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Night Court Star/EP Melissa Rauch Thanks Team, Fans in Touching Post

Night Court star/EP Melissa Rauch addressed NBC canceling the series after three seasons, thanking the team and the fans for their support.

A little more than a month after the news hit that NBC was closing the doors on Melissa Rauch and John Larroquette-starring Night Court after three seasons, Rauch has taken to social media to address the show's end, to thank the production team, the cast, and the fans, and to let everyone know just how much the experience meant to her. "I have held off on posting anything about Night Court not continuing until I knew we did everything in our power to find another home for it. Perhaps it was being raised on The Goonies 'Never Say Die' motto or straight up denial that I didn't want this incredibly special experience to come to an end," Rauch began her Instagram post, which also included a run of looks back at the series. "That said, after turning over all the stones there were to be turned over, we've learned that it is officially the hour to say 'farewell.' Or at least 'Until next time.'"

"Words won't be able to properly convey my gratitude to each and every incredible individual who worked on this show and poured their hearts into it. I love them all dearly and am so thankful that I have their friendships to take with me. Thank you so very much to everyone who watched and supported us," Rauch continued. Here's a look at the post, followed by the complete text of Rauch's caption:

I have held off on posting anything about Night Court not continuing until I knew we did everything in our power to find another home for it. Perhaps it was being raised on The Goonies "Never Say Die" motto or straight up denial that I didn't want this incredibly special experience to come to an end. That said, after turning over all the stones there were to be turned over, we've learned that it is officially the hour to say "farewell." Or at least "Until next time."

Words won't be able to properly convey my gratitude to each and every incredible individual who worked on this show and poured their hearts into it. I love them all dearly and am so thankful that I have their friendships to take with me. Thank you so very much to everyone who watched and supported us.

As a kid whose best friend was TV, getting to play make believe with comedy legends on the recreation of a set I watched as a little girl felt like stepping through the looking glass in the best possible way. Walking through those iconic halls. Sitting at the cafeteria tables with the chairs from the original. Feeling the electricity from the live studio audience on a tape night while doing a courtroom scene surrounded by a brilliant, powerhouse group of actors, phenomenally gifted writers and the best crew in the biz. It all felt exceptionally dream-like.

I was told that the original creator of Night Court, the great Reinhold Weege, said that the courtroom doors were key to the show's engine as they ushered in endless stories. And I like to think that's how Night Court carries on. Just as it did in the 30 years between the first incarnation ending and us beginning. The evergreen revolving door of oddballs and cynics populating that Manhattan arraignment court in the wee hours of the night and at the center of it all a workplace family that will forever be…until next time.

From executive producer and writer Dan Rubin (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), NBC's Night Court was also executive-produced by Melissa Rauch, Winston Rauch, John Larroquette, Mat Hawawitz, Lon Zimmet, Lindsey Shockley, and Mona Garcea. The network series is produced by Rauch's After January Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studios Group.

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