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by Bob Sassone, posted Jan 7th 2009 12:03PM
I was afraid this might happen to new shows.Brett told you last June about a new show from ER producer John Wells titled LAPD. Well, the show has been retitled to Police, and NBC is still interested in it. However, not only is the number of episodes ordered under dispute (they're looking for 12, but NBC might want six instead), there might not be a place on the schedule for it. Jay Leno is taking up the 10pm time slot Monday through Friday later this year, so they might only want it for a short period of time. And that's if they have room for it at all.
As I mentioned before, this is the problem I see with Leno being on in prime time every night. Sure, they might save money and get some consistent ratings (maybe), but he's going to cut into new shows the network could be airing. Also, the shows that are on at 10pm right now might not work out in a 9pm or 8pm time slot (if they would even do that anyway). I hope NBC doesn't start telling producers, "well, we have Saturday night at 9:30 free. Or how about every night at 2am, right after Carson Daly? Either of those work for you?"
The show stars Tom Everett Scott (I really liked Philly; too bad that show isn't on anymore), Regina King, The O.C.'s Benjamin MacKenzie, and Arija Bareikis.
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