Posted May 16th 2005 12:02PM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Other Reality Shows, NBC, News, Industry, Programming, American Dreams, The Apprentice, The Contender, Crossing Jordan, Dateline, ER, Fear Factor, Joey, Las Vegas, Law and Order, Medium, Scrubs, West Wing, Will & Grace, The Office
Out: Law and Order: Trial By
Jury, American Dreams, Medical Investigation, Committed, The Contender, Third Watch.
- New:
The Apprentice: Martha Stuart, Three Wishes, E-Ring, Fathom, Inconceivable, My Name Is Earl, Thick and Thin, Four Kings.
- Returning: Scrubs, Fear Factor, Las Vegas, The Biggest Loser, Law & Order: Special Victims
Unit, Law & Order, Joey, Will
& Grace, The Apprentice, ER, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Crossing Jordan, Medium.
- Moving: The West Wing (Sundays, 8-9 p.m. EST), The
Office (Tuesdays, 9:30-10 p.m. EST), Dateline NBC
(Fridays 9-10 p.m. EST).
Read on for show descriptions.
Continue reading The Upfronts: NBC
Posted Mar 21st 2005 4:50PM by David Thomas
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, 60 Minutes, Arrested Development, The Contender, Crossing Jordan, Desperate Housewives, The Simpsons

The Duke-Mississippi State game running
into primetime gave CBS the nightly ratings with the game's 16.4
million viewers. That crowd stuck around for “60 Minutes” drawing
16.3 million viewers and “Cold Case” with 16.5 million. Even
“Spring Break Shark Attack” drew 11.5 million idiots...I mean
viewers. Over at ABC a rerun of “Desperate Housewives” attracted
13.2 million slowpokes and “Boston Legal” finished with 11.4
million. Wait a second, a new “Boston Legal” had less viewers
than “Spring Break Shark Attack?” Travesty. “The Contender”
is slowly improving to 7.8 million viewers. But that's still not good
considering “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” drew 12.3 million
and “Crossing Jordan” drew 11.2 million. “The Simpsons” are
flat these days with only 8.6 million viewers and “Arrested
Development” is doing poorly as well with 5.9 million.