At least Ed will still air...on Fridays unfortunately, but it is better than being shelved...seems like good news/bad news for Miss Match...it loses its time slot for some weeks, but it might get more episodes ordered.


LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - Come January, Donald Trump promises that NBC's schedule will feature "two billionaires -- Katie Couric and myself."

Trump made a cameo on NBC's November sweeps conference call Monday (Nov. 24) to announce that "The Apprentice," an unscripted series in which 16 would-be tycoons vie for a job as the billionaire real estate mogul's apprentice, will premiere Thursday, Jan. 8.

The show's 90-minute premiere will follow "Friends" that night, then move into its regular time, 8 p.m. Wednesdays, on Jan. 14. As a result, "Ed" will move to 9 p.m. ET Fridays -- where it aired for part of last season -- and share that hour with "Miss Match" for the remainder of the season.


"The Apprentice," from "Survivor" swami Mark Burnett, will follow 16 people from various backgrounds who want to work at Trump's right hand. They'll face a number of job-related tasks, with one person eliminated each week in an "exit interview" with Trump. The winner will receive a one-year contract and six-figure salary within The Trump Organization.
"I promise this series will be the smartest and toughest reality show so far put forth on television," Trump says. "It's the ultimate job interview."

"Ed" will air at 9 p.m. Fridays through January and February, then end its season early to make room for "Miss Match." NBC Entertainment president Jeff Zucker says the shared timeslot will cut the number of reruns on the network's schedule.

Zucker also told reporters that NBC is likely to order more episodes of "Miss Match," although a decision on just how many more hasn't been reached.

They just keep trying to kill Ed. Bastards.

At least it's not cancelled...yet.

So does this mean my beloved "Miss Match" is going on hiatus in January & February?

Sob.

Jeff Zucker

WTH, couldn't they find a slot where a Law and Order rerun was playing and put The Apprentice on in that slot?

yeah, this combined with the quickness of the engagement makes me wonder if the powers that be didn't come into B&B's offices last year and say, "hey you have one more year and that's it. do with it what you will. after that you are gone."

what the **** man..

why the **** didn't they just leave the show on Fridays to begin with..??!?!!

who the **** is running this network..? a bald monkey??

****ERS.

Well, I guess we'd all better start preparing for the inevitable. I don't see "Ed" lasting past this season.

Honk!

Hmmm....they moved the show to Friday last year and the numbers were horrible, the show almost died.

And now they're moving it back to Friday.....for some crappy reality show that has less buzz than Joe Millionaire 3?

Lets soak up those two months, that's the last we'll be seeing of Ed and the Stuckeyville gang.

You can shoot him in one knee, but I want to shoot him in the other.

to the shithead that runs NBC.

I am sick and tired of my favorite shows being ousted for G'damn reality shows. Especially this time...TRUMP?!?!? WHAT THE HELL? [Stewie] Mark my words, when you least expect it, your uppance will come!! [/Stewie]

I thought Ed consistenly won its slot on Fridays, which is why it got renewed.

Whats the over/under on how long it'll take them to get the 'apprentices' in bathingsuits, wet, or rolling around in the mud?

D

I can't wait to see how badly this show bombs. I won't be watching it just for the fact it's taking Ed's timeslot. I miss Brandon Tartikoff. Cheers or Seinfeld would probably never make it these days.

I'm not convinced this means Ed is done just yet. I thought for sure moving it to Friday last year would've killed it, but someone must be fighting for the show.