''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' is an American
police procedural comedy
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television series that aired on
Fox
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, and later on
NBC
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. The show aired from September 17, 2013, to September 16, 2021, for a total of eight seasons and 153 episodes. Created by
Dan Goor
Daniel Joshua Goor (born April 28, 1975) is an American comedy writer and television producer. He has written for several comedy talk shows including ''The Daily Show'', ''Last Call with Carson Daly'' and ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien''. He ...
and
Michael Schur
Michael Herbert Schur (born 1975) is an American television producer, writer, director and actor. He was a producer and writer for the comedy series ''The Office'', and co-created ''Parks and Recreation'' with ''Office'' producer Greg Daniels. ...
, the premise revolves around seven
New York City Police Department
The New York City Police Department (NYPD), officially the City of New York Police Department, established on May 23, 1845, is the primary municipal law enforcement agency within the City of New York, the largest and one of the oldest in ...
(NYPD) detectives who are adjusting to life under their new commanding officer, the serious and stern Captain Raymond Holt (
Andre Braugher
Andre Keith Braugher (; born July 1, 1962) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Detective Frank Pembleton in the police drama series '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' (1993–1999), used car salesman Owen Thoreau Jr. in the com ...
). Featuring an
ensemble cast headed by Braugher and
Andy Samberg
Andy Samberg (born David A. J. Samberg; August 18, 1978) is an American actor, comedian, musician, producer and screenwriter. He is a member of the comedy music group The Lonely Island and was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2005 ...
, the cast also features
Stephanie Beatriz
Stephanie Beatriz Bischoff Alvizuri (born February 10, 1981) is an American actress, model and singer. She is known for playing Detective Rosa Diaz in the Fox/NBC comedy series ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' (2013–2021), and voicing protagonist Mi ...
,
Terry Crews
Terry Alan Crews (born July 30, 1968) is an American actor, television host, and former American footballer. He played Julius Rock in the UPN/ CW sitcom ''Everybody Hates Chris'', which aired from 2005 to 2009, and portrayed Terry Jeffords ...
,
Melissa Fumero
Melissa Fumero (née Gallo; born August 19, 1982) is an American actress. From the age of ten, she aspired to become an actor and later attended New York University, from which she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in drama. She made her ...
,
Joe Lo Truglio
Joseph Vincent Lo Truglio (; born December 2, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, writer and producer. Best known for his role as Charles Boyle on the Fox/NBC sitcom '' Brooklyn Nine-Nine'', he also was a cast member on the television series ' ...
,
Chelsea Peretti
Chelsea Vanessa Peretti (born February 20, 1978) is an American comedian, actress, television writer, singer, and songwriter. She is best known for portraying Gina Linetti in the comedy series '' Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' and writing for '' Parks and ...
,
Dirk Blocker
Dennis Dirk Blocker (born July 31, 1957) is an American actor. He earned his first regular TV role on '' Baa Baa Black Sheep'' (1976–1978), playing pilot Jerry Bragg. From 2013–2021, he starred as Detective Michael Hitchcock on the Fox/NBC c ...
, and
Joel McKinnon Miller
Joel McKinnon Miller (born February 21, 1960) is an American actor who is best known for portraying Don Embry on ''Big Love'' and Detective Norm Scully on ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine''.
Life and career
Joel McKinnon Miller was born in Rockford, Minne ...
.
Produced as a
single-camera
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The single-camera setup originally developed during the birth of the classical Hollywood cinema ...
comedy, Fox originally ordered 13 episodes for its first season, eventually expanding it to 22 episodes. ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' premiered on September 17, 2013. On May 10, 2018, Fox cancelled the series after five seasons; the next day, NBC picked it up for a sixth season which premiered on January 10, 2019. The seventh season premiered in February 2020. The 10-episode eighth and final season premiered on August 12, 2021.
The series has been acclaimed by critics. The first season won the
Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, and on the same night, Samberg won the
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy.
