Save the IT, save the world

This just in: “NBC has given the go-ahead to just one new comedy for the 2007-08 season, according to reports. The network has ordered 6 half-hour episodes of The IT Crowd, a sitcom set in a computer workplace. Based on a UK format – a second series airs soon on Channel 4 – The IT Crowd has been earmarked for a midseason launch.” Promises to fill in the gap long left empty since the departure of Nick Burns.