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2008-04-03 -Short Attention Span Theater-
NBC to set family, blockbuster, adult hours
NBC announced a 52-week primetime schedule at its early "in-front" presentation to advertisers Wednesday that included themed primetime hours.
Primetime, eh? When did they start doing that?
Starting next season, 8 p.m. will be "family hour," 9 p.m. is "blockbuster hour" and 10 p.m. is the "adult themes" hour, said network co-chair Ben Silverman.
Anybody but me remember when "adult entertaiment" consisted of cocktails at 5? With your clothes on?
The move steps away from network's previous pledge to only schedule unscripted shows in the 8 p.m. hour, while reserving 10 p.m. for more grown-up fare.
Obviously that worked well. They made out like bandits during the writers' strike, I'll betcha.
The schedule includes long-rumored additions such as a series remake of "Knight Rider" and a spin-off of "The Office," as well as new titles like the Christian Slater spy series "My Own Worst Enemy" and the King David retelling "Kings" starring "Deadwood" star Ian McShane.
A knockoff, a spinoff, and some schlock.
We gotta keep this for historical purposes. Our grandchildren may someday ask "What was NBC?"
The network's 2007-08 schedule:
Monday
8 p.m. "Chuck"
Ground?
9 p.m. "Heroes"
Bet it's not about Iraq.
10 p.m. "My Own Worst Enemy" / "The Philanthropist"
Return of "The Millionaire"?
Tuesday
8 p.m. "Biggest Loser: Families" / "Biggest Loser: Couples"
Game shows? Reality shows? People still watch that stuff?
9:30 p.m. "Kath and Kim"
Mike & Ike? Nard & Pat? Cisco & Pancho?
10 p.m. "Law & Order: SVU"
I think the Law'n'Order cow's got blisters on her udders.
Wednesday
8 p.m. "Knight Rider"
Son of My Mother the Car.
9 p.m. "Deal or No Deal"
Another game show?
10 p.m. "Lipstick Jungle" / "Law & Order"
"Moo! Owww! Easy on the udders!"
Thursday
8 p.m. "My Name Is Earl"
Mine's Fred. Betcha we never meet.
8:30 p.m. "30 Rock"
No idea...
9 p.m. "The Office"
Dilbert: The series?
9:30 p.m. "The Office" / SNL Election Specials / "The Office [spinoff]"
I'm getting dizzy from the spinoffs.
10 p.m. "ER" (the final season) / "Celebrity Apprentice"
"Hello. I'm Doctor Bob! And this is my apprentice!"
"Say! Ain't she Paris Hilton?"
"Yes. She is. She'll be removing your gall bladder this afternoon."

Friday
8 p.m. "Robinson Crusoe"
I guess it'll save them some money on casting.
9 p.m. "Deal or No Deal" / "Friday Night Lights"
Oboy. More gameshows. Is Vanna still around?
10 p.m. "Life"
Tomorrow night: The Universe.
The night after: And everything.

Sunday
Fall: "Sunday Night Football"
Probably somebody will watch it.
Winter:
8 p.m. "Merlin"
Ripping off Harry Potter, are they? Or Robin Hood? Robin Hood meets Harry Potter?
9 p.m. "Medium"
Bet it's not well done. Ripoff of "I see dead people"? "Ghost"?
10 p.m. "Kings"
Saul. David. Absolam. Jonathan. Jeroboam. Those guys. Lotsa opportunities to rewrite biblical history. Work in some oppression of the Philistines, maybe a few explosions. And no temple on the mount.
Summer 2009:

Monday
8 p.m. "American Gladiators"
Good, solid intellectual fare, by Gawd!
9 p.m. "America's Toughest Jobs"
NBC teevee reviewer on there?
10 p.m. "Dateline NBC"
"Hello. I'm Keith Olberman. And this is my celebrity apprentice..."
"Say! Ain't she..."
"Yes. It's Paris Hilton. She'll be producing news segments for us tonight."

Tuesday
8 p.m. "Most Outrageous Moments"
"Real people! Real embarrassed!"
9 p.m. "America's Got Talent"
"That'd be the ones that couldn't make the cut on American Idol.
10 p.m. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (Encores)
Moooooooooooooo!
Wednesday
8 p.m. "Shark Taggers"
Phun with pherocious phish? Or Mike Hammer without the warmth and humanity?
9 p.m. "America's Got Talent" (Results Show)
American Idull.
10 p.m. "Law & Order" (Encores)
Want some milk? The cash cow's still giving.
Thursday
8 p.m. "The Office" (Encores)
Wally grows a ponytail. The pointy-haired boss wants a database. He thinks it should be mauve because that has the most RAM. Hilarity ensues.
8:30 p.m. "The Office" [Spinoff] (Encores)
The pointy-haired boss grows a ponytail. Wally builds a mauve database. Hilarity ensues. Scott Adams sues.
9 p.m. "Last Comic Standing"
The others fell asleep.
10 p.m. "The Listener"
He was the last comic standing.
Friday
8 p.m. "Chopping Block"
Good idea. Kill the turkeys in public.
9 p.m. "Dateline NBC"
"Hello. I'm Keith Olberman. And these are my apprentices..."
"Say! Ain't they...?"

