Parks and Recreation Renewed for Season 6

How sweetums it is: NBC has renewed Parks and Recreationfor a sixth season.

Parks, which scored a full 22-episode pickup, joins previously renewed dramas Grimm, Revolution, Law & Order: SVU and Chicago Fire.

TVLine’s Renewal Scorecard has been updated to reflect the news.

The Closer Star to Visit Parks and Recreation

The Closer alum J.K. Simmons will guest-star on an upcoming episode of NBC’s Parks and Recreation.

Per EW.com, the actor will play the slightly gruff mayor of Partridge, Minn., the town over which an 18-year-old Ben briefly governed… until he was impeached.

In the episode, which airs next month, Ben and fiancée Leslie visit the city — where they also run into his sister (played by Annabeth Gish).

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John McCain to Guest Star on Parks & Recreation!

Pawnee is about to get even more political!

Just how awesome is Parks and Recreation? So awesome that three sitting senators will be appearing on the show next season! Yes, you read that right. Senator John McCain and two other senators will be guest-starring on the NBC comedy this fall and we’ve got all the details right here…

The New York Times reports that McCain, Barbara Boxer of California and Olympia J. Snowe of Maine will all appear in an episode of Parks and Recreation‘s fifth season. So what brings the D.C. bigwigs to Pawnee?

Turns out, Pawnee goes to D.C. and the three senators interact with Leslie (Amy Poehler) and Ben (Adam Scott) at a cocktail party. No big deal.

In the season four finale, Ben moved to D.C. after joining the staff of a congressman, so it seems like Leslie and Ben will be making their long-distance relationship work! (Knope they can!)

On Thursday, McCain tweeted a picture of himself and Poehler, saying, “”Had a great time shooting @ParksandRecNBC today w/Amy Poehler – I think it’s an Emmy!” Endorsed by a senator? Yeah, Amy’s totally got that Emmy in the bag!

The episode is currently scheduled to air on Sept. 27, but NBC may move the episode up a week earlier.

Parks and Rec Heads to Washington – Which Real-Life Politicians Will Appear?

Parks and Recreation’s Ben and Leslie are about to rub elbows with some real power players. (No offense, Ron Swanson.)

Some of the NBC comedy’s forthcoming fifth season will take place in Washington, D.C. We can now add that U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer (California), John McCain (Arizona) and Olympia Snowe (Maine) will play themselves when they appear at a D.C. cocktail party attended by Ben (Adam Scott) and Leslie (Amy Poehler).

In a twist at the end of Parks’ Season 4, political strategist Ben accepted a position with a national campaign – a career boost for him but a possible sticking point in his and Leslie’s love story.

While we can’t see Ms. Knope packing it up and leaving Pawnee for good, our original intel was that Ben’s Washington stint might last a while – and as such, the show planned to go on location to shoot footage that could be used in the Sept. 20 opener and beyond. The D.C.-shot, senator-stuffed episode is slated to air Sept. 27; who knows what other Beltway bounty Ben’s new gig will bring?

NBC: Renewed, Canceled or Picked Up?

NBC

Renewed
30 Rock: Renewed
Community: Renewed
Fashion Star: Renewed
Grimm: Renewed
Law & Order: SVU: Renewed
The Office: Renewed
Parenthood: Renewed
Parks and Recreation: Renewed
Smash: Renewed
Up All Night: Renewed
The Voice: Renewed
Whitney: Renewed

Canceled

Are You There, Chelsea?: Canceled
Awake: Canceled
Bent: Canceled
Best Friends Forever: Canceled
Free Agents: Canceled
Harry’s Law: Canceled
Prime Suspect: Canceled
The Firm: Canceled

To Be Determined

The Biggest Loser: TBD

Picked Up

1600 Penn

1600 Penn is a comedy about a dysfunctional “first” family where the out-of-control oldest son moves back in with his family and thus to the White House. He becomes not only their biggest liability but also the glue holding everyone together. Josh Gad, Brittany Snow and Bill Pullman are on board to star.

Animal Practice
single-camera comedy about a veterinarian who loves animals but usually hates their owners

Chicago Fire
From the writing team of 3:10 to Yuma comes this action-driven drama exploring the complex and heroic men and women of the Windy City’s Fire Department.

Do No Harm
A brilliant neurosurgeon wrestles with his dangerous alter-ego that threatens to wreak havoc on his personal and professional life.

Go On
comedy about an irreverent yet charming sportscaster who tries to move on from loss and reluctantly finds surprising solace from the members of his mandatory group therapy sessions

Guys With Kids
Three 30-something guys enjoy the adventures of parenting despite the fact they haven’t grown up themselves.

Hannibal
One-hour contemporary thriller series featuring the classic characters from Thomas Harris’ novel Red Dragon – FBI agent Will Graham and his mentor Dr. Hannibal Lecter – who are re-introduced at the beginning of their budding relationship.

Infamous (aka Notorious)
An opulent soap in which a female detective returns undercover to the wealthy family she grew up in – as the maid’s daughter – to solve the murder of the notorious heiress who was once her closest friend.
Cast: Victor Garber, Tate Donovan, Meagan Good

Next Caller
A single-camera gender comedy focusing on a brash alpha male DJ and his new, plucky, feminist co-host set in the offices of a satellite radio station

Revolution
In this epic adventure thriller, a family struggles to reunite in a post-apocalyptic American landscape: a world of empty cities, local militias and heroic freedom fighters, where every single piece of technology — computers, planes, cars, phones, even lights — has mysteriously blacked out … forever.
Cast: Giancarlo Esposito, Andrea Roth

Save Me
A woman who lets herself go while in a broken marriage goes through a transformation where she becomes the best version of herself and creates miracles along the way.

The New Normal
A heartwarming comedy about a blended family of a gay couple and the woman who becomes a surrogate to help them start a family.