Jayma Mays, who plays Greg (Adam Campbell)'s love interest, Cat, in season 2, is married to Campbell in real life.
Tina Fey is an executive producer. The show shares a similar comedic tone as her previous series 30 Rock (2006) and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015), as well as some writers.
On May 11, 2017, NBC renewed Great News for a second season of 13 episodes, which premiered on September 28, 2017.
The series creator, Tracey Wigfield, portrayed the role of eccentric meteorologist Beth Vierk. She was also a writer, story editor and producer on 30 Rock (2006) which was created by Tina Fey, who served as the series' executive producer.