Heading into its fourth season, Grimm is the #1 series on broadcast Fridays, up 4% in the 18-49 demo and 17% in total viewers. The series stars David Giuntoli as Portland Detective Nick Burkhardt, who discovers he’s descended from a long line of supernatural criminal profilers known as the Grimms. In addition to Giuntoli, Grimm features the likes of Bitsie Tulloch, Russell Hornsby, Silas Weir Mitchell, Bree Turner, Reggie Lee, Sasha Roiz, and Claire Coffee.

Second season firefighter drama Chicago Fire has been the #1 broadcast series in its time slot, up 35% in the 18-49 demo and 33% in total viewers. Additionally, the series has improved its Tuesday time slot by 24% vs. a year ago. Created by Dick Wolf, Chicago Fire stars the likes of Jesse Spencer, Taylor Kinney, Monica Raymund, Lauren German, and David Eigenberg,

Chicago Fire spin-off Chicago P.D. receives a second season renewal as it retains 94% of its Law & Order: SVU lead-in’s 18-49 demo and 97% of its total viewer performance. The series, which follows Chicago beat cops and the Intelligence Unit responsible for the city’s major offenses, stars Jason Beghe, Sophia Bush, Patrick John Flueger, LaRoyce Hawkins, Archie Kao, amd Jon Seda.

Grimm airs Fridays at 9:00 on NBC, with Chicago Fire airing Tuesdays at 10:00 and Chicago P.D. Wednesdays at 10:00. You can check out NBC’s recently announced season finale dates here.

Do you think we’ll see any more early renewals from NBC before its upfront presentation? Should NBC move Chicago P.D. to another time slot next season? Where would you like to see Grimm air in syndication?

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Finale information for About a Boy, Growing Up Fisher, Believe, Crisis, and American Dream Builders will be released at a later date.

2014 May Sweeps extend from April 24th through May 21st, while NBC will unveil its 2014-2015 schedule Sunday, May 11th. The networks that have yet to reveal their season finale dates (ABC, FOX, and CBS) should be doing so in the coming weeks, likely around the same time summer schedules come out.

Which NBC finale are you most looking forward to? Are you surprised that nothing is getting a two-hour send-off? What do you think the network’s schedule will look like next season?

Thursday, April 17
8 pm Community 
10 pm Parenthood

Thursday, April 24
8 pm Parks and Recreation

Monday, May 12
10 pm The Blacklist

Tuesday, May 13
10 pm Chicago Fire

Wednesday, May 14
8 pm Revolution

Friday, May 16
9 pm Grimm

Tuesday, May 20
9 pm The Voice

Wednesday, May 21
9 pm Law & Order: SVU
10 pm Chicago P.D.

Friday, May 23
10 pm Hannibal

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So what made the network cancel Sean Saves the World? Since its beginning, the comedy was struggling with the ratings with a 1.4 rating among adults and a viewership of around 4.4 million people for its premiere episode in October 2013. Further ahead, the ratings didn’t improve even when the show moved to the time slot of 9:30 p.m. with a series low of 2.6 million viewers.

Hayes, however, still maintains a relationship with the network through his Hazy Mills production Grimm, which has performed pretty well on Fridays and the impromptu Hollywood Game Night returns for a winter run. For record, this is the second comedy cancellation by NBC for their 2013-14 season run. Prior to Sean Saves the World, the network’s comedy Welcome to the Family was also discontinued after a couple of low-ranking episodes. And also, NBC’s decision comes on a day when the network orders the comedy pilot of a gay-themed One Big Happy, produced by Ellen DeGeneres. Well, the network’s entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt has often struggled with the gay-themed shows in the recent past. In the last season too, The New Normal by Ryan Murphy was also discontinued by NBC after only the first season.

So, are you disappointed with the cancellation of Sean Saves the World?

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Listed below are the dates, titles, and descriptions of the next two episodes of Grimm.

Friday, January 17th – “Eyes of the Beholder”
Nick (David Giuntoli) and Hank (Russell Hornsby) are called to the gruesome murder of a veteran working in home security. During their investigation, they discover this might be one of several revenge killings regarding a horrifying cover-up involving members of the army and military contractors. On the domestic front, Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell) accompanies Rosalee (Bree Turner) during her long overdue reunion with her mother and sister. In Europe, Adalind (Claire Coffee) sees hints of what she thinks might be her powers returning.

Friday, January 24th – “The Wild Hunt”
Nick and Hank investigate a cop killer who scalps his victims. Meanwhile, Juliette (Bitsie Tulloch) begins to communicate with Nick’s mom via email and Adalind finds herself much closer to delivering her baby than she previously thought. Elsewhere, Monroe’s parents (guest stars Dee Wallace and Chris Mulkey) decide to surprise him and Rosalee with an early arrival to Portland after learning some exciting news.

Grimm airs Fridays at 9:00 on NBC.

What will Juliette find out from her communication with Nick’s mother? Will Nick be able to forgive her for going behind his back in order to speak with a part of his past he might not be comfortable sharing? How will Adalind handle her advanced gestation?

