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Old 05-17-04 | 03:27 PM
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LAX is going up against CSI: Miami, so it might have a chance for those attempting to stear clear of Horatio's shades. I'll be tuning in to Revelations, Hawaii, The Contender, Medical Investigation and possibly Medium.
Old 05-17-04 | 03:34 PM
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wow....it just keeps getting worse....i can safely say that with the exception of the curiosity factor for Joey, i will not be watching anything on NBC this fall....except football of course. And only when Notre Dame plays Michigan State invariably
Old 05-17-04 | 03:39 PM
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LAX is going up against CSI: Miami, so it might have a chance for those attempting to stear clear of Horatio's shades. I'll be tuning in to Revelations, Hawaii, The Contender, Medical Investigation and possibly Medium.


It sounds like a slightly more serious version of Las Vegas - only using an airport instead of a hotel casino. I can see Heather Locklear as a little tramp who marries a wealthy 20-something guy who happens to be gay. I can see Heather Locklear as a rookie cop. I can see Heather Locklear running an advertising agency. I can see Heather Locklear working for a big city mayor. Heather Locklear in charge of an airport? Hmmmmmm? Doubtful, but I guess I'll have to wait and see.

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Old 05-17-04 | 03:42 PM
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Heather Locklear in charge of an airport? Hmmmmmm? Doubtful, but I guess I'll have to wait and see.
Not just Heather Locklear in charge of an airport. It's Heather Locklear in charge of an airport ... with sexy results!
Old 05-17-04 | 04:38 PM
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Old 05-17-04 | 04:42 PM
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People, people don't you see! MIchael Biehn is coming to prime time television! This is awesome news!
Old 05-17-04 | 05:02 PM
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looks for me like

Scrubs.

Maybe and very Maybe Joey
and possibly the apprentice.

I used to watch nothing but NBC
Old 05-17-04 | 05:22 PM
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10-11 p.m. "LAX"
Everytime I see this title I think of laxatives.

TUESDAY
8-9:00 p.m. "Average Joe"
After three straight shows of the person not picking the "nice" one, why bother? Unless of course the twist is that there is no twist... meaning she's stuck picking an ugly dude.

MEDIUM - In this drama, Allison Dubois (Patricia Arquette, "Stigmata," "Flirting with Disaster") sees dead people - and in fact, she hears them constantly too. No, she's not crazy, although her husband Joe (Jake Weber, "U-571"), a rocket scientist, thought that was a possibility at first. So did Allison herself, until she realized that her "gift" could not only change fate -- but provide justice for those who no longer had a voice. Don't think Allison is totally comfortable with all of this -- in fact, she's as creeped out as everyone else. Imagine a dead father-in-law popping up unexpectedly at the foot of someone's bed. Plus, there are the jarring slices of disturbing crime scenes that pepper Allison's thoughts, added to her ability to sometimes know exactly what those around her (dead or alive) are thinking. Luckily, Allison has a great sense of humor along with her sixth sense. Even Joe, whose whole career is based on logic and fact, has become a bemused believer. The real challenge is convincing law enforcement agencies around the country that Allison is the real deal. "Medium" is from Picturemaker Productions and Grammnet Productions in association with Paramount Network Television. Glenn Gordon Caron ("Moonlighting") and Kelsey Grammer ("Frasier") are executive producers.
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Old 05-17-04 | 06:17 PM
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Where is Hidden Hills?

THey should do "Law and Order: Comedy", it would be like L&O but funny.
Old 05-17-04 | 06:38 PM
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Where is Hidden Hills?
Oh, it's about 2 years ago. :-)
Old 05-17-04 | 06:39 PM
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THey should do "Law and Order: Comedy", it would be like L&O but funny
They should have re-done Whoopi in that sense, so it would be Whoopi but it would be funny.
Old 05-17-04 | 06:56 PM
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Wasn't NBC the network that stated it was committed to scripted programming when reality tv started to get really popular?
Old 05-17-04 | 07:09 PM
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No Americana

Old 05-17-04 | 07:16 PM
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At least they're bringing back American Dreams.
Old 05-17-04 | 07:52 PM
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I'll have to watch all of the shows that have actors that have been a part of Crossing Jordan's hugeantic cast this season.


