Wednesday, December 5, 2018

NBC Picks Up a Fourth Season of Its Popular and Critically Acclaimed Thursday Night Comedy "The Good Place"

NBC Picks Up a Fourth Season of Its Popular and Critically Acclaimed Thursday Night Comedy "The Good Place"
"Congratulations to Mike Schur and an exceptional cast and crew, all of whom collaborate to create a thoughtful, mind-bending and hysterical series unlike anything else on television," said Tracey Pakosta and Lisa Katz.
[via press release from NBC] MEDIA ALERT
· NBC has picked up a fourth season of its popular and critically acclaimed Thursday night comedy "The Good Place." The episode order is yet to be determined.

· "The Good Place" stars Ted Danson, Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, Manny Jacinto and D'Arcy Carden. Michael Schur, David Miner, Morgan Sackett and Drew Goddard executive produce.

· "The Good Place" is produced by Universal Television, Fremulon and 3 Arts Entertainment.
· "Congratulations to Mike Schur and an exceptional cast and crew, all of whom collaborate to create a thoughtful, mind-bending and hysterical series unlike anything else on television," said Tracey Pakosta and Lisa Katz, Co-Presidents, Scripted Programming, NBC Entertainment. "We can't wait to see what unexpected stories the new season will bring."

· Critics have raved about the first three seasons of "The Good Place." The New York Times says it's "the best sitcom on TV," TVLine calls it the "#1 comedy on television" and Vanity Fair adds, "'The Good Place' remains the brightest beacon of light currently on television."

· Season to date "The Good Place is averaging a 1.6 rating in adults 18-49 and 4.6 million viewers overall, according to "live plus seven day" figures from Nielsen Media Research. When 35 days of time-shifting and projected digital viewership is added, the show's 18-49 rating grows to a 3.65.
· "The Good Place" also delivers the most highly educated audience among primetime Big 4 series this season, indexing at a 155 among adults 18-49 with four or more years of college (with 100 representing an average concentration of those viewers).

· "The Good Place" is currently nominated for a Humanitas Prize Award in the 30-Minute Comedy Category and earlier this year the show was awarded with the TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy.

· Ted Danson was Emmy Award-nominated for his role as Michael, breaking the record number of nominations in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series category. He also took home the Critics' Choice Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series. 

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