Some good news to report for all the 'Chuck' fans out there.NBC has decided to bring the show back for a 13 episode 3rd season, but with a tighter budget.
The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that NBC and Warner Bros. TV were close to finalizing a third-season renewal deal on Sunday for the action-comedy that has a modest but passionate fanbase.
According to Michael Ausiello, the 13-episode pickup came after Warner Bros. agreed to make significant budget concessions, including scaling back the number of episodes several members of the show's stellar supporting cast will appear in and, per one insider, possibly eliminating one actor all together.
'Chuck' joins 'Southland' as the shows NBC has renewed for fall. Given that 10 p.m. will be off the board due to Jay Leno's talk show, the network has considerably fewer slots than usual to fill.
Confidence has been pretty high that 'Chuck' would return. Once Fox found a way to make the much lesser-rated 'Dollhouse' work for fall late last week, 'Chuck' returning to NBC seemed almost certain.
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