Angela Bromstad, however, said that it may stretch beyond the 13 episodes order and become a summer show.
- Aug 6, 2009
AceShowbiz - NBC held its Television Critics Association press tour on Wednesday, August 5 and revealed that they stick to their initial plan of having "Chuck" after 2010 Olympics. The cast and producers were previously hoping that they could come back to screen earlier than that because they are set to start the production this month.
At the presentation, NBC Entertainment President Angela Bromstad said, "Three or four scripts [are] in, [and] the show is on a great track creatively. But right now, it's not scheduled to come on until March." The late start could cost the show a long season because by the time it reaches above the 13th episode, it would be summer already. People tend to go outside during the season rather than sitting in front of TV.
So far, there are only 13 episodes in order but the network is still having "discussions" over the nine-back episodes. Should they be approved, then "Chuck" will have a long season which stretches up to summer.
At the press conference, Bromstad also talked about other shows such as "Southland", "Heroes" and the series that they let go "Medium". About "Southland", Bromstad agreed that there were too many in one show and thus the new season will focus on only two, Regina King and Benjamin McKenzie. They have also decided to cut $300,000 - $500,000 from the per-episode budget of "Heroes", and revealed that "Medium" was extracted primarily due to financial cost.
"We have just allowed shows to get way too expensive and it has gotten out of control. I think we have to find a way to bring those costs down," Bromstad said.
