NBC announces 2009-10 fall schedule (and midseason plans, too)
NBC is not bringing “Medium” back for a sixth season. CBS will, though.
Other big news from Tuesday’s announcement of the NBC 2009-10 fall schedule is that “Chuck” was welcomed back but “Earl” and “Deal or No Deal” weren’t.
Here’s a list of shows that will and won’t return to NBC in fall, as well as info on new ones to look forward to in fall and spring.
••Will Return: The Celebrity Apprentice, Chuck, Dateline, Friday Night Nights, Heroes, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, The Office, Parks and Recreation, Saturday Night Live, Southland, 30 Rock.
••Won’t Return: American Gladiators, America’s Toughest Jobs, The Baby Borrowers, Celebrity Circus, Celebrity Family Feud, The Chopping Block, Crusoe, Deal or No Deal, Fear Itself, ER, Kath & Kim, Kings, Last Comic Standing, Late Night With Conan O’Brien, Life, Lipstick Jungle, Medium, Momma’s Boys, Most Outrageous Moments, My Name is Earl, My Own Worst Enemy, Nashville Star, The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.
••Spring/Summer Premieres: America’s Got Talent (June 23), Great American Road Trip (July 7), I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here (June 1), The Listener (June 4), Merlin (June 21), The Philanthropist (June 24), Face the Ace (Aug. 1).
NEW SHOWS
••Parenthood (fall): This contemporary re-imagining of the blockbuster film depicts the colorful and imperfect Braverman family — four grown siblings sharing the headaches, heartaches and joy of being parents. Stars Peter Krause, Maura Tierney, Craig T. Nelson, Dax Shepard, Bonnie Bedelia, Monica Potter, Erika Christensen and Sarah Ramos.
••Trauma (fall): When emergencies occur, the trauma team from San Francisco General is first on the scene, traveling by land, by sea or by air to reach their victims in time. From the heights of the city’s Transamerica Pyramid to the depths of the San Francisco Bay, these heroes must face the most extreme conditions to save lives — and give meaning to their own existence in the process. Stars Derek Luke (”Notorious”), Cliff Curtis (”10,000 B.C”), Anastasia Griffith (”Damages”), Aimee Garcia (”George Lopez”), Kevin Rankin (”Friday Night Lights”) and Jamey Sheridan (”Law & Order: Criminal Intent”).
••Mercy (fall): Nurse Veronica Callahan (Taylor Schilling, “Dark Matter”) returns to Mercy from a military tour in Iraq — and she knows more about medicine than all of the residents combined. Together with fellow nurses Sonia Jimenez (Jamie Lee Kirchner, “Rescue Me”) and Chloe Payne (Michelle Trachtenberg, “Gossip Girl”), Callahan navigates through the daily traumas and social landmines of life and love both inside the hospital and out in the real world.
••Day One (midseason): This new series tells the story of life on earth following a global catastrophe that has devastated the world’s infrastructures. Beginning with the immediate aftermath of the cataclysmic event, an eclectic band of survivors — played by Adam Campbell (”Date Movie”), Catherine Dent (”The Shield”), Julie Gonzalo (”Eli Stone”), David Lyons (”ER”), Derek Mio (”Greek”), Carly Pope (”24″), Thekla Reuten (”Sleeper Cell”) and Addison Timlin (”Cashmere Mafia”) — strives to rebuild society as they unravel the mysteries of what happened and face their uncertain future.
••100 Questions (midseason): Charlotte Payne (Sophie Winkleman, “Peep Show”) is looking for love and has rejected multiple marriage proposals — but she has yet to meet Mr. Right. When she joins a popular online dating site, she gets a little help from her dating counselor Ravi (Amir Talai, “The Ex List”) – who requires her to take a 100-question compatibility test.
••Community (fall): This new series focuses on a band of misfits at Greendale Community College, at the center of which is a fast-talkin’ lawyer whose degree has been revoked (Joel McHale, “The Soup”), who form a study group and end up learning a lot more about themselves than they do about their course work. Also stars Gillian Jacobs (”The Book of Daniel”); Yvette Nicole Brown (”Rules of Engagement”); Danny Pudi (”Greek”); Alison Brie (”Mad Men”); and Chevy Chase (”Saturday Night Live”).
••The Jay Leno Show (fall): Spend your later evening hours with Jay Leno in this new incarnation of the legendary NBC late night show.
••The Marriage Ref (midseason): Comedy Legend Jerry Seinfeld is the creator and producer of this non-scripted look at marriage as celebrities, comedians and sports stars decide who is right…and who is wrong…in real-life disputes between real-life spouses.
••Breakthrough With Tony Robbins (midseason): Best-selling author and philanthropist Tony Robbins attempts to inspire people to search out the tools to forever change their lives.
••Who Do You Think You Are? (midseason): A different celebrity each week embarks on a journey of self discovery, revealing stories that are often linked to events in American history.
NBC’s 2009-10 fall schedule
••Sunday: 6 p.m., “Football Night in America”; 7:20 p.m., “NBC Sunday Night Football.”
••Monday: 7 p.m., “Heroes”; 8 p.m., “Trauma”; 9 p.m., “The Jay Leno Show.”
••Tuesday: 7 p.m., “The Biggest Loser”; 9 p.m., “The Jay Leno Show.”
••Wednesday: 7 p.m., “Parenthood”; 8 p.m., “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”; 9 p.m., “The Jay Leno Show.”
••Thursday: 7 p.m., “SNL Weekend Update Thursday”; 7:30 p.m., “Parks and Recreation”; 8 p.m., “The Office,” 8:30 p.m., “Community”; 9 p.m., “The Jay Leno Show.”
••Friday: 7 p.m., “Law & Order”; 8 p.m., “Southland”; 9 p.m., “The Jay Leno Show.”
••Saturday: “Dateline NBC”; 8 p.m., “Trauma” encore; 9 p.m., Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” encore.
NOTE: NBC’s 2010 midseason schedule includes the return of “Chuck,” “30 Rock” and “The Celebrity Apprentice” and the debut of new shows “Day One,” “The Marriage Ref” and “Mercy.”
–Penny TV
Pictured above: “Mercy” cast members, from left, Michelle Trachtenberg as Chloe Payne, James Tupper as Dr. Chris Sands, Taylor Schilling as Veronica Flanagan Callahan, Delroy Lindo as Dr. Alfred Parks, Guillermo Diaz as Angel Lopez, James LeGros as Dr. Harris, Jaime Lee Kirchner as Sonia Jimenez (NBC Photo).
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Cannot believe that NBC cancelled the brilliant & enjoyable “LIFE”! Proves that networks need a better system to capture ratings. My husband & I are in the supposedly difficult to capture “age” demographic 35-49!!! Now we will watch TNT,USA,CBS,ABC & SYFY.
Goodbye NBC & so-long to your dumb reality shows!!!
PS: will follow Medium to CBS & continue to enjoy Scrubs on ABC.