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NBC’s fall shake-up schedule is sending shockwaves through fandom!
“Heroes is moving up an hour earlier – from 9:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and will run for only 19 episodes in the fall. “Heroes” finishes right before the Winter Olympics, and then, “Chuck” will take over midseason in the same time slot. “Chuck” was saved by a sponsorship from Subway, which was became part of the fans’ ‘Save Chuck’ campaign.
But, in a shock to viewers and producers, both “Medium” and “My Name is Earl” get cancelled!
“Heroes” moves aside to let the new medical action-drama series “Trauma” take over its primetime schedule. Later in the midseason, the apocalyptic thriller “Day One” will replace “Trauma”.
NBC has had sinking ratings in the past three years, and a daily 10 p.m. slot by “Jay Leno Show” hopefully will improve the peacock network’s standing. Unfortunately, the daily nighttime comedy means there’s going to be a tighter schedule, and some shows were cut from the line. Most surprising is “Medium” and “My Name is Earl”!
I thought “Medium” and “Earl” had good following too, but apparently NBC co-chair Ben Silverman thought the shows had “an aging franchise, without a single fan letter, with no passion." Man, that’s harsh! But at least, CBS saved “Medium” so fans can still hop over the other network…
What do you think of this new shake-up at NBC? Does moving “Heroes” mean NBC still believes in the series or has the show begun to lose it’s grip with the powers-that-matter?
Image: NBC/Chris Haston