Ho, Ho, Ho! Merry Christmas from Night Court. The NBC revival series will return with “A Night Court Before Christmas”, a special stand-alone holiday episode set to air December 23 at 8:30 pm, its first new episode to air post-strikes. Additionally, NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joins in a guest-starring role.
Per the logline: It’s Christmastime at Night Court. Abby enlists Dan on her quest to track down a little girl’s letter to Santa. Gurgs’ gift for Dan isn’t what she expected. Olivia is haunted by a witness who believes herself to be The Ghost of Christmas Present.
The holiday episode will be followed by the series’ Season 2 premiere on Tuesday, January 2 at 8 pm.
The new Night Court follows judge Abby Stone (Melissa Rauch), the daughter of the late Harry Stone, as she follows in her father’s footsteps presiding over the night shift of a Manhattan arraignment court. Throughout Season 1, she tries to bring order to its crew of oddballs and cynics, most notably former night court prosecutor Dan Fielding (John Laroquette).
From executive producer and writer Dan Rubin, Night Court is based on the original hit series that ran for nine seasons on NBC. Melissa Rauch and Winston Rauch executive produce through their After January Productions. Mona Garcea oversees for After January Productions and John Larroquette also serves as an executive producer.
Night Court is produced by Rauch’s After January Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
See photos from the holiday episode above and below.
