I don't want no Scrubs...

I was ever so excited last night as Katie and I watched our TiVosode (hey, cut me some slack, it's easier than typing "TiVo-recorded episode," right? - I think I should trademark that or offer to sell it to TiVo for the right price) of My Name is Earl.  The news that excited me so?  A commercial declaring that Scrubs is returning to NBC on Tuesday, January 3. 

MiscscrubsWe have both missed that show soooo much.  It's one of our favorites and its absence from the primetime lineup has been very noticeable.

But, it seems like NBC is making up for this hiatus.  Yep, we are getting two back-to-back episodes of Scrubs each week that it airs.  I can handle that.  One solid hour of J.D., Elliott, Turk, and Carla being hassled and harrassed by Dr. Cox, Dr. Kelso, and the Janitor?  Hells yes!

What does this mean for Earl?  Nothing terrible, it would seem.  You see, Earl is moving to NBC's meager Thursday night lineup.  NBC really wants to reclaim the "Must See" crown that they once owned that night.  So they are moving Will & Grace to 7 p.m., some new show called The Four Kings from the creators of W&G at 7:30 p.m., Earl at 8:00 p.m., and The Office at 8:30 p.m.

Notice anything?  Yeah, Joey is gone.  But only temporarily.  It should be coming back in March, or so NBC is saying.  Just a brief hiatus.  With the poor ratings that show has been receiving, it wouldn't surprise me to see it disappear entirely.  It's not horrible, mind you, just not nearly what I'd hoped for when they announced the show way back when.  It's definitely going to need some work.

I'm not sure what I think of these moves so far.  Yes, I absolutely love having double doses of Scrubs.  But I'm not sure I like seeing Earl pitted up against the CSI juggernaut.  This could be the kiss of death for Earl.  I pray it isn't, but you never know how network execs think.  If they don't have immediate results, they'll pull the plug on a show despite critical praise and Emmy wins.  Just look at Arrested Development.

I've been enjoying the heck out of My Name is Earl and I'd hate to see it go the way of the dodo because of NBC's pathetic attempt to reclaim a ratings crown they know they have no chance of grabbing.  CSI is an impossible show to beat.  There's little to no point in even trying.  Just keep Joey and Will and Grace where they are and let them die.  God knows that W&G hasn't been the same for a few years now.  It deserves to die.

Guess it's time to get that second TiVo hooked up, eh?  (No, we haven't done it yet; so sue us).

Previous Post

Cover me Lord...

Dec 6
One of the worst things about being beyond the age of college students is dealing with insurance. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it. And this is the time of year for open enrollment. If you're scratching your...
Next Post

Shock me...

Dec 8
I was reading Jenny's blog this morning when I came across something that caught me a bit unaware. Nay, I was shocked and dismayed. She and a bunch of her other blog buddies were discussing what they have dubbed "The...

Comments

You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post.

Dave2

"Scrubs" is an excellent show, and I am very much looking forward to where they will go with it this coming season. Now that I think of it... it seems a good pairing for "Earl" (another show i like) and I have to wonder why they didn't come up with that?

Kevin

They're network execs. They don't think in terms of what makes sense. But, I agree with you. That would've been a great one-two punch, wouldn't it?

Scott

Screw Earl, The Office is the backbone of tuesday nights!!!!! Now it's going to get crushed by the all powerful C.S.I. However, if these two shows start to take some of the luster out of C.S.I. do you think C.S.I. will maybe put Nick back in the glass box with ants which is offset with explosives? Now that was must see TV, well done Quentin Tarantino!!!!

Kevin

I just want a steel cage match in which Nick and Sarah kill each other off. I can't stand either of them anymore. The only person I really like on that show anymore is Warrick. But, yeah, QT did a good job on that episode.

The comments to this entry are closed.