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If you hear bells pealing and catch sight of Human Beings dancing (well, not so much dancing as meta-dancing that references obscure pop culture artifacts from 20 years ago), it’s because NBC has finally freed COMMUNITY, its low-rated, selectively-beloved, utterly bizarre captive sitcom.
As of March 15, Community will be back in its 8PM Thursday timeslot, with 30 ROCK moving to 8:30. The bad news is that this will keep PARKS & RECREATION off the schedule until April 19, when that show will come back at 9:30PM (when UP ALL NIGHT will have finished its season order).
The network also announced a set of changes to its disastrous Wednesday night schedule that are as twisty as a John LeCarre novel, so pay attention:
For the next 2 weeks (Feb 22 and 29), Wednesdays will continue to be:
8PM: WHITNEY
8:30PM: ARE YOU THERE, CHELSEA?
9PM: ROCK CENTER
10PM: SVU
After that, the changes start. March 7-14:
8PM: Whitney
8:30PM: Are You There, Chelsea?
9PM: ???
10PM: Rock Center
March 21-28:
8PM: Whitney
8:30PM: Are You There, Chelsea? (both their season–please God, series–finales air March 28)
9PM: BENT (Amanda Peet sitcom being burned off with 3 consecutive weeks of back-to-back episodes)
10PM: Rock Center
April 4:
8PM: BETTY WHITE’S OFF THEIR ROCKERS (reality comedy)
8:30PM: BEST FRIENDS FOREVER (semi-improv sitcom)
9PM: Bent
10PM: Rock Center
April 11-May 23:
8PM: Betty White’s Off Their Rockers
8:30PM: Best Friends Forever
9PM: Rock Center
10PM: SVU
Got that? Planning to watch any of it? Did I mention that Community is coming back?
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