In a development that will probably not shock anyone, NBC is moving struggling drama Kings off the schedule until June. The Hollywood Reporter said the low-rated retelling of the biblical story of King David will return June 13 and run through July 25.
A move to Saturday nights did nothing for the show’s ratings, so after four Saturday airings it’s taking a lengthy break. At this point, you probably do not need me to tell you things don’t look good for this show. But for the record, things don’t look good for this show. NBC’s new Saturday night regular lineup …read more

While not officially the deathmarch yet, this is definitely a “sickly shuffle.” Entertainment Weekly reports that NBC is moving low-rated drama Kings from Sunday nights to Saturdays at 8 p.m.
NBC usually airs repeats anyway on Saturdays so Kings won’t have any high expectations to deal with. The modern-day retelling of the Biblical story of David and Goliath pulled its lowest rating ever Sunday with 3.6 million viewers.
The move will create another block of unscripted television as two-hour editions of Dateline:NBC will replace Kings as the lead-in to Celebrity Apprentice. It’s been a long TV season for NBC as its …read more

Despite a lot of pre-show press and generally favorable reviews, NBC’s Kings had a lackluster debut Sunday night. The Hollywood Reporter said the two-hour premiere was on par with other failed NBC offerings such as Crusoe and Chopping Block.
About six million people tuned in to see NBC’s sci-fi themed retelling of the story of King David. It’s another depressing debut for NBC, whose 2008-09 TV offerings have failed to produce any breakout shows.
One of NBC’s standbys has been reality shows like Celebrity Apprentice, which didn’t really play well with Kings. As the Reporter’s James Hibberd notes, there would be …read more

Today I received a secret communique from an old friend of mine, a reporter in Gilboa.  Seems he fears for his life now that he’s been digging around in the whole David Shepherd story. You know, the young soldier who crossed enemy lines to save his fellow soldiers (that’s him in the picture). David didn’t know at the time that one of the prisoners was Prince Jack, son of King Silas Benjamin. Single-handedly he takes out an enemy tank and now some are calling it a miracle. We all know what the butterfly represents, and now, to learn that butterflies …read more

All you need to know about the current state of TV is that tonight Stargate Atlantis airs for the final time, and Howie Do It begins its circle of (hopefully short) life.
NBC’s announcement that it will air five hours of Jay Leno in primetime every week is cause for concern among TV viewing faithful. Nothing against Leno, I find some of his stuff very funny. And I know NBC dreaded nothing more than seeing Leno turn up on another network against Conan O’ Brien.
But a major network is effectively waving the white flag on trying to program the 10 …read more