This afternooon....yes this afternoon...NBC made program changes for tonight and tomorrow night! Due to the extremely low viewership of the Celebrity Cooking Showdown program across the country, NBC is canceling the show immediately! They are not even airing the final two episodes that were scheduled for tonight at 8 PM (Thursday 4/20) and tomorrow night, Friday 4/21 at 8 PM.

We are still airing at 7 PM tonight the Celebrity Cooking episode that was pre-empted last night by the final Blazer game of the season. For those viewers who like that show and were looking forward to the final two shows...they just are not available to us to air.

Here's are the programs NBC will now be airing in place of the last 2 cooking shows:

Tonight at 8 PM: Will & Grace repeat
Tonight at 8:30 PM My Name is Earl repeat

Friday 4/21 at 8 PM Deal or No Deal repeat of episode #24.
(KGW will still air the Deal or No Deal episode from Monday 4/17 at 7 PM on Fri 4/21.)

This is the first time NBC has made a program change for prime time on the same day. This demonstrates why I tell viewers that print publications are just not reliable anymore for getting accurate TV listings. By the time changes are made, the print deadlines are long past. Please refer to our online schedule. I will continue to post blogs when we have unusual things like this happening to keep you informed.

Brenda Buratti
Director of Programming and Creative Services