NBC PRIMETIME SCHEDULE - Sunday February 5, 2012 - Saturday February 11, 2012

NBC PRIMETIME SCHEDULE - Sunday February 5, 2012 - Saturday February 11, 2012

"SMASH"
"PILOT"
02/06/2012 (10:00PM - 11:00PM) (Monday) : The hit-making Broadway writing team of Julia Houston (Debra Messing) and Tom Levitt (Christian Borle) unites with producer Eileen Rand (Anjelica Huston) to create a new musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe, and seasoned chorus girl Ivy Lynn (Megan Hilty) vies with newcomer Karen Cartwright (Katharine McPhee) for the dream role. Jack Davenport, Raza Jaffrey, Brian d’Arcy James and Jaime Cepero also star.


"PARENTHOOD"
"POLITICS"
02/07/2012 (10:00PM - 11:00PM) (Tuesday) : SARAH AND MARK CONTEMPLATE HAVING A BABY, AMBER STRUGGLES TO ACCEPT A JOB PROMOTION, ADAM AND CROSBY LOOK TO GROW THEIR BUSINESS AND JULIA AND JOEL CONTINUE TO FEAR THE WORST ABOUT THE ADOPTION - Mark (Jason Ritter) invites Sarah (Lauren Graham) to a friend's engagement party which stirs up a serious conversation about a baby in their future. Meanwhile, Amber (Mae Whitman) receives a job promotion but questions her own qualifications, Adam (Peter Krause) and Crosby (Dax Shepard) clash over business strategy for The Luncheonette and Zoe's (Rosa Salazar) behavior causes Julia and Joel to question their adoption agreement.


"WHITNEY"
"LANCE! "
02/08/2012 (08:00PM - 08:30PM) (Wednesday) : BACK TOGETHER— HAYES MACARTHUR (‘PERFECT COUPLES’) GUEST STARS – Whitney (Whitney Cummings) is shocked to discover that Roxanne’s (Rhea Seehorn) ex-husband Lance (Hayes MacArthur) is back in town. Whitney tries to dig up dirt on Lance so that she can convince Roxanne that he is not a changed man, but instead ends up with a surprise of her own. Meanwhile, Neal (Maulik Pancholy) encounters some racism with one of his work colleagues, but isn’t sure how to handle the situation. Elsewhere, Lily (Zoe Lister-Jones) doesn’t want to tell Neal that she lost her engagement ring and begins frantically searching everywhere for it. Chris D’Elia and Dan O’Brien also star.


"ARE YOU THERE, CHELSEA?"
"THE GYNECOLOGIST"
02/08/2012 (08:30PM - 09:00PM) (Wednesday) : CHELSEA SETS HER SIGHTS ON A HANDSOME DOCTOR AND GETS AN INVITATION TO GO DEEP SEA FISHING – Chelsea (Laura Prepon) accepts an invitation to go deep sea fishing with her new doctor, Dr. Thomas (Tom Parker, "’Til Death"), and his partner, Dr. Rosen (Josh Meyers, "MADtv"), and brings Nikki (Natasha Leggero) and Dee Dee (Lauren Lapkus) along for the trip. As Dee Dee hits it off with Captain Steve (Nate Torrence, "She’s Out Of My League"), Nikki and Chelsea plot to pair off with the eligible doctors, but the girls are in for a surprise when it becomes apparent the doctors are more than just business partners. Chelsea Handler, Lenny Clarke, Mark Povinelli, Jake McDorman and Ali Wong also star.


"LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT"
"FATHER'S SHADOW"
02/08/2012 (10:00PM - 11:00PM) (Wednesday) : DETECTIVE BENSON (MARISKA HARGITAY) FINDS HERSELF IN DANGER WHEN A RAPE INVESTIGATION SPIRALS INTO A HOSTAGE CRISIS. HARRY CONNICK JR., MIRANDA LAMBERT AND MICHAEL MCKEAN GUEST STAR.
An aspiring actress is found unconscious in Central Park with drugs in her system and evidence of sexual trauma. Detectives Benson (Hargitay) and Amaro (Pino) pay a visit to the reality show producer (guest star McKean) for whom she had auditioned just before the attack, and stop him from assaulting another actress (guest star Lambert) on the casting couch. The detectives arrest the producer, but the situation turns dangerous when his distraught son takes drastic action in order to get his father out of jail. Meanwhile, Benson and Executive ADA David Haden (guest star Connick) grow closer. Also starring Ice-T (Detective Odafin Tutuola), Dann Florek (Captain Donald Cragen), Richard Belzer (Sergeant John Munch) and Kelli Giddish (Detective Amanda Rollins.) Special appearance by Linus Roache (Bureau Chief Mike Cutter.)


