NBC Orders Season Six of ‘Superstore’

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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NBC has ordered a sixth season for single-camera workplace comedy Superstore. Justin Spitzer created the show, set at a big-box store in the Midwest.

“We’re thrilled that Superstore continues to speak to many important and topical issues while simultaneously being hilarious,” said Lisa Katz and Tracey Pakosta, co-presidents of scripted programming, NBC Entertainment.

Superstore is averaging a 1.1 rating in viewers 18-49 and 3.8 million viewers overall in live plus seven day Nielsens, said NBC.

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Spitzer executive produces with America Ferrera, director Ruben Fleischer, David Bernad, Gabe Miller & Jonathan Green. Miller and Green are co-showrunners.

Ferrara and Ben Feldman front the cast.

Superstore is produced by Universal Television, Spitzer Holding Company, Miller Green Broadcasting and The District.

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.