NBC has handed a Back 5 order to Happy’s Place, picking up five additional episodes of the Reba McEntire multi-camera comedy for an 18-episode total, considered a full-season order by today’s network standards.
As a precursor to the episodic order, NBC recently picked up five extra scripts of Happy’s Place, a move used by the broadcast networks on shows they are bullish on.
At the same time, NBC also commissioned five additional scripts of Happy’s Place’s Friday companion, fellow sitcom Lopez vs.Lopez.
There has been no Back episodic order for that show yet. Likely boosted by McEntire’s coach role on The Voice, Happy’s Place has been a Friday breakout.
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