NBC 2006-2007 Season Redux

As I reported last week, all of the major broadcast networks revealed their upcoming fall season of programs during the upfront presentations. NBC went first on Monday, revealing what they hoped to be the slate of programs that would ensure their improving on their current standing as the fourth ranked television networks in the ratings.

Then, as the week progressed, the other networks revealed their schedules.

And then officials at NBC panicked.

NBC had hoped to debut one of their most anticipated new series, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Thursdays at 9pm. NBC knew going in that it would be a competitive timeslot going up against CSI on CBS. But when ABC revealed that they were moving hit drama Grey’s Anatomy into that timeslot as well, NBC knew that they needed to do something to protect their new show.

Today NBC announced a complete revamp of their fall schedule, the first time a network has had to do such a thing. Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip has been moved to Mondays at 10pm. The original occupant of that timeslot was Medium. That program will now not debut until midseason. This left a slot open on the fall schedule. Now, instead of coming back at midseason, Crossing Jordan will debut their new season in September.

While NBC was at it many of their other programs were shifted around as well.

If you’d like to see what NBC’s original plan was, click here to read my original blog entry about it. Here’s is NBC’s new plan, with the timeslot changes noted.


Monday:

8pm-9pm Deal or No Deal

9pm-10pm Heroes

10pm-11pm Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (moved from Thursdays at 9pm)


Tuesday:

8pm-9pm Friday Night Lights

9pm-10pm Law & Order: Criminal Intent (moved from Fridays at 10pm)

10pm-11pm Law & Order: Special Victims Unit


Wednesdays:

8pm-8:30pm 20 Good Years (moved from Wednesdays at 9pm)

8:30pm-9pm 30 Rock (moved from Wednesdays at 9:30pm)

9pm-10pm The Biggest Loser (moved from Wednesdays at 8pm)

10pm-11pm Kidnapped (moved from Tuesdays at 9pm)


Thursdays:

8pm-8:30pm My Name is Earl

8:30pm-9pm The Office

9pm-10pm Deal or No Deal (moved from Fridays at 8pm)

10pm-11pm ER


Fridays:

8pm-9pm Crossing Jordan (moved to debut from midseason)

9pm-10pm Las Vegas

10pm-11pm Law & Order (moved from Wednesdays at 10pm)


Saturdays:

8pm-9pm Dateline NBC

9pm-11pm Drama Series Encores


Sundays:

7pm-11pm Football Night in America & Sunday Night Football