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NBC Universal logoNBC beat the other networks to the punch with their new 2011/2012 TV season lineup schedule announcement, TV Line has revealed.

They’ve (TV Line) also spent some quality time chatting about a few issues that folks might have had questions about, most notably, Chuck, Wonder Woman being dropped, and changes that might be taking place on Law & Order: SVU in the upcoming 2011/2012 TV season.

The notable changes:

Chuck

Chuck is moving to Fridays for its fifth season.  And this is slated to be their final season, with 13 ordered episodes.  But because they are headed into the fifth season, knowing it’s their last, they can approach the story line properly and leave the fans with closure.  (I’m thinking they’ve learned from the lumps and bruises they’ve taken when they cancelled shows like Vegas in mid-cliff-hanger and most recently, Stargate Universe on Syfy channel.)

There won’t be any more episodes ordered, unless, as NBC president Greenblatt said, they suddenly find themselves with 10 million viewers on Friday night, then they’d order more.  (Hint, hint… tell everyone you know fans!)

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30 Rock will show up mid-season, along with Celebrity Apprentice & The Voice.

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On NBC NOT picking up Wonder Woman

It was said by NBC President Bob Greenblatt that they needed to have the right take on Wonder Woman, in this genre, and he did not feel that the pilot did that.  Though he admitted that he wasn’t the best audience for the genre, in so making that decision.

A Cinema Static Suggestion on Wonder Woman:

Despite not picking up the series, I think they should set up the pilot as a stand-alone movie and air it… even if they shuttle it over to the Syfy channel.  It could not be any worse than some of the frighteningly poor quality knock-offs they run on Syfy and would probably make a great Saturday Night Original Movie.

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TV Season Finale Dates from Cinema StaticThough I did say the following list is a compilation of Network (not cable) finale dates for all of your favorite shows in May, I did sneak a few cable dates in there.

The first list is sorted by show name.  If your show starts with the word ‘the’, look for the main name to be alphabetized.  The second list is sorted by date, if that’s your thing!

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By Show

90210 May 16
30 Rock May 5
Amazing Race, The May 8
American Dad May 22
American Idol (Performance) May 24
American Idol (Results) May 25
America’s Funniest Videos May 22
America’s Next Top Model May 18
Big Bang Theory May 19
Biggest Loser May 24
Blue Bloods May 13
Bob’s Burgers May 22
Bones May 19
Breaking In May 18
Brothers & Sisters May 8
Castle may 16
Celebrity Apprentice May 22
Chicago Code, The May 23
Chuck May 16
Cleveland Show, The May 15
Cougar Town May 25
Criminal Minds May 18
Criminal Minds Suspect Behavior May 25
CSI May 12
CSI Miami May 8
CSI NY May 13
Dancing with the Stars (Performances) May 23
Dancing with the Stars (Results) May 24
Desperate Housewives May 15
Event, The May 23
Extreme Home Makeover May 15
Family Guy May 22
Fringe May 6
Glee May 24
Gossip Girl May 16
Grey’s Anatomy May 19
Hawaii Five-0 May 16
Hellcats May 17
House May 23
How I Met Your Mother May 16
Justified May 4
Law & Order SVU May 18
Mad Love May 16
Mentalist, The May 19
Middle, The May 25
Mike & Molly May 16
Modern Family May 25
NCIS May 17
NCIS LA May 17
Nikita May 12
Office,The May 19
One Tree Hill May 17
Parks and Recreation May 19
Private Practice May 19
Raising Hope May 17
Rules of Engagement May 19
Saturday Night Live May 20
Simpsons, The May 22
Smallville (Series Finale) May 13
Stargate Universe (Series Ending) May 9
Supernatural May 20
Survivor Redemption Island May 15
The Good Wife May 17
Undercover Boss May 9
Vampire Diaries, The May 12
Wipeout (Jill Wagner‘s Last Season) May 19

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NBC announced their May 2010 set of season finales.  Check out my list below:

  • Monday, May 10: Trauma (9-10 pm/ET)
  • Wednesday, May 12: Mercy (8-9 pm/ET)
  • Wednesday, May 19: Law & Order: SVU (10-11 pm/ET)
  • Thursday, May 20: Community, Parks and Recreation, The Office, 30 Rock (8-10 pm/ET)
  • Sunday, May 23: Celebrity Apprentice (9-11 pm/ET)
  • Monday, May 24: Chuck, Law & Order (10-11 pm)
  • Tuesday, May 25: The Biggest Loser (8-10 pm)

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Exclusive inside sources are telling EW.com that Rob Lowe is putting on finishing touches to a deal that will have him joining Parks and Recreation on NBC.

Yes, he’s leaving Brothers & Sisters, and no, there are no details on his new role.

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NBC released the schedule for the season finales of their hit shows.  I’ll be presenting the list in their chronological order:

  • Monday, May 10, 9-10 p.m. – Trauma
  • Wednesday, May 12, 8-9 p.m. – Mercy
  • Wednesday, May 19, 10-11 p.m. – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  • Thursday, May 20, 8-8:30 p.m. -  Community
  • Thursday, May 20, 8:30-9 p.m. – Parks and Recreation
  • Thursday, May 20, 9-9:30 p.m. – The Office
  • Thursday, May 20, 9:30-10 p.m. – 30 Rock
  • Sunday, May 23, 9-11 p.m. – The Celebrity Apprentice
  • Monday, May 24, 8-10 p.m. – Chuck (2-hr finale)
  • Monday, May 24, 10-11 p.m. – Law & Order
  • Tuesday, May 25, 8-10 p.m. – The Biggest Loser (2-hr finale)

It’s a short list, but there you have it!

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NBC has given a 3rd season of Parks and Recreation a green light.

It’s not so much because the show has devastated the ratings, but NBC is looking to lock the actors in with their schedules.

Of course, since there are other shows that do get higher ratings, there are expectations that The Office, 30 Rock and Community will get renewed.  Of course there’s nothing like protecting your interest in an actor’s schedule like locking them in with a renewal of a low-rated show.

It’s NBC, whad’ya want?  It seems they’ve learned a thing or two dealing with Conan, at least in how they need to plan ahead to protecting themselves and their interests.

To be fair, Parks and Rec does average just over 5 million viewers, but for mainstream ratings, that’s not a phenom.

Source: THR.

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