USA scheduling changes for White Collar, Burn Notice, Psych

USA made a very interesting move last week. All three of the shows moved to the 10 PM timeslot. Then they moved White Collar to Tuesdays with the show coming back on January 19, Burn Notice stayed on Thursday, coming back on January 21, and moved Psych to Wednesdays coming back at January 27.

Previously, USA had focused on  few days of the week, choosing to put their shows together. Now it looks like they are trying to expand their programming into the other weekdays. Given their recent successes, it isn't a bad idea if they continue to give us the same quality programming. The ratings the past few years and especially over this summer have proved that the network can hold up against broadcast programming.

The move of White Collar to its own separate day surprised me. It had previously been scheduled to go after Burn Notice on Thursdays which would have helped greatly since Burn Notice made Royal Pains an instant hit. Based on the current ratings, White Collar may not be able to survive on its own, so it will be interesting to see if the freshman show can survive on a new night with tougher competition.