Who says good news doesn’t come at the end of the week? On the heels of their Q&A at PaleyFest this week, NBC’s newest hit show, Community, has been given more life as the network has renewed the show for another season. Also to get another season are Parks and Recreation and the new Steve Carell-less Office.

It seems that though the shows weren’t performing up to expectations, they managed to get a stay of execution. THR spells it out with math. We hate math.

Veteran comedy The Office is delivering a 4.0 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and averaging 7.7 million viewers for its current seventh season. Steve Carell‘s farewell episode is scheduled to air at the end of April, with Will Ferrell coming on for a multi-episode guest arc.

In the ratings, Amy Poehler‘s Parks and Rec, currently in its third season, is averaging a 2.8 in the key demo and 5.5 million viewers. With its move to the 9:30 p.m. time slot, the series is up 17 percent in the 18-49 demo (2.8 vs. 2.4) and up 9 percent in total viewers (5.5 million vs. 5.1 million).

Critical favorite Community, which has anchored the competitive 8 p.m. time slot on Thursdays for NBC and is led by The Soup host Joel McHale, has averaged a 2.1 in the 18-49 demo and 4.7 million viewers so far in its sophomore season.

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As things are just getting good on some of NBC’s biggest shows, it’s hard to believe that we’re in the home stretch for this season of TV. With just about a month and a half left, NBC has just released their final schedule of season (and possibly series) finales for this year.

No exact word on what will return just yet, but there are a few shows still on the bubble to be canceled. We’re looking at you, Chuck, Perfect Couples, and Outsourced). However, we’re still holding out that our favorite comedies such as Community, Parks & Recreation, and The Office will return.

With that in mind, here is the full schedule of season finales that the network has lined up, courtesy of Deadline. So prep your DVR’s and get ready for a whole summer of re-runs and off-season replacements.

MONDAY, APRIL 4
“Harry’s Law” (10-11 p.m.)
FRIDAY, APRIL 8
“Who Do You Think You Are?” (8-9 p.m.)
TUESDAY, APRIL 19
“Parenthood” (10-11 p.m.)
SUNDAY, MAY 1
“America’s Next Great Restaurant” (8-9 p.m.)

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Normally we would make some interesting comments about this or that and post something relevant to the topic at hand. This time, however, the staff is in a hurry to head out for lunchtime hot air balloon rides so this has got to be a quick one.

NBC has some great shows on Thursday night and they are all back tonight will all-new episodes. We, of course, have promos for all of them.

Community kicks off the night with guest Malcolm-Jamal Warner, followed by the Perfect Couples premiere. Then Michael’s war to win Holly’s heart continues on The Office, followed by Rob Lowe back with the cast of Parks and Rec. Finally, Liz dabbles in Jack’s marriage on 30 Rock followed by Outsourced going Bollywood. That should be interesting.

Check out all the clips where we usually put stuff like that. If you can’t figure it out now, we can’t help you. All the fun kicks off tonight at 8/7C with Community.

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Great news for fans of Outsourced, The Event or Law and Order: Los Angeles, those shows have all been picked up for a full season by NBC. Getting what’s called the “back nine” green light means you will continue to see these shows for the rest of the current TV season. That is, if their ratings hold out.

In addition to these shows, a similar pickup for Chase is supposedly on the way as well as one for Chuck. Those announcements are expected later this week. Meanwhile, Undercovers is close to receiving an order for additional scripts but not additional episodes, at least for now.

In a statement about the decisions, NBC’s primetime entertainment president Angela Bromstad indicated that the network brass didn’t focus on the ratings when deciding what to do. “We are pleased with the quality of The Event, Law & Order: Los Angeles and Outsourced, and feel they are an important part of helping to re-build our schedule and our studio pipeline,” she said. “We believe in these new series and the creative auspices behind them.”

Let’s hope that’s true, especially in the case of Chuck and The Event, two shows we’ve definitely got programmed into The Flickcast’s office TiVo. As for the others, we’ve not really gotten into Law and Order and as Chris and Matt have expressed on the podcast, we’re not fans of Outsourced either. So, if those shows don’t make it we probably won’t be too disappointed.

Expect more developments such as this from NBC and the rest of the networks during the coming weeks.

It is starting to seem like most every day is TV preview day here at The Flickcast. Well, that can happen when the new Fall TV season is just around the corner and there are so many new shows clamoring for attention.

Today we’ve got more previews for some of NBC’s new Fall shows to share with you. Some of these include The Event, Outsourced, Outlaw, Law and Order: Los Angeles and Undercovers. For The Event we have the two promos that aired during the Emmy telecast which give you even more clues to what The Event could be. We’re not telling, btw.

Next up is Outsourced with interview footage and clips from the series that give you a comprehensive sneak peek at the newest member of the network’s Thursday lineup. Then with Law & Order LA this new promo links East Coast with West as the cops and lawyers of SVU and LOLA get fans ready for the Fall. We’ve also got interview with cast members Corey Stoll and Skeet Ulrich as they discuss their characters on the show.

For Outlaw the supporting members of Cyrus Garza’s legal team dish on what it’s like working with Jimmy Smits, answer fan questions and give you a preview of the series. Finally, with Undercovers this new promo profiles the show’s lead couple, Boris Kodjoe and Gugu Mbatha-Raw (aka Steven and Samantha Bloom), the two spies who will be saving the world this Fall.

Check out all the videos after the jump. These shows, and more, hit NBC this Fall.

