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Fox’s Canceled “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” Officially Saved By NBC

The LGBT-inclusive cop comedy will return for a sixth season.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine is back on the beat.

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Just one day after Fox confirmed its cancellation and caused an uproar on social media, the beloved cop comedy has been rescued by NBC, TVLine reports.

The full cast, led by Saturday Night Live veteran Andy Samberg, is set to return for a 13-episode sixth season.

Executive producer Dan Goor broke the good news Friday night on Twitter after both Hulu and Netflix passed on picking up the show, which averages 2.7 million viewers in its Sunday time slot.

“Ever since we sold this show to Fox, I’ve regretted letting it get away, and it’s high time it came back to its rightful home,” said NBC entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt in a statement.

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BROOKLYN NINE-NINE-- "The Bureau" Episode 322 -- Pictured: (l-r) Andre Braugher as Captain Ray Holt, Andy Samberg as Jake Peralta, Stephanie Beatriz as Rosa Diaz -- (Photo by: John P. Fleenor/Universal Television/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

“Mike Schur, Dan Goor and Andy Samberg grew up on NBC, and we’re all thrilled that one of the smartest, funniest, and best cast comedies in a long time will take its place in our comedy line-up. I speak for everyone at NBC, here’s to the Nine-Nine!”

Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which follows a group of police officers in New York’s 99th precinct, has been praised for its groundbreaking inclusion of queer characters of color: Captain Raymond Holt (Andre Braugher), a gay black man, and Officer Rosa Diaz (bisexual actress Stephanie Beatriz), a bisexual Latina.

The show won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comedy Series last month.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine's season 5 finale airs May 20 on Fox.

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