NBC Plays Musical Chairs With Winter Schedule

Net sets premiere dates for 3 new comedies

NBC has set premiere dates for the last of its 2011-12 slate, carving out time for two new sitcoms and a hidden-camera series starring Betty White.

The Amanda Peet vehicle, Bent, bows Wednesday, March 21, in one of the toughest time slots on the dial, going head-to-head with ABC’s top-rated Modern Family at 9 p.m. The sitcom will air in two-episode blocks from 9 to 10 p.m. through the next two weeks.

A second comedy, Best Friends Forever, will debut Wednesday, April 4 at 8:30 p.m.,

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