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Published on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 - 5:03pm |
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30 ROCK and SCRUBS To Join THE OFFICE On Thursdays!!
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Lucky “Scrubs”! NBC finally puts it on "must see" Thursday nights, just in time to get crushed by America’s number-one show, “Grey’s Anatomy.”
NBC’s new Thursday line-up, effective Nov. 30:
8:00 p.m. My Name Is Earl
8:30 p.m. The Office
9:00 p.m. Scrubs
9:30 p.m. 30 Rock
10:00 p.m. ER
I gather the shitty sitcom with Tambor and Lithgow is done.
Look! A press release!
NBC RE-MAKES TWO-HOUR COMEDY BLOCK ON THURSDAYS WITH RETURN OF ‘SCRUBS’ AND MOVE OF ‘30 ROCK’ TO JOIN ‘MY NAME IS EARL’ AND ‘THE OFFICE’ BEGINNING NOVEMBER 30
MOVE IS PRECEDED BY SPECIAL 'SUPER-SIZED' NIGHT OF COMEDY FEATURING 40-MINUTE EPISODES OF 'EARL,' 'THE OFFICE' AND '30 ROCK' ON NOVEMBER 16
BURBANK – October 25, 2006 – NBC will return the Emmy Award-nominated "Scrubs" and move freshman comedy "30 Rock" to Thursday nights beginning November 30 to form a new two-hour 8-10 p.m. (ET) comedy block with "My Name Is Earl" and "The Office." The change will follow a special super-sized night of comedy two weeks earlier on Thursday, November 16, with three 40-minute episodes of "My Name Is Earl," "The Office" and "30 Rock."
The announcements were made by Kevin Reilly, President, NBC Entertainment.
"We are excited about the prospect of two-hours of top-notch comedy on Thursday nights, which includes the return of 'Scrubs,'" said Reilly. "We will stay on-brand with the best comedy block on television, which will position us for the future on the night."
Beginning November 30, NBC's Thursday-night lineup will be "My Name Is Earl" (8-8:30 p.m. ET); "The Office" (8:30-9 p.m. ET); "Scrubs" (9-9:30 p.m. ET); and "30 Rock" (9:30-10 p.m. ET). "ER" will continue at 10-11 p.m. (ET).
Starting November 22, NBC will feature various specials on Wednesdays (8-9 p.m. ET), which will soon be announced.
Winner of a prestigious Humanitas Prize and a People's Choice Award, and nominated for a Producer's Guild and two consecutive Outstanding Comedy Series Awards, "Scrubs" (now entering its sixth season) focuses on the strange experiences of J.D. (Zach Braff, "Last Kiss," "Garden State"), a medical resident, as he continues on his healing career in a surreal hospital, crammed full of unpredictable staffers and patients -
where humor and tragedy can collide at any time.
Joining the rumpled J.D. at Sacred Heart Hospital are fellow residents Chris Turk (Donald Faison, "Remember the Titans," "Felicity") -- J.D.'s college buddy who is part of the elite surgical group -- and the beautiful, but socially awkward, Elliot Reid (Sarah Chalke, "Roseanne").
Keeping a watchful eye over these young doctors are the caustic chief of medicine, Dr. Bob Kelso (Ken Jenkins, "Courage Under Fire"), the abrasive, but caring, Dr. Perry Cox (John C. McGinley, "Wall Street," "Platoon"), and Turk's wife and no-nonsense nurse, Carla Espinosa (Judy Reyes, "Oz"). Neil Flynn ("Magnolia"), the hospital janitor, portrays J.D.'s nemesis, who never seems to miss an opportunity to arass his target.
"Scrubs" is produced by Touchstone Television. Bill Lawrence ("Spin City") is the executive producer and creator.
"30 Rock" is told through the comedic voice of Emmy winner Tina Fey (NBC's "Saturday Night Live") as Liz Lemon and features Alec Baldwin as the brash new network executive who has turned her show upside down with his meddling ways. Single Lemon is living every comedy writer's dream – head writer on a demanding, live TV program in New York City. Her life is jolted when executive Donaghy (Baldwin, "The Aviator") interferes with her show, and bullies Lemon into convincing Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan, NBC's "Saturday Night Live," "The Longest Yard"), a wild and unpredictable movie star, to join the cast. Tony winner Jane Krakowski also is featured as the star of "The Girlie Show."
