NBC Syndication turned into the Grim Reaper today because they cancelled all four of their shows, which are still in production. Those four shows are: Access Hollywood, Access Hollywood Live, The Steve Wilkos Show, and Karamo.
“NBCUniversal is making changes to our first-run syndication division to better align with the programming preferences of local stations,” said Frances Berwick, Chairman, Bravo & Peacock Unscripted, who oversees the division. “The company will remain active in the distribution of our existing program library and other off-network titles, while winding down production of our first-run shows. These shows have provided audiences with great talk and entertainment content for many years and we’re very proud of the teams behind them.”
This is a very sad day in original syndication. And I hope they really thought this through before they put all of those people out of work.
And without those shows and The Kelly Clarkson Show, which is ending on her own accord, there are going to be a lot of holes in NBC’s daytime programming. There is only so much local news can cover, especially when the firing squad keeps taking people out in the newsrooms.
Having said all of that, I wonder if NBC will be taking Days of Our Lives back from Peacock. I am sure they regret that decision.
NBC is going into Olympics mode next week, so Brilliant Minds is taking a break from Mondays at 10p. It was supposed to return on March 2nd, after a one-hour episode of The Voice, but that is no longer the case.
Instead, The Voice will expand to two hours, and Brilliant Minds’ final six episodes for season 2 will air sometime later in the spring or summer.
Does that mean that the medical drama, which stars Zachary Quinto, will not be back for season 3? Most likely, but NBC will tell us no decision has been made about the show’s future, even though they pretty much said that by pulling it from the schedule.
Do you watch it? I tried, but it was not for me, and I am a medical drama girl!
NBC announced today that it picked up Happy’s Place and St. Denis Medical for a third season.
“Both ‘St. Denis Medical’ and ‘Happy’s Place’ have delivered comedic brilliance over their first two seasons, truly connecting with our audience with hilarious characters, and remain hugely important and successful programs to our primetime and Peacock lineup,” said Lisa Katz, President, Scripted Content, Lisa Katz, President, Scripted Content, NBC & Peacock. “A huge thank you to the producers, casts, and crews of both shows who have brought these wonderful stories to life and will now continue to tell their laugh-out-loud stories.”
Happy’s Place stars Reba McEntire, Belissa Escobedo, Melissa Peterman, Pablo Castelblanco, Tokala Black Elk, and Rex Linn. McEntire plays a bar owner who finds out that her late dad fathered a daughter and he leaves the bar to both his daughters. Now the sisters and the people from the bar are navigating through life as a found family!
I have been a fan of Stumble since the pilot. However, the mockumentary about a Junior College Cheer team has gotten lost on Friday nights at 8:30p, and people are not watching.
NBC is hoping to change that by airing repeats on Monday nights starting on January 6th, according to Variety. And I hope it works.
Stumble is the type of show where you have to use your brain while you watch because the humor is smart. Well, there are a lot of dumb jokes, but you have to pay attention because they are not that dumb. Think of it like Clue or Knives Out, as in funny and smart.
New episodes will still air on Fridays after Happy’s Place.
It is Friday, and after a long week, we need to laugh. Thank Gosh for NBC because that is what we are going to do with Happy’s Place and Stumble.
Happy’s Place starts off the night at 8p, and Isabella (Belissa Escobedo) has a boyfriend. However, she doesn’t want to introduce him to her big sister, Bobbie (Reba McEntire), and she has a good reason for not doing so. Isabella is afraid that Bobbie won’t approve, and she is right. Why doesn’t Bobbie approve? You will have to tune in to find out.
That, and to see what happens when Gabby (Melissa Peterman) and Steve (Pablo Castelblanco) find a phone and start reading the hate texts it receives. Tokoda (Tokala Black Elk) tries to take the phone away from them, but they take it back. And wait until they find out who it belongs to…
And did I mention that Taxi’s Christopher Lloyd and Carol Kane guest star on the episode?
Then at 8:30p, on Stumble, we find out who recorded the video that got Courtney (Jenn Lyon) fired as head coach at Sammy Davis Sr. Junior College. Who do you think the backstabber is?
Is it someone on her new cheer team at Headltston Junior College or someone from her old school? And what happens when Courtney confronts that person?
Plus, the cheer squad goes against another team. How will they size up against them?
And finally, there will be a flash mob proposal! Will the proposed to person say yes?
All of that happens and so much more in another episode that gives us something to cheer about. So tune in because I need more of this sitcom. It seriously makes me laugh out loud every week!
