Just returned from NBC’s upfront infront presentation. Highlights below.
• Peacock co-chairman Ben Silverman confirmed that Life will not go on. (Bubble Show Cheat Sheet updated accordingly.)
• As I reported earlier today, the fates of Medium, My Name is Earl, Chuck, and Law & Order will be decided on or before May 19.
• If Chuck is renewed, it probably won’t be returning to Mondays. Silverman said Heroes would be paired with "a new show" on the night (my guess: Parenthood)
• NBC is prepared to move forward with Law & Order: SVU with or without Chris Meloni and Mariska Hargitay. "There’s an offer on the table," said co-chair Marc Graboff, cryptically.
• Special guests included Amy Poehler (wearing a swine flu mask) and Donald Trump (wearing his soggy raincoat).
• Light refreshments were served. And enjoyed.
(BTW, if you were following me on Twitter you would have known all this already. Just sayin’.)
More NBC Scoop:
Ken Tucker rates new crop
Decision on Chuck on hold
Bubble Show Cheat Sheet
Shoot!! I was hoping for a Life pickup. If Chuck goes down too then my non L&O NBC pickings are really slim.
Chuck and 30 Rock are now my only two NBC shows since they canceled Life. Save Chuck!
Life is gone…it was expected. I’m not sure about putting a new show with Heroes, because Heroes isn’t exactly the network’s strongest show.
As for SVU… they better hope their stars return.
http://tvdonewright.com/2009/05/04/tv-tonight-monday-may-4th-2009/
Life has been canceled. Tragic. Tragic. I really enjoyed Life. It was the only “cop show” I could stand to watch,.
I agree that the Exec’s at NBC must be brain dead. Come on 30 Rock
and so much other shows with no creativtiy. NBC just ended their own “life” with me when they killed he show that gave the network “Life”. Please someone with a brain please pick it up and put some Life in to your network.
The only show I watch. Tv is now completely boring.
I can’t believe they canceled life, it was by far the best cop show on TV, and now we will never know what happens. stinks, shame on NBC they should of at least gave us a 3dr and final season to close it our properly
We already knew the show would go on without them – the question is, how long it will LAST without CM and MH. Not long, if you ask me. All I know is that after a decade carrying the show Benson and Stabler deserve a proper sendoff. Ending things now would be awful and disrespectful not only to CM and MH, who are responsible for this show’s success, but to the fans as well.
Well at least Chuck is out of the Monday @ 8pm slot. I’d like to see NBC put something there that will do any better!
“NBC is prepared to move forward with Law & Order: SVU with or without Chris Meloni and Mariska Hargitay. “There’s an offer on the table,” said co-chair Marc Graboff, cryptically.” -Ausiello
Interesting showdown I hope the actors do return for another season.
I will really miss Life. Loved the chemistry and was looking forward to seeing where it was headed.
Expected but disappointing. NBC did not serve this show well. Hope Damian and Sarah do wonderful work elsewhere. Cheers to Life!
Damnit! Life was awesome. NBC sucks
While I’m really disappointed about Life being canceled, it’s not really a shock. I hope Damien Lewis finds a better network to work for. Life and Chuck are/were the only shows I watched EVERY week. I catch My Name is Earl occasionally. So, I guess if Chuck’s gone, that doesn’t leave much. And I agree with the previous poster about Life being the only cop show that was worth watching. It gave us the week to week stuff, but was tied together so well with the arc. That’s a dang shame it’s canceled.
Wonderful, they leave cr@p like Donald Trump on yet, cancel Life and STILL will not renew Chuck. Trump must have pictures of some NBC executive buying drugs or something.
What ever new show NBC puts Monday Nights in Chuck time slot is going to fail. Think about it Chuck fans are not going to watch it. And other shows already at the time slot have establish fan base and those fans will watch there shows and won’t switch over. NBC needs CHUCK
I’m so tired of falling for shows that NBC cancels. LIFE….so now I’ll be moving over to USA Network…TNT…at least there they give the shows a chance. Maybe if NBC was more responsible with their finances they wouldn’t give us hours of awful reality shows….cheap filler!
Can Silverman’s comment about Monday night mean Heroes and a new show will be back in the spring?
I read that it was likely for Heroes to return after the Olympics, and maybe with Day One.