NBC Renews St. Denis Medical and Happy's Place for Season 3; Pilot Orders for Comedy Projects on NBC

Tuesday, February 03, 2026

NBC Renews St. Denis Medical and Happy's Place for Season 3; Pilot Orders for Comedy Projects on NBC

NBC has renewed each of its second-year comedies St. Denis Medical and Happy's Place for the 2026-27 season. Coming off hot after the winter break, the January 5 episode of St. Denis Medical was a huge performer in both the demo and total viewers. It was the highest-rated episode in the demo since the series premiere in November 2024. In total viewers, the episode ranked as the most watched of the current season.

St. Denis Medical airs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC and next day on Peacock. It is a mockumentary about an underfunded, understaffed Oregon hospital where the dedicated doctors and nurses try their best to treat patients while maintaining their own sanity. In season two, after receiving a large private donation, hospital administrator Joyce bites off more than she can chew while her employees navigate staff shortages, office conflicts and their own personal lives. Starring Wendi McLendon-Covey, David Alan Grier, Allison Tolman, Josh Lawson, Kahyun Kim, Mekki Leeper and Kaliko Kauahi star.

The January 23 telecast of Happy's Place ranked as the best episode this season-to-date with both the demo and total viewers. Happy's Place airs Fridays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC and airs next day on Peacock. In Season 2, Happy's Place reopens its doors, and a long-buried secret comes to light that will test loyalties and shake things up inside the tavern. Through it all, Bobbie must remind everyone that family isn't what you're born into, but it's the people that stand beside you, even in the workplace. The series stars Reba McEntire, Belissa Escobedo, Melissa Peterman, Pablo Castelblanco, Tokala Black Elk and Rex Linn.

Katey Sagal and Jane Lynch

Meanwhile, NBC has ordered two pilot presentations. Both are comedy pilots. Newlyweds comes from Universal Television from Gail Lerner, Jamie Lee Curtis, Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum, Scott Schwartz with Lionsgate Television producing. In the pilot, a later-in-life love story about a free-spirited woman and a buttoned-up professor who marry impetuously after a whirlwind courtship.

The second pilot is an untitled project from Kari Lizer, Jane Lynch and Katey Sagal from Paramount Television Studios. Krista Vernoff, Andrew Stearn and Alexandre Schmitt from Trip the Light Productions will alsp prdocue, along with consulting producers Pepper Schwartz and Janet Lever. In the pilot, Ginger (Katey Sagal) and Jill (Jane Lynch) have always been a team as opposites that work best together. As they sort their past and look toward their future, they'll discover that in spite of it all, they wouldn't change a thing. Loosely inspired by real life best friends and therapists Pepper Schwartz and Janet Lever. More to come for sure if these are picked up to series!