Community, Parks and Recreation, Mercy Get Full-Season Pickups

UNIVERSAL CITY: NBC has picked up the comedies Community and Parks and Recreation, as well as the drama Mercy, for an additional nine episodes each. 

The freshman drama Mercy has averaged a 2.1 rating, 5 share in adults 18 to 49 and 7.8 million viewers overall so far this season. Mercy has finished number one in its time period in total viewers with each of its last three telecasts. Community has averaged a 2.6 rating, 5 share in adults 18 to 49 and 5.7 million viewers overall. The returning comedy Parks and Recreation has averaged a 2.1 rating, 5 share in adults 18 to 49 and 4.8 million viewers overall this season. It has retained the time period’s full adult 18 to 49 lead-in with each of its six telecasts so far this season. 

"We are very pleased with the critical and audience reaction to our wonderful new comedy Community," said Angela Bromstad, the president of primetime entertainment at NBC and Universal Media Studios. "The cast and producers are delivering a first-rate, quality show that is very promising as the newest of NBC’s first-rate Thursday-night comedies."

About Mercy, Bromstad added: "This drama has found a dedicated audience and continues to build in the ratings. We’ve seen future episodes and we’re confident Mercy can be a strong player for us." She continued, "Parks and Recreation has proven to be a steady performer for us on Thursday nights and gets better with every show. We look forward to continuing our creative collaboration with Amy Poehler, Greg Daniels, Michael Schur and the rest of the great cast and production team."