.4) (3.5) (3.9) (2.3) (2.0) (3.5) (4.1) (3.5) (3.4) (2.2) (3.6) (3.5) (4.1) (4.1) (2.0) CSI
3.4 (----) (----) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) The Marriage Ref
3.3 (3.4) (----) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Kitchen Nightmares
3.2 (2.2) (1.9) (3.7) (3.3) (2.3) (3.1) (3.4) (2.2) (1.5) (1.7) (3.5) (3.6) (2.5) (2.1) (3.7) (3.6) (3.6) (3.6) (2.8) (3.5) (3.3) (3.8) (3.6) (1.9) Mentalist
2.7 (1.0) (2.8) (3.1) (3.3) (1.2) (3.6) (4.2) (-----) (----) (----) (0.9) (1.2) (3.2) (-----) (3.1) (3.9) (3.4) (3.6) (3.7) (3.8) (3.6) (4.6) (----) (----) Private Practice
2.3 (----) (----) (2.3) (2.3) (1.6) (2.1) (2.4) (1.7) (----) (-----) (----) (2.2) (2.2) (----) (2.0) (2.1) (2.3) (2.1) (1.9) (2.0) (1.9) (2.9) (2.7) (3.8) Community
2.3 (----) (----) (2.3) (2.3) (1.6) (2.0) (2.1) (1.3) (----) (-----) (----) (2.1) (2.1) (----) (2.0) (2.1) (2.2) (2.0) (2.1) (2.0) (2.1) (2.0) (1.8) (2.1) Parks and Recreation
1.6 (1.6) (1.4) (1.7) (1.7) (1.9) (1.9) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) Burn Notice
1.4 (1.3) (1.0) (1.2) (1.3) (1.1) (0.8) (0.9) (1.1) (----) (----) (1.1) (1.0) (1.0) (-----) (1.2) (1.0) (1.5) (-----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Real Housewives OC
1.2 (----) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Grey’s Anatomy (8pm)
1.1 (0.9) (0.8) (0.8) (0.8) (1.1) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) America’s Best Dance Crew
1.0 (0.7) (0.7) (1.5) (1.9) (1.8) (1.6) (0.7) (0.6) (0.4) (0.4) (0.8) (1.1) (0.6) (0.5) (1.6) (2.0) (1.9) (2.0) (0.9) (1.8) (1.7) (1.6) (1.7) (1.6) Vampire Diaries
0.9 (1.0) (1.2) (1.2) (1.4) (1.1) (1.3) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (1.9) (1.4) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) Project Runway
0.8 (----) (0.9) (0.9) (0.9) (0.9) (1.0) (1.1) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) The First 48
0.7 (0.8) (1.0) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) L.A. Ink
0.6 (0.6) (0.7) (1.0) (1.1) (1.2) (1.3) (0.6) (0.6) (0.3) (0.3) (-----) (0.7) (0.5) (0.4) (1.2) (1.3) (1.2) (1.4) (0.8) (1.2) (1.2) (1.2) (1.2) (1.2) Supernatural
0.6 (0.6) (0.4) (0.5) (-----) (----) (0.6) (0.6) (0.8) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Celebrity Rehab
0.5 (0.5) (0.5) (0.6) (0.6) (0.7) (0.7) (-----) (0.4) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) TNA Impact
0.4 (0.6) (----) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Police Women of Maricopa
0.4 (0.4) (0.4) (0.3) (0.4) (0.5) (0.7) (0.8) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Archer
How the NBC shows rank against each other:
4.7 (----) (----) (3.7) (3.8) (2.1) (3.7) (----) (----) (----) (1.7) (-----) (4.2) (4.1) (1.0) (3.7) (4.2) (4.1) (4.2) (4.4) (4.1) (4.8) (3.9) (3.9) The Office
3.4 (4.9) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) The Marriage Ref
