NBC Picks Up Community, Mercy and Parks and Recreation

NBC's Community, Parks and Recreation and Mercy have been picked up for full seasons, NBC announced on Friday.

The Dan Harmon-produced Community started off in the 9:30/8:30c timeslot before the return of 30 Rock with 7.88 million viewers. Though its ratings have slightly dropped in its new 8/7c time period, the series has increased 12 percent in the 18-49 demographic. The show now averages 5.7 million viewers.

Parks and Recreation, starring Amy Poehler and Rashida Jones, averages 4.8 million viewers and hit a season high with Thursday's episode, adding another 100,000 viewers.

Mercy, starring Taylor Schilling and Michelle Trachtenberg, earns an average of 7.8 million viewers weekly. In its last three airings, the freshman drama has finished first in the 9/8c time period.