ESPN is trying its hand at a new game by premiering next March a four-hour documentary series about the civil-rights movement in America, to be directed by Dan Klores (Viva Baseball!). According to Variety, Black Magic will view the injustices that permeated the '50s and '60s through the framework of basketball at historically black universities. Coproducers on the project include hoops legend Earl Monroe and former New York Times film critic Elvis Mitchell.read more
Question: Any updates on when Scrubs might return to NBC's schedule?
Answer: No news is bad news. With The Office struggling on Tuesdays after My Name Is Earl, the prevailing wisdom was that NBC would give Scrubs a shot in the 9:30 time slot during November sweeps. In fact, it appeared the Peacock was headed in that very direction when it announced late last week that it was benching The Office on Oct. 25 and replacing it with a rerun of the Earl pilot. But an NBC source says The Office is still scheduled to air after Earl during sweeps, so, basically, I don't know what the hell is going on. But I'm beginning to suspect someone at NBC really hates Bill Lawrence.
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