• Mediaweek, Friday, December 2, 2005 11:05 AM

Signaling its disappointment with Matt LeBlanc's "Joey" and Donald Trump's "The Apprentice," both of which are producing weak ratings this season, NBC has announced it's moving them out of their Thursday-night schedules in order to make room for a reconstituted comedy block. The new midseason schedule will have "Will & Grace," "My Name Is Earl," and the brand-new Seth Green comedy, "Four Kings," lined up back to back on Thursdays, followed at 10:00 by "ER." The schedule goes into effect Jan. 2. It's not clear where LeBlanc and Trump will land in 2006. NBC says it will make that decision before the closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics, in late February. In shaking up its Thursday prime-time schedule, NBC is hoping to attract viewers who, it says, enjoy watching half-hour sitcoms in a block.

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