Constantine Moving To Earlier Time Slot

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The move was announced via Twitter.

Constantine, which failed to get a back nine order but is still reportedly a candidate for a second-season renewal at NBC, had been airing after episodes of Grimm, NBC’s hit supernatural drama and seemingly a logical companion piece. The pair will stay together, but now it will be Constantine that will provide a lead-in for Grimm, which will remain in place at 9 p.m.

The season will resume on January 16, 2015, and while the 8 p.m. move is likely seen by the network as a much more prime location for a show whose ratings have been on the upswing but still never beenquite where NBC wanted, some fans have already chimed in to worry that an earlier time will necessarily mean a toned-down series…just as the show was beginning to generate a lot of enthusiasm from a fan base who had worried about just that early on.