NBC Gives Full Orders to Trio of New Series

UNIVERSAL CITY: The Event, Law & Order: Los Angeles and Outsourced have all been picked up for full seasons to air on NBC.

The Event has averaged a 3.0 rating, 7 share in adults 18 to 49, with 9.1 million viewers overall in "most current" averages, according to Nielsen Media Research. Law & Order: Los Angeles has averaged a 2.5 rating, 7 share in the 18-to-49 segment, with 8.7 million overall viewers in Nielsen "live plus same day" averages. The comedy Outsourced has averaged a 3.0 rating, 8 share in the same demo. The series has notched up 6.3 million viewers overall in "most current" averages from Nielsen.

"We are pleased with the quality of The Event, Law & Order: Los Angeles and Outsourced, and feel they are an important part of helping to re-build our schedule and our studio pipeline," said Angela Bromstad, the president of primetime entertainment at NBC and Universal Media Studios. "We believe in these new series and the creative auspices behind them."