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With his ratings sinking like a bad soufflé, superstar chef-turned-sitcom actor Emeril Lagasse is being replaced next month by sitcom repeats, an hourlong edition of Three Sisters and a Jennifer Lopez concert special--one of several changes the networks have made to prep for the all-important sweeps period.
It's not surprising NBC would decide to drop Emeril for the month. But for those who picked the critically flambéed show as first to go in their fall TV dead pool, the fact that Emeril is even still around is surprising enough.
Since its September 25 debut, the series has averaged less than 8 million viewers in its Tuesday 8 p.m. timeslot--not good, mind you, but not as horrible as what NBC scored in the timeslot last fall. According to Daily Variety, NBC Entertainment President Jeff Zucker is also sticking up for the series--which means for now (Bam!) the cooking sitcom is scheduled to return in December.
Over at CBS, another fall underachiever, Wolf Lake, is getting yanked next Wednesday at 10 p.m. in favor of an edited, hourlong edition of last weekend's Concert for New York. The six-hour concert, featuring performances from Paul McCartney, the Who and John Mellencamp, among others, originally aired last Saturday on Viacom sister station VH1.
Meanwhile, not all of the maneuvering is happening on the networks' schedules. For example, the two creators of Richard Dreyfuss' CBS series The Education of Max Bickford have stepped down amid sinking ratings and creative differences.
According to Hollywood trade reports, Dawn Prestwich and Nicole Yorkin are still working on the production. But day-to-day control has been assumed by co-executive producer Joe Cacaci, after CBS reportedly called for a change in the creative direction of the show. The series, starring Dreyfuss as a college professor going through a mid-life crisis, debuted strong in its Sunday 8 p.m. timeslot, but has since slipped, despite a powerful lead-in from 60 Minutes.
Finally, however, we present some good news: The WB has announced it's picking up its young Superman series Smallville for a full season. The decision was a no-brainer, seeing that the series debuted to 8.4 million viewers last Tuesday--the largest audience ever for a WB premiere. The series, starring Tom Welling as the Adolescent of Steel, has averaged a healthy 7.8 million viewers after two episodes.
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