I quite often use programmed drums to provide the rhythmic structure for a song while I'm working on it. Sometimes it's very simple, and sometimes it gets complicated.
Then when it comes time to record real drums, the drummer sets up, I scatter some mikes around, hit record and off he goes. I don't really care that the real drummer's playing is not a replica of the programmed track, so long as he captures the general feel of what the song needs. And in many cases I would not want it to be a replica, because what's programmed is, of necessity, less nuanced than any drummer's playing.
Some drummers like to hear an MP3 of the track beforehand, but the one I use regularly is happy to hear the song once, make a note of key rhythmic elements, then launch straight into it.