NBC Orders Five Additional Episodes of Sean Saves the World

According to Deadline, NBC has ordered five additional episodes of freshman comedy Sean Saves the World, bringing its first season episode total to eighteen. The decision, which comes after the network gave the struggling comedy a four script order, follows a 28% ratings bump that saw Sean match its series high. Granted, it was due to a special episode of The Voice airing at 8:00, but considering the shape that the NBC Thursday lineup is in right now, the network seems to be looking for anything to grasp onto as far as momentum/success for its comedies. The shortened order tells me two things: the show faces an uphill battle regarding a second season and NBC will be shifting its schedule come March, either by airing the two comedies it planned to use after The Voice (Growing Up Fisher and About a Boy) on Thursdays or using new multi-cam Undateable. Freshman shows that find themselves in the weird gray area between a set 13-episode order and a 22-episode order tend to have only gotte

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