

According to TVLine, after NBC’s decision to not to move forward with a fourth season of Night Court, series co-lead and executive producer Melissa Rauch (The Big Bang Theory) shared her thoughts on the cancellation. Earlier this month, the series made every effort to shop the sitcom for another season but sadly came up empty.
As per TVLine, Rauch took to Instagram, where he gave a lengthy message for the series. She said, “I have held off on posting anything about Night Court not continuing until I knew we did everything in our power to find another home for it. Perhaps it was being raised on The Goonies‘ ‘Never Say Die’ motto or straight up denial that I didn’t want this incredibly special experience to come to an end.”
According to TVLine “That said, after turning over all the stones there were to be turned over, we’ve learned that it is officially the hour to say ‘farewell,’” she continued. “Or at least ‘Until next time.’”
Via TVLine, Night Court is a comedy series about a Manhattan arraignment court’s night shift, focusing on Judge Abby Stone, the daughter of the late Judge Harry Stone, as she navigates the quirky personalities and unusual cases that come through her courtroom. The series continues from the original series that aired from 1984-1992. Viewership for the revival slipped 36% in Season 3, to an average of 1.95 million per episode.
According to TVLine, Rauch said, “As a kid whose best friend was TV, getting to play make believe with comedy legends on the recreation of a set I watched as a little girl felt like stepping through the looking glass in the best possible way. Walking through those iconic halls. Sitting at the cafeteria tables with the chairs from the original. Feeling the electricity from the live studio audience on a tape night while doing a courtroom scene surrounded by a brilliant, powerhouse group of actors, phenomenally gifted writers and the best crew in the biz. It all felt exceptionally dream-like.”
Via TVLine, in conclusion, Rauch wrote, “I was told that the original creator of Night Court, the great Reinhold Weege, said that the courtroom doors were key to the show’s engine as they ushered in endless stories. And I like to think that’s how Night Court carries on. Just as it did in the 30 years between the first incarnation ending and us beginning. The evergreen revolving door of oddballs and cynics populating that Manhattan arraignment court in the wee hours of the night and at the center of it all a workplace family that will forever be… until next time.”