And as long as Neal McDonough is on television - I'm watching.
Old 05-17-04 | 09:38 PM
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No Americana
I was wondering about this one myself. They didn't even mention it as a possible midseason replacement. Doesn't sound to promising.
Old 05-17-04 | 10:17 PM
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I've seen "Joey" , and it wasn't bad. LAX and Hawaii look like they might be good. If "Father of the Pride" lasts a month I'll be surprised. Just plain awful!
Old 05-17-04 | 10:30 PM
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And here's a note for the networks - you know, people make their livings at things OTHER than cops, doctors and lawyers! How about an hour drama NOT focusing on one of these professions?
i don't know. i could see a show about a bowling alley lawyer being entertaining. i miss ed.
Old 05-18-04 | 12:03 AM
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NBC Aims to Spin Out Success with New TV Lineup

Mon May 17, 8:27 PM ET Add Entertainment - Reuters to My Yahoo!

By Michele Gershberg and Steve Gorman

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - With mega-hit "Friends" in retirement, NBC on Monday unveiled a new lineup building on some of its biggest names, including a fourth "Law & Order" series, "Friends" spin-off "Joey," and the return of TV's latest star, Donald Trump.

NBC said it will launch a total of six fresh dramas and five new comedies, including the animated series "Father of the Pride" -- about lions in Siegfried & Roy's Las Vegas act -- for the 2004-05 season, as it seeks to maintain ratings dominance over its target audience of viewers aged 18 to 49.

Altering its programing schedule for every night but Saturday and Sunday, NBC's new prime-time slate, which will roll out in late August following the Summer Olympics (news - web sites), amounts to one of its biggest shake-ups in years.

But just five new shows -- three dramas and two sitcoms, including "Joey" -- will get a traditional September launch and six new scripted shows will debut later in the season under the network's new year-round programing strategy.

As part of that strategy, NBC, newly merged with Vivendi Universal Entertainment, is deciding in advance how its mid-season offerings will fit into the schedule so that it can get a jump on selling advertising time for those shows.

"We are now committed to 52 weeks a year of original programing ... and we are going to introduce what normally would have been some of the strongest components of a fall schedule all year long," said Jeff Zucker, president of NBC Universal Television Group.

NBC, owned by General Electric Co., is the first of the major networks to unveil its new lineup as broadcasters kick off their "upfront" sales of commercial time to advertisers. The upfront market typically accounts for 70 percent to 80 percent of all ad sales by the networks, reaping roughly $9 billion for prime-time shows last year.

HEAVY DOSE OF REALITY

Reality shows figure prominently on NBC's schedule as well, with the launch of boxing spectacle "The Contender," the return of gross-out stunt show "Fear Factor" and new editions of hit tycoon contest "The Apprentice," starring real estate magnate Donald Trump. The network also will air a fourth edition of last summer's unscripted summer sensation "For Love or Money" and a new installment of "Average Joe."

The heavy dose of reality marks a turnaround of sorts at NBC, which had long seen comedy as its bread and butter and was viewed as a relative latecomer to the burgeoning genre of unscripted shows compared to rival networks CBS and Fox.

"Today, comedy is in a challenged state," Kevin Reilly, the new NBC entertainment president, said in a conference call with reporters, adding that launching a flurry of new sitcoms each fall has largely failed in recent years.

"Ironically, the best way to get comedy on the schedule right now is to keep it off in the short term," he said.

"Joey," starring Matt LeBlanc (news) reprising his "Friends" role as the big-hearted aspiring actor, will get the plum time slot formerly occupied by its sitcom predecessor, leading off NBC's potent Thursday night lineup of "Must-See TV." "Friends" ended its 10-year run this month as television's top-rated comedy.

'JOEY' PILOT PLAYS WELL

An advance screening of the entire "Joey" pilot, rare for upfront presentations, seemed to play well among advertisers and media buyers in attendance, drawing plenty of laughs.

The second new comedy set for an August launch is "Father of the Pride," NBC's first animated show on prime time since the short-lived 2000 series "God, the Devil and Bob."