Braugher has been nominated four times for the
and has twice won the
. The series has also received particular praise for its portrayal of serious issues, while retaining a sense of humor. For its portrayal of
LGBTQ+
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people, the series won the 2018
GLAAD Media Award
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for
Outstanding Comedy Series.
Premise
Set in the fictional 99th Precinct of the New York City Police Department in Brooklyn, ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' follows a team of detectives headed by the serious and intellectual Captain Raymond Holt, who is assigned as their new commanding officer in the pilot episode. The outside of the precinct is based on the 78th Precinct in Brooklyn, as the 99th Precinct is not real.
Cast and characters
*
Andy Samberg
Andy Samberg (born David A. J. Samberg; August 18, 1978) is an American actor, comedian, musician, producer and screenwriter. He is a member of the comedy music group The Lonely Island and was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2005 ...
as
Jacob "Jake" Peralta: Jake is a skilled detective, but often acts immaturely. His favorite film is ''
Die Hard
''Die Hard'' is a 1988 American action film directed by John McTiernan, with a screenplay by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza. Based on the 1979 novel '' Nothing Lasts Forever'', by Roderick Thorp, it stars Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Al ...
'', which he references frequently and even attempts to relive. Jake is unrelenting in his confidence, even in the face of failure, and refuses to take things seriously most of the time. He dates and later marries Amy and they have a son in season 7. He often references his hard upbringing due to his father leaving him as a child.
*
Stephanie Beatriz
Stephanie Beatriz Bischoff Alvizuri (born February 10, 1981) is an American actress, model and singer. She is known for playing Detective Rosa Diaz in the Fox/NBC comedy series ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' (2013–2021), and voicing protagonist Mi ...
as
Rosa Diaz
Rosa Diaz is a fictional character portrayed by Stephanie Beatriz in '' Brooklyn Nine-Nine'', an American police procedural comedy. She was originally created under the name "Megan", but changed to Rosa when Stephanie Beatriz got the part over ...
: Rosa is a tough, intimidating detective; most of the 99th precinct is afraid of her. She takes pride in being very private and her colleagues know almost nothing about her, including what she likes or where she lives. She used to do ballet and gymnastics as a child and is skilled with various weapons. She also went to medical school and even has a pilot licence. At the police academy, she was classmates with Jake and the two became friends. In season 4 and 5, she dates fellow detective Adrian Pimento, and she comes out as bisexual later in season 5.
*
Terry Crews
Terry Alan Crews (born July 30, 1968) is an American actor, television host, and former American footballer. He played Julius Rock in the UPN/ CW sitcom ''Everybody Hates Chris'', which aired from 2005 to 2009, and portrayed Terry Jeffords ...
as
Terrence "Terry" Jeffords: Terry is a family man with a wife, Sharon, and twin daughters, Cagney and Lacey, having a third daughter in season 3 on Thanksgiving named Ava. He works out frequently and is very strong, but used to be extremely overweight and still has some issues with food. For the first five seasons, he is a sergeant, being addressed as "Sarge" frequently. In season 6, he passes an exam to become a lieutenant.
*
Melissa Fumero
Melissa Fumero (née Gallo; born August 19, 1982) is an American actress. From the age of ten, she aspired to become an actor and later attended New York University, from which she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in drama. She made her ...
as
Amy Santiago
Amy Santiago is a fictional character who appears in police procedural comedy television series '' Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' (2013–2021). Portrayed by Melissa Fumero, she is depicted as controlling, over-achieving, and perfectionistic. Amy works a ...
: Amy is a neurotic, competitive, 'nerdy' detective who desperately seeks Captain Holt's approval. She obsesses over mistakes and is eager to prove herself worthy. She becomes a sergeant in season 5. She and Jake begin to date in season 3, got married in season 5, and have a son named Mac after the fictional
John McClane
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at the end of season 7.