3.2 (----) (----) (3.5) (3.7) (3.8) (4.1) (3.2) (4.6) (-----) (-----) (----) (5.0) (3.7) (3.5) (3.7) (3.8) (3.5) (3.7) (3.9) (3.5) (3.7) (3.6) (3.1) Biggest Loser
3.1 (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) Parenthood
---- (----) (----) (2.8) (2.9) (1.7) (2.7) (2.3) (1.6) (1.0) (----) (----) 3.2 (3.0) (-----) (2.8) (3.0) (3.0) (3.1) (3.3) (3.0) (-----) (-----) (-----) 30 Rock
2.7 (-----) (----) (1.2) (0.9) (1.4) (2.0) (3.1) (-----) (-----) (----) (2.3) (1.9) (----) (----) (2.6) (2.8) (2.4) (2.8) (2.8) (2.6) (2.6) (2.5) (2.5) Law & Order: SVU
2.4 (----) (----) (2.2) (2.4) (2.5) (2.5) (2.6) (2.9) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Chuck
2.3 (----) (----) (2.3) (2.3) (1.6) (2.1) (2.4) (1.7) (----) (-----) (----) (2.2) (2.2) (----) (2.0) (2.1) (2.3) (2.1) (1.9) (2.0) (1.9) (2.9) (2.7) Community
2.3 (----) (----) (2.3) (2.3) (1.6) (2.0) (2.1) (1.3) (----) (-----) (----) (2.1) (2.1) (----) (2.0) (2.1) (2.2) (2.0) (2.1) (2.0) (2.1) (2.0) (1.8) Parks and Recreation
2.0 (----) (----) (----) (1.0) (1.3) (----) (1.4) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (1.2) (1.7) (----) (1.4) (1.6) (1.7) (1.4) (1.5) (1.6) (1.5) (1.2) (1.2) Law & Order
---- (----) (----) (2.0) (2.0) (1.9) (1.8) (2.1) (2.2) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (2.3) (2.3) (2.2) (2.3) (2.6) (2.5) (2.5) (2.4) (2.4) (2.5) (2.8) Heroes
---- (----) (----) (1.7) (----) (1.9) (1.8) (1.8) (2.1) (0.9) (1.5) (1.8) (2.9) (----) (1.9) (1.9) (1.9) (2.0) (1.8) (1.8) (1.8) (2.1) (2.3) (2.5) Jay Leno Show (Tue)
1.6 (----) (----) (1.8) (1.6) (0.9) (1.4) (1.5) (1.7) (-----) (0.8) (----) (1.8) (----) (----) (2.0) (1.7) (1.7) (----) (1.9) (1.9) (1.8) (2.1) (2.3) Mercy
---- (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (1.6) (1.7) (1.8) (1.8) (2.1) (1.9) (1.8) (1.8) (1.7) (2.2) (----) Trauma
---- (----) (----) (----) (1.5) (1.5) (1.4) (1.6) (2.2) (-----) (-----) (1.4) (2.0) (1.5) (----) (1.5) (1.7) (----) (1.6) (1.7) (----) (1.5) (1.8) (1.5) Dateline
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---- (----) (----) (----) (1.2) (1.4) (----) (1.3) (1.4) (1.0) (1.1) (1.4) (1.4) (1.2) (1.0) (1.3) (1.2) (1.2) (1.2) (1.4) (1.3) (1.4) (1.4) (1.6) Jay Leno Show (Fri)
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Look! Press release!
NBC GIVES PICKUPS TO THURSDAY-NIGHT COMEDIES ’30 ROCK,’ ‘THE OFFICE’ AND ‘COMMUNITY’ FOR 2010-11
Renewals Follow Previously Announced Green-light for “Parks and Recreation” on Thursdays
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - March 5, 2010 - NBC has renewed three more of its Thursday-night comedies - “30 Rock” (9:30-10 p.m. ET), “The Office” (9-9:30 p.m. ET) and the freshman series “Community” (8-8:30 p.m. ET) for the 2010-11 season. The returning programs join the previously announced “Parks and Recreation” (Thursdays, 8:30-9 p.m. ET) that also will return for next season.
