NBC moves 'Smash' to Saturdays, 'Go On' to Thursdays

NBC announced several changes to its spring schedule on Wednesday (March 13), including shipping struggling musical "Smash" to Saturday nights, and moving "Go On" to Thursdays after "The Office."

"Smash" will move to Saturdays at 9/8 p.m. CT starting on April 6. The network has promised that they will air all 17 episodes produced for the second season of the low-rated series.

The Eva Longoria-produced dating show "Ready for Love," which was originally slated to air on Sunday nights, will now air two-hour episodes on Tuesdays at 9/8 p.m. CT after "The Voice."

To make room for the new reality series, the Matthew Perry comedy "Go On" will air its final two episodes of the season on Thursdays at 9:30/8:30 p.m. CT after "The Office" on April 4 and 11. All 13 episodes of current occupant "1600 Penn" will have aired by the end of March.

Eva Longoria previews 'Ready for Love'Eva Longoria previews 'Ready for Love'

Sophomore comedy "Whitney" will conclude with an hour-long season finale on March 27, while "The New Normal" will air its one-hour finale on Tuesday, April 2 starting at 9/8 p.m. CT following "The Voice."

Lastly, "Celebrity Apprentice" will begin airing two-hour episodes on April 14 until the end of May to fill the gap left by "Ready for Love's" move to Tuesdays.

The changes come as a result of NBC falling to fifth place behind Univision during the February sweeps period after coming in first among adults 18-49 in the Fall thanks in large part to the success of "The Voice" and "Revolution," which return to the network on March 25.

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