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[03/22/11 - 05:19 PM]
Recap of NBC's Recent Spring and Summer Announcements
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- In light of NBC's recent spring and summer scheduling announcements, we thought a recap was in order to sift through it all.

In addition, we've managed to fill in a few new gaps, such as "Minute to Win It" episodes on Sundays and Mondays in May; a special original "Law & Order: LA" on Wednesday, May 25; back-to-back episodes of "The Paul Reiser Show" on Thursday, May 19; and "Community's" season finale now airing across two weeks, May 5 and May 12.

Here's a complete breakdown of the Peacock's most recent bookings:

Sunday, May 1
7:00/6:00c - "Dateline NBC"
8:00/7:00c - "America's Next Great Restaurant" (Season Finale)
9:00/8:00c - "The Celebrity Apprentice"

Sunday, May 8
7:00/6:00c - "Dateline NBC"
8:00/7:00c - "The Celebrity Apprentice" (Three-Hour Episode)

Sundays (May 15-May 22)
7:00/6:00c - "Dateline NBC"
8:00/7:00c - "Minute to Win It" (Special Night)
9:00/8:00c - "The Celebrity Apprentice"

Sunday, May 29
7:00/6:00c - "Dateline NBC"
8:00/7:00c - "Minute to Win It" (Special Night)
9:00/8:00c - "The Bourne Supremacy" (Repeat)

Sundays (June 5-June 12)
7:00/6:00c - "Dateline NBC"
8:00/7:00c - "NHL Stanley Cup Finals" (Game 2 and 5, if necessary)

Sunday, June 19
7:00/6:00c - "Dateline NBC"
9:00/8:00c - "2011 Miss USA Pageant"

Sundays (June 26-August 28)
7:00/6:00c - "Dateline NBC"
8:00/7:00c - "America's Got Talent" (Encores)
10:00/9:00c - "The Marriage Ref" (New Season)

Monday, May 16
8:00/7:00c - "Chuck" (Season Finale)
9:00/8:00c - "The Event"
10:00/9:00c - "Law & Order: LA"

Monday, May 23
8:00/7:00c - "Minute to Win It" (Special Night)
9:00/8:00c - "The Event" (Season Finale)
10:00/9:00c - "Law & Order: LA"

Monday, May 30
8:00/7:00c - "Minute to Win It" (Special Night)
9:00/8:00c - "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (Repeat)
10:00/9:00c - "Law & Order: LA"

Mondays (June 6-June 27)
8:00/7:00c - "America's Got Talent" (Encores)
9:00/8:00c - "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (Repeats)
10:00/9:00c - "Law & Order: LA"

Monday, July 4
8:00/7:00c - "America's Got Talent" (Encore)
9:00/8:00c - (To Be Announced)
10:00/9:00c - (To Be Announced)

Mondays (July 11-August 1)
8:00/7:00c - "America's Got Talent" (Encores)
9:00/8:00c - "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (Repeats)
10:00/9:00c - "Law & Order: LA" (Repeats)

Mondays (August 8-September 5)
8:00/7:00c - "America's Got Talent" (Encores)
9:00/8:00c - (To Be Announced)
10:00/9:00c - "Law & Order: LA" (Repeats)

Monday, September 12
8:00/7:00c - "America's Got Talent" (Encore)
9:00/8:00c - "2011 Miss Universe Pageant"

Tuesday, April 19
8:00/7:00c - "The Biggest Loser"
10:00/9:00c - "Parenthood" (Season Finale)

Tuesdays (April 26-May 3)
8:00/7:00c - "The Biggest Loser" (One-Hour Episodes)
9:00/8:00c - "The Voice" (Two-Hour Episodes)

Tuesdays (May 10-May 24)
8:00/7:00c - "The Voice" (New Time Slot)
9:00/8:00c - "The Biggest Loser" (New Time Slot)

Tuesday, May 31
8:00/7:00c - "The Voice"
9:00/8:00c - "America's Got Talent" (Two-Hour Season Premiere)

