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NBC Renews This Is Us For Three Seasons, Taps Melissa McCarthy as New Little Big Shots Host

Next season’s schedule adds four freshman dramas and four comedies

NBC has given This Is Us a three-season renewal, through the 2021-2022 season. NBC
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By Jason Lynch

May 12, 2019

NBC has locked in This Is Us, TV’s No. 1 entertainment show, for three more seasons—and is bringing Melissa McCarthy to the network as the new host of Little Big Shots.

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Jason Lynch

Jason Lynch is TV editor at Adweek, overseeing trends, technology, personalities and programming across broadcast, cable and streaming video.

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