The broadcast networks are making Friday nights a little more interesting this season. Once home to some of TV’s biggest shows—think “Dallas” or ABC’s “TGIF” comedy hits—Friday has fallen out of favor at the networks in recent years. The night has become home to cheap reality fare, newsmagazines and...
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NBC will bid farewell to “ER” with a two-hour finale on March 12 at 9 p.m., the network said in its mid-season schedule announcement. New series “Kings” will start with a two-hour premiere March 19 at 9 p.m. before it settles into “ER’s” time slot March 26 at 10 p.m. The network’s mid-season push begins...
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Life goes on for “Life.” NBC has ordered a full season of its low-rated drama, which recently moved to Wednesday nights. The series struggled to find an audience on Friday nights earlier this season, but saw its Nielsen numbers shoot up considerably—33%, to be exact—when the Peacock shifted it to 9 p...
NBC is shaking up its lineup, with “Life” trading slots with “Lipstick Jungle,” while the premiere of the Ryan Seacrest-produced “Momma’s Boys” gets pushed back until December. “Life,” which had solid showings behind “Heroes” on Monday but hasn’t done much in terms of ratings in its regular Friday 10...
The Writers Guild of America’s strike released its grip on Hollywood more than eight months ago, but its effects still are trickling through television. Several sophomore series whose first seasons were cut short by the work stoppage late last year are feeling the aftershocks of the strike now. Among...
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NBC will debut on Hulu the season premieres of new show “Knight Rider” and returning programs “Lipstick Jungle,” “Chuck,” “Life” and “30 Rock” a week before those episodes air on broadcast TV, according to Hulu’s blog . NBC confirmed that the shows will also air on NBC.com a week in advance of their...
NBC is hoping its “Heroes” can supply some ratings oxygen to sophomore drama “Life.” As part of a scheduling tweak announced Monday at the TV Critics Association summer press tour, the network said it would double-pump “Life” the weeks of Sept. 29 and Oct. 6, airing original episodes of the show Mondays...