NBC announced that its second-year comedy series WHITNEY will return to its primetime lineup on Wednesday, November 14 (8-8:30 p.m. ET) replacing 'Animal Practice.'
According to Variety, NBC has delayed the season premieres of 'Whitney' and 'Community', which were scheduled to air on October 19. The comedies-believed to be completed-are expected to return later this season, but no rescheduled dates have been confirmed.
TVGuide reports that Maulik Pancholy will not be returning to the NBC comedy WHITNEY for its sophomore season. Instead, the actor will reprise his role as Jack Donaghy's (Alec Baldwin) assistant Jonathan on the network's long-running series 30 ROCK.
Hot off of her recent Emmy nomination for the comedy special, "Kathy Griffin: Tired Hooker," Bravo Media greenlit a second season of KATHY, the weekly prime-time talk show that Jane Fonda deemed "…the weirdest show I've ever done in my life.'
TBS has acquired the off-network rights to 2 Broke Girls, the breakout hit comedy created by Emmy(R) winner/executive producer Michael Patrick King (Sex and the City) and white-hot comedian Whitney Cummings (Whitney). Television's #1 new series of the 2011-12 season with adults 18-49 and the #1 new comedy among total viewers, 2 Broke Girls is distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television and is set to join the TBS lineup in 2015.
Deadline.com reports that Wil Calhoun has been tapped to become the new showrunner for NBC's comedy series WHITNEY. He will also serve as executive producer of the show which is headed into its sophomore season.
'The Office,' 'Parks & Recreation' and 'Up All Night' are all set to return next season, joining 'Community' (set for 13 episodes) and '30 Rock,' (final season) which were picked up yesterday. In an unanticipated move, NBC has also renewed 'Whitney.'
Produced by Borderline Amazing Productions, LOVE YOU, MEAN IT WITH WHITNEY CUMMINGS is guided by Cummings signature humor, and will be a weekly medley of witty commentary featuring Whitney's take on everything from the biggest pop culture and celebrity happenings, to life, relationships, sex, and more.
On the January 11th episode of NBC's WHITNEY entitled 'Private Parts', Alex (Chris D'Elia) refuses to share the password to his phone, and Whitney (Whitney Cummings), who believes that they should share everything, becomes upset.
On tonight's episode of NBC's WHITNEY, Chelsea Handler guest stars. In the show, Liz is excited for her upcoming nuptials, and asks Whitney (Whitney Cummings) to be her maid of honor and plan an engagement party for her and her fiancé, Neal (Maulik Pancholy).
NBC builds two nights of Halloween-themed programming as the final season debut of 'Chuck' (Fridays, 8-9 p.m. ET) and the series premiere of new drama 'Grimm' (Fridays, 9-10 p.m. ET) will begin on Friday, October 28.