*
Joe Lo Truglio
Joseph Vincent Lo Truglio (; born December 2, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, writer and producer. Best known for his role as Charles Boyle on the Fox/NBC sitcom '' Brooklyn Nine-Nine'', he also was a cast member on the television series ' ...
as
Charles Boyle Charles Boyle may refer to:
* Charles Boyle, 3rd Viscount Dungarvan (1639–1694), British politician
* Charles Boyle, 2nd Earl of Burlington (died 1704), British politician
* Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery (1674–1731), author, soldier and st ...
: Charles is Jake's best friend who is obsessed with strange and unusual food. He most often partners with Jake, whom he holds in high regard, and tends to over-share personal and intimate information with him. Early in season 1, he has an intense crush on Rosa and often tries to ask her out but fails. After a brief engagement to food author Vivian Ludley, he later begins a relationship with an artist named Genevieve and the two adopt a son named Nikolaj from Latvia at the start of season 4.
*
Chelsea Peretti
Chelsea Vanessa Peretti (born February 20, 1978) is an American comedian, actress, television writer, singer, and songwriter. She is best known for portraying Gina Linetti in the comedy series '' Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' and writing for '' Parks and ...
as
Regina "Gina" Linetti (main seasons 1–6; special guest season 8): Gina is Captain Holt's assistant and Jake's childhood friend. She acts cool and disinterested in the people around her, instead focusing almost entirely on her phone and social media. Gina is over-confident to the point of arrogance and holds an unproven amount of respect with her peers. She loves dancing and making fun of Amy. She also has a short-lived sexual relationship with Charles, which she is incredibly ashamed of, though she later goes public with the relationship, without consulting Charles. In season 5, she has a child named Enigma/"Iggy". Gina departs temporarily in the start of season 5 due to Peretti's real-life pregnancy, and for good in season 6 to build an online brand, but she returns in the series finale.
*
Andre Braugher
Andre Keith Braugher (; born July 1, 1962) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Detective Frank Pembleton in the police drama series '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' (1993–1999), used car salesman Owen Thoreau Jr. in the com ...
as
Raymond Jacob Holt: Captain Holt is the captain of the 99th precinct who takes pride in being the NYPD's first African American homosexual police captain. He is known for his stoic and deadpan demeanor and he frequently criticizes Jake's immature behavior, though he eventually develops a strong, familial relationship with all his detectives, who in turn hold him in high esteem. Both Amy and Jake view him as a father figure. He is married to Kevin Cozner, a professor of classics at Columbia University, and has a Pembroke Welsh Corgi named Cheddar. He is also rivals with Deputy Chief Madeline Wuntch.
*
Dirk Blocker
Dennis Dirk Blocker (born July 31, 1957) is an American actor. He earned his first regular TV role on '' Baa Baa Black Sheep'' (1976–1978), playing pilot Jerry Bragg. From 2013–2021, he starred as Detective Michael Hitchcock on the Fox/NBC c ...
as
Michael Hitchcock
Michael Hitchcock (born July 28, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and television producer.
Early life
Hitchcock received his Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Un ...
and
Joel McKinnon Miller
Joel McKinnon Miller (born February 21, 1960) is an American actor who is best known for portraying Don Embry on ''Big Love'' and Detective Norm Scully on ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine''.
Life and career
Joel McKinnon Miller was born in Rockford, Minne ...
as
Norm Scully
''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' is an American sitcom which premiered in September 2013 on Fox, and later moved to NBC. The show revolves around the detective squad of the fictional 99th Precinct of the New York Police Department, located in Brooklyn.
...
(recurring season 1, starring seasons 2–5, main season 6–8): Hitchcock and Scully are two aging, accident-prone, lazy, and non-proficient detectives whose careers peaked in the 1980s, though they now focus more on paperwork to avoid active police work and love to eat junk food. Because of this, they are often disregarded by the rest of the precinct, but they are quite skilled when they put their minds to it. Hitchcock is known to be vulgar and creepy, especially towards women, and lives in a van; while Scully is more kindhearted and can sing opera well despite having several types of diabetes.
