NBC Up Front - Highlights & Announcements - Smash & The Voice

By Jason ·

Today, May 14, 2012, NBC hosted its Up Front session to talk about its hit shows, cancellations and upcoming seasons. President Robert Greenblatt led the event with many big-name stars stepping in for various segments.

Smash stars Katharine McPhee and Megan Hilty performed "Let Me Be Your Star" while The Voice coaches (Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine) appeared in their spinning chairs. Also, Jermaine Paul took to the stage to perform "I Believe I Can Fly." McPhee returned at the end to perform "Stand" with Leslie Odom.

According to Deadline, The Voice will return on September 9 -- presumably at 8 PM EST. Rickey.org previously reported that several changes will be made to the format of the show -- including adding the spinning chairs to the battle rounds. Also, a new slew of coaches are in the works for the 2013 spring season.

So far, I’ve compiled the highlights, info and announcements regarding Smash and The Voice. I’ve also included those tweets.

Stay tuned to the blog this afternoon for updates to this post!

Summary:
  • The Voice is the cornerstone of the future
  • The Voice returns September 10
  • Tuesday results show will be at 8 PM EST
  • Tonight, Smash will name a Marilyn, no idea where they can go after that
  • Smash returns in January
  • This will be 30 Rock's last season
Tweets:

New Shows (Synopses from THR):

Next Caller: "Dane Cook stars in the new half-hour comedy as a brash alpha-male DJ and his feminist co-host (Collette Wolfe) set in the office of a satellite radio station."

Infamous: "Meagan Good as Joanna Locasto in Infamous(previously Notorious), which is described as an opulent soap in which a female detective returns undercover to the wealthy family in which she grew up -- as the maid's daughter -- to solve the slaying of the notorious heiress who was once her closest friend."

Do No Harm: "Jekyll-and-Hyde drama Do No Harm stars Steven Pasquale as a brilliant neurosurgeon who wrestles with his dangerous alter ego that threatens to wreak havoc on his personal and professional life."

Guys with Kids: "Guys With Kids, which counts Jimmy Fallon among its exec producers, revolves around three thirtysomething guys (Jesse Bradford, Zach Cregger and Anthony Anderson) who enjoy the adventures of parenting despite the fact that they haven't grown up themselves. NBC has ordered 13 episodes."

Chicago Fire: "Dick Wolf's hourlong ER in a fire station dramaChicago Fire has been ordered to series. Fire is described as an action-driven drama exploring the complex and heroic men and women of the Chicago Fire Department. The Vampire Diaries' Taylor Kinneyand House's Jesse Spencer star in the Universal Television and Wolf Films-produced hour written byDerek Haas and Michael Brandt. Wolf is an EP alongside Danielle Gelber and Peter Jankowski. Jeffrey Nachmanoff directed the pilot."

Animal Practice's Justin Kirk: "Single-camera office comedy Animal Practice hails fromThe Hangover Part 2 writer Scot Armstrong and stars Justin Kirk as a House-like veterinarian who loves animals but typically hates their owners. Universal Television and American Work will produce, whileBrian Gatewood and Alex Tanaka will pen the project and exec produce alongside Armstrong and Ravi Nandan."

1600 Penn: "White House family comedy 1600 Penn, co-starring The Book of Mormon's Josh Gad and written by Gad and Modern Family helmer Jason Winer counts former White House speechwriter Jon Lovett among its behind-the-scenes team. Bill Pullman stars as the president of the United States with Jenna Elfman on board as the first lady. Gad plays his out of control eldest son. Martha MacIsaac, Andre Holland, Amara Miller and Benjamin Stockham round out the cas of the 20th Television-produced single-camera comedy."

Save Me: "Alexandra Breckenridge, Michael Landes, Heather Burns, Madison Davenport and Lamman Rucker round out the cast of Save Me, which hails from Sony Pictures Television."

Go On: "Go On centers on an irreverent yet charming sportscaster (Matthew Perry) who tries to move on from loss and finds solace from the members of his mandatory group-therapy sessions. Transformers'Julie White will play Anne, a woman stuck in the anger stage of grief; Suzy Nakamura, Laura Benanti, Allison Miller and Khary Payton co-star."

Revolution: "Revoution, from J.J. Abrams and Eric Kripke, is described as an epic adventure thriller in which a family struggles to reunite in a post-apocalyptic American landscape: a world of empty cities, local militias and heroic freedom fighters, where every single piece of technology -- computers, planes, cars, phones, even lights -- has mysteriously blacked out ... forever. Billy Burke, David Lyons, Giancarlo Esposito, Tracy Spiradakos, Graham Rogers, Anna Lise Phillips, Tim Guinee, Andrea Roth, JD Pardo and Zak Orth star in the drama from Warner Bros. Television.Jon Favreau directs the pilot."

The New Normal: "From Glee's Ryan Murphy and Ali Adler, The New Normal revolves around a blended family of a gay couple (Andrew Rannells, Justin Bartha) and the woman (Georgia King) who becomes a surrogate for them as they grow their family. Ellen Barkin co-stars with Nene Leakes on board as recurring."

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