NBC Schedules Southland To Take Over ER Time Slot

NBC is expected to schedule John Wells’ new police drama Southland in the Thursday 10 pm slot following the conclusion of the Wells-produced veteran medical drama ER. The heavily promoted new drama Kings, originally scheduled to air Thursdays at 10 pm, is said to be moving to 8 pm Sundays as a lead-in to The Apprentice. NBC recently greenlighted three additional episodes of ER and picked up six episodes of Southland, fueling speculation that it may keep the 10 pm Thursday slot Wells-branded for the rest of the season .