NBC Exiles Smash to Saturday; Tries to Prop Up Celebrity Apprentice!

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Beginning Saturday, April 6th, NBC is shifting Smash from its primetime Tuesday slot to Saturdays. The Voice will encore on Sunday, March 31st and April 6th, leading into new episodes of Celebrity Apprentice – which will expand to two-hour episodes thereafter (can you say ‘burn them off?’).

Details on these changes and more follow the jump.

NBC Schedule Changes

NBC has announced the following schedule changes:

READY FOR LOVE

  • Will now air Tuesdays, beginning April 9 (9-11 p.m. ET) following “The Voice.”

CELEBRITY APPRENTICE

  • Beginning April 14 (9-11 p.m ET) will be expanded to two hours through the end of May.

THE VOICE

  • Will air encore episodes on Sunday, March 31 and Sunday, April 7 (7-10 p.m. ET), leading into original episodes of “The Celebrity Apprentice” (10-11 p.m. ET)

GO ON

  • Moves to Thursdays on April 4 and April 11, which will be the season’s final episode. Both episodes will air at 9:30-10 p.m. ET following “The Office.”

THE NEW NORMAL

  • One-hour season finale on Tuesday, April 2 (9-10 p.m. ET) following “The Voice.”

SMASH

  • Moves to Saturdays at 9 p.m. beginning April 6 and will air its entire season of 17 episodes.

WHITNEY

  • Will have a one-hour season finale on Wednesday, March 27 (8-9 p.m. ET).