NBC Sked Shakeup: Parenthood to Mondays, Parks and Rec Returns, and More!
NBC just announced a slew of midseason scheduling changes (in addition to a sixth season pickup for 30 Rock). Here's the most important stuff.
· New superhero series The Cape will premiere with a two-hour episode on Sunday, Jan. 9 before moving into its regular Monday-9 p.m. time period the following week. Rookie drama The Event returns on Feb. 28.
· David E. Kelley's latest legal drama, Harry's Law, replaces ratings-challenged action thriller Chase Mondays at 10 p.m. beginning Jan. 17. Chase will relocate to Wednesdays-at-9, where it will lead into Law & Order: SVU (now at 10 p.m.).
· Parenthood will shift to Mondays at 10 p.m. (replacing Harry's Law) beginning March 7.
· Law & Order: Los Angeles will assume Parenthood's Tuesday perch beginning Feb. 8.
· As first reported by EW, the Peacock is going with an all-comedy lineup on Thursdays beginning Jan. 20. Community will continue to kick off the night at 8 p.m., followed by the new sitcom Perfect Couples at 8:30, The Office at 9, the return of Parks and Recreation (woo-hoo!) at 9:30, just-renewed 30 Rock at 10, and Outsourced at 10:30.
· The second season of The Marriage Ref will launch on Sunday, March 6, where it will lead into a new cycle of Celebrity Apprentice.
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How episodes will be "Harry's Law"? Only 7 or 13?
what about LOVE BITES?
Yeay! Parks & Recr. is back! The thursday night line up looks really interesting actually, really curious if that will pay of for the peacock.
So if LOLA is taking over Parenthood's spot in February, does that mean Parenthood won't be on at all that month? I'm hoping you have your months mixed up.
Again seems like NBC is screwing up again. L&O Wednesdays worked quite well ratings wise...it's a terrible move to move LOLA to Tuesday where it has to face against The Good Wife...they're trying to murder their own show. :
Parenthood up against Castle and H50? Yikes!
Just so relieved that "Community" wasn't shelved.
As long as I still get to watch Community, I could care less about any other changes.
Very happy about Parenthood! I always miss it on Tuesdays!
@WILL
"Again seems like NBC is screwing up again. L&O Wednesdays worked quite well ratings wise"
huh .... last week both LO's pulled sub 2's. How is that good? SVU is pulling its lowest ratings ever at its previous slot.
If Outsourced gets a longer life than Arrested Development I will be very angry. Outsourced makes According to Jim look like the pinnacle of Western Civilization.
Not Monday Nights!!! -- Castle is on Monday nights!! Oh well -- I guess I'm going to have to watch on Hulu.
Oh, so they want to kill Parenthood. Swell..
What about Love Bites and Friends With Benefits?
Umm... what's happening to Chuck?
Probably staying at 8 PM Monday. Didn't look like anything was taking over that slot.
I guess that they don' t like Parenthood. I love that show. Moving shows around is usually the kiss of death!!
@Bobbie: Parenthood competes for similar demographics to The Good Wife (slightly-older-than-CW women) at 10pm on Tuesdays. The current theory is that Castle's audience is a bit different -- younger, still skewing female but with more men in the audience due to Nathan's Joss connection and due to Stana Katic herself) than PHood & TGW's. NBC may be thinking that PHood will attract viewers from Dancing With The Stars who don't necessarily watch Castle.
Also, for the record: don't even try to memorize most of these changes 'cause they're likely to change again the moment that the first of these new midseason shows tanks. (My pick: The Cape will crash and burn no later than its second week on the air. But I digress . . .) However, I think that Parenthood moving to Monday nights is going to be one of the changes that does stick.
I'm thrilled Parks & Rec is back, I just wish that Outsourced was so late. I hope it doesn't get canceled.
I'm loving LOLA. It probably doesn't have the same lifespan as LO classic, but I really do like Corey Stoll and Skeet Ulrich.
Parenthood will be killed by the Nathan Fillion fans. I'm the demographic they're not counting in regards to this move. I LOVE both shows but 99% of the time on Mondays I will tune into CASTLE.
I watch Parenthood instead of The Good Wife because I like Lauren Graham a little bit more then I like Julianna Marguelies.
So imho, NBC wants to kill Parenthood. It's utter BS that most of Castles fans are younger.
Seems more like the show NBC really intends to kill is The Event, which will be off for, what, 7 weeks? They're letting Chase stick around, but they're taking that long a break with The Event? I like The Event better, and I switch to H50 or Castle, depending on my mood (the loser I'll have DVR'ed).
Great! Why not just stick a knife in the series right now? Scheduling PARENTHOOD opposite H50 and CASTLE is a death warrant for the series. I watch one and tape one right now. What genius dreamed this one up? Too bad cuz this is a good program and deserves a better chance to survive.
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