NBC is switching The Apprentice’s schedule, moving it from 9 p.m. on Sunday, where it competes with ABC’s Desperate Housewives, to 10 p.m. on the same day. In the new slot, The Apprentice will air against ABC’s Brothers & Sisters and CBS’s Without a Trace.
The ratings of both of those shows are still higher than The Apprentice’s; however, the competition will not be as steep as it has been against Desperate Housewives, which is beating The Apprentice in ratings by 58 percent, writes Media Life.
NBC will insert the successful Deal or No Deal in the 9 p.m. slot in the hopes of giving Trump’s once-unstoppable show a strong lead-in. Crossing Jordan, currently in the Sunday 10 p.m. time slot, will move to Wednesdays at 9 p.m., where it will lead into Medium.
Grease: You’re the One That I Want, though its ratings are unspectacular, will remain at 8 p.m. on Sundays.
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