NBC announced today that Parenthood will not premiere until the midseason because of Maura Tierny’s undisclosed illness according to The Hollywood Reporter.
“Start of production on NBC Universal’s new series ‘Parenthood’ has been postponed for eight weeks due to medical evaluation that valued cast member Maura Tierney is undergoing,” NBC said in a statement. “The top priority for NBC, Universal Media Studios and Imagine Television is the well-being of Ms. Tierney. We are unable to release further details and ask that you respect her privacy at this time.”
You have to respect NBC for holding off until midseason and not recasting her part because they don’t want to wait for her to get better. Hopefully she will get well soon.
Mercy which was to debut later on in the season will take over Parenthood’s slot for the time being.
