NBC Renews Five Dramas for 2013-14 Season

(press release) NBC has announced the renewal of five key drama series for the 2013-14 season: “Revolution,” “Chicago Fire,” “Parenthood,” “Grimm” and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.”

All have been given 22-episode orders.

The announcement was made by Jennifer Salke, president of NBC Entertainment.

“On the verge of our 2013 fall scheduling decisions, we’re pleased to renew five drama series that will be important to our new season line-up,” Salke said. “We’re proud and very appreciative of all of the actors, producers, writers and directors who work so hard to deliver such high-quality work week in and week out. These complex shows represent a broad range of genres and tones, and all of them stand out for us in a television landscape now filled with one-hour series. We’re especially pleased to be renewing “Revolution” and “Chicago Fire” — two first-season successes — and there will be more returning series announcements made in the next couple of weeks.”

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I do understand that no matter how bad the ratings for NBC are, they have to renew something, but I think it will end up being a mistake giving REVOLUTION a second season, especially a full 22 episode season. The network is just begging for another SMASH situation.

The other four renewals are good choices for the network. All have positive ratings potential for the next season.

Add these five hours, plus the 4 hours of Football on Sunday night and three hours a week for THE VOICE and NBC has 13 of its 19 original hours set. You really have to wonder if ANY of the comedies from this season will get renewed. I would have expected an announcement by now for at least one of them.