Monday, May 14, 2007

NBC Announces Official Fall Lineup

You knew it was coming. The NBC fall schedule is officially here! Prepare to be impressed and disappointed all at the same time. Their presentation to the advertisers starts in about 10 minutes. They should have a page on NBC.com posted at some point today too. I'll have a link when it's up. Read on below.

SUNDAY (fall)
7:00Football Night In America
7:30
8:00Sunday Night Football
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
SUNDAY (midseason)
7:00Dateline NBC
7:30
8:00Law & Order (new night & time)
8:30
9:00Medium (new night & time)
9:30
10:00Lipstick Jungle (new series)
10:30
MONDAY
8:00Deal Or No Deal
8:30
9:00Heroes
9:30
10:00Journeyman (new series)
10:30
TUESDAY
8:00The Biggest Loser
8:30
9:00Chuck (new series)
9:30
10:00Law & Order: SVU
10:30
WEDNESDAY
8:00Deal Or No Deal (new night & time)
8:30
9:00Bionic Woman (new series)
9:30
10:00Life (new series)
10:30
THURSDAY
8:00My Name Is Earl
8:3030 Rock (new time)
9:00The Office (new time)
9:30Scrubs (new time)
10:00ER
10:30
FRIDAY
8:001 vs. 100 (fall)
The Singing Bee (new series/midseason)
8:30
9:00Las Vegas
9:30
10:00Friday Night Lights (new night & time)
10:30
SATURDAY
8:00Dateline NBC
8:30
9:00drama repeats
9:30
10:00drama repeats
10:30

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You know what I'm annoyed with — the placement of "Friday Night Lights." It's like, a hug then a slap. Kevin Reilly did the honorable thing by renewing the series for a second season. But promptly moved it to Friday night where it will surely die. Yes, I know the show has "Friday" and "night" in the title, but that doesn't mean it should go there. I'll watch but I don't know how many other people will.

I'm a little disappointed at the absence of "Business Class" — a comedy pilot with Mark Valley and Horatio Sanz. I guess it wasn't as funny as it sounded. That and "Winters" from the producers of "House." Sometimes what sounds good on paper isn't quite the same on screen.

Everything else looks pretty good. I thought "Bionic Woman" would pair well with "Heroes," but my gut was to put "Journeyman" in that timeslot and that's what NBC did. So my predictions turned out all right. I'll probably do a little more in-depth look later in the week or next week.

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