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NBC has picked up a second season of comedy series American Auto, Deadline has learned. We hear the order is for 13 episodes. The news is not surprising as the freshman from Superstore creator Justin Spitzer had been the clear front-runner for renewal among NBC’s current comedy series. More NBC pickups are expected to…

ABC is basking in the primetime spotlight of the NFL as its coverage of the Los Angeles Rams-Arizona Cardinals game on Monday Night Football was the night’s top-rated program. The Rams’ 30-23 victory earned a 1.5 demo rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 6.69 million viewers, per Nielsen fast affiliates…

Coming off a five-year run as writer-producer on NBC’s The Office, Justin Spitzer in August 2013 sold another single-camera workplace comedy, American Auto to NBC, with a put pilot commitment. The script did not go to pilot, and Spitzer went on to create Superstore. After he stepped down as Superstore showrunner in…

NBC will air original episodes of all five of its comedy series — returning shows Young Rock, Kenan and Mr. Mayor – and new series Grand Crew and American Auto — during the week of December 13, ahead of their regular 2022 season premieres. The standalone holiday specials were initially announced in May before Grand Cre…

As one Justin Spitzer-created workplace comedy series, Superstore, is coming to an end on NBC this season, another one will be joining the network’s lineup next season. NBC has given a series order to American Auto, from Spitzer and Aaron Kaplan's Kapital Entertainment, starring Ana Gasteyer, Jon Barinholtz. Also…

As many pilot cast options are coming to an end this month, the broadcast networks are making decisions on the projects that have been shot this fall. NBC in June committed to filming three comedy pilots this year, Night School, American Auto and Grand Crew (fka Phil Augusta Jackson/Dan Goor comedy). All have been…

EXCLUSIVE: Greenleaf alum Tye White, Michael Benjamin Washington (Ratched), Jon Barinholtz (Superstore) and Humphrey Ker (Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet) are set as series regulars opposite Ana Gasteyer and Harriet Dyer in NBC's single-camera comedy pilot American Auto, from Superstore creator Justin Spitzer, Aaron…

Actor-writer-producer X Mayo (The Daily Show) is set as a series regular opposite Ana Gasteyer and Harriet Dyer in NBC's single-camera comedy pilot American Auto, from Superstore creator Justin Spitzer, Aaron Kaplan's Kapital Entertainment and Universal Television. Written by Spitzer, American Auto is set at the…

Saturday Night Live alumna Ana Gasteyer is set to lead the ensemble cast of NBC’s single-camera comedy pilot American Auto, from Superstore creator Justin Spitzer, Aaron Kaplan's Kapital Entertainment and Universal Television. Written by Spitzer, American Auto is set at the headquarters of a major American automotive…

EXCLUSIVE: Harriet Dyer (The InBetween) is set as a lead in NBC single-camera comedy pilot American Auto, from Superstore creator Justin Spitzer, Aaron Kaplan's Kapital Entertainment and Universal Television. Written by Spitzer, American Auto is set at the headquarters of a major American automotive company in…

NBC has given pilot green light to two comedies, multi-camera Jefferies, starring Jim Jefferies, from the stand-up comedian, writer-producer Suzanne Martin and Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner's Hazy Mills;  and single-camera American Auto, from Superstore creator Justin Spitzer and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment…