"Whitney" Season 2 Raised to 16 Episodes

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NBC Orders 3 More Episodes of "Whitney"
by NELLIE ANDREEVA
Thursday December 13, 2012


NBC has given "Whitney" a pickup for 3 additional episodes, bringing its second-season order to 16 episodes.

In May, the multi-camera comedy received a 13-episode second-season. It was originally scheduled to air in the Friday 8 PM slot but in October it was upgraded to the higher-profile Wednesday 8 PM berth, which it previously occupied.

Then early last month, before "Whitney‘s" second season had premiered, the show was given an order for five more scripts. Now that order has been converted into 3 episodes.



The back order comes as "Whitney‘s" fifth episode of the season last night drew a 1.4/4 in 18-49, matching its season high and up 8% versus last week while most other shows were down.

It was the series’ second consecutive week-to-week gain.



"Whitney" joins its time slot mate, fellow multi-camera comedy "Guys With Kids", which also received a partial back order, 4 episodes, though the freshman debuted two months before Whitney.

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