NBC Renews 'Parenthood,' 'Grimm,' 'Chicago Fire,' Law & Order SVU,' and 'Revolution'
NBC announced its first round of renewals on Friday, ensuring the return of Parenthood, Grimm, Chicago Fire, Law & Order SVU, and Revolution.
"On the verge of our 2013 fall scheduling decisions, we're pleased to renew five drama series that will be important to our new season line-up," said Jennifer Salke, NBC Entertainment president, according to USA Today. "We're proud and very appreciative of all of the actors, producers, writers and directors who work so hard to deliver such high-quality work week in and week out. These complex shows represent a broad range of genres and tones, and all of them stand out for us in a television landscape now filled with one-hour series."
Freshman series Chicago Fire cleanly past the first season barrier with fly colors, premiering to 6.6 million viewers and then surpassing that number several times during the season, according to HitFix. It's also a particularly important renewal due to the fact that it holds the possibility of a police themed spinoff for the lineup next fall.
Meanwhile Revolution didn't have quite so smooth a year, particularly due to a long winter hiatus. However, the electricity-impaired adventure is powered by Supernatural creator Eric Kripke, a fact that gives the show a promising future.
Today's news comes as a relief to Parenthood fans after the series saw truncated season this year. Ending in January after only fifteen episodes, Screen Rant has confirmed that Parenthood will be given a full, 22-episode season next year.
Grimm, now in it's second season, is using its sci-fi prowess to plug the gap left by Ready For Love after receiving a substantial ratings boost in it's Friday night slot, reports Hit Fix.
Unfortunately, the network has yet to announce the fate of any comedies, particularly fan favorites Community and Parks and Rec.
