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FOX has juggled its Thursday-night schedule for January, moving "The O.C." back an hour and bringing "That '70s Show" over to the night earlier than originally planned.
The moves also mean that "Reunion," which wasn't going to be able to wrap up its plot anyway, is done for good after nine episodes. Starting Thursday, Jan. 12, "The O.C." will move to 9 p.m. ET Thursdays, with an hour's worth of "That '70s Show" preceding it (original episodes at 8 p.m. and repeats at 8:30). That's a change from the network's previously announced midseason plan, which kept "The O.C." at 8 and moved "That '70s Show" and its current Wednesday companion, "Stacked," to the 9 p.m. hour starting in March.
Help will arrive, at least for a few weeks, in February, when the semifinal-round results shows for "American Idol" take over the 8 p.m. Thursday time period. "Idol" provided a boost for "The O.C." during the latter's first season, and it's likely to do the same this time.
"The O.C." will return from the holidays with an episode that pays homage to the "Donna Martin graduates" episode of "Beverly Hills, 90210," as Seth, Summer and Ryan (Adam Brody, Summer Bilson, Ben McKenzie) launch a campaign to allow Marissa (Mischa Barton) to re-enroll at the Harbor School.
FOX has juggled its Thursday-night schedule for January, moving "The O.C." back an hour and bringing "That '70s Show" over to the night earlier than originally planned.
The moves also mean that "Reunion," which wasn't going to be able to wrap up its plot anyway, is done for good after nine episodes. Starting Thursday, Jan. 12, "The O.C." will move to 9 p.m. ET Thursdays, with an hour's worth of "That '70s Show" preceding it (original episodes at 8 p.m. and repeats at 8:30). That's a change from the network's previously announced midseason plan, which kept "The O.C." at 8 and moved "That '70s Show" and its current Wednesday companion, "Stacked," to the 9 p.m. hour starting in March.
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The moves will keep "The O.C." from having to compete with "Dancing with the Stars" for an entire hour (the ABC show will run from 8 to 9:30 Thursdays), but it also moves the show into the path of CBS' powerhouse "CSI" and NBC's "My Name Is Earl" and "The Office," which also move to Thursdays next month. Help will arrive, at least for a few weeks, in February, when the semifinal-round results shows for "American Idol" take over the 8 p.m. Thursday time period. "Idol" provided a boost for "The O.C." during the latter's first season, and it's likely to do the same this time.
"The O.C." will return from the holidays with an episode that pays homage to the "Donna Martin graduates" episode of "Beverly Hills, 90210," as Seth, Summer and Ryan (Adam Brody, Summer Bilson, Ben McKenzie) launch a campaign to allow Marissa (Mischa Barton) to re-enroll at the Harbor School.