The announcement was made by Angela Bromstad, President, Primetime Entertainment, NBC and Universal Media Studios.
“We are happy to give these early pickups to these critically acclaimed, incredibly funny comedies,” said Bromstad. “As a result, we look forward to continuing our rewarding partnership with the respective creative teams and talented show-runners for ’30 Rock,’ ‘The Office’ and ‘Community’ as they all consistently deliver quality shows.”
First-year comedy "Community" is averaging a 2.7 rating, 7 share in adults 18-49 and 5.9 million viewers overall so far this season, with "Community" originals winning the time period among adults 18-34 and men 18-34. Since moving to the Thursday 8-8:30 p.m. (ET) half-hour on October 8, "Community" has improved the time period by 24 percent versus NBC's adult 18-49 average earlier in the season.
Currently in its sixth season, "The Office" is network television's #1 primetime scripted series among adults 18-34 and is NBC's #1 scripted series in the key demographic of adults 18-49. "The Office" regularly finishes #2 in its highly competitive time period in adults 18-49 ahead of CBS's "CSI." The most recent "Office" telecast on March 4 outscored ABC's "Grey's Anatomy," marking the first time "The Office" has topped "Grey's" head-to-head in adults 18-49. For the season through 23 weeks, "The Office" is averaging a 4.9 rating, 12 share in adults 18-49 and 9.4 million viewers overall, representing gains versus last season of 4 percent in 18-49 and 3 percent in total viewers.
Currently in its fourth season, "30 Rock" is averaging a 3.4 rating, 8 share in adults 18-49 and 6.9 million viewers overall, with "30 Rock" originals winning the time period among men 18-34 and men 18-49 despite airing opposite the concluding half-hours of ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" and CBS's "CSI." "30 Rock" is the most upscale comedy on broadcast primetime television when ranked by its concentration of homes with $100,000-plus incomes in its adult 18-49 audience.
The Emmy Award-winning comedy series "30 Rock" is told through the comedic voice of Emmy and two-time Golden Globe winner Tina Fey ("Saturday Night Live”) as variety show producer Liz Lemon and features Emmy and three-time Golden Globe winner Alec Baldwin ("The Departed") as top network executive Jack Donaghy. Also starring are Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski, Scott Adsit, Jack McBrayer, Judah Friedlander and Keith Powell.
"30 Rock" is from Broadway Video & Little Stranger, Inc. in association with Universal Media Studios. The executive producers are Lorne Michaels ("Saturday Night Live"), Fey, Marci Klein ("Saturday Night Live"), David Miner ("Human Giant") and Robert Carlock ("Friends").
“The Office” is the Emmy Award-winning comedy series from Deedle-Dee Productions, Reveille and Universal Media Studios. The show offers a hilarious documentary-style look into the humorous and sometimes poignant foolishness that plagues the world of 9-to-5 and is based on the award-winning BBC hit. Golden Globe winner and Emmy nominee Steve Carell ("Get Smart," "Little Miss Sunshine") stars as pompous regional manager Michael Scott..
Also starring are Jenna Fischer ("Walk Hard"), John Krasinski ("Leatherheads"), Rainn Wilson ("The Rocker") and B.J. Novak ("Punk'd"). Other series stars are Ed Helms ("The Hangover"), Leslie David Baker ("Malcolm in the Middle"), Brian Baumgartner ("Arrested Development"), Kate Flannery ("The Heir Apparent"), Mindy Kaling ("The 40-Year-Old Virgin"), Angela Kinsey ("Tripping Forward"), Paul Lieberstein (writer, "King of the Hill"), Oscar Nuñez ("Halfway Home"), Phyllis Smith ("Arrested Development"), Creed Bratton (former member of The Grass Roots) and Craig Robinson ("Curb Your Enthusiasm"). "The Office" is executive-produced by Ben Silverman, Greg Daniels, who developed the series for American audiences, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Howard Klein and Paul Lieberstein.
