NBC Rescues Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Just One Day After Fox Canceled It

Andy Samberg’s sitcom will jump networks for Season 6

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Step aside, Last Man Standing: yet another canceled broadcast sitcom has come back from the dead.

NBC has picked up Brooklyn Nine-Nine for a sixth season, the network announced late Friday night. The network placed a 13-episode order for the series, just one day after Fox had canceled it.

As is the case with many shows or pilots that aren’t picked up for a new season in May, the producers and studio behind the Andy Samberg comedy spent the past day frantically searching for a new home.

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