Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip gets a reprieve from the guillotine: NBC orders 9 more episodes to carry the show through season's end. The future looks grim, though. Considering all the stars in the show and its current viewer level of about 7.7 million people per week, it can't sustain a premium time slot. Maybe it will have the shelf life of, say, Sports Night?

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