Grimm has become Friday's highest rated drama series despite having reruns as its lead-in. The week that the network aired the Mockingbird Lane pilot at 8PM, Grimm's ratings rose, strengthening the case that the show could grow into a genuine hit, at least by Friday standards, if it had a compatible lead-in. This is your chance to play network executive. What show from NBC's current and upcoming line-up would you move to Friday at 8 (or 8:30PM if you select a half hour show) to help Grimm reach its potential? Since this is a frivolous poll, you are free to do something that NBC never would, like move Revolution to Friday.Make your selection, then explain your reasoning in the comments.
Do lead-ins actually matter, or can we just chalk the post-Mockingbird Lane ratings for Grimm up to ordinary week-to-week variability?
Although we’re talking about Nielsen viewers here, so god only knows how those freaks decide what to watch. Maybe it really is all about getting them to watch a show on your network earlier in the night, and then hoping they forget where they put the remote when that show’s over?
i would say one of these
Dracula
Hannible
Mockinagbird land
Hannibal is most likely a 10pm show, so I voted on Do No Harm to start out the night and be a decent lead in for Grimm.
Bring back Chuck. It worked for Grimm in its first season, right?
Love Grimm dateline at 8, Grimm at 9, and hannible, or Dracula at 10 … Perfect
mocking bird lane was great why not bring that for a season and see what happens.
If I was NBC, I would order at least some episodes of Mockingbird Lane and put it in that slot, considering both shows seemed to work together and bring pretty good ratings.
Community
“Something Else Not Listed”?! Given the state of NBC’s development right now, I would be surprised if that was an actual title in a year or two!
Mockingbird Lane, of course.
Mockingbird Lane pretty much flopped and that was only a special the series as a whole wouldn’t do well.
Hannibal or Do No Harm are the first options that I think of.
I would actually like to see in the future Revolution go with Grimm those two shows should be able to to make a solid pairing together.
Went with the masses & chose Hannibal, then Do No Harm
Hannibal would be great, but I doubt it’s an 8pm show. Same with Do No Harm or Dracula. They might be at least 9pm shows if not 10pm.
Maybe Crossbones or something like Mockingbird Lane.
Whatever airs before Grimm will probably flop over the long run so I wouldn’t put a scripted show before it. I know people hate Dateline, but I would try this on a Friday night:
8pm Dateline
9pm Grimm
10pm Law & Order: SVU
It might sound crazy putting L&O here, but the original show found decent success on Friday before Jay Leno caused it to bump into an earlier spot.
Something else – Chuck!!!
3 points for Community:
- It’s no stranger to he 8 o’clock hour
- The show’s humor is not always that dissimilar from Grimm’s.
- Community episodes often feature elements of pure fantasy.
One way or the other, I think that they should at least find a way of moving Community’s KFC space simulator to the Grimm HQ trailer park.
I think Dracula would work amazing on Friday.
Maybe nbc can get a hold of some of the BBT syndicated episodes?
That was a joke for those here who take everything so seriously.
Putting a new show on friday is not a value judgement, heck with NBC’s standards….friday might give it more of chance
Community sucks stop talking about that weak show that nobody watches.