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NBC is giving fans another preview of an upcoming mid-season sitcom this Monday, December 7, with the Eva Longoria-starring Telenovela previewing back-to-back with Superstore (both returning in January). The new series follows the cast behind the scenes of a zany and crazily popular telenovela, where every staple of the genre – from ghosts to evil twins – happens just as often off screen as they do on. As led by the always-eager Longoria, NBC’s new effort is glitzy and goofy, full of over-reactions to over-reactions and delivered by a game cast that liven up an otherwise staid concept.

And, of course, it all begins when the status quo gets shaken up. In Telenovela, that means Ana Sofia Calderon (Longoria) is going to have to deal with the ratings-minded casting of her ex-husband Xavier (Jencarlos Canela) as the new co-star for her uber-popular daytime soap,...