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.
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.
On May 11, 2017, NBC renewed Great News for a second season of 13 episodes, which premiered on September 28, 2017.