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Fans are in luck: NBC orders more 'Chuck'
Nov 04, 2009 (The Charleston Gazette - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) --
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Fans of two mistreated NBC shows can rejoice. Yes, this week there's good news for "Chuck" and "Southland" devotees.
We'll start with "Chuck" because, well, it's my favorite show. "Chuck" has been picked up for six more episodes, bringing the season total to 19. And though there's no new premiere date set (it's still listed as "post-Olympics 2010"), it could return in January to take the place of the canceled "Trauma."
This announcement came just two days after NBC said it was picking up "Trauma" for three more episodes. Yet when the new "Chuck" episodes were announced, they were done so in conjunction with the announcement of "Trauma's" cancellation.
So will there be extra "Trauma" episodes? Will "Chuck" return in January?
The answer to the former is no and the latter is maybe. All entertainment sources are now reporting that "Trauma" will end after its initial 13-episode order. If that's the case, "Chuck" could return in January.
See, Monday's "Trauma" is episode seven. If -- and it's seriously unlikely that this will happen -- "Trauma" runs straight through with new episodes, it will end Dec. 21. If that were the case, "Chuck" could return Jan. 4 and have its first six episodes before the Olympics take over NBC beginning Feb. 12.
However, it's much more likely that "Trauma" will end sometime in early to mid-January, giving "Chuck" four episodes at most before going on hiatus for two weeks during the Olympics. If that's the case, I'd actually rather see it come back in March. That way it can be heavily promoted during the Olympics to build momentum going into the premiere instead of starting, stopping and then starting again.
Switching gears to "Southland," it's no longer an NBC show, but it's not gone for good. After the network dumped the cop drama for being "too gritty" for 9 p.m., TNT picked it up.
It will premiere Jan. 12. All six episodes originally filmed for NBC will air, as well as the first seven from last year -- possibly with expanded footage. After that, TNT will decide whether to order more.
The network has at least one slot open in its original programming schedule, having canceled Holly Hunter's "Saving Grace" earlier this year. However, the new Ray Romano show "Men of a Certain Age" premieres in December, so it will also be competing for survival.
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Series premieres: "Fanboy and Chum Chum," 9 p.m. Friday, Nickelodeon (cartoon); "The Wanda Sykes Show," 11 p.m. Saturday, Fox (talk show); "Lopez Tonight," 11 p.m. Monday, TNT (talk show); "Ghost Hunters Academy," 10 p.m. Wednesday, Syfy ("Ghost Hunters" spin-off).
Season premiere: "The Real Housewives of Orange County," 10 p.m. Thursday, Bravo.
Season finales: "Mad Men," 10 p.m. Sunday, AMC; "Lincoln Heights," 9 p.m. Tuesday, ABC Family.
Of note: "CSI" begins a crossover event involving all the shows, starting with "Miami," 10 p.m. Monday. It continues on Wednesday's "NY" and ends on the original on Nov. 12.
Specials: "Family Guy Presents: Seth and Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show," 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Fox; Elvis Costello on "Austin City Limits," 11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, PBS; "Bright Lights, Big Stars, All Access Nashville," 10 p.m. Tuesday, ABC; Country Music Awards, 8 p.m. Wednesday, ABC.
West Virginia Alert: Mike Rowe is in Williamstown making glass on "Dirty Jobs," 9 p.m. Tuesday, Discovery.
Reach Amy Robinson at flipside@wvgazette.com.
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