A thumbnail sketch of NBC's plans for fall season
Some highlights of NBC's moves in its schedule for next season.
A thumbnail sketch of NBC's plans for fall season
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View PhotoFILE This Sept. 18, 2011 file photo shows Jimmy Fallon, left, and Seth Meyers at the 63rd Primetime Emmy …
Some highlights of NBC's moves in its schedule for next season.
WHAT'S NEW: A lot. The long-struggling network invested heavily in
new programming and has ordered 17 new series for next season. John
Malkovich as Blackbeard. James Spader as a wanted fugitive. Dracula
brought to life. A cops drama from the guy who made "Law & Order."
More supernatural stuff from J.J. Abrams. A cooking show. A quiz show. A
home renovation show. If a couple of these make an impression on
viewers, NBC will be thrilled.WHAT'S GONE: The newsmagazine "Rock Center," in a move sure to cause bad blood between NBC's news and entertainment divisions. Matthew Perry's star vehicle "Go On," failing to recreate that "Friends" magic. And about two dozen other sitcoms you never watched.
LIFE SUPPORT: The serial killer drama "Hannibal" has terrible ratings, but NBC had such high hopes for it this spring that executives can't bear to pull the plug. Maybe it's their livers on the line.
STAR POWER: Michael J. Fox is a
beloved sitcom actor, respected even more for his dignity in handling
Parkinson's disease. Now he's essentially turning those real-life
experiences into a sitcom, where he will play a sportscaster going back
to work. Interestingly, NBC gave Sean Hayes a more prominent spot on a
Thursday-night schedule geared to broad-appeal comedies, perhaps so Fox
won't feel the pressure to save the network. And Seth Meyers is moving
from his "Weekend Update" desk to his own late- night show.
WHAT THEY NEED: Somebody to save the network.
BIG MOVE: "Revolution" to
Wednesday nights, where it will no longer have the advantage of a big
audience tuning in for "The Voice." ''Chicago Fire" moves to Tuesday.
Moving successful shows to new nights is always risky, perhaps even more
so for programs at an early stage in their development.
TONIGHT: Pencil in Feb. 24, 2014,
as the debut for NBC's new late-night lineup of Jimmy Fallon on the
"Tonight" show and Seth Meyers following him on "Late Night." NBC said
Monday that Fallon will have a week of special programs during the
Winter Olympics right before that.
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