As for Friday Night Lights, the article I'm looking at just says it was renewed, so I assume/hope that means it got a full season. As for Law & Order, the Original is gone until winter, and Criminal Intent has been exiled to the USA network (I would have thought Bravo, since they've been airing the past seasons, but what do I know about scheduling for NBC networks? Come to think about it, what do the suits at NBC know about it?)

NBC will be keeping Heroes at 9 pm, but another sci-fi show will be in the 10 pm slot, which at least makes for a better night of viewing. Although there are several places to lay blame for Studio 60's demise, none of the shows that were scheduled after Heroes had a darn thing to do with Heroes, so there was effectively no lead-in. At least next year those two shows should draw similar audiences.

But regardless of our difference of opinion on the quality of Studio 60, I definitely agree with you 100% on NBC's lack of scheduling prowess.

Yeah, I think NBC is aiming for 4th place-AGAIN-next season.