- Variety, Monday, October 27, 2008 9:30 AM
NBC is rearranging its prime-time schedule, creating a crime-centric Wednesday lineup and exiling the struggling "Lipstick Jungle" to Fridays.
As part of the change, the stalwart "Law &
Order" is returning sooner than expected--back in a familiar spot Wednesday at 10 p.m., beginning Nov. 5. On the same night, the drama "Life" will move to Wednesday at 9 p.m., behind "Knight Rider,"
at 8 p.m.
"Lipstick" will move to Friday at 10 p.m. beginning Oct. 31. NBC executives say they hope the shifts will entice viewers with "wall-to-wall satisfying mysteries" on Wednesday night.
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