NBC Upfront Presentation

NBC announced their 2011 Fall Schedule today with any a few surprises. First here's the schedule that was announced:


MONDAY

• 8-10 p.m. – “The Sing-Off”
• 10-11 p.m. – “THE PLAYBOY CLUB”

TUESDAY

• 8-10 p.m. – “The Biggest Loser”
• 10-11 p.m. – “Parenthood”

WEDNESDAY

• 8-8:30 p.m. – “UP ALL NIGHT”
• 8:30-9 p.m. – “FREE AGENTS”
• 9-10 p.m. — “Harry’s Law”
• 10-11 p.m. — “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”

THURSDAY

• 8-8:30 p.m. – “Community”
• 8:30-9 p.m. — “Parks and Recreation”
• 9-9:30 p.m. – “The Office”
• 9:30-10 p.m. – “WHITNEY”
• 10-11 p.m. – “PRIME SUSPECT”

FRIDAY

• 8-9 p.m. – “Chuck” (Final season)
• 9-10 p.m. – “GRIMM”
• 10-11 p.m. – “Dateline NBC”

SATURDAY

• Encore programming

SUNDAY

• 7- 8:15 p.m. — “Football Night in America”
• 8:15-11:30 p.m. — “NBC Sunday Night Football”

NBC 2012 MID-SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
*New programs in UPPER CASE; all times ET)
SUNDAY

• 7-8 p.m. – “Dateline NBC”
• 8-10 p.m. – “The Celebrity Apprentice”
• 10-11 p.m. – “THE FIRM”

MONDAY

• 8-10 p.m. – “The Voice”
• 10-11 p.m. – “SMASH”

ADDITIONAL  MID-SEASON SHOWS

• 30 Rock
• Awake
• Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea
• Best Friends Forever
• Bent

The biggest surprise was that Wonder Women wasn't picked up. They gave so much attention to the pilot and the announcement of Adrianne Palicki as Wonder Women. They also had a big reveal of the costume. The fact that it wasn't picked up makes me wonder what went wrong with the pilot. It also makes me want to watch the pilot to see how bad it must have been.

There's not a lot on the schedule that really interests me. I am happy Chuck gets 13 episodes to end the series properly. I also would like to give Parenthood a try but I have two seasons to watch first so I may not have the chance to watch it yet. It really depends on the other channels and how my TV schedule looks for next fall. I'll watch The Office mostly out of habit and because sometimes they do have some good moments.

The one new show that interests me is Grimm. I've been a fan of The Grimm Brothers stories since I was a kid. With Smallville not on any longer this show can fill that fantasy void in the schedule. I hope that the show gets good ratings and lasts. The other show that interests me is the Playboy Club. The concept of the show is interesting but I can see it failing to find a good audience. I also think The Firm will fail to find a strong audience. Grimm could be saved by airing on Fridays. 

For the Mid Season shows the only one that interests me is Awake. I think it could be what Inception wasn't. It also stars Jason Isaacs who is awesome as Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter series. The rest of the new shows may interest me later but I'll leave them as shows I'll download later.

That's all for NBC.