Tuesdays (June 7-June 28)
8:00/7:00c - "The Voice"
9:00/8:00c - "America's Got Talent"
10:00/9:00c - (To Be Announced)

Tuesdays (July 5-September 6)
8:00/7:00c - (To Be Announced)
9:00/8:00c - "America's Got Talent" (Two-Hours)

Tuesday, September 13
8:00/7:00c - (To Be Announced)
9:00/8:00c - "America's Got Talent" (Season Finale, Part 1)
10:00/9:00c - (To Be Announced)

Wednesday, May 18
8:00/7:00c - "Minute to Win It"
9:00/8:00c - "Law & Order: SVU" (Repeat)
10:00/9:00c - "Law & Order: SVU" (Season Finale)

Wednesday, May 25
8:00/7:00c - "Minute to Win It"
9:00/8:00c - "Minute to Win It"
10:00/9:00c - "Law & Order: LA" (New Episode - Special Night)

Wednesdays (June 1-September 7)*
8:00/7:00c - "Minute to Win It"
9:00/8:00c - "America's Got Talent"
10:00/9:00c - "Law & Order: SVU" (Repeats)

Wednesday, September 14
8:00/7:00c - (To Be Announced)
9:00/8:00c - "America's Got Talent" (Two-Hour Season Finale, Part 2)

Thursdays (April 14-May 12)
8:00/7:00c - "Community"
8:30/7:30c - "The Paul Reiser Show"
9:00/8:00c - "The Office"
9:30/8:30c - "Parks & Recreation" (One-Hour on May 12)
10:00/9:00c - "30 Rock" (One-Hour on April 21; Season Finale on May 5)
10:30/9:30c - "Outsourced"

Thursday, May 19
8:00/7:00c - "The Paul Reiser Show" (One-Hour Season Finale - Special Time)
9:00/8:00c - "The Office" (One-Hour Season Finale)
10:00/9:00c - "Parks & Recreation" (One-Hour Season Finale - Special Time)

Thursdays (May 26-September 1)
8:00/7:00c - (To Be Announced)
9:00/8:00c - (To Be Announced)
10:00/9:00c - (To Be Announced)

Friday, April 8
8:00/7:00c - "Who Do You Think You Are?" (Season Finale)
9:00/8:00c - "Dateline NBC"

Fridays (April 15-July 8)*
8:00/7:00c - "Friday Night Lights" (Final Season)
9:00/8:00c - "Dateline NBC"

Fridays (July 15-September 16)
8:00/7:00c - (To Be Announced)
9:00/8:00c - "Dateline NBC"

Saturdays (June 18-September 17)*
8:00/7:00c - "Harry's Law" (Repeats)
9:00/8:00c - "Law & Order: LA" (Repeats)
10:00/9:00c - "Law & Order: SVU" (Repeats)

* NBC will air Game 1 (Saturday, June 4), Game 2 (Sunday, June 5) and - if necessary - Game 5 (Sunday, June 12), Game 6 (Wednesday, June 15) and Game 7 (Friday, June 17) of NHL Stanley Cup Finals.





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· 30 ROCK (NBC)
· AMERICA'S GOT TALENT (NBC)
· AMERICA'S NEXT GREAT RESTAURANT (NBC)
· APPRENTICE, THE (NBC)
· BIGGEST LOSER, THE (USA)
· CHUCK (NBC)
· COMMUNITY (YAHOO)
· DATELINE NBC (NBC)
· EVENT, THE (NBC)
· FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS (DIRECTV)
· HARRY'S LAW (NBC)
· LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT (USA)
· LAW & ORDER: LOS ANGELES (NBC)
· LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT (NBC)
· MARRIAGE REF, THE (NBC)
· MINUTE TO WIN IT (GSN)
· OFFICE, THE (NBC)
· OUTSOURCED (NBC)
· PARENTHOOD (NBC)
· PARKS & RECREATION (NBC)
· PAUL REISER SHOW, THE (NBC)
· VOICE, THE (NBC)
· WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? (NBC)




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