"Pride" will fill the Tuesday night slot held by "Frasier," which ended its 11-year run last week. NBC also has locked in its Tuesday night comedy "Scrubs" for more two more seasons.

Two freshman Tuesday comedies failed to be renewed -- the Whoopi Goldberg (news) comedy "Whoopi" and "Happy Family."

NBC's mid-season offerings include the fourth installment in the long-running cop and courtroom franchise, "Law & Order: Trial by Jury," from producer Dick Wolf, who just renewed his NBC contract for the first three "Law & Order" series.

In one big change for the franchise, Jerry Orbach (news), who has played detective Lennie Briscoe for 12 years on the original series, is moving to the cast of "Trial by Jury."

On the drama front this fall, NBC plans to launch the airport ensemble series "LAX," starring Heather Locklear (news), the cop show "Hawaii" and "Medical Investigation." The new limited-run thriller "Revelations" will join "Law & Order: Trial by Jury" on the midseason schedule, along with "Medium," starring Patricia Arquette (news) as a woman who sees dead people.
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Good to see that they renewed Scrubs for two seasons. Now I'll be able to watch next season without having to worry whether it will be the last.
Old 07-13-04 | 11:25 AM
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NBC announces changes in their Fall premiere dates:

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/cgi/go...wswire&id=6648
NBC Announces Fall Premiere Dates, Changes
By The Futon Critic Staff

LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- NBC has firmed up its 2004-05 rollout plans, including a major change to its previously announced fall schedule.

"Last Comic Standing," which has been performing admirably this summer for the Peacock, will return for a third season on Tuesday, August 31, just a few weeks after the conclusion of its second edition. "Standing" will take over for the fourth season of "Average Joe," which had been previously planned to air in the Tuesday, 8:00/7:00c slot. "Joe" will then return at some point later on in the 2004-05 season.

As for the rest of NBC's series, the majority will launch the week following the conclusion of the network's 2004 Summer Olympics coverage with "The West Wing" being the last out of the gate on October 20.

Popular Returning Series Also Debut Over Five Weeks Beginning with "Fear Factor" on August 30, "The Apprentice" on September 9 and Continuing Through October 20 with "The West Wing"

BURBANK, Calif. –- July 10, 2004 –- NBC breaks the seal on the new Fall season with a late-summer rollout -- following the momentum of the 2004 Summer Olympics -- paced by the sneak previews and premieres of the new series "Joey," "Father of the Pride," "Hawaii," "LAX" and "Medical Investigation" between August 30-September 10. The announcement was made by Kevin Reilly, President, NBC Entertainment.

"We feel good about our new and returning shows so we want to maximize the positive momentum of the Summer Olympics," said Reilly. "It makes sense for many reasons and viewers won't have to wait to catch TV's new and returning hits."

The new drama "Hawaii," (Wednesdays, 8-9 p.m. ET) will break out first with a sneak preview on Monday, Aug. 30 (9-10 p.m. ET) and will premiere on Wednesday, Sept. 1 (8-9 p.m. ET). The next new series to be unveiled will be the comedy "Father of the Pride" (Tuesdays, 9-9:30 p.m. ET) with its premiere on Tuesday, Aug. 31 (9-9:30 p.m. ET).

The freshman drama "LAX" (Mondays, 10-11 p.m. ET) will begin with its series premiere on (Labor Day) Monday, Sept. 6 (10-11 p.m. ET). On Thursday, Sept. 9, the much-anticipated comedy "Joey," (Thursdays, 8-8:30 p.m. ET) will debut in its regular day and time while the drama "Medical Investigation" (Fridays, 10-11 p.m. ET) will follow with a special preview that night (10-11 p.m. ET) and will continue with its official premiere the next day on Friday, Sept. 10 (10-11 p.m. ET).