Production
Development
Writers and producers Michael Schur and Dan Goor, who had known each other since they were students at
Harvard University
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, and had collaborated on the sitcom ''
Parks and Recreation'', conceived the idea to set a comedy in a police station, a setting they felt had been insufficiently used in television comedies since ''
Barney Miller
''Barney Miller'' is an American sitcom television series set in a New York City Police Department police station on East 6th St in Greenwich Village. The series was broadcast on ABC Network from January 23, 1975, to May 20, 1982. It was created ...
''. They pitched the idea to production company
Universal Television
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, where Schur had a development deal. Although Universal signed on to produce the series, its parent company's network, NBC, passed on airing it, so the duo sold it to the Fox Broadcasting Company.
Fox placed a 13-episode order for the
single-camera
The single-camera setup, or single-camera mode of production, also known as portable single camera, is a method of filmmaking and video production.
The single-camera setup originally developed during the birth of the classical Hollywood cinema ...
ensemble comedy in May 2013. The series was picked up for a
full season of 22 episodes in October 2013, and was later chosen to air with the sitcom ''
New Girl
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'' in a "special one-hour comedy event" as the
Super Bowl XLVIII
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lead-out programs. It is filmed at
CBS Studio Center in
Studio City, Los Angeles. The exterior view of the fictional 99th Precinct building is the actual 78th Precinct building in Brooklyn.
Cancellation and renewals
Fox canceled the series after five seasons in May 2018. Negotiations to revive the series for a sixth season began shortly afterwards with
TBS and NBC, as well as streaming services
Hulu
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and
Netflix
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. After fans launched a social-media campaign calling for a renewal, Goor announced that NBC had picked up the series for a sixth season comprising 13 episodes 30 hours following the cancellation. In a statement,
NBC Entertainment
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In ...
chairman
Robert Greenblatt
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Early life and educatio ...
expressed regret for originally passing on the series to Fox and was "thrilled" at its addition to the network. NBC subsequently announced that the series would premiere midseason in the
2018–19 television season. In September, the network ordered an additional five episodes for season six, bringing the order to 18. The sixth season premiered on NBC on January 10, 2019. Peretti, who portrays civilian administrator Gina Linetti, departed as a series regular during the season, but returned for a guest appearance.
In February 2019, NBC renewed the series for a seventh season, followed by an eighth season renewal in November prior to the airing of the seventh. The seventh season premiered on February 6, 2020, and concluded on April 23.
In February 2021, NBC announced that the eighth season of 10 episodes would be the last,
and further announced that the eighth-season premiere would be delayed until August 12, 2021.
Two episodes aired back-to-back each week for five weeks and the series concluded on September 16, 2021.
Writing
In June 2020, Crews said that the planned direction of the eighth season was being altered in response to the
murder of George Floyd
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, with Goor cancelling four "ready to go" episodes as a result. Samberg also stated that the series would be "striking a balance" between addressing police brutality and maintaining its comedic style. It also incorporated the
COVID-19 pandemic
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during the season.
Although initially announced as part of NBC's fall schedule, the eighth-season premiere was pushed back to 2021 due to the pandemic.
Goor called ending the series "a difficult decision, but ultimately, we felt it was the best way to honor the characters, the story, and our viewers", with the cast also expressing sentiments for having been a part of the series.
Episodes
Reception
Critical response
Rotten Tomatoes
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gave season one a score of 89% based on 57 reviews. The consensus is: "Led by the surprisingly effective pairing of Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher, ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' is a charming, intelligently written take on the cop show format."
For Season 2, it received a score of 100% based on 17 reviews. That season's consensus is: "''Brooklyn Nine-Nine''s winning cast, appealing characters and wacky gags make it good comfort food."
Metacritic
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gives the first season of the show a weighted average rating of 70/100 based on 33 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Alyssa Rosenberg of ''
The Washington Post
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'' deemed ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' "one of the funniest, most important shows on TV" and highlighted its "ability to find unpredictable routes into a wide range of issues in contemporary policing." Writing for ''
Vanity Fair'', Grace Robertson regarded the series as "a well-made exemplar of
..the workplace sitcom" that confers "straightforward pleasures". ''
Slate
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''s Aisha Harris called the series "a well-crafted fantasy, with hardly any discernible connection to current cultural attitudes about law enforcement" but complimented its "talented" ensemble cast. It was ranked No. 24 in ''
Rolling Stone
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''s 50 Best TV Shows of the 2010s list, in which its curator,
Alan Sepinwall
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, praised "the comedic yin and yang" of Samberg and Braugher's characters.
