NBC Announces Primetime Scheduling Updates for 4/20 & 4/21

NBC has announced The Following primetime scheduling updates for Saturday April 20, 2013 - Sunday April 28, 2013:

"SMASH"

(X) "OPENING NIGHT"

04/20/2013 (08:00PM - 09:00PM) (Saturday) : It's "Bombshell's" opening night. As Ivy's (Megan Hilty) nerves get the better of her, support comes from an unlikely source. Meanwhile, Tom (Christian Borle) and Julia (Debra Messing) look to their next project. "Bombshell's" success may be in jeopardy as Eileen's (Anjelica Huston) issues with Richard (guest star Jamey Sheridan) come to a head. Jimmy (Jeremy Jordan) finally opens up to Karen (Katharine McPhee) about his past, but is it too little too late? Jack Davenport, Krysta Rodriguez and Andy Mientus also star. Rosie O'Donnell, Bernadette Peters, Jesse L. Martin and Jamey Sheridan guest star.

Kristy Chan

"THE VOICE"

(X) "THE BATTLES PREMIERE, PART 2"

04/20/2013 (09:00PM - 10:00PM) (Saturday) : THE BATTLES CONTINUE - THE COACHES ENLIST GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING ARTISTS, Hillary Scott, PHARRELL WILLIAMS, Sheryl Crow AND VOICE AUSTRALIA COACH Joel Madden TO PREPARE THEIR ARTISTS FOR BATTLE - The "battle rounds" continue and the coaches enlist the help of the music industry's top recording artists to offer their knowledge and skill as advisers. Adam Levine teams up with Hillary Scott, Blake Shelton with Sheryl Crow, Shakira with Joel Madden, and Usher with Pharrell Williams. In this phase, the coaches pit two of their own team members against each other in a dueling duet. After the vocal face-off, each coach must choose which artist from their team is the strongest, and has the option of stealing losing artists from an opposing coach. Each coach has two steals during the battle rounds where their artists will proceed to the new knockout rounds. Carson Daly ("Last Call with Carson Daly") hosts. Christina Milian ("Be Cool") serves as Social Media Correspondent.

"CHICAGO FIRE"

(X) "NAZDAROVYA"

04/24/2013 (10:00PM - 11:00PM) (Wednesday) : DAWSON PUTS HERSELF IN DANGER TO HELP HER BROTHER-Dawson (Monica Raymund) attempts to help her brother Antonio (guest star Jon Seda) unravel the details of his drugs-and-gang investigation, and goes behind his back in turning to an unlikely source for assistance. Casey (Jesse Spencer) and his mother, Nancy (Kathleen Quinlan) struggle with their new relationship. Meanwhile, as a favor to Lieutenant Whaley (guest star Shane McRae), Severide (Taylor Kinney) visits someone important from his past, while Herrmann (David Eigenberg) and Otis (Yuri Sardarov) learn some hard truths about their "silent partner" in the bar. Lauren German, Charlie Barnett and Eamonn Walker also star.

"CELEBRITY APPRENTICE"

(X) ""AHAB'S IN CHARGE, AND HE'S GONE MAD""

04/28/2013 (09:00PM - 11:00PM) (Sunday) : THE ALL-STARS GO HIGH-TECH TO CREATE A DEMONSTRATIONAL VIDEO FOR LG. Joan Rivers GUEST STARS.

With just six All-Stars remaining, the teams are asked to write, produce and direct a demonstrational video to highlight LG's Smart Home and Home Entertainment systems. One Project Manager's runaway concept leaves the team with little choice but to follow their leader, while the other team gets too caught up in small details. Boardroom Advisors: Joan Rivers and Ivanka Trump.

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