Deadline Hollywood Renewal Info

[DonnaJo]

Nikki Finke's "Deadline Hollywood" blog posted this tidbit of info regarding the mothership's eminent renewal. She claims that it will be confirmed tomorrow:

NBC Renews Chuck, Medium & Law & Order

Nikki usually knows what she's talking about.

[jeffan]

Thank you Donnajo for this update. I've also read that Southland is to be renewed.

spoilertv.blogspot.com/2009/05/southland-renewed.html

I can't vouch for the reliability of the source but it wouldn't surprise me to see it given another season.

[Jefferaldo]

The original source is Variety which is very reliable, jeffan

[annabelleleigh]

I agree that Nikki Finke (and Variety) are reliable sources -- and so I say Joy! However the official NBCU press release (see below) ignores L&O in the returning series sub-head, signaling again that the broadcast network's executives (Is Ben Silverman not a horse's patoot?) will again foolishly undervalue this landmark drama. According to Variety, the series will get "a reduced order."

The rest of the renewals and pick-ups will be officially announced on May 19th according to the following.

Boldfaces mine.

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NBC ANNOUNCES AMBITIOUS LINEUP OF PROGRAMMING DOMINATED BY NEW SCRIPTED SERIES FOR 2009-2010 PRIMETIME SEASON THAT EXTENDS THE NETWORK’S QUALITY BRAND

NBC Entertainment press release
Published: May 4, 2009

New Series Include Four Dramas: "Trauma," "Parenthood," "Mercy" and the Event Series "Day One" as Well as Two Comedies: "Community" and "100 Questions"

Returning Series Pickups Include "Heroes," "Southland," "Parks and Recreation" and Six New Episodes of "Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday"

NEW YORK CITY – May 4, 2009 – NBC unveiled today a strong lineup of broad and diverse quality programming for the 2009-2010 television season announcing the pickups of six new series featuring four new drama including "Trauma," "Parenthood," "Mercy" and the event series "Day One," as well as two new comedies including "Community" and "100 Questions." Four returning series pickups were also announced today including "Heroes," "Southland," "Parks and Recreation" and the addition of six new episodes of "Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday" skewering today’s top stories in live half-hour primetime shows.

The new and returning series will launch next season and the epic event series "Day One" is slated to premiere out of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

"The Jay Leno Show" will be broadcast Monday-Fridays, 10-11 p.m. ET beginning in the fall. Previously announced series pickups include "The Office," "30 Rock," "The Biggest Loser," "The Celebrity Apprentice," "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," "Friday Night Lights," and new alternative series "The Marriage Ref," "Breakthrough With Tony Robbins" and "Who Do You Think You Are?"

Additional series pickups will be announced May 19, when NBC announces its 2009-2010 schedule....

..."We are thrilled to be announcing such an awesome slate of new series that build on our existing quality brand and deliver emotional, human stories," said Ben Silverman, Co-Chairman, NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios. "NBC will strive to make viewers feel and our shows represent the full range of human emotion from laughter to tears. We can’t wait to share these concepts with our audience and our advertising partners."

"These new series will showcase fresh talent and bold, original concepts that are extremely well executed," said Angela Bromstad, President, Primetime Entertainment, NBC and Universal Media Studios. "We are grateful to the producers, casts and crews -- and our team -- who have delivered incredibly compelling and entertaining new series."

Find this article at:
www.nbcumv.com/entertainment/release_detail.nbc/broadcasttelevision-20095462222-nbcannouncesambiti.html

[jeffan]

Thank you again Annabelle for keeping us up-to-date. I must say "horse's patoot" had me laughing!

A reduced order is better than no order. So will this have any bearing on a Season 9 of Criminal Intent?

[annabelleleigh]

Effect on Season 9 CI? I have no idea. However were USA planning on canceling the show I don't think it would make that announcement three episodes into the new season. It would likely have a chilling effect on interest (and therefore ratings and revenue.)

I certainly hope Dick Wolf didn't do any CI-adverse horse trading to get his new series "Lost and Found" on NBC.

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[jeffan]

That was my thoughts and why I asked the question.

He's got his Gunsmoke record to break, a new series and so I was thinking that something has got to "give"!