NBC Orders Season Six of ‘Superstore’

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NBC has ordered a sixth season for single-camera workplace comedy Superstore. Justin Spitzer created the show, set at a big-box store in the Midwest.

“We’re thrilled that Superstore continues to speak to many important and topical issues while simultaneously being hilarious,” said Lisa Katz and Tracey Pakosta, co-presidents of scripted programming, NBC Entertainment.

Superstore is averaging a 1.1 rating in viewers 18-49 and 3.8 million viewers overall in live plus seven day Nielsens, said NBC.

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Spitzer executive produces with America Ferrera, director Ruben Fleischer, David Bernad, Gabe Miller & Jonathan Green. Miller and Green are co-showrunners.

Ferrara and Ben Feldman front the cast.

Superstore is produced by Universal Television, Spitzer Holding Company, Miller Green Broadcasting and The District.

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.