Reshuffling the deck chairs at NBC

So, "Life:" Not to be found on NBC's Friday schedule anymore. Instead, beginning on Halloween, "Lipstick Jungle" will take over the 10 p.m. slot. Beginning on Nov. 5, "Life" will be resurrected Wednesdays at 9 p.m., followed by season 328 of "Law & Order."

(As much as these gals enjoy oiling up one another's calves and getting all frisky/friendly, expect this to be pretty much the last mention ever of "Lipstick Jungle" on this blog.)

NBC Entertainment co-chairmen Ben Silverman and Marc Graboff declared, apparently speaking in unison, "These moves will play to the shows' mutual strengths and will help us to reinforce our lineup. A Wednesday night with wall-to-wall satisfying mysteries and great dramas - paced by the return of the original 'Law & Order' to its home on Wednesdays - will provide creative continuity that night. Fridays will feature escapist drama with 'Lipstick Jungle' joining 'Crusoe.'"

Well, this might help "Life" a little (or a lot) more than it'll help "Lipstick Jungle:" Getting bounced to the Siberia of Fridays is just a step away from getting bounced to the no-man's-land of Saturdays, as "America's Toughest Job" can attest (like, 18 people watched its finale last Saturday).

Also, NBC has pushed back its premiere of "Momma's Boys" - a reality-dating show produced by Ryan Seacrest in which moms help their sons pick their romantic partners (just the description of this one tells you all you need to know, right? you don't actually have to watch this train wreck) - a couple of weeks, to Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 10 p.m., before taking over its regular timeslot 9 p.m. Mondays (replacing "Heroes," but only briefly) on Dec. 22.

("My little Randy here has all the love he'll ever need - why would he need to go looking for affection in the arms of a brazen trollop?")

"This strategy for 'Momma's Boys' offers the show a more favorable launch platform," Silverman/Graboff intoned in another stellar synchronized speaking performance.

Except for the fact that pretty much no show has launched successfully in the month of December, when everyone's busy with holiday plans. Still, it sounds good, particularly when the time comes to tell Seacrest, "Ryan, we did everything we could for your show, but that pesky Oedipal Complex just proved too skeevy for our viewers..."