# NBC's fall schedule

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-fall-schedule/175243>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 14, 2003, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-fall-schedule/175243 "2003-05-14T17:48:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2003, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-fall-schedule/175243/1 "2003-05-14T17:48:59Z")

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Good news – they renewed _Boomtown_ – let’s hope moving it to Friday nights isn’t the kiss of death. (Though that’s _Homicide_’s old slot.)

[Here’s](http://accesshollywood.msn.com/tv/0512_networkupfronts.asp??PS=9621) a short piece on the schedule.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2003, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-fall-schedule/175243/2 "2003-05-14T17:50:14Z")

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PS: John Laroquette and Christine Baranski – if they hired some decent writers, that could be a _very_ funny show.

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**Author:** ![Marathon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7cd45c/32.png) [@Marathon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marathon)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2003, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-fall-schedule/175243/3 "2003-05-14T17:54:07Z")

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I’m delighted to see that _Scrubs_ is on for another season. I’ve missed it lately because of busy Thursday nights, but I think it’s a riot.

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**Author:** ![Slacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2003, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-fall-schedule/175243/4 "2003-05-14T18:04:22Z")

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Ed is still there? I thought it was a goner after they gave it the Friday night slot o’ death.

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**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2003, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-fall-schedule/175243/5 "2003-05-14T21:19:54Z")

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Scrubs had fairly good ratings. It lost a lot of Friends viewers, but held a respectable amount.

It is, quite simply, the best show on Television though.

I hope it finds its true audience this season. I could see it taking off out of nowhere like Seinfeld.

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**Author:** ![Jello](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f05b48/32.png) [@Jello](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jello)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-fall-schedule/175243/6 "2003-05-15T01:05:30Z")

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I’m glad Boomtown is returning. They really gave it the shaft this year, by preempting it with Kingpin (godawful) for sweeps month and finishing the season in mid-April.