I could be wrong but I think Community’s first several episodes will follow The Office at 9:30.

1. putting “community” on the 8pm timeslot is a bad idea, especially it’s a new show
i think nbc thursday schedule should be like this
8:00: “parks and recreation”
8:30: “the office”
9:00: “SNL Thursday Report”/ “30 rock”
9:30: “community”

2. MIDSEASON: chuck on monday at 8pm? so sorry for chuck, it might get cancelled, “chuck” will face tough competition on shows like DWTS and House

3. 2 hours of “biggest loser”, that’s too much, viewers might get tired of the show. i think they should place a new drama (or chuck) on the 9pm tuesday timeslot, after biggest loser

4. MIDSEASON: on sunday, 2 hours of “celebrity apprentice” is also too much, nbc should cut down 1 hour “celebrity apprentice” and put a new game show or reality show or they should bring back deal or no deal. i think nbc should make sunday their reality/game show block. it might help them in the ratings

… by looking at this schedule, nbc will probably be 4th, again

Didn’t think of a Quantum Leap homage element when I saw that (and I should have, given Scott Bakula was in the finale and I did watch Quantum Leap when it first aired — d’oh! New personal rule: don’t post after midnight local time) and, yes, I do remember the post-run airings had a changed ending.

Even if it was to get viewers vocal about the continuation of Chuck, though, I just feel that tagging the end of a show’s season finale with “to be continued” when it’s not a lock for a new season is, karma-wise, tempting fate. NBC’s recent record on cancellations — and how they have been handled (Medium, Earl, and Las Vegas) — makes me a bit jittery, which is why I was thinking “Geez, another clay pigeon ready in the shooting gallery” when I saw it. Overreaction on my part? Perhaps… but not without justification

To be continued was put there as an homage to Quantum Leap and to get viewers to get vocal about continuing the series, Quantum Leap which did the same thing when it ran its season finale only to it did not get renewed… the subsequent airings changed the ending to something like “Beckett never returned home” I figured that Chuck would have done the same thing.

I do agree that Chuck and company flew over the shark a few times this year, though. I do watch the show and, for the most part, I like it but there were some moments (and at least the majority of 4 episodes — I won’t name them since it is a subjective subject) this year that made me cringe or think “who gets the writing credit for that piece of art, Jack Daniels or Sam Adams?” My hope is that Chuck 3.0 is a great season and the ratings pick up to guarantee a renewal. If not, well, I’ll enjoy the ride while it lasts

And in regards to Chuck, sure I like it fine, but they jumped the shark with this year’s finale. They could have easily tied it up all neat and pretty like with that ep, but what they did instead was to basically open up a whole new can of worms…really, with it’s fate hanging on by a string, the writers thought the best route was not to close it, but start it over from scratch. Face it, NBC didn’t kill this one, the creative team did.

I just looked at NBC’s Olympics website (www.nbcolympics.com) and almost every marquee event is in prime-time and will be seen live by at least half the U.S. depending on how NBC arranges its schedule.

I am really happy for Chuck and where NBC placed it. Unlike the summer olympics the winter games are on North American soil(Canada, but the left coast), which should draw better.

It seems lke NBC is behind Chuck, this will be great for promos of Chuck. No Christmas episode of chuck makes me happy, there is no way Chuck could top, “Chuck vs Sanata clause”, without jumping the shark.

Plus, the Winter games is a different demo then the summer games(as a Canadian, I like the winter games better), Snowboarding vs track, I think the winter games is more in Chucks Demo.

As to the long break, I could care less, I love “Lost” so this is par for the course..

I also really believe that the best thing for HEROES would be to hold it until midseason, but that is a personal opinion.

I just read Nick C’s blog and notice he had some Chuck news, about a new character to cause some (relationship?) trouble. Well with 10 months to iron out the details, NBC can rebuild the show and hopefully a new interest in people who may have dismissed it before. Certainly with the fans of BBT as it moves to a later time..

“Anyone realize most of the shows with a someone who has worked with Joss Whedon in the past or currently have been renewed, like Chuck, Bones, Castle, Family Guy, Dollhouse, and How I met Your Mother… is all I can think of, maybe there is more?”

