The new NBC sitcom "Great News" (8 and 8:30 p.m., Ch. 5) comes to us from the producers of "30 Rock" and "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" — and shares a certain sensibility with those shows.
Katie Wendelson (Briga Heelan, "Undateable") is a harried producer on a cable news show. And her stress level shoots off the charts when her overbearing mother, (Andrea Martin, "SCTV") gets an internship at the show.
It can be a bit much at times, but there's a great supporting cast — including John Michael Higgins and Nicole Richie as the news anchors — and there are enough laughs to keep it moving.
(NBC is airing back-to-back episodes on Tuesday nights for the next few weeks.
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Chris Haston | NBC Nicole Richie as Portia, John Michael Higgins as Chuck, Andrea Martin as Carol, Briga Heelan as Katie, Adam Campbell as Greg, and Horatio Sanz as Justin in ÒGreat News.Ó
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