Greetings from the NBC Upfronts!
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- May
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Actually, I’m not really at the NBC Upfronts, but that’s OK, because neither is NBC. The Peacock unveiled its fall lineup a month ago, as part of its effort to shift to a year-round programming schedule.
But no one likes to miss a party, do they? So we’re getting news out of Upfronts Week, when networks lay out their autumn plans in hopes of luring advertiser dollars up front (get it?), and NBC is not to be left behind. Or ahead. Whichever.
The news of the day is that Jimmy Fallon has officially been tapped to take the Late Night seat being vacated by future Tonight Show helmer Conan O’Brien. I’m not feeling it, but we’ll see.
As for what’s new, what’s returning and what’s gone. Here’s what we know: The network has new shows on tap. That’s news enough in the wake of the devastating writers strike.
What’s new: My Own Worst Enemy (Monday), Kath & Kim (Tuesday), Knight Rider (Wednesday), Crusoe (Friday), Momma’s Boys, Celebrity Circus, , The Philanthropist, Kings, Merlin and America’s Toughest Jobs.
What’s coming back: Chuck, Heroes, The Office (and an Office spin-off in February), My Name is Earl, 30 Rock, America’s Got Talent, The Biggest Loser, Medium, Celebrity Apprentice, Law and Order, Law and Order: SVU, American Gladiators, ER, Dateline, Life, Deal Or No Deal, Last Comic Standing, Nashville Star and Saturday Night Live. Friday Night Lights returns via DirecTV for a half-season order.
What’s Done: Scrubs (Now on ABC), 1 vs. 100, Las Vegas, Amnesia, My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad, Journeyman (A great show that deserved a better fate), The Singing Bee, Clash of the Choirs and Bionic Woman (big shocker there).
To view the lineup on a night-by-night basis, The LA Times has a nice visual breakdown with series summaries to boot.
What’s more, NBC Digital Entertainment announced a new slate of Office webisodes this summer, those brief, episodic installments that chronicled a missing $3,000 in the office two summers ago.
In the second series of “The Office” webisodes, which premieres on NBC.com, Kevin (Brian Baumgartner) pursues a unique solution in an effort to pay back his looming gambling debts. This installment also stars Oscar Nunez, Leslie David Baker and Craig Robinson.
That was the headline from the digital side, which has other big plans as well. For instance, Heroes will get the webisode treatment too, with a series titled “Manhunt” that debuts mid-July.
Photo: NBC Universal
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