Shakeup at NBC

The word from Nikki Finke is that the network's enteretainment head, Kevin Reilly, is out. The desired replacement appears to be producer Ben Silverman ("The Office," "Ugly Betty" and a bunch of reality shows). The timing is strange because Reilly just signed a new contract in March after months of rumors about his getting the boot. That will be an expensive contract to break, although NBC has had a rotten year, finishing the season in fourth place. And when times are bad, the TV folks are always under pressure to fix it - like now. But will Silverman take the gig? Finke says that NBC CEO Jeff Zucker is prepared to offer a bunch of money (or perhaps let him keep his production company on the side). A deicison is possible in the next couple of days.