Thank you ABC, for making this busy week of Upfronts a little less boring. The network took a sledgehammer to its schedule today, giving it the biggest makeover of any network schedule so far. Stuff on Tuesdays moved to Fridays, some of Wednesday jumped up to Tuesday and Sunday, and there will be at least 90 minutes of country music a week! Let’s break it down day-by-day and overanalyze it, shall we? Psst! There’s an easier-to-read schedule at the bottom of the page. MONDAY After all that talk about change, Mondays are staying absolutely the same.
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NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) – Fox is adding the new comedies “Ben and Kate” and “The Mindy Project” to its Tuesday lineup to create two hours of comedy, plus bumping “Glee” from Tuesday to Thursday and moving Kiefer Sutherland’s “Touch” to Friday to create a sci-fi block with “Fringe.” Fox also announced in its 2012-13 schedule released Monday that the new drama “Mob Doctor” will air on Monday nights in the fall, after “Bones.” The new Kevin Bacon serial killer drama “The Following” will air on Mondays in midseason. …
NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – “30 Rock” will run for 13 episodes for its seventh and final season, the network said at its upfront presentation Monday. The series will also run a one-hour series finale. NBC Entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt also said that “30 Rock” creator Tina Fey will remain involved with the network in some capacity long after the show is gone. News broke that “30 Rock” had been renewed last week, along with word that the comedy “Parenthood” will return for another season.
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star NeNe Leakes has landed a role on Ryan Murphy’s upcoming NBC comedy “The New Normal,” TheWrap has learned. It is not yet known what character Leakes will play, but this won’t be the first time that the reality personality/actress has worked with Murphy – she also has a recurring role on “Glee,” as Coach Roz. The single-camera series is described as a “heartwarming comedy about a blended family of a gay couple and the woman who becomes a surrogate to help them start a family.
Fox officially announced its 2012-2013 schedule today, and the big deal here is comedy. The network is aggressively trying to join the live-action comedy-block party, and has ordered three new laughers this season. But the two dramas might actually be the saving grace of Fox’s new shows. We have video evidence below. THE DRAMAS The Mob Doctor Fox’s pitch: The compelling new drama The Mob Doctor will debut this fall.
(Reuters) – The NBC network brought a monkey to pitch new programs to prospective advertisers on Monday, looking to highlight a new comedy set in a veterinary clinic rather than the circus its primetime lineup has been in recent years. “Animal Practice” was among the shows NBC Entertainment Chairman Bob Greenblatt showcased at the upfront presentations held at Radio City Music Hall in Midtown Manhattan, as the network looks to finally climb out of the ratings basement. That would be something of a revolution for NBC and new owners, Comcast Corp. …
Fox will follow up its strong 2011-2012 season with a 2012-2013 schedule aimed at getting even stronger. The network is particularly skilled at diversifying, and with a new comedy block planned for Tuesdays, it’s serving up weekly helpings of all five television food groups: animation, drama, comedy, reality, and sci-fi. Psst! There’s an easier-to-read schedule at the bottom of the page. MONDAY With good old Dr.
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – “American Horror Story” star Connie Britton has a brand-new gig. Britton’s pilot “Nashville” has been picked up to series, along with the comedy “Red Van Man” and the drama “Red Widow.” The one-hour drama “Nashville” is a family soap set against the backdrop of the Nasville music scene. It follows one star at her peak and another star on the rise. Britton portrays Rayna. Hayden Panettiere and Powers Boothe also star
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – “Scrubs” alumnus Sarah Chalke and “Everybody Loves Raymond” veteran Brad Garrett are coming to ABC. The network has picked up the single-camera comedy “How to Live With Your Parents for the Rest of Your Life,” starring Chalke and Garrett. The network is also going forward with the one-hour dramas “666 Park Avenue” and “Last Resort.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The struggling NBC network on Sunday announced 16 new TV shows – seven of them comedies – for the 2012-2013 season, and in a show of confidence said it will broadcast singing contest “The Voice” in the fall as well as the spring. NBC, which has been the least-watched of the four major U.S. TV networks for several years, said it hoped the slew of new comedies would capture the young viewers most coveted by advertisers because of their spending power. “We want to get more comedy on the schedule
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