NBC has just announced its mid-season line-up, reports Variety. Included in it are the following changes:
- 30 Rock and Outsourced will move to 10:00 PM and 10:30 PM on Thursdays respectively. 30 Rock has also already been given an order through 2012. “The goal for our mid-season schedule was to keep us in original
programming throughout the season and launch several promising new
shows,” said Mitch Metcalf, NBC’s exec VP of program planning and
scheduling. “We were looking to add more comedy to our schedule and we
believe the best way to do so is to expand our already successful
Thursday night.”
- Law & Order SVU will return to 10:00 PM on Wednesday, while the rookie Law & Order: Los Angeles will move to 10:00 PM on Tuesdays.
- In turn, Parenthood will shift to Mondays.
- New sitcom Perfect Couples will take 30 Rock’s old spot and Parks and Recreation will be returning and running right behind The Office.
The mid-season schedule will be done in two increments, in January and March. It breaks down like so:
Mondays
- 8:00: Chuck
- 9:00: The Cape (new, starts Jan. 17, preview on Jan. 9)
- The Event returns on Feb. 28 in a two-hour episode.
- 10:00: Harry’s Law (new, starts Jan. 17)
- Parenthood shifts to Mondays Mar. 7.
Tuesdays
- 8:00: The Biggest Loser: Couples, (Jan. 4)
- 9:00: Parenthood (four episodes, Jan. 4)
- 10:00: Law & Order: Los Angeles (Feb. 8)
Wednesdays
- 8:00: Minute to Win It (Jan. 5)
- 9:00: Chase (Jan. 12)
- 10:00: Law & Order SVU (Jan. 12)
Thursdays (all starting Jan. 20)
- 8:00: Community
- 8:30: Perfect Couples
- 9:00: The Office
- 9:30: Parks and Recreation
- 10:00: 30 Rock
- 10:30: Outsourced
Fridays
- 8:00: Who Do You Think You Are (Jan. 21)
- 9:00: Dateline NBC (two hours, Jan. 21)
Sundays
- 8:00: The Marriage Ref (Mar. 6)
- 9:00: Celebrity Apprentice (Mar. 6)
Friends With Benefits and The Paul Reiser Show are still awaiting their spots.
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I can't believe OUTSOURCED is still going. Who are the people watching that show?
Hi, Disbelief. Meet me. I watch Outsourced. Not the best show but it can be amusing.
Always Sunny and 30 Rock at the same time. No bueno.
Hmmm…
Maybe NBC hired a bunch of folks from India to watch OUTSOURCED and bump the ratings?
What the heck? Why is 30 ROCK at 10? I'm glad COMMUNITY is sticking around. One of my all-time favorite sitcoms.
So Olivia Munn's first TV series is getting a prime Thursday night spot…but for how long? How long?
I've been pretty surprised by "Outsourced", though I'm sure I wouldn't have checked it out if i didn't already watch the rest of the Thursday night NBC comedy lineup. Before you go asking how that can still be on the air, please explain how the fuck "Two and a Half Men" has been on the air for like 40 seasons. I know it's on CBS, the network for grandparents that will watch anything with a laugh track, but that can't be the ONLY reason.
The Cape will be cancelled by episode 6.
I really hope The Cape makes it to a second season. A friend of mine got her first staff writing position there and is having an amazing experience so far. Sounds like it only gets better after the pilot.
If it weren't for Sunday Night Football, NBC would barely even make the top ten ratings list each week. Zucker pretty much killed the network a few years ago with All Apprentice All The Time paired with that Leno show.
Outsourced fills the void left by Better off Ted. I'm enjoying the fuck out of it. That and Big Bang Theory are the only comedies on right now that I actually enjoy.
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