May 11th, 2007 | 3 Comments
The New York Times is reporting that NBC will cancel Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, The Black Donnellys and Crossing Jordan. It also is likely to pass up another year of the comedy Scrubs, which has become prohibitively expensive. While Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and The Black Donnellys were on the bubble, but expected to eventually get cancelled, Crossing Jordan seemed to be performing better leading to rumblings of another season. As for Scrubs, creator Bill Lawrence knew NBC might pass on another season and has talked with network executives about moving Scrubs to ABC next season. In an interview with TV Guide Online, Zach Braff seemed confident that Scrubs would return for another season even if NBC passes on the show.
May 3rd, 2007 | 0 Comments
Though the status of Scrubs is up in the air – and will continue to be until the mid-May upfronts – Zach Braff is certain about one thing: If the season finale winds up being the series finale, fans will be left none too satisfied. “[Series creator] Bill Lawrence doesn’t love cliff-hangers, but everyone sort of talked him into doing it this season, and he put a giant one at the end,” Braff told TV Guide at a Thursday press event for The Ex. “So if this were the end of the series, knowing what the [cliff-hanger] is, I think the entire fan base would be furious.”
Of course, should NBC take a pass on Scrubs’ seventh season, ABC Entertainment president Stephen McPherson might swoop in and lay claim to the show he years ago developed for (but could not slot on) the Alphabet. Sharing McPherson’s metaphor for the situation, Braff said, “He tried to give the baby to his parent, but the parent didn’t want it. But now that the baby could be up for adoption and he’s in a position to care for the child, yeah, ABC seems to want it.”
April 23rd, 2007 | 1 Comment
In August work will on Scrubs’ seventh (and final) season. The only question is which network it’ll air on. Series creator Bill Lawrence confirms that ABC, which owns the show, still plans on picking it up should NBC cancel it. “I would’ve written a series finale [this season] if there was any chance the show was going to be canceled,” he says. “I was going to end the show, and the good people at ABC basically said, ‘The show’s on ABC next year if it’s not on NBC. Do not end it.’ And as if to prove their intentions, they went and signed Zach up for a contract next year, which is ridiculously foolish if they weren’t planning to pick it up. So I have every reason to trust and believe them. “Right now, I would almost bet it’ll end up on ABC for its last season,” Lawrence adds. “But two weeks from now, when NBC gets [a look at] their pilots, it could shift.”
March 13th, 2007 | 0 Comments
NBC’s 30 Rock will return to the schedule a week earlier that planned and will switch places with another Thursday comedy, veteran Scrubs. Freshman 30 Rock will be back April 5 when NBC will run supersized original episodes of The Office, 30 Rock, Scrubs and Andy Barker P.I. and an extended encore episode of My Name Is Earl from 8-11 p.m. 30 Rock will move into its new Thursday 9 p.m. slot April 12, followed by the last episode of Barker’s midseason order. The Scrubs episode originally scheduled in the 9 p.m. slot April 12 will air May 3 when the network will air two back-to-back episodes of the medical comedy. Scrubs will take over its new Thursday 9:30 p.m. period April 19.
March 6th, 2007 | 0 Comments
Zach Braff is about to land a big payday, as long as his hospital comedy Scrubs gets renewed by NBC for a seventh season. The actor has cut a one-year deal with “Scrubs” producer ABC TV Studio that will pay him about $350,000 per episode for the 2007-08 season of “Scrubs,” sources said. Each season consists of about two-dozen episodes. Braff’s deal is contingent on NBC picking up the show for a seventh year, which is expected, notwithstanding its lowly season-to-date viewership of 6.9 million people, according to Nielsen Media Research. Representatives for Braff and ABC Television declined comment.
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October 25th, 2006 | 0 Comments
NBC will return the Emmy Award-nominated “Scrubs” and move freshman comedy “30 Rock” to Thursday nights beginning November 30 to form a new two-hour 8-10 p.m. (ET) comedy block with My Name is Earl and The Office. The change will follow a special super-sized night of comedy two weeks earlier on Thursday, November 16, with three 40-minute episodes of My Name is Earl, The Office and 30 Rock. The announcements were made by Kevin Reilly, President, NBC Entertainment. “We are excited about the prospect of two-hours of top-notch comedy on Thursday nights, which includes the return of ‘Scrubs,’” said Reilly. “We will stay on-brand with the best comedy block on television, which will position us for the future on the night.”
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