HIMYM Changes Timeslot

[slayerpower]

http://www.whedon.info/article.php3?id_article=16750

CBS is flipping its previously announced Monday time periods for the freshman comedy THE CLASS and sophomore comedy HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER. THE CLASS will now lead off CBS's Monday comedy block (8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT) while HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER will return for its second season in its current Monday (8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT) time period.

CBS's Revised Monday, Effective Fall 2006
8:00-8:30 PM THE CLASS
8:30-9:00 PM HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
9:00-9:30 PM TWO AND A HALF MEN
9:30-10:00 PM THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE
10:00-11:00 PM CSI: MIAMI

 

[Randy Giles]

This is probably because if The Class doesn't get as high ratings as HIMYM they don't have to cancel it because they can say it's the lead-in and HIMYM builds off it, etc. 🙂 CBS must like The Class because they ordered 13 eps VERY early in the pilot season.