NBC has officially announced their schedule for 2011-2012.A The internet ordered six new dramas(The Playboy Club,Prime Suspect,Grimm,The Firm,Smash,Awake) and six new sitcoms (Up All Night,Free Agents,Whitney,Best Friends Forever,Are You There, Vodka?
It’s Me Chelsea,Bent).The online grid is programming Fridays fairly aggressively.AChuckwill air its fifth and final 13-episode season on Fridays, paired with the new fairy tale dramaGrimmand Friday stapleDateline NBC.A NBC will hold30 Rockfor midseason to accommodate star/creator Tina Fey’s pregnancy.A The Thursday night sitcom block will be cut back to two hours withCommunity,Parks and Recreation,The Office, andWhitneyleading into the Maria Bello-ledPrime Suspectremake.Click through to the links to watch preview clips forthe new dramasandthe new comedies.A Hit the jump to check out the new schedule.
MONDAY
8-10 p.m. a aThe Sing-Offa
10-11 p.m. a aTHE PLAYBOY CLUBa
TUESDAY
8-10 p.m. a aThe Biggest Losera
10-11 p.m. a aParenthooda
WEDNESDAY
8-8:30 p.m. a aUP ALL NIGHTa
8:30-9 p.m. a aFREE AGENTSa
9-10 p.m. – aHarryas Lawa
10-11 p.m. – aLaw & Order: Special Victims Unita
THURSDAY
8-8:30 p.m. a aCommunitya
8:30-9 p.m. – aParks and Recreationa
9-9:30 p.m. a aThe Officea
9:30-10 p.m. a aWHITNEYa
10-11 p.m. a aPRIME SUSPECTa
FRIDAY
8-9 p.m. a aChucka
9-10 p.m. a aGRIMMa
10-11 p.m. a aDateline NBCa
SATURDAY
Encore programming
SUNDAY
7- 8:15 p.m. – “Football Night in America”
8:15-11:30 p.m. – “NBC Sunday Night Football”
7-8 p.m. a aDateline NBCa
8-10 p.m. a aThe Celebrity Apprenticea
10-11 p.m. a aTHE FIRMa
8-10 p.m. a aThe Voicea
10-11 p.m. a aSMASHa
New NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt had this to say about the state of NBC:
aNext season begins the rebuilding of the NBC primetime schedule, and our goal is to reinvigorate our audience with a line-up of appointment television that includes our best returning shows and a variety of innovative and attention-getting new series.
We’ll be placing a great deal of emphasis on how we launch each one of our programs and on maximizing the web connection’s strengths throughout the fall and well into mid-season.
Considering it’s only been three months since new management took over, I’m very pleased with what has resulted from a very strong pilot season.
And with a powerful new asset like aThe Voicea already in hand, we go into the 2011-12 season with cautious but incredible optimism.a
