NBC Benches Community, Sets Series Finale Date for Chuck

Joel McHale, Community and Debra Playing, Smash NBC will bench Community to create room for coming back comedy 30 Rock on Thursdays, and it has set a premiere date for brand new series The Firm and therefore are You There, Chelsea? The network also introduced Monday that it is approaching musical drama Smash will debut on Monday, February. 6 at 10/9c following a second episode from the Voice. NBC orders The Firm to series A part of an enormous Thursday-evening overhaul, The Firm, a TV adaptation from the 1993 Tom Cruise film, will premiere in a big day and time, Sunday, Jan. 8, before moving to Thursdays at 10/9c beginning Jan. 12. 30 Rock will return within 24 hours at 8/7c, changing Community, which is benched until in the future (NBC informs The Futon Critic all 22 episodes will air). Up Through The Night will transfer to the publish-Office timeslot, while Whitney will proceed to Wednesdays at 8/7c. On Wednesdays, Whitney is going to be combined with the brand new comedy from Chelsea Handler, Are You Currently There, Chelsea?, premiering Jan. 11 at 8:30/7:30c. Chelsea is going to be then Rock Center with John Williams, that will air at 9/8c and moves Harry's Law to Sundays at 8/7c. NBC temporarily stops production on approaching drama Awake Additionally to premiere dates, NBC introduced the series finale date for Chuck (Friday, Jan. 27) and also the season finale for Being a parent (Tuesday, February. 28). New reality series Fashion Star will require over Parenthood's timeslot on March 13. Additionally to Community, other shows missing in the list include Prime Suspect which is not acquired because of its back nine episodes, and midseason series Bent and Awake. Browse the full midseason schedule below: Monday (beginning February. 6) 8-10 p.m. - The Voice 10-11 p.m. - Smash Tuesday 8-10 p.m. - The Greatest Loser 10-11 p.m. - Being a parent 10-11 p.m. - Fashion Star (beginning March 13) Wednesday (beginning Jan. 11) 8-8:30 p.m. - Whitney 8:30-9 p.m. - Are You Currently There, Chelsea? 9-10 p.m. - Rock Center with John Williams 10-11 p.m. - Law & Order: Special Sufferers Unit Thursday (beginning Jan. 12) 8-8:30 p.m. - 30 Rock 8:30-9 p.m. - Parks and Entertainment 9-9:30 p.m. - Work 9:30-10 p.m. Up Through The Night 10-11 p.m. - The Firm Friday 8-9 p.m. - Who Do You Consider You're? (beginning February. 3) 9-10 p.m. - Grimm 10-11 p.m. - Dateline NBC Sunday 7-8 p.m. - Dateline NBC (beginning Jan. 8) 8-9 p.m. - Harry's Law (beginning March 4) 9-11 p.m. - The Celebrity Apprentice (beginning February. 12) Exactly what do you think about the selection?