''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' has received praise for its forthright portrayal of
LGBTQ
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The LGBT term is ...
people and the serious issues that affect them while retaining its sense of humor.
Portraying Captain Raymond Holt, a lead character, as an openly gay, no-nonsense black man in a same-sex interracial marriage is unprecedented in cinema and television. The
coming out
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Framed and debated as a privacy issue, coming out of ...
as bisexual by detective Rosa Diaz in episode "
99", the 99th episode of the series, has been described as an important representation of
sexual orientation
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.
Ratings
Awards and nominations
Broadcast
''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' is broadcast in Canada on
Citytv
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. After the second episode of the second season, it was replaced on Sunday nights by ''
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'' for the duration of the
2014–15 NHL regular season; after the NHL season concluded City resumed airing ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'', and has continued to broadcast the show
simultaneously with the American broadcast since the third season (''Hometown Hockey'' was moved to
Sportsnet
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in 2015). The series also airs on
TBS and sister channel
TruTV
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The channel was originally launched in 1991 as Court TV, a network that focu ...
from 2018 to 2021. On February 7, 2022,
Comedy Central
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was announced to become the new syndication home starting on February 20. In the United Kingdom, the show premiered on
E4 in January 2014. The second season debuted on January 15, 2015, the third began on January 7, 2016, and the fourth on January 5, 2017. The fifth season aired on March 8, 2018, the sixth on March 28, 2019, and the seventh on March 26, 2020. The series airs on
RTÉ2
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History
In the 1970s, the Iri ...
in Ireland. In New Zealand, ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' premiered on
TV2 on February 13, 2014.
In South Asia, ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' airs on
Comedy Central India. In South Africa, the series premiered on
SABC
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3, in the 19:00 timeslot, airing Mondays to Fridays, where repeats aired on Sunday In Australia, it premiered on
SBS on July 28, 2014, and airs repeats on
Universal Channel
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from January 7, 2015. It moved to
SBS 2
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in 2015 commencing with the second season, which premiered on March 3, 2015. It has now moved to
SBS Viceland
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, currently airing on Fridays at 8:30pm. In December 2014,
Netflix
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UK added the first season to its listings, with Netflix Australia following suit in March 2015. Since 2016, Netflix UK, Australia, Germany, Austria, Latin America, and Switzerland have carried seasons 1 to 6 of ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine''. The seventh season was added to Netflix UK on March 26, 2021. In South East Asia and Sri Lanka, ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' airs right after the U.S. on
Diva
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.
French Canadian adaptation
A
French Canadian
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adaptation of the series, titled ''
Escouade 99
''Escouade 99'' (translation from French: ''Squad 99'') is a French-language police procedural comedy television series produced for Club Illico streaming service, based on '' Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' originally created by Dan Goor and Michael Sch ...
'' (translates to "Squad Ninety-Nine"), debuted on the Québec streaming platform
Club Illico
Club may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Club'' (magazine)
* Club, a ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character
* Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards
* Club music
* "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea''
Brands and enterprises
...
in 2020. Set in
Quebec City
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, ''Escouade 99'' has a budget of 4 million for the first season of the series, which is approximately the same budget as a single episode of ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine''. Following the release of the first trailer, Fumero criticized the casting, specifically that of white actresses in the roles based on Amy Santiago and Rosa Diaz.
Escouade 99 is also already casting a second season.
Home media
Notes
References
External links
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Official website at
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Best Musical or Comedy Series Golden Globe winners
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Television series by Fremulon
Television series by Universal Television
Television series created by Michael Schur
Television shows featuring audio description
Television shows filmed in Los Angeles
Television shows set in Brooklyn