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When you don't have ratings to brag about, then what should you do? Most would say to program for better ratings. NBC, however, has decided to take a different approach: Blame the system. That's exactly what Ted Harbert, the head of NBC broadcasting, did at the network's upfront presentations thi ...

It's still hard to tell how many changes Comcast is planning to make to NBC's dismal schedule, but the fact that eight pilots were just picked up to series might be a sign. Yet, NBC is staying true to some of its critically acclaimed shows, despite lower numbers, keeping "Community" and "30 Rock" ...

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NBC can't quite figure out how to remind viewers it exists, so they're hoping a schedule shakeup will do the trick. But that means fans of "Community" will have to find something else to watch. The network has pulled the Joel McHale series off its schedule, although it does plan to bring it b ...

Just days after actor and comedian Tracy Morgan reportedly went on a homophobic rant during a comedy show, the creator of his NBC sitcom says she doesn't recognize the Morgan the media is describing. Tina Fey, the executive producer of "30 Rock," said Morgan's talk about stabbing his son to death ...

It's usually good to wait a week to see if a heavily hyped show's premiere audience returns. But things are looking good for NBC's new musical competition show "The Voice." It averaged a 6.8 rating/11 share in Fast National overnight ratings from The Nielsen Co. Tuesday, providing the Peacock wit ...

When it was announced that star Steve Carell would leave hit NBC comedy "The Office" after its current season, many fans wondered who the show would get to replace him. Well, here's our answer. Sort of. None other than Will Ferrell -- who starred alongside Carell in the 2004 film "Anchorman: T ...

Things haven't been working well at NBC Universal for a long time, but it looks like it will take new ownership to finally hand an "Under New Management" sign up at 30 Rockefeller. Hollywood trade publications like The Wrap are unveiling what they say will be the new lineup for NBCU after cable c ...

To some it may sounds like "Alias 2.0," but if you watch a few episodes of NBC's "Undercovers" you will realize that it is a very different show with its own mythology behind it ... a mythology which will now be explored in a more serialized format. So far, the spy-drama has taken a mission-of-th ...

When NBC announced "Law & Order: Los Angeles" back in May, it did so without a cast or much discussion of the show's format. Now, with the new season weeks away, the cast is set and the show will remind long-time "Law & Order" fans of the late, lamented mother ship. First, the show will be split ...