NBC jumped the gun and announced many of their renewals early, including the surprise 5th season of Community.  Over the weekend, they presented their full schedule.  The slate includes new shows with James Spader, Blair Underwood, Mike O’Malley, Sean Hayes, and Michael J. Fox.  Revolution loses its plum post-Voice slot on Mondays and will have to fend for itself leading off Wednesdays.  Parenthood inherits the once-exclusive Thursday night slot held by ER, but which has become a wasteland since that show went off the air.  Community starts on the bench, waiting once again for one of the new comedies to falter.  No word yet on the fate of Hannibal, which is piling up on the DVR and will likely be watched only if it gets renewed.

Overall, NBC is in a world of hurt.  The only returning shows on their fall schedule that I am currently watching are Revolution, which has not grabbed much of my attention since it came back after a looooong hiatus, and Parenthood.  None of their new shows looks promising on first glance.  I guess there is a reason they are languishing in the ratings race.