Preseason Roster Checks: NBC

The Fall TV season listings for all the networks should be out this week. Looks like NBC is trying to drum up some fan support with a preview of its line-up first. Let’s get to the player introductions…

NBC's Fall 2007 TV Schedule
Who Got Cut:
"20 Good Years," "Andy Barker PI," "The Black Donnellys," "Crossing Jordan", "Kidnapped," "Raines," "The Singles Table," "Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip."

Who Got Retained:

"30 Rock," "The Biggest Loser", "Dateline NBC," "Deal or No Deal", "E.R.," "Friday Night Lights," "Heroes," "Las Vegas," "Law and Order", "Law and Order: SVU", "Law and Order: Criminal Intent," "Medium," "My Name is Earl," "The Office," "Scrubs," "Sunday Night Football."

Newly Acquired:
“The Bionic Woman,” “Chuck,” “The I.T. Crowd,” “Journeyman,” “Life,” “Lipstick Jungle”

The All-Stars:
“Heroes,” “Scrubs”

Players To Watch?:

-“Chuck”- 2 words: Adam. Baldwin. Sorry, that really should have been 3 words: Adam. TheHeroOfCantonTheManTheyCallJayne. Baldwin.

(Comedy Spy Thriller, Tuesdays 9pm)Chuck Bartowski (Zachary Levi) is just your average computer-whiz next-door. He spends his days working for Buy-More with his band of nerdy cohorts, longing to find a woman who can appreciate him. But when an old friend, who happens to be a CIA agent, sends Chuck a mysterious encoded email, the world's greatest spy secrets are embedded into his brain. He never asked to become the government's most powerful weapon, but the fate of the country suddenly lies in his unlikely hands. Hopefully, this won't take away from his video game time! International terrorist plots, sexy spies and cold pizza – it's all in a day's work for our trusty hero...Chuck. Adam Baldwin, Joshua Gomez, Natalie Martinez, Sarah Lancaster and Yvonne Strzechowki also star. McG and Josh Schwartz executive produce.

-“The I.T. Crowd”- McHale is funny on E!’s “The Soup”, but this just makes me think of a combination of The 40 Year Old Virgin and Grandma’s Boy for some reason.

(Comedy, Mid-Season)You know those cool guys who charm the ladies, have tons of friends and get invited to the hottest parties? Roy (Joel McHale) and Moss (Richard Ayoade) are not those guys. A night of fun for these I.T. nerds means getting dressed to the nines for the latest iPhone webcast. But Jen (Jessica St. Clair), their new office manager, is going to change all that. Tech-savvy, she's not, but she knows how to win people over and get ahead. After living for years in oblivion, Roy and Moss hope Jen can help them get the recognition they so desperately long for. Rocky Carroll also stars.

-“Journeyman”- Um, time travel? Meh. Moon Bloodgood? Mmmmmm.

(Time-Travel Drama, Mondays 10pm)Dan Vassar (Kevin McKidd) thought he had it all: a loving wife (Gretchen Egolf), a great son (Charlie Wyson) and a steady job. But life suddenly throws him a curve ball. Dan finds himself traveling into the past with a purpose – impacting people's lives for the better – and sometimes the worse. While doing so, Dan reconnects with Livia Beale (Moon Bloodgood), his ex-fiancée whom he lost in a mysterious plane crash. Now armed with the knowledge of the present, will he be able to save her? What would that mean to his own future? And how would it change a man who thought he had it all?

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The Network’s Rotation:
MONDAY

8pm: "Deal or No Deal"

9pm: "Heroes"

10pm: "Journeyman"

TUESDAY

8pm: "The Biggest Loser"
9pm: "Chuck"

10pm: "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit"

WEDNESDAY

8pm: "Deal or No Deal"

9pm: "Bionic Woman"

10pm: "Life"THURSDAY

8pm: "My Name Is Earl"

8:30pm: "30 Rock"

9pm: "The Office"

9:30pm: "Scrubs"

10pm: "E.R."

FRIDAY

8pm: "1 vs. 100"

8:30pm: "The Singing Bee"

9pm: "Las Vegas"

10pm: "Friday Night Lights"

SATURDAY

8pm: "Dateline Saturday"

9pm: "Drama Series Encores"

SUNDAY

7pm: "Football Night In America" (Fall)

8pm: "Sunday Night Football" (Fall)

7pm: "Dateline NBC" (Spring)

8pm: "Law and Order" (Spring)

9pm: "Medium" (Spring)

10pm: "Lipstick Jungle" (Spring)

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After the rest of the teams weigh in, I’ll compose my possible (and written completely in pencil) rotation for the Fall. You know, ‘cause I get off on this shit.

I need help.
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