Among the returning series (in chronological order of premieres), the popular reality series "Fear Factor" will launch first on Monday, Aug. 30 (8-9 p.m. ET). The next day on Tuesday, Aug. 31, NBC will begin with "Last Comic Standing" (8-9 p.m. ET; see accompanying release) followed on the same night by the premiere of "Father of the Pride," (9-9:30 p.m. ET) and the season's first episode of the critically hailed comedy "Scrubs" (9:30-10 p.m. ET) as it begins its fourth season. This year's hit "Las Vegas" (which out-stripped all other freshman dramas) gives the wheel a big spin again beginning Monday, Sept. 6 (9-10 p.m. ET).

Meanwhile, "The Apprentice" – last season's most dominant new series – begins it second year on Thursday, Sept. 9. (8:30-10:00 p.m. ET) It will be followed a week later by the seventh-season debut of the Emmy Award-winning "Will & Grace" on Thursday, Sept. 16 (8:30-9:00 p.m. ET).

NBC will then broadcast the sixth-season premiere of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" on Tuesday, Sept. 21 (10-11 p.m. ET); "Law & Order" commences its 15th season on Wednesday, Sept. 22; "ER" begins its 11th turn on Thursday, Sept. 23 (10-11 p.m. ET); "Third Watch" starts its sixth year on the beat Friday, Sept. 17 (9-10 p.m. ET).

On Sunday, Sept. 26, three popular dramas resume on the same day and time with "American Dreams" (8-9 p.m. ET) in its third season, "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (9-10 p.m. ET) in its fourth year, and "Crossing Jordan" (10-11 p.m. ET) also returning for its fourth.

"The West Wing" will begin its sixth-season campaign on Wednesday, Oct. 20 (9-10 p.m. ET).

In addition to NBC's Fall series programming, "Saturday Night Live" will enter the political fray again with a new primetime edition of its "Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash" on Election Eve, Monday, Nov. 1 (9:30-11 p.m. ET). The special will spoof presidential elections from past and present much like its predecessors in 2000 and 1992.

A calendar of NBC's Fall 2004-05 premieres follows (previews are indicated in parentheses; new series capitalized; all times ET):

August 30
"Fear Factor" (8-9 p.m.)
(Preview) "HAWAII" (9-10 p.m.)

August 31
"Last Comic Standing" (8-9 p.m.)
"FATHER OF THE PRIDE" (9-9:30 p.m.)
"Scrubs" (9:30-10 p.m.)

September 1
"HAWAII" (8-9 p.m.)

September 6
"Las Vegas" (9-10 p.m.)
"LAX" (10-11 p.m.)

September 9
"JOEY" (8-8:30 p.m.)
"The Apprentice" (8:30-10 p.m.)
(Preview) "MEDICAL INVESTIGATION" (10-11 p.m.)

September 10
"MEDICAL INVESTIGATION" (10-11 p.m.)

September 16
"Will & Grace" (8:30-9:00 p.m.)

September 17
"Third Watch" (9-10 p.m.)

September 21
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (10-11 p.m.)

September 22
"Law & Order" (10-11 p.m.)

September 23
"ER" (10-11 p.m.)

September 26
"American Dreams" (8-9 p.m.)
"Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (9-10 p.m.)
"Crossing Jordan" (10-11 p.m.)

October 20
"The West Wing" (9-10 p.m.)
Old 07-13-04 | 07:22 PM
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wow....it just keeps getting worse....i can safely say that with the exception of the curiosity factor for Joey, i will not be watching anything on NBC this fall....except football of course. And only when Notre Dame plays Michigan State invariably

Looks like its only "Joey" for you...

The Notre Dame-Michigan State game on Sept 18 will air LIVE on ESPN starting at 7:00 pm ET. (Since its a Notre Dame away game, it airs on ABC or ESPN or ESPN2.)

LB...
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The pilot of Joey is mildly entertaining. But only when Joey and Drea DeMatteo interact. They work well together and she's funnier than he is. The rest of the show is generic. It'll probaly survive because it doesn't suck and it's got a cushy timeslot.

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here is a little tidbit about the west wing from this weeks tv guide:

Spoiler:
there's a crisis brewing in the west wing. with ratings down sharply, sources say this coming season will likely be the nbc drama's last--unless producers can figure out a way to drastically cut costs. bringing in a whole new administration-and thereby eliminating martin sheen's roughly $7 million annual salary-would be one way to go, but you did not hear that from me

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