The NBC TV network Upfront presentations kicked off this week at NYC’s Radio City Music Hall with a look at NBC’s plans for the 2013-14 season.
Change was the story of the day for NBC as they canceled more shows than any other network, and those shows that are returning are moving to new time slots, with a few exceptions.
Comedy will have a decreased presence on the network in the upcoming season; just two hours of sitcoms will air on NBC this fall, and three of those four comedies are new programs (though with familiar faces, such as Michael J. Fox and Sean Hayes).
Renewed
The Biggest Loser
The Celebrity Apprentice
Chicago Fire
Community
Dateline NBC
Grimm
Law & Order: SVU
Parenthood
Parks and Recreation
Revolution
The Sing Off
Sunday Night Football (+ pre-game)
The Voice
Canceled or Ended
30 Rock
1600 Penn
Animal Practice
Deception
Do No Harm
Go On
Guys With Kids
Mockingbird Lane
The New Normal
Next Caller (never aired)
The Office
Ready for Love
Rock Center with Brian Williams
Smash
Take It All
Up All Night
Whitney
Fate Uncertain
America’s Got Talent *
American Ninja Warrior *
Betty White’s Off Their Rockers **
Camp *
Crossing Lines *
Fashion Star **
Get Out Alive With Bear Grylls *
Hannibal **
Hollywood Game Night *
Save Me *
The Winner Is *
* Season debuts this summer; status will be determined after show airs.
** Renewal decision expected in the next few weeks.
NBC’s 2013-2014 New Shows
NBC clearly sees the Monday 10pm slot as its best opportunity to launch a new program (that post-Voice slot certainly helped Revolution last season), which is why the network has bumped Revolution to Wednesdays to clear room for its most promising newcomer, The Blacklist. And the network will roll the dice on Thursdays and (in the winter) Sundays—two of the most important nights on any network’s schedule—by devoting those evenings to so many new series. Thursdays won’t be entirely new, however; rather than try (and fail) yet again to launch another new drama at 10p, NBC is moving Parenthood there, as part of a family-themed Thursday (with Parks and Recreation the lone outcast at 8pm). And though it looked like Grimm could get shifted to a better night, it will now remain on Fridays to help launch a pair of genre shows in the fall and winter.
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