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"NBC&amp;#039;s Robert Greenblatt has defended the decision to put Revolution on a four-month hiatus. The sci-fi drama airs its fall finale on November 26 and will not return to NBC&amp;#039;s schedules until March 2013.  &amp;quot;The first episode back\u2026 is a big episode that completely turns the story in a really significant way,&amp;quot; the network&amp;#039;s Entertainment chief told TVLine. &amp;quot;It kind of sends the second half of the season off on a new trajectory.&amp;quot; Of Revolution&amp;#039;s 2013 return - which will see the series paired with new episodes of The Voice - Greenblatt added: &amp;quot;One of the reasons why we wanted to hold it back is because it would again be paired up with a really strong lead-in.&amp;quot; However, the network exec did acknowledge that ratings for the show are likely &amp;quot;going to drop&amp;quot; following the hiatus. &amp;quot;There are some big competitive things coming, with American Idol and the Super Bowl [airing on CBS],&amp;quot; he suggested. &amp;quot;So we expect a pretty significant levelling of the playing field. &amp;quot;But we knew that going in, so to start out this strong [in the fall] feels like a big accomplishment. We&amp;#039;re going to stay the course and do our best, and once we get into March I think we&amp;#039;ll be back in the game in a big way.&amp;quot; &amp;gt; Revolution, Arrow, 666 Park: Which new cult shows will survive? &amp;gt; Taken star Leland Orser joins Revolution NBC&amp;#039;s Entertainment president Jennifer Salke also previously spoke out in support of the Revolution hiatus, arguing that &amp;quot;people will wait&amp;quot; for the show. &amp;quot;We want to make sure we give it every chance possible to be the hit that we think it can be,&amp;quot; Salke explained. Watch a promo for Revolution&amp;#039;s fall finale below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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