'Community' & 'Whitney' premieres delayed by NBC
FRIDAY SITCOM BLOC WON'T DEBUT AS PLANNED ON OCTOBER 19
By Alan Sepinwall
MONDAY, OCT 8, 2012 8:27 PM
Good news, "Community" fans: your show may not have to air on Fridays, after all.
Bad news, "Community" fans: your show won't be returning 11 days from now.
NBC has decided to hold the October 19 premieres of both "Community" and "Whitney." I'm told the goal is to give both of them more proper support, but it's unclear if that means keeping them on Fridays but delaying them long enough to do a better marketing campaign, or if one or both of the shows will be sent in to replace a sitcom that's struggling earlier in the week (like, for instance, "Up All Night").
NBC has had successes with its Monday and Tuesday lineups, thanks to "The Voice" and the shows that immediately follow it, but the Wednesday and Thursday lineups have been a mess. "Community" or "Whitney" could be sent there, or NBC may just not have the resources to launch a fourth sitcom bloc right now, and the two will be paired together later in the season.
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By Alan Sepinwall
MONDAY, OCT 8, 2012 8:27 PM
Good news, "Community" fans: your show may not have to air on Fridays, after all.
Bad news, "Community" fans: your show won't be returning 11 days from now.
NBC has decided to hold the October 19 premieres of both "Community" and "Whitney." I'm told the goal is to give both of them more proper support, but it's unclear if that means keeping them on Fridays but delaying them long enough to do a better marketing campaign, or if one or both of the shows will be sent in to replace a sitcom that's struggling earlier in the week (like, for instance, "Up All Night").
NBC has had successes with its Monday and Tuesday lineups, thanks to "The Voice" and the shows that immediately follow it, but the Wednesday and Thursday lineups have been a mess. "Community" or "Whitney" could be sent there, or NBC may just not have the resources to launch a fourth sitcom bloc right now, and the two will be paired together later in the season.
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