NBC has announced its new fall primetime lineup, with a variety of new sitcoms and dramas and a number of long-awaited cancellations.
    Notably, "Frasier," which moved into "Seinfeld’s" timeslot Thursdays at 9 p.m. when that series ended two years ago, will move to Tuesdays at 9 p.m., trading places with "Will & Grace." 
    "Just Shoot Me," starring David Spade, also moves onto Thursday, a night on which NBC has dominated for years with such shows as "Friends," "ER" and "Seinfeld."
    A number of low-rated sitcoms will not return in the fall, including "Veronica’s Closet" with Kirstie Alley, "Jesse" with Christina Applegate, "Suddenly Susan" with Brooke Shields and "Stark Raving Mad."
    The network will debut a new sitcom created for Seinfeld star Michael Richards in the anchor slot on Tuesday nights. Also new will sitcoms starring Katey Sagal of "Married…with Children" and "Futurama," David Allen Grier of "In Living Color" and Steven Weber of "Wings."
    New dramas will include "Deadline," a series about newspaper publishing from "Law & Order" creator Dick Wolf; "Titans," a new Aaron Spelling-produced series starring "Beverly Hills 90210’s" Casper Van Dien and "Baywatch’s" Yamine Bleeth; and "Ed," a series about an attorney, created by David Letterman’s production company, Worldwide Pants.
    Vince McMahon’s Xtreme Football League will air on Saturday nights beginning in February. Until then, the network will show theatrical films including "Titanic," "The Truman Show," "Godzilla" and "A Civil Action."
    New miniseries will examine the women of the Kennedy clan, the life of singer-actress Natalie Cole and the tech industry in California’s Silicon Valley.

Following is the new primetime schedule.

MONDAY
Daddio, 8-8:30 p.m.
3rd Rock, 8:30-9 p.m.
Deadline, 9-10 p.m.
Third Watch 10-11 p.m.

TUESDAY
The Michael Richards Show (working title) 8-8:30 p.m.
Tucker, 8-8:30 p.m.
Frasier, 9-9:30 p.m.
DAG, 9:30-10 p.m.
Dateline NBC 10-11 p.m.

WEDNESDAY
Titans, 8-9 p.m.
The West Wing, 9-10 p.m.
Law & Order, 10-11 p.m.

THURSDAY
Friends, 8-8:30 p.m.
The Steven Weber Show (working title), 8:30-9 p.m.
Will & Grace, 9-9:30 p.m.
Just Shoot Me, 9:30-10 p.m.
ER, 10-11 p.m.

FRIDAY
Providence, 8-9 p.m.
Dateline NBC, 9-10 p.m.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, 10-11 p.m.

SATURDAY
NBC Saturday Night Movie, 8-11 p.m. through January, 2001
XFL Football, 8-11 p.m. Feb. 3-April 21, 2001

SUNDAY
Dateline NBC, 7-8 p.m.
Ed, 8-9 p.m.
NBC Sunday Night Movie, 9-11 p.m.

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