Overview
- NBC confirmed third-season orders for the 2026–27 broadcast year, with Scripted Content chief Lisa Katz thanking the shows’ teams and highlighting their value to primetime and Peacock.
- St. Denis Medical was cited as the only primetime comedy across broadcast to post season-over-season linear growth in adults 18–49, with its Jan. 5 episode the best in the demo since the November 2024 premiere.
- Happy’s Place delivered its strongest episode of the season on Jan. 23 and is up quarter over quarter by +15% in the demo and +22% in total viewers, according to NBC.
- Both series come from Universal Television, with Happy’s Place created by Kevin and Julie Abbott and St. Denis Medical from Justin Spitzer and Eric Ledgin.
- Pending decisions remain for freshman comedies Stumble and The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, while new episodes of Happy’s Place return Feb. 27 and St. Denis Medical resumes March 2.