What Does Fox Network Have Against CHUCK?

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Fox Moves ‘House' Against ‘Chuck'

Pushes up hit drama's next original to Jan. 11, facing return of NBC underdog
By Melissa Grego -- Broadcasting & Cable, 12/16/2009 11:55:37 PM

No amount of apples will keep the doctor away from the Chuck premiere.

Fox has moved up the date for the next original episode of House to Jan. 11, a Fox spokeswoman confirmed. The move pits the hit drama against the season premiere of NBC's underdog Chuck, announced last month. It also comes two days after NBC announced its midseason schedule.

House previously was scheduled to return to the Fox lineup Jan. 25 in the Mondays at 8 p.m. time slot.

Pitting House against Chuck is just mean on Fox's part. Chuck, which is consistently on the bubble, doesn't stand a chance against House, one of the most watched shows in the world.  Even another fan campaign and strong arming by Warner Brothers will not be enough to save Chuck if it gets pummeled by House. This is particularly irksome to me because I love Chuck (pure fun) and hate House (pure formula - having one really well acted character does not make a whole show quality)