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- 2017
- TV-14
- NBC
- 2017
- TV-14
- NBC
Summary News producer Katie (Briga Heelan) discovers her mother (Andrea Martin) has joined her TV station as an intern in this comedy from Tracey Wigfiel, Tina Fey, and Robert Carlock.
Created By: Tracey Wigfield
- 2017
- TV-14
- NBC
- 2017
- TV-14
- NBC
Great News
Season 1 Premiere: Apr 25, 2017
67
6.4
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Summary News producer Katie (Briga Heelan) discovers her mother (Andrea Martin) has joined her TV station as an intern in this comedy from Tracey Wigfiel, Tina Fey, and Robert Carlock.
Created By: Tracey Wigfield
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
67
65% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
30% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
67
65% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
30% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Wigfield leads her writers’ room with the same eye for sharp characterization and love of fast-flying gags (be they verbal or sight) as her mentors do. Couple that with a talented cast, and it’s clear to see why Great News is immediately such a winner.
A surprisingly solid sitcom that for the most part keeps its balance amid one absurdity after another.
A loopy, likable new NBC comedy.
It can be a bit much at times, but there's a great supporting cast--including John Michael Higgins and Nicole Richie as the news anchors--and there are enough laughs to keep it moving.
Once the show discovers what it really has in its holster (a biting rivalry between Chuck and Nicole Richie’s Portia, for example), it finds its comedic stride with some truly inspired writing. Sadly, though, it never quite rises up to the levels of original insanity it learned from its predecessors or manages to surpasses them.
This is an uneven show--a lot of sharp jokes jumbled with dumb ones. You will not feel smarter or hipper for having watched it. Sample it only if you’re in the mood for mindlessness.
For now, it lacks such innovation, to say the least. It's as stale as yesterday's paper.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 40 User Ratings
6.4
63% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 40 User Ratings
6.4
63% Positive
25 Ratings
25 Ratings
18% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
20% Negative
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Production Company:
- Little Stranger
- 3 Arts Entertainment
- Universal Television
- Bevel Gears
- Big Wig Productions
- NBC Universal Television
Initial Release Date: Apr 25, 2017
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
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Awards
Gracie Allen Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
