'Life' Meets a Dead End, Plus the Fate of Other NBC Shows

It was officially announced at the Monday, May 4 presentation that "Life" will not get a third season. NBC co-chairman Ben Silverman answered the direct question, saying "It will not be back". Also addressed was the reports that "Medium" has been picked-up for another season. "Not by us," Marc Graboff, co-chairman of NBC Entertainment said regarding the confirmation. "(It was) obviously misreported."

Thus, "Medium" joins "Chuck" as bubble series while "Law & Order" which was previously said to wait its fate next week, is now confirmed heading on another season. Graboff added that they will go ahead with or without the leads Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay. "The show is coming back. We hope they come back with it," he said.

At the same occasion, the network announced several new pilots for the 2009-2010 primetime season. It includes four dramas, "Trauma", "Parenthood", "Mercy" and "Day One" as well as two comedies "Community" and "100 Questions".

"We are thrilled to be announcing such an awesome slate of new series that build on our existing quality brand and deliver emotional, human stories," Silverman said. "NBC will strive to make viewers feel and our shows represent the full range of human emotion from laughter to tears. We can't wait to share these concepts with our audience and our advertising partners."

NBC also confirmed the return of "Southland", "Parks and Recreation", and "Heroes". Additional pickups will be announced fully on May 19. Meanwhile, the presentation from NBC will continue on May 7 in Chicago and May 12 in Los Angeles.