A Change Will Do You Good

Sheryl Crow sang “A Change Will Do You Good.” Well, CBS and NBC certainly hope so…

CBS has now officially confirmed that “3 Lbs.” will replace “Smith” Tuesdays at 10 p.m. beginning November 14th. “3 Lbs.” stars Stanley Tucci and the adorable Mark Feurstein (“Good Morning Miami,” “The West Wing”) as surgeons. The shows title refers to the weight of the human brain…

What was bad news for “Kidnapped” fans is good news for “Medium” fans as the Patricia Arquette drama will fill the Wednesdays at 10 p.m. void beginning November 15th. “Medium” was not expected to return until after football season. In my opinion, this is an excellent move by NBC as “Medium” will be good counter-programming to “CSI: NY” and “The Nine”…

If you haven’t got on board the phenomenon that is “Heroes,” you’ll have an excellent chance Sunday, October 22nd as NBC will repeat three episodes beginning at 8 p.m., while the NFL takes a break during the World Series. This is good news for people who are fans of “Heroes” or would like to be fans of “Heroes,” but it’s bad news for fans of “Friday Night Lights,” as NBC had originally planned to air repeats of “Lights” in this slot. “Lights” has struggled out of the gate, and this move may show a lack of confidence from the network…

And in the category of shows that are not going anywhere, CBS has given a full-season order to its surprise hit, “Jericho.” I’m thinking I’m going to have to get back into this one. “Jericho” airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on CBS…