NBC is struggling and executives have to be disappointed. Maybe two 'Apprentice' shows were at least one too many and 'Joey' is not doing any better. The one bright spot is 'My Name is Earl' but there's not much other than that.
NBC has to be a bit disappointed with numbers for Martha Stewart. They probably hoped it would do a bit better.
Having the Winter Olympics on the near horizon and football for the fall will help but ultimately, it is series programming that makes the difference and NBC hasn't been able to make a turnaround in that area yet,