Great News

Great News is a sitcom which aired on NBC for two seasons, from 2017 to 2018, centering on a local news team, and particularly on producer Katie Wendelson whose mother Carol has become an intern.

Muppet Mentions

 * In the first season episode "Bear Attack," Portia tries to pitch a story on a slow news day: "Okay, you know the meme of Kermit drinking root beer?"


 * In the second season episode "Pool Show," Portia tells Chuck she doesn't find the Muppets funny.


 * In the second season episode "A Christmas Carol Wendelson," Carol tries to remember the title A Christmas Carol: "The Muppets did a good one and Ace Ventura did a bad one."

Connections

 * Tina Fey serves as co-executive producer and played Diana St. Tropez
 * Andrea Martin played Carol Wendelson
 * Horatio Sanz played Justin