NBC, which has managed to come up with this year’s surprise hit in Heroes and three other shows that have thus far survived cancellation, announced changes to it’s primetime schedule, to be effective in January:
(new shows in Bold, new timeslot in bold red
Monday:
8:00 – Deal or No Deal
9:00 – Heroes
10:00 – Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Tuesday:
8:00 – Dateline NBC
9:00 – Law & Order: Criminal Intent
10:00 – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Wednesday:
8:00 – Friday Night Lights (Jan 10)
8:00 – Deal or No Deal (Jan 3)
10:00 – Medium
Thursday:
8:00 – My Name is Earl
8:00 – The Office
9:00 – Scrubs
8:00 – 30 Rock
10:00 – ER
Friday:
8:00 – 1 vs. 100
9:00 – Las Vegas
10:00 – Law & Order
Saturday:
8:00 – Dateline NBC
9:00 – Law & Order: Criminal Intent
10:00 – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sunday:
7:00 – Dateline NBC (Feb 11)
8:00 – Grease: You’re the One That I Want (Jan 7)
9:00 – The Apprentice (Jan 7)
10:00 – Crossing Jordan (Jan 21)
In addition, the drama Raines has been tentatively scheduled for 9pm Fridays sometime in the spring, and The Black Donnellys is scheduled for 10pm Mondays in the spring.
Sunday is rather interesting. NBC seems to have low expectations for The Apprentice, slotting it against Desperate Housewives and Cold Case. I mean, sure, Housewives is an insanely overrated show and Cold Case is really just another procedural (but with a twist), but they garner solid ratings for their networks. And people love Grease, but this seems like it’ll be about as bad as that Partridge Family reality show from a couple of years back. Combine that with what should be (if the rumours are true) a very strong season of The Amazing Race and the continuing inexplicable popularity of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (man, did Ty leave Trading Spaces at the right time or what?), and we could be looking at a quick exit for Grease.
Meanwhile, as you may have just discovered, The Nine has been put on hiatus. I’m not sure whether this reflects more on not having Lost as a lead-in or the overall quality of the show. Personally I watched one episode and found myself rather indifferent.
And over at CBS, medical drama 3 LBS. has been pulled from the schedule. Apparently, you weren’t the only one not watching it. I do have to say though, it’s kind of sad when you’re creating a copy of a FOX show, even if it is a good one like House.
Credit: Cynthia Turner’s Cynposis
