Chuck on NBC

VIDEO: Will Chuck Now Feature Less Buy More?

• Jun 12, 2009 01:49 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich
• 17 Comments

Chuck's Vik Sahay with Joshua Gomez, Julia Ling and Zachary Levi

Chuck's hard-earned and well-deserved renewal did come with a small price. NBC's action-comedy now needs to be a leaner, mean kung fu-fighting machine. Will that bit of belt-tightening result in less of the Buy More crowd?

Vik Sahay, who plays Buy More employee Lester, tackles that question in his TVGuide.com video Q&A — but his outlook is far from bleak.

Other topics covered include:
• Who gave Vik the good news about Chuck's pick-up, and how did he react?
• Why does Chuck strike such an emotional chord with viewers?
• What was Vik's take on the season finale's game-changing twist?
• Will Sarah leave the Orange Orange to sell subs for Subway? And might Lester be at her side?
• And, as detailed in this TVGuide.com news story, Sahay surveys the outside chance that Chuck could return to our screens sooner than March 2010.

Watch and discuss the video after the jump. read more

Chuck Star: Show Could Return Sooner than March 2010

• Jun 11, 2009 01:32 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich
• 18 Comments

Vik Sahay with Zachary Levi, Chuck

Chuck could snap back into action sooner than planned, if his increasingly cool services are called for.

Though the action-comedy isn't expected to return until March 2010 — after NBC's Winter Olympics coverage has wrapped — cast and crew will commence production on the hard-earned Season 3 in August.

That way, "We will be ready to come back whenever we're asked to come back," Vik Sahay (who plays the Buy More's morally challenged Lester) said during a visit with TVGuide.com. "And that's ... read more

Mega Buzz on Chuck, Gossip Girl, Without a Trace, True Blood and More!

• May 26, 2009 10:00 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich, Mickey O'Connor & Tim Molloy
• 97 Comments

Yvonne Strahovski (Chuck), Leighton Meester (Gossip Girl) and Anthony LaPaglia (Without a Trace)

Every week, senior editors Matt Webb Mitovich, Mickey O'Connor and Tim Molloy satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to mega_scoop@tvguide.com.

Chuck deserves a whole season, not just 13 episodes. Any chance of more? — Darryl
MATT: Actually, yes. NBC entertainment president Ben Silverman says that while the current plan is to deliver 13 midseason episodes, depending on the ratings, "we may extend it out and continue it through the summer," where he thinks it could pair nicely with Friday Night Lights. "We're looking to ... keep [Chuck] incredibly viral and buzz-worthy until it returns, and then hopefully have it on our air for many years to come." That'd be Awesome. And even more so? I chatted up Scott Bakula at TNT's upfronts luncheon, and he's game for more Chuck, if need be.

Any scoop on Gossip Girl's Season 3? — F.R.
MICKEY: Speaking with TVGuide.com at the CW upfronts, Leighton Meester seemed to confirm that Georgina's plan to ... read more

Fall TV: NBC's "Split" Sked Offers Surprises for Fans of Chuck, FNL & Medium

• May 19, 2009 12:08 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich
• 145 Comments

Chuck, Friday Night Lights and Medium

NBC's 2009-10 schedule effectively cleaves the TV season in half, meaning that some shows will premiere in the fall and then vanish, while others will not return or premiere until midseason.

That means that recent flourishes of good news for Chuck and Friday Night Lights have been tempered by news likely to disappoint the shows' fans.

How so? Though Chuck was picked up for a third season, the action-comedy's fervent fans will have to wait until midseason (after the Winter Olympics, specifically) to get their fix. NBC boss Ben Silverman said in a Tuesday conference call, however, that Chuck's cast will not be whittled down.

And while NBC recently trumpeted news of Friday Night Lights' two-season renewal, Coach Taylor won't call another play until ... read more

Fall TV: NBC Renews Chuck for 13 Episodes

• May 17, 2009 09:01 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich
• 57 Comments

Zachary Levi, Chuck

NBC and Warner Bros. have hammered out a deal that will bring back Chuck, Sarah et al for a third season of at least 13 episodes, sources tell TVGuide.com.

As reported on Sunday, this new life does come with a price, however. Or, specifically ... read more

Fall TV: Good Luck, Chuck! Renewal News May Come Soon

• May 17, 2009 04:53 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich
• 23 Comments

Zachary Levi and Yvonne Strahovski

Chuck fans' consumption of all those Subway foot longs may pay off before NBC is slated to announce the rest of its fall season lineup.

A Season 3 pick-up could come as early as Sunday evening, as NBC and Warner Bros. attempt to hammer out the final details of a deal that would further whittle down ... read more

Fall TV Pilots: What's Hot & What's Not? And Is David E. Kelley's Loss a Win for Chuck?

• May 12, 2009 12:42 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich
• 57 Comments

Lauren Graham, Alex O'Loughlin and Katee Sackhoff

With ABC, CBS, Fox and the CW holding their upfront presentations during the week of May 18 — and NBC set to reveal the rest of its own 2009-10 plan on May 19 — the pilots for a slew of prospective series are getting their final looks.

Among the surprising let-downs? NBC took a pass on David E. Kelley's Legally Mad — and owes Warner Bros. TV a seven-figure penalty payment for doing so. It also turned down Dick Wolf's Lost & Found, a cop drama starring Katee Sackhoff.

Though there has been talk in the trades that NBC might avoid the Legally Mad penalty by instead granting Warner Bros.' Chuck a pick-up, the action-comedy's creator ... read more

Mega Minute: House Fallout, Delicious Chuck Scoop & More

• May 5, 2009 11:02 AM ET
• by Matt Mitovich
• 11 Comments

Now playing in this week's Mitovich Mega Minute:

• What's next for House and Cuddy? And who has a surprising reaction to you-know-what?
• Exclusive: '80s heartthrob Andrew McCarthy lands a role on another new series!
• Chuck creator Josh Schwartz gives us some tasty scoop.

Watch and discuss the new MMM after the jump! read more

Exclusive: NBC Boss Says If Chuck Returns, It May Be on a New Night

• May 4, 2009 07:04 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich
• 77 Comments

Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski

NBC's entertainment co-chair Ben Silverman left the options wide open for Chuck's future during the network's presentation of its fall lineup — indicating that... read more

Oh Chuck Me: NBC's Decision May Be Delayed

• May 3, 2009 10:05 AM ET
• by Matt Mitovich
• 52 Comments

Chuck

Chuck fans hoping to have their anxiety about a Season 3 pick-up put to rest come Monday might want to brace themselves for a bit more waiting.

Though NBC is expected to discuss its fall season plans at a Monday "infront" presentation, there is talk that the final word on Chuck, among a few other series, could be delayed.

Series lead Zachary Levi told E! Online at a Friday event, "I just got an email from [Chuck executive producer] Josh Schwartz, and he said stay positive, [but] we're not going to find out on Monday. It could be another week or two."

Flying in the face of what Schwartz told Levi ... read more