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On the next episode of Grimm, a string of vigilante-like killings have occurred in Portland recently, killings that have brought whispers that old Spanish legend El Cucuy has come to town. To get more information on the legend, Nick and Juliette track down Pilar, the woman who helped them with the La Llorona case from last season, and learn how the women in her neighborhood in Guadalajara called out to El Cucuy in hopes of getting rid of the evil men that lived among them. El Cucuy, she says, hears the cries of those experiencing sorrow; if enough of them say its name, it arises and hunts down those who its callers want rid of. However, the answer as to how they can defeat El Cucuy and send it back to where it was before it came to Portland likely lies not with Pilar but within the pages of the book in Aunt Marie’s trailer.

Elsewhere on Grimm, Juliette finds out about Nick’s mother and Adalind has a scare during her ultrasound.

Grimm airs Fridays at 9:00 on NBC.

How will Nick and company defeat El Cucuy? What will Adalind see in her ultrasound that scares her? Is Juliette going to be able to handle the truth about Nick’s mother?

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-Like to talk about television? Bravo has announced a new half-hour unscripted series titled The People’s Couch, which features real people watching and commenting on popular shows and news from the past week. The three-episode limited series will premiere Sunday, October 6th at 11:30.

–Community will begin its syndicated run on Comedy Central Sunday, September 15th with a 10-episode fan favorite marathon beginning at 11:30 a.m. The series, which is set to premiere its fifth season sometime midseason, will then move to its regular slot of Fridays at 9:00 beginning September 20th.

-Will Arnett, Margo Martindale, Jimmy Kimmel, Andre Braugher, Alec Baldwin, Bryan Cranston, Claire Danes, and Sofia Vergara have been named presenters at the 2013 Primetime Emmy Awards, CBS announced. They join Diahann Carroll, Matt Damon, Emily Deschanel, Zooey Deschanel, Michael Douglas, Anna Faris, Tina Fey, Allison Janney, Amy Poehler, and Kerry Washington.

-National Geographic telefilm Killing Kennedy, starring Rob Lowe as President John F. Kennedy and Ginnifer Goodwin as Jackie Kennedy, will premiere Sunday, November 10th to mark the 60th anniversary of John and Jackie’s wedding. The film will then be released in 171 countries and 48 languages, timed to the 50th anniversary of the assassination.

-GSN has greenlit eight episodes of Skin Wars, a reality-competition series focused on finding the best body painter. The series will air sometime in 2014 and should be the second body painting-focused series on television, following the fall premiere of Syfy’s Naked Vegas.

-For its upcoming 13th season, American Idol has brought back Nominate an Idol, where friends and family members can submit videos of their loved one singing for a chance of a surprise audition. From now through September 20th, videos are being accepted on americanidol.com.

-MTV has greenlit two new drama pilots: Finding Carter, about a girl who finds out that the woman she thought was her mother abducted her as a toddler and must now return to her biological family, and Eye Candy, centering on a tech genius who uncovers a potential serial killer in Manhattan through online dating. Finding Carter is from Emily Silver (Bones) and Terri Minsky (Sex and the City), while Eye Candy comes from Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity) and Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight).

-Renewals/cancellations: We TV’s LA Hair has made it to a third season after becoming fourth most popular reality cable show in primetime and increasing its total viewers by nearly 60%; TLC has ordered another 10 episodes of Who Do You Think You Are?, executive produced by Lisa Kudrow and Dan Bucatinsky; TruTV reality series Container Wars will have a second season; BET has canceled Reed Between the Lines and given the second season go-ahead to Being Mary Jane, whose first season doesn’t premiere until January.

-The CW has acquired Canadian comedy Seed from leading independent studio Entertainment One. The series, which debuted this past February and follows a single bartender who becomes a sperm donor, will premiere sometime this season.

-Mekhi Phifer and Eliza Coupe have joined the cast of Showtime comedy House of Lies in recurring roles. Phifer is set to play a successful entrepreneur who calls on Marty to help with his business, while Couple will portray a wild-child heiress to an internet fortune.

-Lifetime has picked up a personal shopping-themed reality series called Million Dollar Shoppers, where three personal shoppers try to meet the fashion needs of their clients. The series premieres October 10th at 10:30 before moving to 10:00 on October 24th, where it will follow the season premiere of Project Runway All Stars.

-Nickelodeon animated series Sanjay & Craig has been renewed for a second season, the network announced Thursday. The tale of an excitable 12-year-old boy (voiced by Maulik Pancholy) and his snake best friend (voiced by Chris Hardwick), the series will have 20 episodes in its second season. Additional voices in the cast include Linda Cardenelli, Matt Jones, and Tony Hale.

-EPIX will air Schooled: The Price of College Sports on October 16th at 8:00. The documentary, narrated by Sam Rockwell, takes a look at issues surrounding the business of college sports and the NCAA’s treatment of its athletes.

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You can check out NBC’s recently announced fall premiere dates here, as well as its fall schedule here and trailers for new fall programming here.

Will you be going to Comic-Con this year? Which NBC panel are you most interested in hearing scoop from? Are there any other shows that should be heading to Comic-Con but haven’t been announced as attending yet?

