BREAKING UPFRONTS NEWS: NBC Makes Changes, Keeps 'Scrubs,' Cancels 'Conviction'

REVISED!!! (5/25/06)

It's Day 1 of the network upfronts, and there are casualties already. NBC released its fall schedule today and missing from the list were Conviction, Teachers, E-Ring, Four Kings, Joey and Surface. Pass the Remote favorite Scrubs will return "at some point later in the season" as will Crossing Jordan Medium, so it sounds like we'll be playing the waiting game once again with Scrubs and Medium (boo NBC!). The network is also shifting a lot of its shows, although the widely speculated ER move was just that - speculation. The show will return to its Thursday night slot with virtually continuous episodes until December where it will go out with a cliffhanger until it returns in the spring. In the meantime, new show The Black Donnellys, from Oscar winner Paul Haggis (Crash), will occupy the Thursday slot. My Name Is Earl and The Office will stay on Thursday nights, but shift an hour earlier. Law & Order: CI will move to Friday Tuesday nights at 10 p.m. 9 p.m. to accommodate the network's new Sunday night NFL coverage. Here's a breakdown of the new schedule (new shows are in caps):

MONDAY
8-9 p.m. "Deal or No Deal"
9-10 p.m. "HEROES"
10-11 p.m. "STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP" (new day and time)

TUESDAY
8-9 p.m. "FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS"
9-10 p.m. "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (new day and time)
10-11 p.m. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"

WEDNESDAY
8-8:30 p.m. "20 GOOD YEARS" (new time)
8:30-9 p.m. "30 ROCK" (new time)
9-10 p.m. "The Biggest Loser" (new time);
10-11 p.m. "KIDNAPPED" (new day and time)

THURSDAY
8-8:30 p.m. "My Name Is Earl"
8:30-9 p.m. "The Office"
9-10 p.m. "Deal or No Deal" (new day and time)
10-11 p.m. "ER"/("THE BLACK DONNELLYS" in January 2007)

FRIDAY
8-9 p.m. "Crossing Jordan" (new day and time)
9-10 p.m. "Las Vegas"
10-11 p.m. "Law & Order" (new day)

SATURDAY
8-9 p.m. "Dateline Saturday"
9-11 p.m. Drama Series Encores

SUNDAY
7-8 p.m. "FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA"
8-11 p.m. "SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL"


The network will also integrate new series at the midseason point. For more on all of NBC's pick-ups and renewals, click on over to The Futon Critic. And be sure to tune in later today for thoughts on last night's West Wing finale and Desperate Housewives. Plus, all the latest television news.

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