NBC has done it again: Placing an inept half hour comedy in the token "Must See TV Thursday" 8:30 - 9 p.m. timeslot between powerhouses "Friends" and "Will & Grace," where by the grace of the Ratings God, the show will only perform well because of said slot. Remember "Jesse?" That show lasted far beyond the usual turn for a bad sitcom. Now taking a turn in the coveted spot is "Leap of Faith," a fashionably lame comedy about another New York single girl who uses a close-knit group of friends to stand in for failed relationships with the opposite sex.

Created by former "Sex in the City" producer Jenny Bicks, "Leap of Faith" combines the female machinations of Carrie and company with a poor use of references to classic comedies like "Laverne & Shirley." In last week's premiere episode, Faith (Sarah Paulson, "Jack & Jill") is about to marry David who seems like the perfect guy: "He's like a Volvo: Safe, reliable and popular." After a panic attack in Bergdorf's while picking china, Faith questions this new life set before her, in which she must change her entire lifestyle in order to accommodate her fianc