From Dan Harmon ("The Sarah Silverman Program") and Emmy Award-winners Joe and Anthony Russo ("Arrested Development") comes "Community," a smart comedy series about a band of misfits who attend Greendale Community College. At the center of the group is Jeff Winger (Joel McHale, "The Soup"), a fast-talking lawyer whose degree has been revoked and forms a study group. Also starring are comedy legend Chevy Chase ("Chuck"), Gillian Jacobs ("The Book of Daniel"), Yvette Nicole Brown ("Rules of Engagement"), Danny Pudi ("Greek"), Alison Brie ("Mad Men"), Donald Glover ("30 Rock") and Ken Jeong ("The Hangover").
"Community" is a production of Krasnoff Foster Entertainment, Harmonious Claptrap, Russo Brothers production and Universal Media Studios in association with Sony Pictures Television. Russ Krasnoff ("The Soloist"), Dan Harmon, Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Garrett Donovan ("Scrubs"), Neil Goldman ("Scrubs") and Gary Foster ("The Soloist") serve as executive producers.
"Parks and Recreation," starring Amy Poehler (NBC’s “Saturday Night Live”), is a production of Deedle-Dee Productions and Universal Media Studios. Along with Greg Daniels (NBC’s “The Office”) and Michael Schur (“The Office”), Howard Klein and David Miner also serve as executive producers for the series.
Find all The Hollywood Reporter’s story on the matter here.

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Reader Talkback
Community!! WOOT - NBC doesn't
completely suck by SuperDeformedFirst | Mar 5th, 2010 07:08:57 PM | That's a good night by J-Tall | Mar 5th, 2010 07:12:11 PM | I've only seen the first
episode of Community by SnootyBoots | Mar 5th, 2010 07:17:13 PM | Community kicks ass. by SkidMarkedUndies | Mar 5th, 2010 07:25:59 PM | I still miss "My Name is Earl" by Jonas Grumpy | Mar 5th, 2010 07:33:57 PM | Now, how about an early
renewal for Chuck... by Yeti_Lee | Mar 5th, 2010 07:36:12 PM | @SnootyBoots by Incomplete Gamer | Mar 5th, 2010 07:37:15 PM | SnootyBoots by Guesthouse | Mar 5th, 2010 07:40:02 PM | Last night's Community by BIG_BAD_WOLF_IN_CAPS | Mar 5th, 2010 07:48:25 PM | Community is HILARIOUS by zacUpquark | Mar 5th, 2010 07:59:06 PM | Best Office line of the night: by Little Beavis | Mar 5th, 2010 08:26:18 PM | I love how know one is talking
about 30 Rock by Guesthouse | Mar 5th, 2010 08:43:56 PM | I am Tina Fey by Guesthouse | Mar 5th, 2010 08:44:18 PM | Community is getting better... by Heckles | Mar 5th, 2010 09:02:21 PM | I just hope McHale doesn't
quit the Soup by Mahaloth | Mar 5th, 2010 09:03:25 PM | more community! more abed! by RaveX | Mar 5th, 2010 09:06:56 PM | RENEW CHUCK AND BRING KREUK
BACK by UMAGA | Mar 5th, 2010 09:21:03 PM | RENEW CHUCK AND BRING KREUK
BACK by UMAGA | Mar 5th, 2010 09:23:08 PM | I've had enough of Michael
Scott by slimballs | Mar 5th, 2010 09:36:18 PM | Community should have been
nominated for best Comedy by SoylentMean | Mar 5th, 2010 09:51:25 PM | Good News!!! So....Chuck and