Also rounding out the cast in the half-hour comedy are Scott Adsit, Jack McBrayer and Rachel Dratch ("Saturday Night Live").
"30 Rock" is from Broadway Video and NBC Universal Television Studio. Executive producers are Lorne Michaels ("Saturday Night Live"), Tina Fey ("Saturday Night Live"), JoAnn Alfano ("Sons & Daughters"), Marci Klein ("Saturday Night Live") and David Miner ("The Tracy Morgan Show").
Created and written by Emmy-winning Greg Garcia ("Yes, Dear), "My Name Is Earl" is executive-produced by Garcia and Emmy-winning Marc Buckland ("Medical Investigation," "Ed") and Bobby Bowman ("Yes, Dear"). The series is produced by Twentieth Century Fox Television and Amigos de Garcia. Jason Lee stars in the title role.
"The Office" – which earned the Emmy as Outstanding Comedy Series earlier this year -- is executive-produced by Ben Silverman, Greg Daniels, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Howard Klein. Golden Globe winner Steve Carell stars.

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Reader Talkback
THE OFFICE is the best and
most beautiful show on TV by JohnGalt06 | Oct 25th, 2006 05:07:40 PM | Good... by Wungolioth | Oct 25th, 2006 05:08:17 PM | SWEET by Logo Lou | Oct 25th, 2006 05:11:33 PM | Best. Sitcom. Lineup. Ever. by waggy | Oct 25th, 2006 05:15:25 PM | Looks good, but... by theBigE | Oct 25th, 2006 05:19:42 PM | Shoulda tentpoled the
Office... by howstone | Oct 25th, 2006 05:22:32 PM | Wow by Eaglet1138 | Oct 25th, 2006 05:24:48 PM | "We will stay on-brand with
the best comedy block... by Childe Roland | Oct 25th, 2006 05:34:39 PM | This may be the first time... by SifoDyasJr. | Oct 25th, 2006 05:35:47 PM | 30 Rock cancelled by Cletus Van Damme | Oct 25th, 2006 05:36:22 PM | Excellent by Lando Griffin | Oct 25th, 2006 05:47:43 PM | Green Wing, what Scrubs could
have been. by EvilWizardGlick | Oct 25th, 2006 05:58:35 PM | I worked for the Humanitas
Prize. by Lenny Nero | Oct 25th, 2006 06:00:21 PM | The two best sitcoms back to
back! by Prior Walter | Oct 25th, 2006 06:05:15 PM | Don't worry about Grey's. That
will implode in by modlight | Oct 25th, 2006 06:06:23 PM | Who cares if "Scrubs" gets
killed in the ratings? by ZakChase | Oct 25th, 2006 06:09:09 PM | Scrubs by BadMrWonka | Oct 25th, 2006 06:09:24 PM | haha Cletus by wash | Oct 25th, 2006 06:16:19 PM | Anyone else think The Office
is getting too wacky? by Lance Rock | Oct 25th, 2006 06:26:58 PM | Lando, you're right about
Grey's Anatomy by Shivv | Oct 25th, 2006 06:31:12 PM | i'd actually all but given up
on 30 rock... by waggy | Oct 25th, 2006 06:31:59 PM | shivv by waggy | Oct 25th, 2006 06:34:31 PM | Arested Development by Duty | Oct 25th, 2006 06:34:32 PM | At last... by 100Proof | Oct 25th, 2006 06:47:08 PM | I was waiting for 30 Rock to
get paired with The Office by DanielKurland | Oct 25th, 2006 06:57:53 PM | Waggy, I watch Grey's without
any female help. by Lenny Nero | Oct 25th, 2006 07:13:47 PM | NBC! by Duty | Oct 25th, 2006 07:16:39 PM | Waggy by Shivv | Oct 25th, 2006 07:21:29 PM | Sorry. 30 Rock is fucking
funny. by Dr. Sid Schaefer | Oct 25th, 2006 07:42:00 PM | 30 Rock is awesome by mthrndr | Oct 25th, 2006 07:44:29 PM | Tonight's 30 Rock by tylrdrdn | Oct 25th, 2006 07:48:17 PM | Best lineup on TV! by LeFlambeur | Oct 25th, 2006 07:59:36 PM | I wanted to hate 30 Rock by INWOsuxRED | Oct 25th, 2006 08:27:15 PM | I like 30 rock by zekmoe | Oct 25th, 2006 09:14:08 PM | Too bad this'll be Scrubs last
season anyway by Freakemovie | Oct 25th, 2006 09:18:56 PM | Good. No More TiVo-ing 30
ROCK... by Leto III | Oct 25th, 2006 09:25:22 PM | Thank God, My girl was trying
to get me to watch Greys by Big Bad Clone | Oct 25th, 2006 09:56:42 PM | Holy Shit. Nice Line Up! by DrTobiasFunke | Oct 25th, 2006 10:17:06 PM | Best line up ever! by ChorleyFM | Oct 25th, 2006 11:59:43 PM | "I'll let you do stuff to me" by Flim Springfield | Oct 26th, 2006 12:19:03 AM | Hey if you love Grey's thats
fine by Lando Griffin | Oct 26th, 2006 12:58:22 AM | The Next Person.. by zabbadoo | Oct 26th, 2006 01:43:25 AM | The Office is brillant. by DerLanghaarige | Oct 26th, 2006 02:23:21 AM | Grey's does seem to be
self-destructing... by Photoman | Oct 26th, 2006 02:47:11 AM | Tonights 30 Roch by Droogie Alex | Oct 26th, 2006 03:06:47 AM | Katherine Heigl is indeed...
