NBC's Kevin Reilly aint sorry no more

Jeff Zucker knows first hand where his President of entertainment Kevin Reilly is coming from. Reilly has had to deal with FOX's American Idol behemoth but he isn't worried about it. After all things are looking up at NBC or something like that. For the first 16 weeks of the season, NBC actually tied for first place with CBS and ABC among 18- to 49-year-olds. (Last week -- week 17 -- saw CBS pull ahead just slightly.) NBC, partly thanks to "Sunday Night Football," is pointed in the right direction. "Heroes," the top new show this season among 18- to 49-year-olds, is returning to the schedule for the next half of its run (though it's going head-to-head with "24" on Fox). Thursdays haven't collapsed despite competition from ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" and a still strong "CSI" on CBS. The network is building a new block titled "Comedy Night Done Right" to replace "Must See TV," and is hanging on to "30 Rock" in the hope it will grow the same way "The Office" did. Hey Kev for what its worth, we don't think you have a chance in hell of topping FOX's Monday night line up of "24" and "Prison Break" but please do take a crack at it. Finally Living the Life Of Reilly [Ad Age]