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NBC Orders Four-Episode Seinfeld Reunion, Adds Elaine

5/6/2026

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  • Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David discussed the show at a May 4 taping in Beverly Hills with Ted Sarandos, Alan Horn and Warren Littlefield present.
  • NBC ordered only four episodes, the smallest TV order, using the variety-specials budget.
  • NBC added Elaine after Larry David dated Monica Yates and created Double Dip and Soup Nazi lines, named The Contest, The Opposite, The Puffy Shirt and The Marine Biologist after the Contest idea survived.