It’s official — Night Court will be returning for a third season on NBC. The renewal of the comedy sequel headlined by Melissa Rauch, who also executive produces, and the original series’ John Larroquette, was never in doubt.
As Deadline reported earlier this week, the delay was caused by NBC and producing studio Warner Bros. TV going back-and-forth on the size of the order.
The contract for the series is believed to stipulate 22-episode seasons while NBC asked for a 18-episode third season, sources said.
Because the sitcom, a followup to the 1984 NBC sitcom, launched in midseason 2023, its first season consisted of 16 episodes.
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