Award-winning sitcom on screens next week

Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

It was the surprise comedy standout at the Golden Globes that left many Kiwi fans scratching their heads and asking, "Where can we watch Brooklyn Nine-Nine?"

Well, now you have your answer: this Monday night on TV2 at 9pm.

The sitcom, about an eclectic group of New York City cops, won two Golden Globes in January for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy; and Best Actor - Television Series Musical or Comedy for Andy Samberg.

It was a surprise win, topping big-name comedies like Girls, Modern Family, Parks and Recreation and The Big Bang Theory, while Samberg scooped his award over Jason Bateman, Don Cheadle, Michael J. Fox and Jim Parsons.

Samberg, a Saturday Night Live mainstay and member of comedy music group The Lonely Island, is the standout star on the show thanks to his role as Jake Peralta, an arrogant police prankster who often gets in trouble for failing to follow police procedure.

He's supported by a cast that includes Terry Crews, Joe Lo Truglio, Chelsea Peretti, Melissa Fumero and Andre Braugher, who plays tough-talking police captain Ray Holt.

Ironically, Braugher's previous television credits include serious police shows like Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order.

Critics have reviewed the show favourably, many saying it gave a light-hearted spin on police show cliches.

The New York Daily News called it "the funniest and most satisfying new broadcast sitcom of the season".

TVNZ included Brooklyn Nine-Nine on its new season line-up thanks to a quickfire deal with NBC Universal. It screens between Super Fun Night and The Walking Dead.

Fifteen episodes have screened in America out of a first season scheduled to include 22.

- TimeOut