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After much speculation, TNT announced they are picking up Southland. The drama was canceled by NBC before even one episode of its sophomore season aired.
“We’re delighted that TNT has stepped forward to pick up Southland,” said executive producer John Wells. “We are all extremely proud of the show.” The network will also replay the first season as they have gained exclusive rights to the first seven episodes as well.
Though the cancellation of Southland came as a surprise for fans and cast alike, the cop drama’s proposed move to TNT isn’t so shocking.
Earlier this month NBC renewed the drama after a positive first season. Before the second season could begin, NBC pulled the rug from under its cast in a bizarre move, despite NBC having six shows from Southland’s second season already produced. Don’t fret fans as in comes cabler TNT to rescue the show from certain doom in a deal that seems easy to do on paper.
Southland is owned and produced by Warner Bros. Television, the same corporate owner as TNT so the content move may seem like a done deal. “We continually look at all programming opportunities that fit our portfolio of brands,” read a statement from TNT.
NBC announced their fall line-up today too. Of course, NBC’s new schedule revolves around the addition of The Jay Leno Show Monday through Friday at 10 PM EST.
Noticeably absent from the schedule are My Name Is Earl and Medium, both have been cancelled but may be picked up by ABC or CBS. It looks like the shows’ stars were as surprised as their fans to hear the news. This morning, My Name Is Earl star Ethan Suplee tweeted: “Just got the call that My Name Is Earl has been canceled. They sure did take their time with that decision or rather informing us of it.”
New shows on the network include a new paramedic show, Trauma, which will follow Heroes on Mondays, a new apocalypse show, Day One,will air Mondays at 9 p.m. beginning in February, Joel McHale’s Community, which will follow The Office on Thursday and Parenthood which will be on at 8 p.m. on Wednesdays in the fall before Mercy takes over the time slot in mid season. Here’s a look at the full fall season:
NBC has officially announced its fall line-up which includes 6 new scripted series, The Jay Leno Show, and three new “alternative” programs, The Marriage Ref, Who Do You Think You Are?, and Breakthrough with Tony Robbins.
As we’ve mentioned, one of the new scripted shows the network is trying is a one-hours series based on the 1988 movie Parenthood. The show’s cast has been filled in with some of TV’s biggest names including Peter Krause (Dirty Sexy Money, …
Yesterday, we took a look at the mid-season premieres ABC has lined-up this month. Here’s a look at what we can expect from NBC.
Southland is a new cop drama about Ben Sherman (Ben McKenzie), a rookie cop who’s being shown the ropes by his partner, John Cooper (Michael Cudlitz). The young cop struggles with the cost that comes with his new profession, like the difficulty he has with shooting a man dead on his first day. The show has a perfect time …
