text: In support of the show, Nestlé sent more than 1,000 packs of its Wonka Nerds candies to NBC after Josh Schwartz made such a suggestion to fans in an April 20, 2009, interview with The New York Times. Additionally, Chuck won the annual "Save Our Shows" poll by USA Today in which 43,000 people voted, topping the poll with 54% of respondents favoring renewal, beating other bubble shows such as Cold Case (45%) and Without a Trace (41%). The petition campaigns were also mentioned on the May 12, 2009, episode of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
  NBC's decision to renew the show for a thirteen-episode third season was announced on May 17, 2009. At that time, both NBC's Ben Silverman and co-creator Chris Fedak confirmed that there was an option nine more episodes. Although Silverman said that NBC was not looking to lower costs, Schwartz said that series production studio Warner Bros. Television had asked the producers to make budget cuts to meet a decrease in the license fee by NBC. Silverman, Fedak and Schwartz promised that the show's quality would not be impacted.
  By October 28, 2009, NBC had picked up an additional six episodes for a total of 19 episodes in Season 3.