‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Has Been Saved By NBC Following Fox Cancellation

Just one day after Fox announced the devastating cancellation of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, the celebrated cop comedy has been saved by NBC, who picked up the series for a 13-episode sixth season.

Netflix and Hulu had reportedly expressed interest in renewing the cancelled series, however, NBC ultimately became victorious. After all, it sort of makes sense since the network’s sister studio Universal TV produces the Andy Samberg-starring series. NBC also was among the prime-time networks that bid for the show’s original pitch from creators Mike Schur and Dan Goor when it first surfaced in 2012 before the project landed at Fox following an intense bidding war, according to Deadline.

“Ever since we sold this show to Fox I’ve regretted letting it get away, and it’s high time it came back to its rightful home,” said Robert Greenblatt, Chairman, NBC Entertainment. “Mike Schur, Dan Goor, and Andy Samberg grew up on NBC and we’re all thrilled that one of the smartest, funniest, and best cast comedies in a long time will take its place in our comedy line-up. I speak for everyone at NBC, here’s to the Nine-Nine!”

From the minute the show was cancelled, fans, critics and celebrities alike rallied behind the series on Twitter, demanding that it be renewed by a competing network or streaming platform. As soon as the NBC deal was finalized, Goor and the stars of Brooklyn Nine-Nine took to Twitter to let everyone know the wonderful news. You can check out some of their celebratory posts below.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine stars Samberg as a goofy yet determined detective named Peralta, who works alongside his captain in the NYPD’s 99th Precinct, Raymond Holt (Andre Braugher). Braugher nabbed three consecutive Emmy nominations for Supporting Actor from 2014-2016 and the series won two Golden Globes in its freshman season, one for best comedy series and one for best actor in a comedy series (Samberg). Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Joe Lo Truglio, Stephanie Beatriz, Chelsea Peretti, Joel McKinnon Miller and Dirk Blocker also star.

Now you may be wondering why Fox cancelled such a brilliant series in the first place, especially considering Brooklyn Nine-Nine achieved Fox’s highest ratings for a live-action comedy series this season among adults ages 18-49. Well, since Fox didn’t own the rights, the expensive licensing fee is said to have been around $1.9 million per episode.

Schur now has a total of three active shows on NBC, including The Good Place, which was renewed for a third season and the newly ordered comedy series Abby’s.

Michael is a music and television junkie keen on most things that are not a complete and total bore. You can follow him on Twitter — @Tweetskoor

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