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| NBC Makes Ambitious Plans April 2, 2008, 5:39 PM EST By Rick Porter Zap2It.com NBC is going to try to have mostly original programming all year round :thumbsup: Four new series set to go for the fall: Dramas... "Knight Rider" "Crusoe" based on Daniel Defoe's classic novel "My Own Worst Enemy" comedy... "Kath & Kim" an adaptation of the Australian hit that stars Molly Shannon and Selma Blair Another four new series, including a top-secret spinoff of "The Office," for the winter and spring of 2009 "Friday Night Lights" is coming back for a third season thanks to a partnership with satellite service DirecTV at midseason (although it will air on DirecTV in the fall) "Scrubs" will be free to go elsewhere (ABC is in serious talks to pick the show up for another season) "Heroes" returning to anchor Mondays at 9, a comedy block leading into "ER" on Thursdays and "Sunday Night Football" closing out the week. Freshman series renewals: "Chuck" "Life" "Lipstick Jungle" -- which Silverman said got a renewal based on its strength among young women and upscale viewers, even though overall ratings were mediocre "My Own Worst Enemy," which stars Christian Slater (in his first series role) in a Jekyll-and-Hyde story about a suburban father/high-level spy, will get the post-"Heroes" timeslot The Tom Fontana-Barry Levinson drama "The Philanthropist" will take the 10 p.m. Monday spot later in the season, new dramas, "Merlin" and "Kings," will bookend the returning "Medium" on Sunday nights. NBC has even gone so far as to lay out its schedule for summer 2009, promising Canadian drama "The Listener," cooking competition "The Chopping Block" and a pair of shows from the producer of "Ice Road Truckers" for 14 months or so from now. |