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 10PM FALLOUT 
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Jay Leno Kills Southland

Cop drama left homeless without 10pm time slot

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(Newser) – NBC’s cop drama Southland was critically acclaimed and had great ratings, but the network has stopped production on the series and canned the episodes it already completed. The explanation: The show is too dark and gritty for 9pm. Why not just air it in its original time slot, at 10pm? Because Jay Leno has "gobbled up the primetime lineup," Brian Moylan blogs for Gawker

Dateline will take over the 9pm Friday slot, and Southland's creator, West Wing and ER alum John Wells, isn't pulling punches. He says he’s “disappointed” that NBC can no longer “support the kind of critically acclaimed series that was for so many years, a hallmark of their success.” He says he’s “actively seeking” another network.

In this May 10, 2009 file photo, comedian Jay Leno performs during the Jay Leno Comedy Stimulus Plan show at the Roberts Centre in Wilmington, Ohio.
In this May 10, 2009 file photo, comedian Jay Leno performs during the Jay Leno Comedy Stimulus Plan show at the Roberts Centre in Wilmington, Ohio.   (AP Photo/David Kohl, File)
In this image released by NBC, Ben McKenzie stars as Ben Sherman, left, and Michael Cudlitz stars as John Cooper in a scene from the new series,
In this image released by NBC, Ben McKenzie stars as Ben Sherman, left, and Michael Cudlitz stars as John Cooper in a scene from the new series, "Southland."   (AP Photo/NBC, Richard Foreman)
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stacysaw
Oct 9, 09 1:55 PM CDT
nice job, nbc. punks. Reply
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AClotfelter
Oct 10, 09 4:27 PM CDT
What about Sunday night, or somehing? I don't know... it doesn't really matter when it airs, everyone has a DVR or watches shows online now, right?
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thudson
Oct 9, 09 2:02 PM CDT
pick him up, HBO! Reply
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Janniel
Oct 9, 09 3:24 PM CDT
Dropping this series is incredibly stupid...Any broadcast station should jump at the chance to pick this up.
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Rocket448
Oct 9, 09 3:58 PM CDT
GMTA. Southland would be a good companion show for Breaking Bad on AMC, too.
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