Star-powered push by NBC

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The Peacock Network has announced its lineup for the sweep moved this year from February to March to avoid the digital TV switchover, which was itself rescheduled. Anyway, if you haven’t seen Carol Burnett or Ernest Borgnine recently, they’ll be among the Hollywood heavyweights making special guest appearances on NBC.


“Guest stars abound,” the network said, as Eriq La Salle and Noah Wyle re-team on "ER," Stephanie March returns to "Law & Order: SVU" and Gabrielle Union joins the cast of "Life" for a multi-episode arc. Other big names to be featured include Susan Sarandon, Julianna Margulies, Carol Burnett, Betty White, Ernest Borgnine, Tom Arnold, Maya Rudolph, Swoosie Kurtz, Patti LuPone, John Lithgow, Jon Hamm, Meredith Vieira, John Glover, Keith Carradine, NASCAR Driver Clint Bowyer, Kurtwood Smith, Tricia Helfer, Mark Steines and Idris Elba.

NBC “springs into March” with a primetime program lineup that includes the premieres of "Kings" (March 15) and "The Chopping Block" (March 11) while "Heroes" continues in its latest volume "Fugitives;" "The Celebrity Apprentice" heats up the boardroom drama and "The Biggest Loser: Couples" shapes up with episodes that include new challenges and returning season winners.

March Guest Star Dates:

· Maya Rudolph – Kath & Kim (3/5)
· Patti LuPone – 30 Rock (3/5)
· John Lithgow – 30 Rock (3/5)
· John Glover – Heroes (3/9)
· Stephanie March – Law & Order: SVU (3/10 – multi-episode story arc)
· Ernest Borgnine, Eriq La Salle, Noah Wyle, Julianna Margulies, Susan Sarandon – ER (3/12)
· Carol Burnett – Law & Order: SVU (3/17)
· Matthew Lillard – Law & Order: SVU (3/17)
· Gabrielle Union – Life (3/18 – multi-episode story arc)
· Keith Carradine – Law & Order (3/18)
· Idris Elba – The Office (3/19 – multi-episode story arc)
· Jon Hamm – 30 Rock (3/19)
· Meredith Vieira – 30 Rock (3/19)
· Betty White – My Name Is Earl (3/19)
· Swoosie Kurtz – Heroes (3/23)
· Kurtwood Smith – Medium (3/23)
· Nascar driver Clint Bowyer – The Biggest Loser: Couples (3/24)
· Tom Arnold – ER (3/26)
· Dean Winters – 30 Rock (3/26)
· ET’s Mark Steines – Medium (3/30)
· Tricia Helfer – Chuck (3/30)