NBC’s first-quarter primetime schedule is slated to deliver significantly more hours of original programming than was ever the case in the first quarter of 2007. The line-up features a schedule packed with original scripted, reality programming and specials, featuring the return of “Medium” on Monday, January 7 (10-11 p.m. ET) plus new episodes of such favorites as “ER,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” “Friday Night Lights,” “Las Vegas,” “Scrubs” and the returns of “Law & Order” and “Law & Order: Criminal Intent.” Also included will be the premiere of the previously announced new dramedy “Lipstick Jungle.”
In addition, NBC has a solid lineup of original reality programming, including the announcement of the new series premiere of “The Baby Borrowers” on Monday, February 18 (8-9 p.m. ET). It will join another previously announced new reality series, “American Gladiators,” and the fresh season debuts of “The Biggest Loser,” “The Celebrity Apprentice,” “1 vs 100,” as well as the continuing hit “Deal or No Deal,” which returns to Mondays (9-10 p.m. ET) beginning January 7 in addition to its Wednesday edition (8-9 p.m. ET).
Sunday specials include “The 65th Annual Golden Globes Awards” — Hollywood’s biggest night for film and television — broadcasting live on Sunday, January 13 (8-11 p.m. ET), “The Guinness Book of World Records – Live!” featuring a live death-defying stunt on Sunday, January 27 (9-11 p.m. ET) and “Top 100 Most Outrageous Moments” on Sunday, February 10 (9-11 p.m. ET).
The following includes NBC’s new mid-season schedule and premieres (all times ET):
Mondays (effective January 7, 2008)
8-9 p.m. — “American Gladiators”; (premieres Sunday, January 6, 9-11 p.m.)
9-10 p.m. – “Deal or No Deal”
10-11 p.m. – “Medium” (season premiere)
Tuesdays (effective January 1, 2008)
8-10 p.m. — “The Biggest Loser”
10-11 p.m. — “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”
Wednesdays (effective January 9, 2008)
8-9 p.m. – “Deal or No Deal”
9-10 p.m. – “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” (broadcast premiere)
10-11 p.m. – “Law & Order” (premieres January 2 with a two-hour debut)
Thursdays (effective January 3, 2008)
8-8:30 p.m. – NBC Comedy Series
8:30-9 p.m. – NBC Comedy Series
9-10 p.m. – “The Celebrity Apprentice” (season premiere)
10-11 p.m. – “ER” (“Lipstick Jungle” premieres February 7 in time slot)
Fridays (effective January 4, 2008)
8-9 p.m. – “1 vs. 100”
9-10 p.m. – “Friday Night Lights”
10-11 p.m. – “Las Vegas”
Additional dates:
Sunday, January 6, 2008
7-9 p.m. – “Deal or No Deal”
9-11 p.m. – “American Gladiators” (two-hour series premiere; regular night January 7)
Sunday, January 13, 2008
8-11 p.m. – “The 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards”
Sunday, January 27, 2008
9-11 p.m. – “The Guinness Book of World Records – Live!”
Thursday, February 7, 2008
10-11 p.m. – “Lipstick Jungle”
Sunday, February 10, 2008
9-11 p.m. — “Top 100 Most Outrageous Moments”
Mondays (effective February 18, 2008)
8-9 p.m. — “The Baby Borrowers” (series premiere)
In the upcoming fourth season of “Medium,” Allison (Emmy winner Patricia Arquette) and her family’s world is turned upside down after her abilities are publicly exposed, resulting in sweeping changes both professionally and personally. For the past three seasons, Allison has served as a part-time consultant to the district attorney’s office in Phoenix, Arizona, using her psychic abilities to solve violent and horrifying crimes that have mystified authorities, including her now former boss D.A. Devalos (Miguel Sandoval, “The Division”) and others within the criminal justice system.
Academy Award-winning screen legend Anjelica Huston (“Prizzi’s Honor”) will guest-star this season as Cynthia Keener, an investigator for a national firm called “Ameritips,” who strikes an unusual professional arrangement with Allison for her crime-solving abilities.
Jake Weber (Meet Joe Black) stars as Allison’s exceptionally supportive husband Joe, also left looking for work after recent traumatic events. Sofia Vassilieva (“Eloise at the Plaza”) and Maria Lark (“10.5”) star as Ariel and Bridget, the two eldest DuBois children, who both share their mother’s psychic gift to varying degrees. David Cubitt (“10.5: Apocalypse”) stars as Detective Lee Scanlon and Madison Carabello plays the DuBois’ youngest daughter, Marie.
Caron is creator and executive producer. Kelsey Grammer (“Girlfriends”), Steve Stark, Rene Echevarria and Oscar winner Ronald L. Schwary (“Ordinary People”) are executive producers. “Medium” is produced by Picturemaker Productions, Inc. in association with CBS Paramount Network Television and Grammnet Productions.
NBC’s reality series “The Baby Borrowers” is an intriguing new social experiment based on the hit British program that asks five diverse teenage couples — ages 18-20 — to fast-track to adulthood by setting up a home, getting a job and becoming caring parents first to babies, toddlers, pre-teens and their pets, teenagers and senior citizens — all over the course of three weeks.
Through this emotional, dramatic journey, each young couple will get a unique opportunity to peer into the future and see what they (and their partners) might be like if they remain together and decide to build a family. Tested by the everyday ups and downs of taking care of others and maintaining a relationship, most of the teens find themselves looking at all of their relationships and notions of parenthood in a new light.
“The Baby Borrowers” is produced by Love Productions. Richard McKerrow (the U.K.’s “Cirque de Celebrite”) and Tom Shelly (“Survivor”) are executive producers. ”
The Guinness Book of World Records – Live!” special will feature a countdown to the craziest world records held in history leading up to a live, death-defying stunt never seen before on television. “The Guinness Book of World Records – Live!” is produced by True Entertainment.
“Top 100 Most Outrageous Moments” is a fun-filled special featuring 100 of the most outrageous moments of all time. It’s the ultimate countdown to the best of the best clips that will keep viewers laughing out loud for hours. Clips include viewer submissions, TV show bloopers, games show flubs, classic outrageous moments and all-new never before-seen moments. “Top 100 Most Outrageous Moments” is a follow-up to NBC’s successful “Outrageous Moments” franchise. “Top 100 Most Outrageous Moments” is produced by Scott Satin (“Who Wants to Be a Superhero?”).
