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NBC announces midseason line up

By April MacIntyre Nov 15, 2010, 20:22 GMT

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NBC has rolled out the mid-season doggies as hit comedy '30 Rock' is announced to be getting a 2011-12 renewal.

Both "30 Rock" and new comedy "Outsourced" will move to the Thursday 10 p.m. time slot effective January 20, once the home of Leno.

The premieres of the new January-March program schedule follow in a grid (all times ET); new series are capitalized.

MONDAYS
8-9 p.m. – “Chuck”
9-10 p.m. – “THE CAPE” will premiere with a two-hour episode on Sunday, January 9 (9-11 p.m.). New episodes start in its regular time period on January 17 (9-10 p.m.)
10-11 p.m. – “HARRY’S LAW’ (beginning January 17)
9-10 p.m. – “The Event” (returns on February 28, 9-11 p.m.; resumes in its regular time slot March 7)
10-11 p.m. -- “Parenthood” (debuts in this slot March 7 with all originals)

TUESDAYS
8-10 p.m. -- “The Biggest Loser: Couples” (beginning January 4)
10-11 p.m. – “Parenthood” (beginning January 4 for four episodes)
10-11 p.m. -- “Law & Order: Los Angeles” (beginning February 8)

WEDNESDAYS
8-9 p.m. -- “Minute to Win It” (beginning January 5)
9-10 p.m. –“Chase” (beginning January 12)
10-11 p.m. – “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (originals beginning January 5 with two-hour episode, 9-11 p.m. ET)
9-10 p.m. – “AMERICA’S NEXT GREAT RESTAURANT” (beginning March 16)

THURSDAYS (all beginning January 20)
8-8:30 p.m. – “Community”
8:30-9 p.m. – “PERFECT COUPLES”
9-9:30 p.m. – “The Office”
9:30-10 p.m. – “Parks and Recreation”
10-10:30 p.m. – “30 Rock”
10:30-11 p.m. – “Outsourced”

FRIDAYS
8-9 p.m. -- “Who Do You Think You Are?” (beginning January 21)
9-11 p.m. – “Dateline NBC” (beginning January 7)

SUNDAYS
7-8 p.m. – “Dateline NBC”
8-9 p.m. – “The Marriage Ref” (beginning March 6)
9-11 p.m. – “The Celebrity Apprentice” (beginning March 6) 

NBC split the Wednesday night "Law & Order" duo with "Law & Order: SVU" returning to the 10 p.m. slot. "LOLA" "Law & Order: Los Angeles" will bunk in Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ("Parenthood" goes to Mondays).

NBC's midseason lineup will launch in January and March.

Monday nights, "Chuck" will remain at 8 p.m., followed by "The Cape," coming Jan. 17 at 9 p.m. (after a special Sunday, Jan. 9 preview). New series "Harry's Law" also premieres that night, at 10 p.m.

Feb. 28, sees the cryptic drama "The Event" returns to the night with a two-hour episode at 9 p.m.; the show reverts to an hour on March 7, when "Parenthood" moves to its new 10 p.m. slot.

Tuesdays sees "The Biggest Loser: Couples" at 8 p.m. starting Jan. 4, followed by "Parenthood" at 10 p.m. -- for four episodes.

LOLA, aka "Law & Order: Los Angeles" moves to its new night at 10 p.m. on Feb. 8.

Wednesdays is "Minute to Win It" at 8 p.m. on Jan. 5; then "Chase" goes from Mondays to Wednesdays at 9 p.m. starting Jan. 12.

"SVU" slides to 10 p.m. on Jan. 12 as well.

On Thursday night, Community," "Perfect Couples," "The Office," "Parks and Recreation," "30 Rock" and "Outsourced" begin Jan. 20.

Friday is reality night as Lisa Kudrow's Ancestry dot com celebrity infomercial "Who Do You Think You Are" is back at 8 p.m. starting Jan. 21, then "Dateline NBC" episodes begin at 9 p.m.

"The Marriage Ref" will run on Sundays at 8 p.m. starting March 6, followed by "Celebrity Apprentice" at 9 p.m.