NBC has renewed American Auto, its comedy set inside a struggling Detroit carmaker, for a second season.
The renewal was confirmed on 12 May 2022. The second season was set to run for 13 episodes, up from the 10 in the first run, which premiered in December 2021.
Ratings
With delayed viewing included, the first season averaged about 2.7 million viewers per episode. That made it NBC’s most watched comedy of the season among its five sitcoms, and it tied with Young Rock for the best result in the key adults 18 to 49 audience.
The show
American Auto was created by Justin Spitzer, who previously made the NBC workplace comedy Superstore. It follows the executives of Payne Motors, a long-established car company that has to change fast as the industry moves towards electric and self-driving vehicles.
Ana Gasteyer, known for Saturday Night Live, stars as Katherine Hastings, a newly appointed chief executive with a strong business record but very little knowledge of cars. The cast also includes Harriet Dyer, Jon Barinholtz, Humphrey Ker, Michael B. Washington, Tye White and X Mayo.
The second season aired in 2023. NBC did not order a third, and the series ended after two seasons.
Sources: NBC renewal announcement (12 May 2022), trade reports on the episode order, Nielsen ratings for the first season.