`A NEW FOCUS' ON THE NBC SCHEDULE NO NIGHT IS SACRED, WITH CHANGES EVERYWHERE LOTS OF FOOTBALL AND SIX NEW SHOWS.Byline: David Kronke Television Writer NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. , ratings-challenged for the past two seasons, is expecting a huge boost from its Sunday-night football package for the 2006-07 season. In addition to football, which will take up the entire four- hour Sunday programming bloc, the network is adding four new dramas and two new comedies to its fall schedule, which was unveiled Monday at New York's Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music Hall New York City’s famous cinema; home of the Rockettes. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2338] See : Theater . ``The past couple of seasons haven't been all that much fun,'' admitted NBC Entertainment president Kevin Reilly Kevin Reilly is the entertainment president of the Fox network. He is a former NBC president fired in May 2007 after the network had one of its least-watched seasons ever.[1] Early in his career at NBC, Reilly was involved with Law & Order , acknowledging the network's flagging fortunes of late. ``But we've come through it, and we have a new focus.'' Changes were made on every evening of the network's schedule. Among NBC's new programs are two series about the TV industry and one sports-themed program, notoriously hard sells for audiences. In these shows' favor, however, are their creative teams: Aaron Sorkin Aaron Benjamin Sorkin (born June 9 1961) is an American screenwriter, producer and playwright. After graduating from Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theatre in 1983, Sorkin spent much of the 1980s in New York as a struggling, largely unemployed (``The West Wing'') is behind ``Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip is an American television Comedy-drama series created and written by Aaron Sorkin. It takes place behind the scenes of a fictional live sketch comedy show (also called Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip ,'' which stars Matthew Perry, Bradley Whitford This article is about the actor. For the musician, see Brad Whitford. Bradley Whitford (born October 10, 1959 in Madison, Wisconsin) is an Emmy Award-winning American actor. and Amanda Peet, and Tina Fey Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey (born May 18, 1970) is an Emmy-winning American writer, comedian and actress. Fey currently co-produces, writes and stars in the television program 30 Rock, a sitcom loosely based on her experiences at Saturday Night Live. (``Saturday Night Live'') created ``30 Rock,'' both behind-the-scenes looks at sketch-comedy programs. Introducing the sitcom ``30 Rock,'' star Alec Baldwin joked, ``Every few years an idea comes along that is so unique, that NBC only has two of them.'' Both shows appeared to be the most promising of the network's new offerings. And Peter Berg, who wrote and directed the hit film ``Friday Night Lights,'' executive-produces the TV adaptation of the movie, about the rabid culture surrounding small- town Texas high-school football. NBC also added ``Kidnapped,'' a serialized thriller charting a season-long investigation into a child abduction Child abduction is the abduction or kidnapping of a child (or baby) by an older person. Several distinct forms of child abduction exist:
The son of Jamaican immigrant parents, Lindo was born and raised in Lewisham, England. At five years of age he appeared in a few nativity plays. . ``Heroes'' concerns a group of normal individuals who discover they possess bizarre powers and must use these talents to prevent, yes, the end of the world. The sitcom ``20 Good Years'' stars John Lithgow John Arthur Lithgow (IPA: [ˈʤɔn ˈlɪθɡaʊ]) (born October 19, 1945) is an American actor perhaps best-known for his starring role as Dick Solomon in the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun. and Jeffrey Tambor Jeffrey Michael Tambor (born July 8, 1944) is a six-time Emmy-nominated American actor most recently noted for his on role as George Bluth Sr. on the television series Arrested Development. as two middle-age men who decide to aggressively transform their disappointing lives. NBC also introduced ``TV 360,'' which will offer broadband digital elements to most of the network's programming. Among ``TV 360's'' offerings will be Web-isodes of ``The Office,'' online ``Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' mysteries, an animated comic book tied to ``Heroes,'' car advice from Jay Leno and the actual sketches referred to on ``30 Rock'' story lines. The network is likewise adding dotcomedy.com, an online comedy programmer, and firstlook.com, which will offer episodes of new shows before they air on TV. The network has devised a new video player for all its new digital content. Midseason replacement dramas include ``The Black Donnellys,'' about Irish brothers in organized crime, from ``Crash'' writer-director Paul Haggis, and ``Raines,'' starring Jeff Goldblum as an eccentric L.A. police detective. Midseason comedies are ``Andy Barker, P.I.,'' starring Andy Richter as an accountant in Walter Mitty-style adventures, and ``The Singles Table,'' about a group of strangers united by the fact that they're unattached. Summer reality series include ``America's Got Talent America's Got Talent is an American reality television series on the NBC television network. It is a talent show that features amateur singers, dancers, magicians, comedians and other performers of all ages competing for the advertised top prize of US$1 million. ,'' a competition series created by Simon Cowell and hosted by Regis Philbin, and ``Treasure Hunters,'' a globe-trotting adventure contest along the lines of ``The Amazing Race.'' ``The Apprentice'' has been scaled back to one cycle per season. David Kronke, (818) 713-3638 david.kronke(at)dailynews.com NBC's 2006-07 schedule * indicates new show ** indicates new timeslot Monday 8 p.m. ``Deal or No Deal'' 9 p.m. ``Heroes'' * 10 p.m. ``Medium Tuesday 8 p.m. ``Friday Night Lights'' * 9 p.m. ``Kidnapped'' * 10 p.m. ``Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' Wednesday 8 p.m. ``The Biggest Loser'' ** 9 p.m. ``20 Good Years'' * 9:30 p.m. ``30 Rock'' * 10 p.m. ``Law & Order'' Thursday 8 p.m. ``My Name Is Earl'' ** 8:30 p.m. ``The Office'' ** 9 p.m. ``Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip'' * 10 p.m. ``ER''/ ``The Black Donnellys'' * (January 2007) Friday 8 p.m. ``Deal or No Deal'' 9 p.m. ``Las Vegas'' 10 p.m. ``Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' ** Saturday 8 p.m. ``Dateline'' 9 p.m. Drama repeats Sunday 7 p.m. ``Football Night in America'' 8 p.m. ``Sunday Night Football'' CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1) D.L. Hughley, left, Nate Corddry, Sarah Paulson, Timothy Busfield, Bradley Whitford, Matthew Perry, Amanda Peet and Steven Weber star in NBC's new ``Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,'' which will air at 9 p.m. Thursdays. (2) ``Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' will move to the 10-to-11 p.m. Friday time slot in the fall. Box: NBC's 2006-07 schedule (see text) |
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