NBC is shuffling their Law & Order franchises around, with Criminal Intent moving off to the USA network, and the original going to Fridays, which I think happened earlier this season. In any case, they are slotting a new comedy/drama in the 9:00 slot as the lead-in to SVU. The show is called Chuck, another one that seems destined for the scrap heap, though this is one I actually want to see. It is about a geek who works at an electronics store (like Best Buy) who gets spy secrets embedded in his head by an encoded email and then becomes a target by those looking for said secrets. Reminds me of Jake 2.0.

FOX is giving House a new lead-in with New Amsterdam, a sci-fi styled crime drama whose lead detective is an immortal. Okay, I'm sold based just on that. We'll see whether or not it is any good, and whether FOX decides to treat it with any respect. I am willing to give it a shot.

The CW is going to start their evening with Beauty and the Geek, followed by a new series whose pilot was directed by Kevin Smith. The show is called Reaper, and it reads like a cross between Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Supernatural. A guy finds out that his soul was sold to the devil by his parents, and now he must serve as a bounty hunter for Satan. Sounds like it could be fun, but it is taking the place of one of the best shows of recent years, Veronica Mars, which has gone to the scrap heap before its time.

Well, 9:00 Tuesday just got awfully crowded, at least for a couple of weeks, until one of these new shows gets canned. I am still smarting over the Mars cancellation, but there are a few interesting shows coming in to fill the vacated timeslots.