And this will be an improvement?

The New York Times reports that NBC has brought in someone new to help with programming. The person they see as "right for the job" is the person who brought us "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" and "Survivor." He's also credited as having "aggressively sought to bring advertisers into program development" and as being responsible for turning several off-shore shows into American hits.

I get that reality shows are cheaper to produce and even that they have an audience. Perhaps it's just me, but I'd rather have quality shows - a smart drama or witty comedy - with fewer game shows and reality shows.

The "Nightly News" is solid and the "Today Show" still works, even after all these years. I know "Heroes" is a hit, even though I haven't been following it. But beyond that, I'm not sure the once-proud peacock network has as much to be pleased about these days as it once had. I guess when it comes down to what's meant by "smart programming choices" - it's something different for me.