Seriously? OMG! WTF?

Two struggling freshman drama series, NBC’s "Friday Night Lights" and Fox’s "Standoff," have received additional script orders. NBC has ordered two more scripts of the high school football drama "Lights," while Fox has picked up three additional scripts from the hostage-negotiator drama "Standoff." Fox recently ordered three scripts for another newcomer, "Justice."

Reuters 

I am blown away about FNL because that show is doing really badly in the ratings. And I am so happy that Ron Livingston’s show got additional scripts!

"Battlestar Galactica" exec producer David Eick is teaming with feature scribe Laeta Kalogridis to reinvent "The Bionic Woman" for NBC. Eick and Kalogridis will exec produce a new take on "Bionic," a 1970s spinoff of "The Six Million Dollar Man" in which Lindsay Wagner played tennis pro-turned-superwoman Jamie Sommers. Skein aired for two seasons on ABC before shifting to NBC in 1977 for its final year. "It’s a complete reconceptualization of the title," Eick told Daily Variety. "We’re using the title as a starting point, and that’s all." NBC U Television Studio is producing the new take, which has been given a script commitment by the Peacock. Eick and scribe Ronald D. Moore turned Sci Fi’s Peabody Award-winning "Battlestar" into a series vastly different from its predecessor, making it a metaphoric examination of the post-9/11 world. Eick and Kalogridis are planning a similar "re-imagination" of "Bionic Woman." Instead of focusing on terrorism and militarism, the new "Bionic" will explore the role of professional women in contemporary society and how they juggle their various roles. "It’s using the idea of artificial technology as a metaphor for what contemporary women sometimes feel is necessary to do everything that needs to be done," Eick said.

Variety 

You think networks would learn it is a bad idea to take the name of a show and say it is sort based on the original and do it completely differently…like last year’s bomb Nightstalker?

NBC is relocating its terminally ill new drama "Kidnapped" to the ratings black hole known as Saturdays, beginning October 21, sources said. The network recently announced it would end production of the low-rated show after 13 episodes. The serial thriller, about a wealthy family whose teenage son is abducted, currently airs Wednesdays at 10 p.m. That slot is expected to be assumed by "Dateline NBC."

Reuters 

This show is not the answer to the below question.

Legendary comedian Jerry Lewis makes a rare and dramatic guest star appearance on NBC’s ‘Law and Order: SVU’ as a homeless man who may have a clue to the brutal rape and murder of a mother and daughter. The episode, ‘Uncle" will air (Tuesday, October 10 at 10 P.M. ET/PT). When a homeless man is found in New York’s Central Park and brought in for questioning by Detectives Stabler (Chris Meloni) and Beck (Guest star Connie Nielsen), one member of the Unit is dealt an emotional blow as Detective John Munch (Richard Belzer) recognizes the homeless man as his long lost uncle, Andrew. This powerful episode deals with many societal issues including the treatment of the mentally ill and the aged. Executive Producer Neal Baer commented, "We are thrilled and inspired to be working with Jerry Lewis, a true legend and professional actor. He brings both depth and heart to this role and gives insight into how often older people with depression are misdiagnosed."

NBC

Wow, first Chevy Chase then Liza now Jerry Lewis who is next Carol Channing? 

Production on NBC’s low-rated newcomer "Kidnapped" is set to shut down in a few weeks after the serial thriller completes its 13th episode, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The trade publication quoted sources as saying that NBC and producer Sony Pictures TV have agreed to wrap up the story line about a wealthy family, headed by Timothy Hutton and Dana Delany, whose teenage son is abducted. The show remains in the Wednesday 10 p.m. slot, and the network has committed to airing all 13 episodes. Last week, it ranked No. 67 in viewership, drawing just 6.3 million people, according to Nielsen Media Research. The premiere episode pulled in 7.6 million the week before.

Reuters 

We have gotten this far in the season and no cancellations, that means either the nets are giving shows a chance or there is nothing to replace them. I am going with the latter.

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