On the back of 700 job cuts, NBC's chief exec for TV, Jeff Zucker says that the network will no longer show scripted comedy and drama in the 8pm-9pm slot because it's too expensive. Instead, NBC is going to show reality TV and game shows.
And thus the US version of ITV1 is born. More analysis over at Organ Grinder.
Updates and related entries
October 23, 2006:
The Farrelly Brothers are remaking BBC3's I'm With Stupid for NBC.
November 22, 2006:
Thank You For Smoking is being turned into a TV series.
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