Reilly is facing the end of the “Prison Break” series. He confirmed the fact that this is the final season for the movie starring Dominic Purcell and Wentworth Miller, which premiered in August 2005. It turned out to be a hit, but unfortunately it has progressively run out of steam, like a story that has been told for too many times and it no longer has any effect. Reilly said that the show was just played out and that creatively speaking there is nothing left to say anymore. “Prison Break” is expected to be finished in a strong way, therefore its producers are preparing it a cool ending.

The final episodes will begin to air on the 17^th of April at 8 p.m., now moved to Fridays on WJW Channel 8. In addition to the remaining four episodes, there is a possibility that a couple more episodes will be shot. Ratings say that the show hardly is in the win column.

On Tuesday, Reilly was asked what he thinks of NBC's recent decision to forgo scripted programming at 10 p.m. to give Jay Leno a new comedy show five times a week. He answered that at this point, NBC for him is like a crazy ex-wife that he cannot get rid of.

 

With pilot season around the corner, Reilly expects to pick up five comedy pilots for fall and at least five dramas in the next few weeks. He said he was looking for bold shows with a strong point of view. In spite of that, Reilly admitted during a news conference that it was possible for any new live-action comedies to premiere on Fox next fall.

 

FOX, whose only live-action comedy "'Til Death" was recently renewed for another season with 22 episodes despite low ratings, will first cancel the “Do Not Disturb” series. The channel will also seat its Mitch Hurwitz animated comedy "Sit Down, Shut Up" on the 19^th of April, filling in the "King of the Hill" slot on Sundays at 8:30 p.m. after "The Simpsons."

Kevin Reilly got his Bachelor of Science in Communication from Cornell University in 1984 and he is a member of the Communication department's Advisory Council as well.