Will NBCs Community Obtain A Boost From Co-Star Jim Rashs Oscar Win?

Three decently ranked NBC Thursday comedy series got much-needed high-profile exposure in the Oscars tonight. Tina Fey of 30 Rock and Maya Rudolph of Up Through The Night were presenters. But Community co-star Jim Rash did one better, winning an Oscar. Together with director Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon, Rash won the modified script award for co-writing The Descendants. He displayed his comedy chops by mocking category presenter Julia Roberts’s awkward, model-like stance while accepting the award. The timing of Rash’s win couldn’t be superior as NBC just introduced that MIA Community will go back to the schedule on March 15. The network will without doubt use Rash’s Academy Award in the promo campaign for that show’s relaunch. Tied to low rankings and prolonged midseason hiatus, cult fave Community is facing lengthy odds for renewal. Backstage, Rash quipped he’s likely to use his Oscar as leverage to get NBC brass to get the show for any 4th season. “I’m likely to take this to their offices,” he stated. “Perhaps this helps with Season 4.” In 1998, Helen Search’s Oscar win assisted her NBC comedy series Mad In Regards To You, which in fact had been decreasing within the rankings, obtain a renewal for just one more season. Additionally, it assisted Helen and her co-star Paul Reiser land body fat income: $a million per episode, a $750,000 raise for. 14 years later, the financial aspects from the broadcast business will vary much like NBC’s primetime fortunes, as well as an Oscar is not likely to provide salary boosts on the softly-ranked show like Community. But assistance it clinch an oh-so-important 4th season renewal for creating studio The new sony TV.