The “Night Court” sequel series has been renewed for Season 3 at NBC, Variety has learned.
The multi-cam comedy aired its second season between December 2023 and March 2024, with the season finale airing on March 26. Per NBC, the 13 episode season has reached 24 million viewers combined across all platforms to date. It ranks as the network’s number one primetime comedy in both total viewers and in the adults 18-49 demo.
“Night Court” picks up 30 years after the series of the same name that ran on NBC from 1984 to 1992 that starred Harry Anderson as Harry T. Stone, a young judge assigned to the night shift at a Manhattan arraignment court.
In the new series, “The eternally optimistic Abby Stone (Melissa Rauch) follows in the footsteps of her revered late father, Judge Harry Stone, as she takes on the challenge of overseeing the night shift of a Manhattan arraignment court,” per the official logline.
Original series star John Larroquette also stars in the show, reprising the role of Dan Fielding. In the new series, Fielding returns to the night court and begins serving as a public defender, whereas in the original series he was a prosecutor.
The cast of the series also includes India de Beaufort, Lacretta, and Nyambi Nyambi. Nyambi was promoted to series regular status for Season 2.
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