Could the Ailing Peacock Be Coming Back to Life?

Instead of drifting aimlessly, NBC seems to have found a game plan post-Leno

Don’t call it a comeback — but after years of freefall, NBC’s primetime lineup seems to have found at least a temporary measure of stability.

One month after its latest scheduling reboot, the Peacock finds itself looking a lot like a contestant during the early weeks of "The Biggest Loser."  

Sure, it’s still in bad shape, and it’s got a host of well-documented problems it should have dealt with long ago.

But instead of drifting aimlessly from one fad programming diet to another — Supersized shows! Managing for Margin! Leno at 10! — NBC, like the sweaty souls on its hit weight-loss reality show, seems to have found a game plan. 

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