Sunday
7 p.m. "Dateline NBC"
"That's right. Tonight's segments are produced by Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie, and Nicole's baby.
8 p.m. "Monk"
Still around after all those years. Wouldn't touch him, myself. He's probably infected with something.
9 p.m. "Nashville Star"
"Hey, y'all! It's American Idull!"
10 p.m. "Kings" (Encores)
Tonight: Uriah fights his final battle! Mrs. Uriah finds a surprising new husband!
Posted by Fred 2008-04-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11146 views ]  Top

#1 Jeepers, Fred. You done teed off on that one! All I can say is the NBC execs are going to need industrial quantities of cocaine and Bag Balm(tm) to get through that season.
Posted by SteveS 2008-04-03 00:37||   2008-04-03 00:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Deal or No Deal two nights a week. My wife will be happy.

A lovely fiskification, there, Fred.
Posted by Mike 2008-04-03 06:44||   2008-04-03 06:44|| Front Page Top

#3 Notice that the 9:00 hour is for "Blockbusters".

Now look at the lineup........................

Funk & Wagnell weep.
Posted by AlanC 2008-04-03 09:07||   2008-04-03 09:07|| Front Page Top

#4 With a lineup like this the only question I have is why HGTV isn't America's #1 network ...
Posted by Steve White">Steve White  2008-04-03 11:24||   2008-04-03 11:24|| Front Page Top

#5 Now I remember why I don't watch a single network show anymore.
Posted by charger 2008-04-03 12:13||   2008-04-03 12:13|| Front Page Top

#6 #4: "With a lineup like this the only question I have is why HGTV isn't America's #1 network"

Because they have to compete with The Food Network? ;-p
Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut  2008-04-03 12:22|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]  2008-04-03 12:22|| Front Page Top

#7 Morons. Nothing but morons, as far as the eye can see.
Posted by Chief Running Gag">Chief Running Gag  2008-04-03 12:48||   2008-04-03 12:48|| Front Page Top

#8 At least they arn't showing madonna tripe media exposure desperately seeking susan, like encore.

'son of my mother the car'
Hah! still nobody brave/desperate enough for A-team, a beauchamp group of benniton lookers running around speaking truth to power...get cloony for hannibal, decaprio for face, rosie for murdock, kanye for BA - drive around in a prius hybred helping out kids who try to cut power lines with a circular saw.
Posted by swksvolFF 2008-04-03 12:54||   2008-04-03 12:54|| Front Page Top

#9 they keep trying to ruin Sunday Night Football by having eternal douchebag Olbermannnn do the pregame lead in and halftime
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2008-04-03 12:55||   2008-04-03 12:55|| Front Page Top

#10 Oh, damn, what a vast unending expanse of desert wasteland... relieved only by "My Name is Earl" (which is pretty funny!) and maybe "Heroes" if it doesn't tank after a good first season.

Oh, well - as long as there is "Flip That House" and "Food Network Challenge"....
Posted by Sgt. Mom">Sgt. Mom  2008-04-03 13:44|| http://www.celiahayes.com]">[http://www.celiahayes.com]  2008-04-03 13:44|| Front Page Top

#11 Be steadfast, children. Burn Notice, season #2, comes this summer.
Posted by Mike 2008-04-03 13:59||   2008-04-03 13:59|| Front Page Top

#12 Barb S, LOL!!

You hit two of my top 5 channels. The others being Discovery, History, Military.

Notice anything missing from that list??
Posted by AlanC 2008-04-03 14:00||   2008-04-03 14:00|| Front Page Top

#13 Haven't watched NBC since they cancelled Supertrain...
Posted by tu3031 2008-04-03 14:15||   2008-04-03 14:15|| Front Page Top

#14 So NBC killed off Saturday. What's funny is the viewers didn't notice.
Posted by ed 2008-04-03 14:18||   2008-04-03 14:18|| Front Page Top

#15 AlanC - Travel Channel for: Anthony B and weird foods.
Posted by 3dc 2008-04-03 15:47||   2008-04-03 15:47|| Front Page Top

#16 ...hey, I'M happy - 'Hell's Kitchen' fired up again this week on Fox! There is nothing on television that's quite as much fun as good food and Gordon Ramsey verbally demolishing a bunch of cocky chef wannabes. Not to mention we get new eps of 'House' and 'Bones' next week (Tho have to admit House is getting a bit repetitive).

Mike
Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2008-04-03 15:52||   2008-04-03 15:52|| Front Page Top

#17 I miss "Steamboat" and "Tugboat Annie". I watch "Cash Cab" (Jepordy in a Cab) and "Dirty Jobs". And sports. For any other entertainment I go outside to watch the animals or watch whatever mis-adventure my Bugwit neighbor happens to get into.
Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues  2008-04-03 16:48||   2008-04-03 16:48|| Front Page Top

#18 As if anyone with half a brain gave a flying about what MSM TV put out anymore.

The notice this week that Newsweak was having deep staff cuts was the most cheering thing I've heard for some time. Maybe, just maybe, when the lefty bastards who run the MSM get their financial throats squeezed to the choking point, the near-death experience will bring them to the realization that AMERICA DOESN'T LIKE THEIR LEFT-WING, AMERICA-HATING GARBAGE!

Maybe. Hasn't worked on Hollyweird yet, though.
Posted by Pancho Elmeck8414 2008-04-03 18:51||   2008-04-03 18:51|| Front Page Top

#19 Have to wonder about 9-10pm BlOCKBUSTER when most movies are roughly 3 hours long when you add in commericial breaks.
Posted by rjschwarz 2008-04-03 22:00||   2008-04-03 22:00|| Front Page Top

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