Despite shaky ratings and some increasingly harsh critical comments, NBC announced last night that it would order additional episodes of the new drama “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.” The show has been one of the most talked-about new series of the fall season because it was the first new drama from Aaron Sorkin since he created the award-winning “West Wing.” “Studio 60” began the season with strong ratings, but by the second week it began dropping. In the last few weeks, Hollywood has been filled with rumors that NBC was about to cancel the show. But yesterday Kevin Reilly, the president of NBC Entertainment, concluded negotiations with Warner Brothers, which produces the show, and with Mr. Sorkin for nine more episodes, which will take the series to the end of the current season. “I’ve spoken with Aaron and I’m very happy with his plans for the rest of the season,” Mr. Reilly said. “I have seen the word ‘hit’ being attached to shows with lower ratings than that,” Mr. Reilly said. But he did not commit to keeping “Studio 60” in the 10 p.m. Monday time period it has occupied since the beginning of the season. That spot is coveted because it follows NBC’s newest hit, “Heroes.” Mr. Reilly said that he would announce a new NBC schedule next week and that “Studio 60” would “not necessarily stay on Monday.”
NY Times via TV Squad
I wonder if Medium will get it’s old timeslot back and what are the changes they have in mind???
