NBC cuts fall season in two

From Variety.com:

Shows to be rotated in and out of time periods

NBC is splitting the next TV season into two halves, making good on its promise to rotate shows in and out of time periods throughout the year.
That means returning Monday night skeins "Heroes" and "Chuck" will now share a Monday at 8 p.m. time slot - with "Heroes" in the fall and "Chuck" in the spring. Ditto new skeins "Parenthood" and "Mercy," which will split the seasons ("Parenthood" in fall, "Mercy" in spring) on Wednesdays at 8 p.m.

And new actioners "Trauma" and "Day One" will split the Monday 9 p.m. spot.

According to the Peacock, the split seasons are necessary because of the Winter Olympics, which will carve the year into clean halves for the net. But it's also a function of the net having limited shelf space, thanks to "The Jay Leno" strip at 10 p.m.

"NBC has picked up more scripted shows than last season even with "The Jay Leno Show" at 10 p.m.," said NBC Entertainment/Universal Media Studios co-chair Ben Silverman.

Despite speculation that NBC might split "The Biggest Loser" into two nights, the reality show will remain a two-hour Tuesday night block in the fall. In the spring, "Loser" will collapse to 90 minutes, so that the net can launch the new laffer "100 Questions" behind it. (That follows a similar model employed by ABC on Monday nights with "Dancing with the Stars" in recent years.)

Keeping "Loser" intact is a safer bet, ratings-wise - but it now means that NBC, ABC and Fox will now all be battling each other with reality shows on Tuesday nights from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. - a competish that likely puts a smile on CBS exec faces.

On Thursdays, Peacock will use its "Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday" limited-run half-hour to launch its two-hour comedy block; new laffer "Community," which has already earned strong buzz, will bow in the 9:30 p.m. slot behind "The Office."

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Oh wow!  Very cool!  And so glad Chuck is coming back now.

Thank you!

You're very welcome

Chuck! Chuck! Chuck!

I'm very upset after reading the whole thing that Medium will not be back! 

I'm very upset after reading the whole thing that Medium will not be back! 

It looks like it will....on CBS in between Ghost Whisperer and Numb3rs.

*whew*

Yes, CBS confirms that today.