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Full-season order for NBC's 'Chuck' - Entertainment News, TV News, Media
Full-season order for NBC's 'Chuck' - Entertainment News, TV News, Media
Network picks up back nine episodes NBC is giving an early vote of confidence to "Chuck," picking up the back nine episodes of the sophomore skein. Also Wednesday, Peacock renewed summer reality hit "America's Got Talent" for a fourth season. "Chuck's" full-season order comes more than a month before the show's Sept. 29 premiere date. Exec producer Josh Schwartz called the pickup "unexpected." ...
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NBC Likes Its Next Six CHUCKs So Much It Orders More!!
Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. — I am – Hercules!! NBC is so excited about the first six episodes of Josh Shwartz’ second season of “Chuck,” it just decided to expand that second season from 13 to 22 episodes. The second season doesn’t begin airing until Sept. 29. A network will typically wait till the ratings come in before ordering a “back nine,” but NBC is apparently convinced “Chuck” is among the least likely to falter this season. NBC series not yet granted a back-nine order include “Knight Rider,” “My Own Worst Enemy,” “Life,” “Lipstick Jungle” and “Kath & Kim.” Find all of Variety’s story on the matter here . [image] [image] $4.99: Miller’s Crossing!! ...

Channel Surfing: NBC Orders More "Chuck," New Comedy Pilot from Creators of "Back to You," Roerig Joins "Friday Night Lights," and More
Televisionary — [image] Good morning and welcome to your Wednesday morning television briefing. Thanks to all for the birthday wishes both via email and Facebook (I had a wonderful birthday dinner at Comme Ca and saw Ali Larter and Amy Smart); it was definitely a birthday to remember. NBC has gone ahead and ordered the back nine episodes of action-comedy series Chuck a month before the start of its sophomore season. As all Chuck fans know, the first season of the genre-busting series was cut short by the writers strike last season and the Peacock only aired 13 episodes. Series co-creator Josh Schwartz called the news "unexpected" and went to say, "It's an ...

Note to Chuck Producers -- You Got the Whole Year, Use It Well!
IAmATVJunkie.com. Life's Rich Electronically-Delivered Pageant — The rare good TV news that comes out of the tower on the Universal lot up there in what you might as well call South North Hollywood (despite the tourist trade and the only Dalt's Restaurant in Southern California (great fried things with cheese). C'mon, with "failing upwards king" Zucker and "I never met a product placement that didn't get me erect" Silverman in that building, you can't expect much, but today someone came through, probably Teri Weinberg, who's quoted below. Variety: ...

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