https://deadline.com/2025/05/night-court-canceled-nbc-1236391772/
‘Night Court’ Canceled By NBC After 3 Seasons
By Rosy Cordero, Nellie Andreeva
May 9, 2025 10:40am
EXCLUSIVE: NBC‘s Night Court is no longer in session as the multi-camera comedy starring Melissa Rauch is not being renewed for a fourth season.
The news is not surprising since NBC has been looking to make cuts as it is preparing for NBA coverage next season. Night Court, a reboot the original
1984 sitcom, was considered vulnerable — after a strong early run early on, the comedy has been posting significant year-to-year drop-off this season
as the nostalgia factor may have worn off.
Still, Deadline understands there was a late push for Night Court to return
for a shorter fourth and final season, which was unsuccessful. There is a possibility for it to be shopped elsewhere by studio Warner Bros.
Television.
Night Court was one of three multi-camera comedy series on NBC this season. Freshman hit Happy’s Place has been renewed for next season. The third,
Lopez vs Lopez, also was canceled today alongside NBC dramas Suits LA, The Irrational and Found.
A followup to the original series created by Reinhold Weeg, Night Court
follows Judge Abby Stone (Rauch), the daughter of the late Harry Stone, as
she follows in her father’s footsteps, presiding over the night shift of a Manhattan arraignment court. Similarly to her dad, Abby tries to bring
order to her crew of oddballs and cynics, most notably former night court prosecutor Dan Fielding (John Larroquette), a character from the original series.
Rauch, who previously starred in CBS’ hit series The Big Bang Theory, reunited with her small-screen husband, Simon Helberg, in the final
episode, with franchise actress Raegan Revord (Young Sheldon) also
appearing. The episode, which now serves as a series finale, ended in a cliffhanger.
Night Court also starred Nyambi Nyambi, Lacretta, and Wendie Malick. Marsha Warfield often returned to the universe as her character Roz from the
original series, including the Season 3 finale. Warfield and Larroquette
are the last two surviving principal actors from the OG show, following the death of Richard Moll in 2023.
The series coincidentally followed a similar pattern to the original series
in multiple ways, like how both first seasons saw casting changes for
Season 2.
Dan Rubin served as showrunner and executive producer of Night Court, along with Rauch, Winston Rauch, Larroquette, Mat Harawitz, Lon Zimmet, Lindsey Shockley and Mona Garcea. The series was produced by Warner Bros Television
in association with After January Productions and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
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