NBC Orders Five New Episodes Of Reba’s “Happy’s Place”
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Reba McEntire’s New Sitcom Debuted On October 18
Good news, Happy’s Place fans…some new episodes are coming down the pipeline!
Happy’s Place debuted on NBC on October 18. The sitcom stars Reba McEntire as Bobbie, a headstrong woman who recently inherited her late father’s tavern. But Bobbie’s world gets flipped upside down when she discovers she has a younger half-sister who’s now her new business partner.
McEntire’s former Reba sitcom co-star and real-life best friend, Melissa Peterman, also has a role on Happy’s Place. McEntire’s longtime boyfriend, Rex Linn, also stars in the show.
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The Happy’s Place premiere was a smash success. When it debuted on NBC, over four million people tuned in to watch the show.
That number more than doubled once cross-platform viewers from streaming were included. In total, over 10 million people checked out the first episode of Happy’s Place.
Happy’s Place was also the best-performing comedy series ever launched on NBC’s streaming service, Peacock.
McEntire thanked fans for watching, saying, “Y’all are the best, loyal fans ever in the world. Everybody here wanted me to tell you all ‘thank you, thank you, thank you.’ Let’s continue this ride together, okay?”
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NBC Places Order For Five New Episodes Of Reba’s Happy’s Place Sitcom
It looks like the “ride” McEntire referenced will continue well into the future.
Happy’s Place has now released six episodes, with its latest installment airing on Friday, November 22. It’s continued to be a popular show for NBC, motivating the network to order additional episodes.
Deadline reports that Happy’s Place got a full-season order from NBC, with a pickup of five new episodes:
“NBC has handed a Back 5 order to Happy’s Place, picking up five additional episodes of the Reba McEntire multi-camera comedy for an 18-episode total, considered a full-season order by today’s network standards.”
Deadline explains how networks like NBC will pick up extra scripts for a series they are particularly “bullish on.” In other words, NBC has a lot of hope and confidence in Happy’s Place and its future.
New episodes of Happy’s Place air on Friday at 8/7c on NBC. Watch a clip from the most recent episode of the show below.
