LOS ANGELES - NBC has ordered seven additional episodes of Kath & Kim, bringing the total order for the new series to 13 half-hours.
The pickup comes shortly after the mother-daughter comedy starring Molly Shannon and Selma Blair shot the first episode of its six-episode order. The show is scheduled to go back into production next month on the remaining segments.
Kath & Kim, based on the hit Australian series, focuses on the dysfunctional relationship between Kath (Shannon), a cheerful, fortysomething divorcee, and her self-absorbed daughter, Kim (Blair).
It is slated to premiere October 9, in the plum Thursday 9:30 p.m. slot following The Office.
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