--- description: As Amy Poehler's show and 'Parenthood' come to a close, NBC is launching new dramas (Katherine Heigl's State of Affairs) and comedies title: NBC Lineup: 'Parks and Recreation' and 'Parenthood' to End Next Year image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte11302921c87b316/69868edd35ba6f3ee7c01f21/nup_159972_0705.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # NBC's _Parks and Recreation_ Is Headed for Its Final Season  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 11, 2014 6:45 PM CUT  Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope in season six of NBC's Parks and Recreation. Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope in season six of NBC's Parks and Recreation.Colleen Hayes—NBC  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 11, 2014 6:45 PM CUT Prepare to say goodbye to Pawnee, Indiana. As anticipated, NBC revealed when releasing the network’s fall schedule Sunday that the seventh season of Amy Poehler’s mockumentary sitcom [will be its last](http://www.vulture.com/2014/05/nbc-moves-parks-and-rec.html "undefined"). The upcoming fall lineup will also see the sixth and final season of drama _Parenthood_ as well as the premieres of the previously announced series [_State of Affairs_](http://time.com/90328/katherine-heigl-nbc-series-state-of-affairs/?utm%5Fsource=feedburner&utm%5Fmedium=feed&utm%5Fcampaign=Feed:%20time/topstories%20%28TIME:%20Top%20Stories%29 "undefined") (a political drama starring _Grey’s Anatomy_ alumna Katherine Heigl) and [_A to Z_](http://time.com/93212/cristin-milioti-a-to-z/ "undefined") (a romantic comedy produced by _Parks and Rec_‘s Rashida Jones and starring _How I Met Your Mother_‘s Cristin Milioti), _Vulture_ reports. _Parks and Recreation_ isn’t scheduled for the network’s fall lineup, which means it will likely return as a mid-season replacement. Also missing from the fall schedule is _The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt_, which had been ordered straight to series by NBC, [BuzzFeed reports](http://www.buzzfeed.com/jaimieetkin/nbc-is-bringing-katherine-heigl-back-to-tv-as-the-new-olivia "undefined"). The show is co-executive produced by Tina Fey and stars _The Office_‘s Ellie Kemper as a recently freed member of a cult who decides to start life over in New York City. \[[_Vulture_](http://www.vulture.com/2014/05/nbc-moves-parks-and-rec.html "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/95456/parks-and-recreation-final-season-nbc-fall/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/95456/parks-and-recreation-final-season-nbc-fall/"},"headline":"NBC's Parks and Recreation Is Headed for Its Final Season","datePublished":"2014-05-11T18:45:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:46:25.071Z","description":"As Amy Poehler's show approaches its final season, and Parenthood draws to a close, NBC is preparing to launch new dramas (like State of Affairs with Katherine Heigl) and comedies (A to Z with Cristin Milioti)","url":"https://time.com/95456/parks-and-recreation-final-season-nbc-fall/","keywords":["Television","Comedy","NBC","Sitcom","parks and recreation"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte11302921c87b316/69868edd35ba6f3ee7c01f21/nup_159972_0705.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte11302921c87b316/69868edd35ba6f3ee7c01f21/nup_159972_0705.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Parks and Recreation - Season 6","caption":"Parks and Recreation - Season 6","creditText":"Colleen Hayes—NBC","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/95456/parks-and-recreation-final-season-nbc-fall/","name":"NBC's Parks and Recreation Is Headed for Its Final Season"}}]}] ```