NBC has pulled the remaining episodes of the comeydy from the schedule.  In its place, new episodes of Hollywood Game Night will air after the Winter Olympics wrap up.

Unlike Sean Saves the World, The Michael J. Fox Show has completed production on its complete 22-episode season.  Therefore, the show is still hanging somewhat in purgatory, as it is uncertain if and when the remaining seven episodes will air.

Despite the show’s monster premiere to 7.5 million viewers (2.2 in the 18-49 demo), The Michael J. Fox Show has been steadily slipping in the ratings throughout its run.  We’ve all seen where this was headed, though the show still maintains a small, yet loyal audience.

While NBC has had some success for the past couple of seasons in dramas (Revolution, The Blacklist) the repeated cuts to new comedies that yes, do have audiences, suggest that perhaps the net should try a different tactic.  Perhaps we should be giving comedies a chance to grow before pulling the plug.

What’s your take?

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Before the season began, it seemed like an obvious conclusion that The Michael J. Fox Show would inherit the 9:00 slot from The Office, as the show was given an off-cycle 22-episode straight-to-series order and 9:00 would be the biggest and best showcase for Fox’s return to the network after decades away. However, NBC opted to use another NBC veteran in Sean Hayes for the 9:00 slot, possibly as a way to counterprogram CBS attempting single-camera comedy with The Crazy Ones. Following decent debuts, both soon sank and even helped The CW nearly tie NBC from 8:00-10:00 during one fall Thursday, with Sean‘s renewal chances crippled following a sub-22 episode order.

The next episode of The Michael J. Fox Show, which should make for a more apt lead-out for Parks and Recreation, will find Mike battling Susan for a chance to cover the Winter Olympics, Eve entering a beauty contest ironically before her competitive side takes over, and Leigh becoming convinced that the ghost in her apartment is interesting in her. Meanwhile, on Sean Saves the World, Liz and Lorna conspire to sabotage Sean’s date with his pretentious ex-boyfriend and Max convinces Hunter to help house his flock of birds.

Have you been watching The Michael J. Fox Show or Sean Saves the World? Do you think this experiment will help either in the ratings? Should NBC have had the two in this arrangement from the beginning of the season?

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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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Cable got an additional honoree in FX’s The Bridge, an adaptation of Scandinavian crime drama Bron that follows a detectives from Mexico and the United States as they try and solve a murder case. On the broadcast side, CBS summer show Under the Dome, originally developed at Showtime, was honored prior to its June 24th series premiere. Additionally, two fall shows made the cut – Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., set to air Tuesdays on ABC, and The Michael J. Fox Show, which marks the Family Ties star’s return to the network that made him a household name.

Listed below are the past series that have made the cut for Most Exciting Series recognition:

2011

1. Alcatraz
2. Awake
3. Don’t Trust the B—- in Apt. 23
4. Falling Skies
5. New Girl
6. Ringer
7. Smash
8. Terra Nova

2012

1. The Following
2. The Mindy Project
3. Nashville
4. The Newsroom
5. Political Animals

You can check out the full list of 2013 Critics’ Choice Television Award nominees, which are led by The Big Bang Theory and American Horror Story: Asylum, here. The ceremony will be held Monday, June 10th and hosted by Parks and Recreation‘s Retta.

Do you think that the right series were selected for recognition? If not, what was the biggest snub? Which series will come away with the most Critics’ Choice Television Awards this year?

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You can check out NBC’s 2013-2014 schedule here.

Which new show looks the most promising? Are you excited for the return of Michael J. Fox? Do you think The Blacklist will do well behind The Voice?

The Blacklist
Who’s in it: James Spader, Diego Klattenhoff, Harry Lennix, Ryan Eggold, and Megan Boone
What’s it about: The world’s most wanted criminal, who turns himself into the FBI and offers to give up everyone he has ever worked with in exchange for working with a newly minted agent whom he seemingly has no connection

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9_qgX7pTlc

Dracula
Who’s in it: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Jessica de Gouw, Katie McGrath, Nonso Anonie, and Thomas Kretschmann
What’s it about: Mysterious Dracula has arrived in London, posing as an American entrepreneur who wants to bring modern science to Victorian society

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1jVcmDH43Y

Ironside
Who’s in it: Blair Underwood, Brent Sexton, Kenneth Choi, Neal Bledsoe, and Spencer Grammar
What’s it about: Revival of Raymond Burr-led 1967-1975 series about a San Francisco police detective who’s forced to find new ways of fighting crime after being paralyzed by a gunshot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D_R4eZ9Yt4

The Michael J. Fox Show
Who’s in it: Michael J. Fox, Wendell Pierce, Betsy Brandt, Katie Finneran, and Jack Gore
What’s it about: A husband and father of three from New York City dealing with family, career, and challenges — including Parkinson’s — all loosely drawn from Fox’s real life

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXl-krlLoxg

Sean Saves the World
Who’s in it: Sean Hayes, Linda Lavin, Thomas Lennon, and Vik Sahay
What’s it about: A man who must figure out how to become a full-time dad to his teenage daughter as well as navigate his temperamental new boss at work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Add1vy2Hv0g

Welcome to the Family
Who’s in it: Mary McCormack, Ella Rae Peck, Aramis Knight, Ricardo Chavira, and Mike O’Malley
What’s it about: Two teens whose disparate families are bonded together after they fall in love and get pregnant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbv21sVG3SA

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