SNL, The Office, Heroes, 30 Rock? Who’s coming back, who’s not? Get their fate after the jump…
The lights are back on at The Office, Heroes is coming out of mothballs, and CSI is ready to prod some corpses. TV Land is back in business.
With the writers’ strike a bitter memory, the folks at NBC and CBS are following the lead of rival ABC and announcing the return of their major series.NBC will be out of the box quickly, with a new Saturday Night Live slated to air Feb. 23, featuring Tina Fey as guest host, while Juno’s Ellen Page will host the Mar. 1 outing. The long-running sketch-comedy series aims to produce six to eight episodes between now and May.
New episodes of the networks’ prime-time scripted shows, which require more lead time to write, shoot and edit, will begin popping up in March and April.Producers of The Office plan to squeeze in six new episodes before the end of the season—possibly seven, should NBC demand it—with the first episode airing Apr. 10. Meanwhile, there are five new episodes of 30 Rock in the works, though that could change based on Alec Baldwin’s availability, with the show also set to return Apr. 10.
Via Eonline