absurdly hot. by Cool_Breeze | Oct 26th, 2006 04:41:00 AM | Iron Chef America is still
better than all that crap. by Uncle Stan | Oct 26th, 2006 05:52:30 AM | Scrubs is gonna get
slaughtered by ahdvd | Oct 26th, 2006 07:34:25 AM | Hospital night by supertoyslast | Oct 26th, 2006 07:41:20 AM | Comedy of 30 Rock by DaNewf | Oct 26th, 2006 08:23:48 AM | Great night by godzillasushi | Oct 26th, 2006 09:05:20 AM | It's a win - win - win by fabfive | Oct 26th, 2006 10:25:09 AM | If this is actually Scrubs'
last year... by GenericGeek | Oct 26th, 2006 10:46:44 AM | Why does NBC hate SCRUBS? by Plum | Oct 26th, 2006 11:05:20 AM | Great lineup for NBC...but I
actually watch Grey's. by minderbinder | Oct 26th, 2006 11:13:53 AM | 30 Rock Rocks by Saluki | Oct 26th, 2006 12:49:17 PM | Weighing in on Gray's and
men... by elkylos | Oct 26th, 2006 03:57:39 PM | ... and furthermore... by elkylos | Oct 26th, 2006 04:01:28 PM | Albuquerque Freak Out! by RosieLaRose | Oct 26th, 2006 05:03:00 PM | Best Thursday Night NBC Sitcom
Lineup... by Jonas Grumpy | Oct 26th, 2006 05:44:59 PM | Grumpy, you went to the most
uncool art school ever by Uncle Stan | Oct 26th, 2006 06:31:40 PM | Boo Grey Yay Office by Homer Sexual | Oct 26th, 2006 08:47:44 PM | 30 Rock by Acerbic Norseman | Oct 27th, 2006 01:41:21 AM | Scrubs=Best show on television by TheWacoKid | Oct 27th, 2006 07:24:29 PM | I have a question for the
class by emeraldboy | Oct 28th, 2006 08:06:50 AM | nbc stupidity by slkboxrman | Oct 28th, 2006 09:43:47 AM | Uncle Stan by Jonas Grumpy | Oct 28th, 2006 11:02:02 PM | The actors on Grey's are by veritasses | Oct 29th, 2006 01:01:59 AM | US Office is OTT by barnaby jones | Oct 29th, 2006 04:30:10 AM | I have to agree about earl by emeraldboy | Oct 29th, 2006 01:23:33 PM | There are too many by emeraldboy | Oct 29th, 2006 01:25:42 PM | My Name is Earl is great by symphy | Oct 29th, 2006 03:19:06 PM | Greys and Scrubs by rivvorz | Oct 29th, 2006 04:18:48 PM | Symphy by Jonas Grumpy | Oct 29th, 2006 08:23:10 PM | Grey's jumped the shark... by symphy | Oct 30th, 2006 12:14:18 AM | Grey's jumped the shark... by symphy | Oct 30th, 2006 12:14:21 AM | In the UK last night by emeraldboy | Oct 30th, 2006 03:44:41 AM | Eh by Itchy | Oct 30th, 2006 01:01:42 PM |
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