Thursday, July 18th
6:30 p.m. – Dexter
Who’ll be there: Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, David Zayas, James Remar, Yvonne Strahovski, as well as executive producers John Goldwyn, Sara Colleton, Scott Buck, and Manny Coto

The Blacklist
Who’ll be there: James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff and executive producers Jon Bokenkamp, John Eisendrath, and John Fox

Saturday, July 20th
Grimm
Who’ll be there: David Giuntoli, Silas Weir Mitchell, Russell Hornsby, Reggie Lee, Sasha Roiz, Bitsie Tulloch, Bree Turner, Claire Coffee, and executive producers Todd Milliner, David Greenwalt, Jim Kouf, and Norberto Barba

Sunday, July 21st
Community
Who’ll be there: Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown, Alison Brie, Jim Rash, Ken Jeong and executive producers Dan Harmon and Chris McKenna

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The core of the Friday lineup won’t be returning until Friday, October 25th, when Grimm will debut its third season at 9:00 and Dracula begins NBC’s test of low cost international co-productions at 10:00. Until they debut, Fridays will likely be the land of repeats and Dateline, which has its season premiere on September 27th before shifting to 8:00 once Grimm and Dracula arrive.

Among the other later debuts of the season are The Biggest Loser (October 8th), returning to the fall with a one-hour edition; Blair Underwood cop drama Ironside (October 2nd); interracial marriage comedy Welcome to the Family (October 3rd); and Sean Hayes vehicle Sean Saves the World (October 3rd).

You can check out NBC’s 2013-2014 schedule here, as well as trailers for its new fall series here.

What do you think about NBC’s plans to unveil its fall programming? Do you think the way they’ve staggered their premieres will help their ratings woes? Which new NBC series are you most looking forward to?

Monday, September 23rd
8:00 The Voice
10:00 The Blacklist

Tuesday, September 24th
8:00 The Voice (Two-Hour Premiere)
10:00 Chicago Fire

Wednesday, September 25th
8:00 Revolution
9:00 Law & Order: SVU

Thursday, September 26th
8:00 Parks and Recreation (One-Hour Season Premiere)
9:00 The Michael J. Fox Show (Back-to-Back Episodes)
10:00 Parenthood

Friday, September 27th
9:00 Dateline (Two-Hour Season Premiere)

Wednesday, October 2nd
10:00 Ironside

Thursday, October 3rd
8:30 Welcome to the Family
9:00 Sean Saves the World

Tuesday, October 8th
8:00 The Biggest Loser

Friday, October 25th
9:00 Grimm
10:00 Dracula

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On the next episode of Grimm, the gang has gathered at the shop to continue looking into the string of “undead” that have popped up around Portland. A flurry of rage-fueled assaults has drawn attention and can be traced back to The Baron, since the final step in the evolution of his victims is erratic and explosive violence. Seeing as how he infected an entire busload of people last week, the Crocher-Martel has plenty of hired guns (so to speak) ready and willing to do his bidding, but Nick having the resources that he does means that he can figure out a way to eradicate the city of them once and for all. It’s something that he has to do quickly, though, because if he lets The Baron shoot his saliva on enough people, there might be too many for even a Grimm of his caliber to deal with.

Elsewhere on Grimm, Stefania and Frau Pech continue to use Adalind as a pawn in their feud, while Renard learns that Eric’s in town on family business.

The season finale of Grimm is set to air Tuesday at 10:00 on NBC.

How will Nick be able to defeat The Baron? Will this conflict carry over into season three? Who will ultimately come out on top between Frau Pech and Stefania?

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Listed below are the dates, titles, and descriptions of the final two episodes of Grimm‘s second season.

Tuesday, May 14th – “The Walking Dead”
Nick (David Giuntoli) and Hank (Russell Hornsby) discover a new kind of strange when they investigate suspects being found dead – for the second time. In Europe, Adalind (Claire Coffee) finds herself in the middle of a feud between Frau Pech and Stefania (guest star Shohreh Aghdashloo) while working over the details of her pending transaction. Meanwhile, determined to remember every last detail to get things started once more, Juliette (Bitsie Tulloch) insists Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell) share with her Nick’s darkest secret – the world of Grimms and Wesen.

Tuesday, May 21st – “Goodnight, Sweet Grimm”
Just when things look like they’re back to normal with Juliette, Nick is called to investigate a flurry of rage-fueled assaults happening all over Portland. He goes to Monroe and Rosalee (Bree Turner) for help battling Portland’s newest wave of “undead.” As if that weren’t enough, Captain Renard (Sasha Roiz) informs Nick that his brother Eric (guest star James Frain) is in town on family business. Meanwhile, Stefania and Frau Pech methodically use their alliances with Adalind to battle one another.

Grimm airs Tuesdays at 10:00 on NBC. The show has already been renewed for a third 22-episode season.

Should Monroe tell Juliette about everything Nick’s been experiencing for the last two years, will she be in more danger than ever before? How will Adalind wriggle her way free of the feud between Stefania and Frau Pech? Will Renard have to face off with his brother once again, only this time on his home turf?

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