Happy’s Place and St. Denis Medical Renewed for Third Seasons by NBC

NBC has issued its first renewals for the season, and once again, sophomore comedy St. Denis Medical is among them. Also renewed alongside St. Denis Medical is fellow second-season sitcom Happy's Place. Both Eries have been solid and reliable performers for ABC throughout their runs, with St. Denis Medical ranking as NBC's #4 series with a 0.31 average, while Happy's Place has performed respectably in a tough Friday night time slot, with a 0.24 average. The two series have helped NBC rebuild a long-struggling comedy brand, with the network not having any long-running comedy veterans on their lineup since Superstore ended in 2021. While just entering their third seasons next year, both St. Denis Medical and Happy's Place look stronger than any of NBC's recent third-season comedies, suggesting a path forward for a network that has seen major ratings declines in recent years. Both are correct predictions for The TV Ratings Guide.

St. Denis Medical Renewed by NBC

NBC's first renewal of the season has arrived. Freshman sitcom St. Denis Medical, which debuted to strong ratings and has thus far settled as NBC's top comedy, has received a renewal for a second season, just six episodes into its run. While the series was unable to hold anywhere near the 0.51 rating it premiered to, the 0.3s it has drawn for most episodes since are still a solid outing for an NBC comedy, with most of the Peacock networks' comedies often struggling to remain competitive with the other networks. It currently rates as NBC's #3 series this season, narrowly out-rating long-running hits like SVU and Chicago PD. The series is also said to be a strong streaming performer for NBC, with the network touting the show's growth on streaming in the week after its premiere, rising over 80% from its live rating that week. NBC showed confidence in this show early on, extending its season one order months before it even began, and giving it the 8 PM anchor slot on Tuesday, pushing Night Court to the bottom of the hour in the process. The series stars Wendi McLendon-Covey, Allison Tolman, Kaliko Kauahi and David Alan Grier, who was nominated for a Critics Choice Award for his work on the series, with the show also receiving a nod for Best Comedy Series. This is a correct prediction for The TV Ratings Guide.

St. Denis Medical Ordered to Series by NBC

St. Denis Medical has a pulse on NBC, as the Peacock Network has ordered the medical comedy pilot to series. Created by Superstore and American Auto creator Justin Spitzer, St. Denis Medical is a rockumentary-style comedy centering on an underfunded and understaffed Oregon hospital, where passionate doctors and nurses do what they can to treat their patients while trying to stay sane. David Alan Grier, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Allison Tolman, Josh Lawson and Kahyun Kim star in the series. The news comes as NBC announced the cancellations of veteran comedies Young Rock and Grand Crew, as Spitzer's American Auto remains in limbo.