Heroes still on the bubble? by Drath | Mar 5th, 2010 10:08:59 PM | Agreed, Community is HILARIOUS by alexgk | Mar 5th, 2010 10:09:03 PM | Yay Community! by GunterMonkey | Mar 5th, 2010 11:13:43 PM | "Human Being" FTW! by br1947 | Mar 5th, 2010 11:14:33 PM | More White Abed! by SifoDyasJr. | Mar 5th, 2010 11:30:03 PM | Abed is the best character on
TV right now. by Burgundy82 | Mar 5th, 2010 11:58:50 PM | Community is pretty good. by mistergreen | Mar 6th, 2010 12:23:08 AM | And how about Late Night
rating? by mistergreen | Mar 6th, 2010 12:24:11 AM | Don Glover on Community by Radio Crash | Mar 6th, 2010 01:23:39 AM | McHale said he has no plans to
quit "The Soup." by Bob Loblaw Law Blog | Mar 6th, 2010 01:24:28 AM | The Marriage Ref is completely
unnecessary by SnowDogs | Mar 6th, 2010 01:36:58 AM | Screw Chuck by watch_the_world_burn | Mar 6th, 2010 01:49:04 AM | By the way by watch_the_world_burn | Mar 6th, 2010 02:03:11 AM | I want.... by bengrim420 | Mar 6th, 2010 02:22:49 AM | chevy gets to keep eating by brabon300 | Mar 6th, 2010 02:56:57 AM | damn it FOX stop moving
kitchen nightmares around by WickedJacob | Mar 6th, 2010 06:28:37 AM | I'm confused... by CC0N99 | Mar 6th, 2010 06:52:10 AM | I love The Office, but is
Carell addicted to plastic
surgery... by FluffyUnbound | Mar 6th, 2010 07:02:27 AM | The Marriage Ref is basically
Jerry Seinfeld without by TuneIntoMyWeirdness | Mar 6th, 2010 07:48:45 AM | Parks & Rec flat out sucks by Flint420 | Mar 6th, 2010 07:59:54 AM | Agree with the P&R hate by Pooter the Clown | Mar 6th, 2010 09:24:48 AM | Community is cartoonishly
unfunny by SirBiatchReturns | Mar 6th, 2010 10:14:55 AM | Watch for the Justin Lin
episode of Community by JuanSanchez | Mar 6th, 2010 10:50:58 AM | CC0N99, Private Practice
started the season with a 4.6 by Big Jim | Mar 6th, 2010 11:18:21 AM | Regarding Chuck (and Hannah
and Sarah) by Big Jim | Mar 6th, 2010 11:33:13 AM | Community CAN be decent at
times by Immortal_Fish | Mar 6th, 2010 12:44:20 PM | community is a must watch for
me... by soup74 | Mar 6th, 2010 02:09:13 PM | Been watching Chuck since it
first premiered by ThrowMeTheIdol | Mar 6th, 2010 03:29:39 PM | FOX Just Renewed Fringe for S3 by Crow3711 | Mar 6th, 2010 04:29:52 PM | Funniest New Show this year is
on FX by fiester | Mar 6th, 2010 05:09:25 PM | Fringe S3... by CC0N99 | Mar 6th, 2010 05:27:49 PM | Now if only Legend of the
Seeker would get picked up by ThrowMeTheIdol | Mar 6th, 2010 06:36:14 PM | Community well worth saving by LeftFoot | Mar 6th, 2010 07:22:27 PM | Good Call CCon by Crow3711 | Mar 6th, 2010 07:58:50 PM | Michael Scott was actually
LESS likeable early on by OutsideChance | Mar 7th, 2010 11:23:39 AM | 30 Rock definitely off its
game this year by OutsideChance | Mar 7th, 2010 11:27:23 AM | Like Community but, yeah, its
uneven by OutsideChance | Mar 7th, 2010 11:30:27 AM | As for Parks and Recreation by OutsideChance | Mar 7th, 2010 11:33:55 AM | Instead of trying to
categorize Community by Odog | Mar 7th, 2010 04:35:12 PM | Chevy is the best thing on
Community. by johnnyg korrupt | Mar 8th, 2010 12:18:27 AM |
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