'30 Rock' Pushed Back to Mid Season Next Year

[Brian Damage]

Last year, NBC’s decision to hold back Amy Poehler’s Parks & Recreation after it had just built great momentum created uproar. This time, it is the show of Poehler’s pal and newly minted best-selling author Tina Fey that is not on the fall schedule. But there are practical reasons behind the decision. I hear that pregnant Fey is not due until August, so she probably won’t be able to start filming until October. So instead of doing a few episodes in November before a holiday hiatus, NBC opted to bring back 30 Rock in midseason with an uninterrupted run of all-originals. In the interim, Parks & Rec goes back to 8:30 PM behind Community, with new comedy Whitney starring Whitney Cummings taking the post-Office 9:30 PM slot.

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