Shooting for 'Seinfeld's' slot.(television program slots at NBC Inc.)

Broadcasting & Cable, May, 1998 by Stroud, Michael

`Just Shoot Me' leads best guessers for coveted slot; CBS may trade 'Maggie' for 'Murphy' As of last Friday midday, NBC was leaning toward moving Just Shoot Me into Seinfeld's Thursday 9 p.m. slot, but Frasier, Friends and Mad About You remain dark horse candidates, sources say. The logic behind moving Brillstein-Grey's Just Shoot Me to Thursday night is simple: It's an up-and-coming show that would benefit from proximity to Friends and ER.

Besides, it is no stranger to the night. The show started the season on Tuesday at 9:30 but has been airing on Thursday at 8:30 for the past several weeks. While Friends is also a possible candidate for Seinfeld's slot, NBC executives are loathe to sacrifice its strong 8 p.m. lead-off position, sources say. ...

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