January 2nd, 2007 | 0 Comments
NBC greenlit three one-hour pilots on Tuesday, a cop show from Law & Order veteran Michael Chernuchin and Rescue Me creators Denis Leary and Peter Tolan, a spy dramedy from The O.C. creator Josh Schwartz and a new take on The Bionic Woman.
The Bionic Woman, which has received a cast-contingent order, is a reconceptualization of the 1970s series about a woman whose body is mechanically enhanced to save her life. Laeta Kalogridis and David Eick are the writers/executive producers for NBC Universal TV Studio.
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December 18th, 2006 | 0 Comments
NBC has halted production on Raines, its upcoming midseason supernatural drama, capping the number of episodes produced at seven instead of 13, Variety reported. The network had ordered 13 segments of the series, which stars Jeff Goldblum, but ultimately decided it only needed a half-dozen episodes beyond the pilot, the trade paper reported. Raines will still get a prime-time shot on Friday nights, starting in March, and NBC will stick with plans to air all seven produced episodes. The Raines cutback marks the second time in recent weeks that NBC has reduced an episode order for a midseason series, following The Singles Table. In Raines, Goldblum plays a Los Angeles cop who imagines he’s interacting with dead people in order to solve crimes.
December 13th, 2006 | 0 Comments
Scott Peters, creator of USA Network’s The 4400, is developing Found, a reincarnation drama for ABC, which is part of a new raft of SF series in the works for various networks, according to The Hollywood Reporter. ABC is also developing Jumper and The 36th Man; all three series are from Touchstone TV.
CBS, meanwhile, is developing a supernatural drama from Joan of Arcadia creator Barbara Hall, about exorcists who investigate weird phenomena. NBC is developing a time-travel drama and is remaking The Bionic Woman, from Battlestar Galactica executive producer David Eick.
The networks seem undaunted by the failure of last season’s crop of SF shows, including CBS’ Threshold and ABC’s Invasion. Two of this season’s breakout hits are SF-themed: NBC’s Heroes and CBS’ Jericho.
December 4th, 2006 | 0 Comments
30 Rock has been picked up for a full season, bringing the total for Tina Fey’s critically praised but low-rated NBC comedy to 22 episodes. The order for nine additional episodes comes after the show made its first regular telecast in the Thursday 9:30 p.m. slot, and averaged 6 million viewers. 30 Rock, set behind the scenes of a late-night sketch show, got off to a slow start in its original Wednesday 8 p.m. period, where it averaged 6.4 million viewers. The series starring Fey, Baldwin, Morgan and Jane Krakowski made its Thursday debut with a supersized 40-minute episode November 16.
November 30th, 2006 | 12 Comments
NBC announced a shakeup to their midseason scheduling. The big news coming out of this announcement is that Crossing Jordan is back on the NBC schedule. Jordan is slated to return to its previously held Sunday night time slot at 10 PM/ET in January. Grease: You’re the One That I Want and The Apprentice will lead into Crossing Jordan. This is great news for everyone that has been waiting for NBC to settle on a premiere date for the new season of Crossing Jordan. The crime drama has been without a time slot after being shifted around the schedule to make room for new shows, and many people thought the show might not ever make it to air. Crossing Jordan fans can breathe a sigh of relief because we will be back in the morgue in January.
November 30th, 2006 | 0 Comments
Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday nights will be getting a makeover on NBC this midseason. The post-NFL Sunday lineup will feature previously announced The Apprentice at 9 p.m. joined by the new reality series Grease: You’re the One That I Want at 8 p.m. and Crossing Jordan returning to its previous 10 p.m. Sunday slot. Meanwhile, struggling rookie football drama Friday Night Lights will move to 8 p.m. Wednesday from 8 p.m. Tuesday, followed by Deal or No Deal.
NBC’s Monday lineup of Deal or No Deal, the hit new drama Heroes and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip will stay intact despite speculation about a possible move of the critically praised Studio 60, which regularly loses a large chunk of the Heroes audience. To stay primarily in originals, Studio 60 will share its 10 p.m. slot with midseason drama Black Donnellys. After struggling to gain traction with viewers in the 8 p.m. Tuesday slot, Lights is being taken out of American Idol’s cross hairs with a move to Wednesdays as of January 10. On its new night, the high school football drama will continue to air in the 8 p.m. hour, which the network has been looking to make a scripted-free zone. An unscripted show, the hit game show Deal or No Deal, will run at 9 p.m. beginning January 3, when it will face the results show of Fox’s Idol. Medium is staying put at 10 p.m.
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