FULL SEASON ALERT: Revolution, Go On, The New Normal

Well that didn't take long. NBC coming off its first premiere week win in nearly a decade gave full season orders to three freshman shows - drama Revolution and comedies Go On and The New Normal.

After the biggest NBC drama premiere in five years and the biggest drama premiere on any network in nearly three years, Revolution has continued to impress on Monday nights. After three weeks, it's only down to a 3.2 demo which is a great hold on a network that regularly sees decent premieres followed by heavy drops. It doesn't hurt that the show follows one of TV's biggest hits, The Voice. Despite the fact that Smash seems like a better fit with The Voice, raw numbers and retention have been WAY better for Revolution. There was no way it wasn't getting a full season as it is NBC's baby right now and they are trying to keep up the intensity. I have watched all three episodes but I'm not sure if I'm going to stick with it. Some parts really interest me but I've also found myself bored at times.

Matthew Perry is back on NBC and quickly earned a full season for his new comedy Go On. The show had a huge sneak preview after an Olympic night in August and came back to great numbers in early September. Though it took a steep fall during premiere week, NBC must be hoping it will level off and they are committed to this Tuesday comedy block. If it settles right where it is, it will easily be NBC's top comedy and it's clearly their top priority in a fall filled with comedy. I have enjoyed the show so far though counting tonight's episode I am two weeks behind. I think this is a much better vehicle for Perry than his failed ABC sitcom Mr. Sunshine.

The biggest surprise (though not a huge surprise) was the full season notice for Go On's Tuesday comedy companion, The New Normal. The show had an ok debut after The Voice a few weeks before the season began but it has had the best hold of any of these three new shows including last week when the competition got much heavier. That's the good news. The bad news is that it was down to a 2.0 demo last week which isn't the kind of numbers NBC needs to turn things around. Still, it's not surprising that they are stabilizing this night when Wednesday and Thursday have much bigger issues.