"30 ROCK"
"HEY, BABY, WHAT'S WRONG (PART 1/PART 2)"
02/09/2012 (08:00PM - 09:00PM) (Thursday) : VALENTINE’S DAY FEVER HITS TGS. MARY STEENBURGEN GUEST STARS.
Criss (James Marsden) and Liz (Tina Fey) decide to celebrate Valentine’s Day, but they need to buy a dining room table first. Jack (Alec Baldwin) entertains his mother-in-law, Diana (Mary Steenburgen), as Jenna (Jane Krakowski) frantically looks to Pete (Scott Adsit) to fill in last-minute as the producer of her first live performance on "America’s Kidz Got Singing." Back at the office, Tracy (Tracy Morgan) and Frank (Judah Friedlander) try to help Lutz (John Lutz) find someone to spend Valentine's with.



"THE OFFICE"
"SPECIAL PROJECT "
02/09/2012 (09:00PM - 09:30PM) (Thursday) : DWIGHT IS ASSIGNED A SPECIAL PROJECT- After Dwight gets assigned a special project at Sabre headquarters in Tallahassee, he and Andy try to decide which Scranton employees get to go with him. Meanwhile, Pam returns from her maternity leave. Two-time Emmy winner James Spader, Rainn Wilson, Ed Helms, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, B.J. Novak, Leslie David Baker, Phyllis Smith, Angela Kinsey, Brian Baumgartner, Oscar Nunez, Kate Flannery, Paul Lieberstein, Mindy Kaling, Creed Bratton, Craig Robinson and Ellie Kemper also star.
Joanne Park

"UP ALL NIGHT"
"DAY AFTER VALENTINE'S DAY"
02/09/2012 (09:30PM - 10:00PM) (Thursday) : SPARKS FLY ON VALENTINE'S DAY AFTER A PASSIONATE FIGHT IN AVA'S RELATIONSHIP INSPIRES REAGAN AND CHRIS TO UP THE ANTE WITH THEIR OWN DISPLAYS OF PASSION—JASON LEE GUEST STARS—When Ava (Maya Rudolph) and Kevin (guest star Jason Lee) have an epic blow-out, Reagan (Christina Applegate) and Chris (Will Arnett) find themselves wistful for relationship drama and unintentionally end up creating some of their own. Jennifer Hall also stars.


"THE FIRM"
"CHAPTER SEVEN"
02/09/2012 (10:00PM - 11:00PM) (Thursday) : BROTHERLY LOVE— Mitch's (Josh Lucas) defense of a new client, Nate Murphy (guest star Andrew Jenkins), is complicated when the young man's brother is named as a co-defendant. Running out of time, Mitch must convince Nate to go against his own brother and become a witness for the prosecution. Elsewhere, Tammy (Juliette Lewis) turns up the heat on a potential ally, Martin Moxon (guest star Stuart Hughes) to help explain his cryptic clue in the slow evolving Sarah Holt case. Callum Keith Rennie, Molly Parker and Natasha Calis also star. Tricia Helfer guest stars.

"GRIMM"
"TARANTELLA"
02/10/2012 (09:00PM - 10:00PM) (Friday) : A STRING OF HOMICIDES LEADS NICK AND HANK TO A WOMAN WITH A DEADLY SECRET--AMY ACKER GUEST STARS--Nick (David Giuntoli) and Hank (Russell Hornsby) find themselves on the hunt for a deadly heartbreaker leaving behind a web of dead bodies. Meanwhile, Nick’s growing recognition among the creature world is starting to threaten not only his safety but Juliette’s (Bitsie Tulloch) as well, and it may be time for him to take action to keep her safe. Silas Weir Mitchell, Sasha Roiz and Reggie Lee.


"SMASH"
"PILOT"
02/11/2012 (08:00PM - 09:00PM) (Saturday) : The hit-making Broadway writing team of Julia Houston (Debra Messing) and Tom Levitt (Christian Borle) unites with producer Eileen Rand (Anjelica Huston) to create a new musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe, and seasoned chorus girl Ivy Lynn (Megan Hilty) vies with newcomer Karen Cartwright (Katharine McPhee) for the dream role. Jack Davenport, Raza Jaffrey, Brian d’Arcy James and Jaime Cepero also star.


"LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT"
"THEATRE TRICKS"
02/11/2012 (10:00PM - 11:00PM) (Saturday) : WHEN AN ACTRESS IS RAPED ON STAGE DURING A PERFORMANCE, THE SVU SQUAD DISCOVERS THE ATTACKER WAS SET UP TO COMMIT THE CRIME
An actress in an interactive theater production is raped on stage, while the audience believes it to be part of the show. The SVU detectives hit a dead end in their investigation when they learn the show’s passionate director (guest star Fisher Stevens) gave the audience, including the assailant, masks to wear during the performance. Detectives Rollins (Kelli Giddish) and Tutuola (Ice-T) track down an obsessed fan of the young actress who recorded the assault while stalking her, which leads Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Amaro (Danny Pino) to a respected judge (guest star Kevin Pollak.) With the judge’s reputation on the line, the SVU squad explores the underbelly of the New York theater world to uncover who really orchestrated the public attack. Also starring Dann Florek (Captain Donald Cragen) with special appearances by Stephanie March (ADA Alex Cabot), Gilbert Gottfried (TARU Tech Leo Gerber.) Grant Shaud guest stars.


Source: NBC