NBC is cleaning house on its freshmen series. The network has given the axe to both the hour-long crime drama Ironside and the Thursday night comedy Welcome to the Family. A full replacement schedule has been announced.
The new NBC fall lineup is falling apart. The network has officially canceled two of its new series. Thursday night's Welcome to the Family, starring Mike O'Malley, will be joining CBS' We Are Men in sitcom purgatory. Meanwhile, the network's remake of Ironside, starring Blair Underwood has also meet it's fate. The wheelchair bound cop drama is a modern day remake of the 1967 drama of the same name.
It's not all bad news for NBC. The network has found success with it's new drama The Blacklist, starring Emmy winner James Spader, as well as the returning singing competition, The Voice. The Blacklist has already been renewed for a second season. NBC's NFL coverage has also boosted the network's ratings, and the upcoming winter Olympics is also expected to bring in similar viewers.
The Hollywood Reporter is reporting NBC's complete list of replacement programs--starting with Wednesday's:
• Oct. 30: Law & Order: SVU (encore of season premiere)
• Nov. 6: Dateline (original)
• Nov. 13: Dateline (original)
• Nov. 20: Dateline (original)
• Nov. 27: SNL Thanksgiving
• Dec. 4: SNL Christmas (9-11 p.m.)
• Dec. 11: Kelly Clarkson Christmas Special
• Dec. 18: Michael Buble Christmas Special
• Jan. 8, 2014: Premiere of Chicago P.D."
Thursday night's replacement programs are listed as:
• Oct. 24: The Voice (encore)
• Oct. 31: SNL Halloween
• Nov. 7: The Voice (live)
• Nov. 14: Parks and Recreation (back-to-back new episodes)
• Nov. 21: Parks and Recreation (back-to-back new episodes)
• Nov. 28: Sunday Night Football Thanksgiving game
• Dec. 5: The Sound of Music Live telecast
• Dec. 12: The Sing-Off
• Dec. 19: The Sing-Off
• Jan. 2, 2014: Season premiere of Community (back-to-back episodes)
• Jan. 9: 100th episode of Parks and Recreation (8:30 p.m.)"
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