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NBC has had a pretty good track record with their comedies in the past few seasons. Who can forget Parks & Recreation and Community, two of their newest shows on Thursday night, and probably two of their best. Now the network is planning on continuing the trend with this season’s next big comedy, Outsourced.

Consider the show like The Office or Parks but with the classic “fish out of water” plot twist. Need more? NBC spells out the premise in a recent press release:

After recently completing Mid America Novelties’ manager training program, Todd Dempsy (Ben Rappaport, off-Broadway’s “The Gingerbread House”) learns that the call center is being outsourced to India, and he is asked to move there to be the manager.  Having never ventured out of the country, he is unprepared for the culture shock. Overwhelmed, Todd discovers that his new staff needs a crash course in all things American if they are to understand the U.S. product line and ramp up sales from halfway around the world.

The cast is full of most Indian character actors you’ve seen for years, and now get to watch shine. We’ve got two new clips from the upcoming series, which proves that the show will fit right in at home with the awkward Michael Scott and misunderstood Leslie Knope.

Check out the clips after the jump, and join us in welcoming the newest motley crew to NBC’s Thurdsay night line up on September 23rd at 9:30PM.

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Friday has ended up being a day where we have a lot of previews for new and currently airing TV shows. This Friday is no exception as we’ve got a whole slew of new previews for upcoming Fall shows from our pals at NBC.

Among these shows are The Event, Outsourced, Chase, Outlaw and the news season of Donald “Your Fired” Trump’s The Apprentice. Yes, that show is still on and yes, his hair still looks like that. Move on.

Here’s the scoop on the previews:

· The Event: Check out the extended 2:30 promo for footage from the pilot and interviews with the cast that are sure to pique your interest.

· Outsourced: This very funny promo finds humor in the slight cultural differences that Outsourced is going to be poking fun at. Let’s just say the phrase “birthday suit” doesn’t translate well…

· Chase: The latest promo teaches us a little about US Marshal Annie Frost’s background. Her troubled life as a child is what drives her to catch the dangerous criminals we’ll see her pursuing.

· Outlaw: The sneak peek below takes you on set to talk to Jimmy Smits and the cast of Outlaw as they give you a comprehensive preview at the Friday series.

· The Apprentice: Donald Trump will be giving the winner of this season a second chance – a privilege that is not lost on the contestants.

Now doesn’t that all sound very interesting? For all the videos, click on through to the other side.

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Continuing our preview of upcoming Fall shows today we’ve got some new ones for a couple of NBC programs. One is a drama called Undercovers and one is a comedy called Outsourced and both look pretty good.

First up is Undercovers. According to our pals at the network this clip is about the following: “Jet-setting and saving the world is part of the job description for the Blooms. Look at some of the exotic locales the spy couple will travel to in JJ Abrams’ Undercovers this fall.”

Next up we’ve got Outsourced. Again according to the network this clip will do the following: “Get the series’ hilarious take on the cultural differences in the dating world.” You can bet those differences will lead to more comic hijinks than you can possibly image.

Check out both of the previews after the jump. Look for these two shows, and many more, to debut soon.

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This week on The Flickcast Chris and Matt are recovering from Comic-Con in San Diego but are still managing to do a show this week. Some of the topics they cover this time around include thoughts on several NBC pilots like Outsourced, The Event, Undercovers and Chase. Also, the boys discuss the new Sucker Punch trailer and director Zack Snyder, potential X-Men First Class casting and a bit more about the fun and some issues with Comic-Con.

They also made some picks this week including Matt’s pick of Blazing Saddles on Blu-ray and Chris’ pick of the Stanley Kubrick film Full Metal Jacket.

As always, if you have comments, questions, critiques, offers of sponsorship or whatever, feel free to hit us up in the comments, on Twitter, at Facebook and MySpace or via email.

With Comic-Con coming up this week comes all sorts of new shows, panels and previews for new TV shows. One show we’ve been following for some time, The Event, and a relatively new one for us, Outsourced. Both look interesting and we are looking forward to seeing them once they debut in the Fall.

In the meantime, as we do often, we’ve got previews for both shows from our friends at NBC to share with you today. First up is The Event where we see The President being rather Presidential and demanding to know what The Event is all about. The President doesn’t know? When something is this Top Secret, you know it’s gonna be big. And by big I mean good.

Next up is Outsourced. In this preview we meet some of the actors from the show and learn more about their characters. I’m sure we’ve all had amusing experiences with customer service from other countries so this show should be pretty funny. Plus, interesting accents are always a plus.

Bonus: If you’re attending Comic-Con in San Diego, be sure to check out The Event panel, which will be taking place on Saturday, July 24th at 11:15a in Ballroom 6A. They will also be Tweeting the panel live so if you’re not in San Diego, you can follow the action that way.

Click through to check out all the videos for these two shows.

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Today, as is customary in the network television world, NBC announced its new Fall schedule at the network upfronts. Of the shows announced several of them are returning from last year, with the notable exception of Parks and Recreation, which is being held until midseason. Also, as you may already know, Heroes will not be back, having been canceled by the network.

Here’s all the info you need to know on the new schedule. Plus, we’ve got previews of a bunch of new shows making their debut in the fall including the J.J. Abrams drama Undercovers, The Event, Chase and Outsourced.

Much of NBC’s new fare will wait until midseason. including the new series The Cape, Friends With Benefits, Perfect Couples, Harry’s Law and The Paul Reiser Show, all of which will premiere later in the season. Overall, the network has added a five new comedies, seven new dramas and one new reality show.

Check out the full schedule along with the previews after the jump.

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