I was talking to that about it with a friend. Terminator almost made it batting 1.000 LOL. I just gave Castle a try last week, and I must say, that show is going into my regular viewing. The writing and characters are fantastic. Any Chuck fan that doesn’t watch Castle should. You would really like it. But I was also a big fan of Firefly too

Do you have any information about My Name Is Earl moving networks? Any idea if it’s still an option and when we might know one way or another?

Thanks

The issue here isn’t quality television which Chuck has by the bucket loads, but rather, stupid television executives with their heads up their…

Chuck could be huge, but NBC doesn’t know how to promote it or give it a decent chance to thrive in a time slot that makes sense.

There’s no one at the network with any guts or vision. Probably just mindless group think. Considering they are in last place (I don’t count CW), you would think that the leadership would try something fresh, new, exciting…dare I say, different. Nope. And not only are they sticking to the same formulas that have failed miserably, but they are doubling down by putting Leno on prime-time 5 days a week. The stupidity is unfathomable…

Uh, Whedon has writers everywhere from 24 to recently ended shows like BATTLE STAR GALACTICA. If you name a good show, chances are pretty good one of the main writers there got their start with Whedon. He deserves mad props for that.

So even “supposedtobethenewhollywoodgodfahter” Whedon wasn’t able to save “thankstoSummerGlauthisshithadsomeviewers” TSCC and Summer was the best “piece of asset” of Firefly….

Popularity of all shows in one small and completely fixed group of the same households over and over (Nieslen) isn’t really proof either I suppose.

The thing about Chuck is that the fans will do about anything to support the show, and money talks more than anything else.

Anyone else notice that about 85-90% of the responses to NBC is in regard to Chuck? Now granted I understand that a lot of Chuck fan’s dominate the coversation, however does that not give you pause, that the Neilsen rating system is not working properly?”

Well a few things to consider.

Neilsen has been doing ratings for over 75 years (guesstimate), and up until recently they were considered the only way a show could tell how well it did. Add in things like Cable becoming a powerhouse, Hulu and other network owned viewing options, and DVR then Nielsen gets harder to justify. In the coming years we may see shows stay on the air because of the sponsors and not the numbers, like Chuck.

Chucks fan base is very tech savvy, and apparently smart enough to goad sponsors to help pick up costs, GO team Chuck! Sorry I’m just happy for my favorite show.

Most of CBS audience is over 50, not that NBC is much better but it is younger by a few years. CBS is having a good run with the “who done it/mystery” shows like CSI. Sooner or later the interest will fade away.

Other stations like Fox and ABC are living on the reality shows that are holding up the rest of their numbers… American Idol props the whole network up a bunch. Take it away and it might make sense why a shows like Dollhouse and Castle got renewed for a second season.

Side note

Anyone realize most of the shows with a someone who has worked with Joss Whedon in the past or currently have been renewed, like Chuck, Bones, Castle, Family Guy, Dollhouse, and How I met Your Mother… is all I can think of, maybe there is more?

But I still think that this might be medium’s last season

Have a wonderful day, and I am sorry you take things personally and need to defend yourself and slam other shows.

That is too bad.

So is insecurity.

Nick C. what would you say the chances of Chuck getting the back 9 pick up. Gut feeling?

I know that there are some big “ifs” and “buts.” Let’s just assume that the ratings are maintained or maybe even slightly lower, average around 2.2.

I think that it is hilarious that Medium got partnered with Ghost Whisperer. GW jumped the shark a bit and I am thinking that you’ll see a rating decline, they won’t hold over from GW to Medium so good luck with that. I’m personally not a big fan of either show, but I would pick Ghost Nightie over Medium, but hey that is just me I am just a guy 18-49 with over $70,000 in income.

I do HAVE to say this, and please know that I DO watch Chuck and DO enjoy it:

All those Chuck fans creating the whole Chuck versus Medium thing are the ones who did not get the better deal…Chuck is still on NBC for a few 13 eps next year, in the winter, and Medium gets a 22 episode full season order on a the TOP RATED network and will be back in the Fall.

So, thank you to Chuck fans! Your internet oush really helped out ‘Medium’ fans!

I am convinced, that the suits at NBC do see the potential for Chuck. And thast they are giving Chuck a legit shot. Look at it like a football game.

Chuck was well received during season one building momentum, then the writers strike forces them to punt. Season 2 they get the ball back, and Obama and BBT play stout defence and force a turnover.

So this is halftime, there is still plenty of game left to play, they get the ball back to start the half. It is up to them to score.