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FOX renews ‘Fringe’ for fourth season [Update: official press release statements]

March 24, 2011News, TelevisionFOX, Fringe, pick-up, picked up, renew, renewedScott Meisner

HOLY PARALLEL UNIVERSE, BATMAN! Executive producer J.H. Wyman has announced via Twitter that Fringe has been picked up for another season! In so many words he said:

“Fringe was picked up!!!! Thanks Fringedom!”

A FOX spokeswoman confirms that the show will return next fall in full force–that’s right, meaning a full, 22 episode fourth season will be underway. CELEBRATION TIME, commence.

Oh, and take that Friday nights; guess you’re not the night where all shows go to die after all.

Update: Jump after the break to find the official press release celebrating the Fringe-tastic news.

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NBC renews ‘Community’, ‘Parks and Recreation’, ‘The Office’

March 19, 2011News, TelevisionCommunity, NBC, Parks and Rec, Parks and Recreation, pick-up, renew, renewed, The OfficeScott Meisner

Fantastic news everybody: NBC has renewed Community, Parks and Rec, and The Office for a third, fourth, and eighth season, respectively! NBC’s other staple comedy 30 Rock was renewed for a sixth season late last year. It will surely be interesting to see how The Office performs without its star Michael Scott (Steve Carrell) and I’m equally looking forward to the return of the Greendale and Pawnee gangs. These shows have proved time and time again that they’ve found their stride. I am beyond elated that NBC has saved these shows from sitting on the cancellation fence and determined their value residing in the network’s Thursday night comedy lineup.

NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt: “Along with 30 Rock, they represent the best of what the NBC comedy brand stands for in terms of originality, wit, and sophistication. The Office continues to fire on all cylinders on the most competitive night of television; Parks & Recreation has come into its own this season as the rightful companion to The Office; and Community is one of the freshest comedies on any network and a solid foundation for Thursday night.”

Greenblatt has ordered 13 comedy pilots each vying for a spot in this talented lineup. Things are not looking up for Outsourced and midseason player Perfect Couples.

For those of you who follow the ratings game: The Office averages a 4.0 rating/10 share in adults 18-49 and 7.7 million viewers; Parks and Rec sees a 2.8/7 and 5.5 million viewers; Community gets a 2.1/6 and 4.7 million.

[Via Deadline; EW]

NBC renews Parks & Rec

January 30, 2010News, TelevisionCBS, NBC, Parks & Rec, Parks & Recreation, pick-up, renewalScott Meisner

This is very, very good news! NBC has decided to pick up Parks & Recreation for a third season to debut next fall. Apparently the show had “production timing issues” which made such an early renewal necessary. Whatever that means…it looks like Parks & Rec is here to stay. Just can’t get enough of Leslie Knope, Tom Haverford, Ann Perkins, Ron Swanson, and Andy Dwyer. Oh yeah, Jerry too. Season 2 has brought Parks & Rec into the mainstream and has already proved itself to be a worthy contender in TV comedy. Having dropped the overly recurring theme of building Leslie’s dream park, the writers have taken the show in a new, better direction this season, following the antics of the bumbling yet lovable Leslie Knop. If you haven’t seen The Office-esque Parks & Rec, please do yourself a huge favor and watch “Hunting Trip.” It’s not only the funniest episode of this season thus far, it also happens to be one of my all-time favorite episodes from any comedy.

In other related TV show renewal news, CBS picked up How I Met Your Mother, NCIS: LA; and The Good Wife.

[Via The Wrap; EW, here, here, & here]