ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live is movin’ on up. After airing
at midnight since 2003, ABC’s late-night talk show is
moving up to 11:35 p.m. beginning in January. Kimmel
will compete directly against David Letterman and Jay
Leno. ABC’s Nightline will move to 12:35 a.m. Nightline
will also begin airing in primetime, at 9 p.m. Fridays,
beginning March 1. The news comes
just as Kimmel has signed a two-year
extension with ABC…CBS reports that
the new season of Survivor will include
three players back for a second
chance: Jonathan Penner, Michael
Skupin and Russell Swan. All three have
previously had to be disqualified due to
medical issues…. FOX has given a pilot production commitment to an untitled
Universal TV project from the Parks and Recreation duo
of Mike Schur and Dan Goor. Schur has also just inked
a two year overall deal with Universal TV that will keep
him on board as showrunner of “Parks and Rec” as well
as developing new projects….NBC’s The Office will end
its run after the upcoming ninth season. Longtime exec
producer Greg Daniels said the decision was driven by
creative concerns, not commercial considerations. The
Office has the youngest average audience (under 36 years
old) of any scripted show on ABC, CBS or NBC, and is
also the NBC’s biggest DVR gainer in live+7 ratings,
jumping 46% from a 2.8 rating to 4.1.