CBS Adds Four New Comedies

May 15th, 2013 | Posted by James K in Television - (0 Comments)

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CBS announced its 2013-14 schedule on Wednesday.

Highlights: Two-hour comedy block on Thursday, Person of Interest moves to Tuesday, Hawaii Five-O demoted to Friday, Hostages and Intelligence get 15-episode uninterrupted Monday runs, Mike & Molly on midseason bench.

MONDAY: 8-How I Met Your Mother, 8:30-We Are Men (new), 9-Two Broke Girls, 9:30-Mom (new), 10-Hostages (new) / Intelligence (Mid-Season) (new)

TUESDAY: 8-NCIS, 9-NCIS: Los Angeles, 10-Person of Interest

WEDNESDAY: 8-Survivor, 9-Criminal Minds, 10-CSI

THURSDAY: 8-The Big Bang Theory, 8:30-The Millers (new), 9-The Crazy Ones (new), 9:30-Two and A Half Men, 10-Elementary

FRIDAY: 8-Undercover Boss, 9-Hawaii Five-o, 10-Blue Bloods

SATURDAY: 8-Comedytime Saturday, 9-Crimetime Saturday, 10-48 Hours

SUNDAY: 7-60 Minutes, 8-The Amazing Race, 9-The Good Wife, 10-The Mentalist

Midseason

Mike & Molly, Reckless, Friends With Better Lives

CBS comments and new show descriptions after the jump.

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CBS Adds Van Der Beek Comedy, Legal Drama

May 12th, 2013 | Posted by James K in Television - (0 Comments)

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CBS added two new shows to its roster on Sunday and may not be finished as it prepares its fall schedule announcement on Wednesday.

On the schedule

  • Friends With Better Lives -- a comedy that centers on a group of thirtysomething friends who each think the other has it better. Stars James Van Der Beek, Kevin Connolly and Brooklyn Decker From Dana Klein.
  • Reckless – a legal drama set in Charleston, S.C., where a Yankee litigator and a Southern city attorney struggle to hide their intense attraction while clashing over a police sex scandal. Stars Cam Gigandet, Shawn Hatosy, Michael Gladis, Kim Wayans, Georgina Haig, Anna Wood, Gregory Harrison and Adam Rodriguez. From Dana Stevens, Ian Sander, Kim Moses and Catherine Hardwicke.

Still in contention

  • Backstrom — Based on the Swedish book series by criminologist/novelist Leif G.W. Persson, the drama centers on an overweight, offensive, irascible detective as he tries, and fails, to change his self-destructive behavior. Stars Rainn Wilson and Mamie Gummer.
  • NCIS: Red — NCIS Los Angeles spinoff starring John Corbett, Kim Raver, Scott Grimes, Edwin Hodge, Gilliam Alexy and Miguel Ferrer.
  • Bad Teacher -- Comedy based on the 2011 Cameron Diaz film about a sexy, foul-mouthed divorcee who becomes a teacher to find her next husband. Stars Meredith Davis and Kristen Davis

Out but being shopped to other networks

  • Beverly Hills Cop — High-profile comedy from Shawn Ryan. Stars Eddie Murphy.
  • The Advocates – Legal drama from Bruno Heller starring Mandy Moore and Ben McKenzie as a female lawyer and a male ex-con who team up as “victim advocates,” going to the very edge of the law to right wrongs and fight for the underdog.
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Fall TV: CBS Adds 4 Comedies, 2 Dramas

May 10th, 2013 | Posted by James K in Television - (0 Comments)

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The Crazy Ones

  • Comedy about a brilliant, but slightly out of his mind, head of an advertising agency and his daughter/creative director who’s tasked with keeping him in check.
  • Stars Robin Williams, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Amanda Setton, Hamish Linklater, James Wolk.
  • From David Kelley.

Mom

  • A newly sober single mom tries to pull her life together as a waitress in Napa Valley.
  • Stars Anna Faris, Allison Janney, Blake Garrett Rosenthal, French Stewart, Matt Jones, Nate Corddry, Sadie Calvano, Spencer Daniels.
  • From Chuck Lorre.

The Millers

  • The life of a recently divorced TV reporter is complicated when his parents have marital problems of their own.
  • Stars Will Arnett, Margo Martindale, Beau Bridges, J.B. Smoove, Mary Elizabeth Ellis and Michael Rapaport.
  • From Greg Garcia.

We Are Men

  • A twenty-something guy finds camaraderie living among three more experienced men () he meets in a short-term rental complex.
  • Stars Chris Smith, Jerry O’Connell, Kal Penn, Tony Shalhoub, Rebecca Breeds.
  • From Rob Greenberg.

Hostages

  • A successful surgeon is selected to operate on the President, only to be told she must kill him after her family is taken hostage.
  • Stars Toni Collette, James Naughton, Billy Brown, Dylan McDermott, Mateus Ward, Quinn Shephard, Rhys Coiro, Sandrine Holt, Tate Donovan.
  • From Jerry Bruckheimer.

Intelligence

  • Drama about U.S. Cyber Command and its key agent who has a microchip implanted in his brain that allows him to access the entire electromagnetic spectrum -
  • Stars Josh Holloway, James Martinez, John Billingsley, Marg Helgenberger, Meghan Ory, Michael Rady and P.J. Byrne.
  • From Rene Echevarria and Tripp Vinson.
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CBS: 2012-13 Primetime Schedule

May 16th, 2012 | Posted by James K in Television - (0 Comments)

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CBS announced its 2012-13 schedule on Wednesday.

Highlights: “Two And A Half Men” moves to Thursday after “The Big Bang Theory”, “2 Broke Girls” takes over Monday at 9 slot with “Partners” at 8:30, “The Mentalist” moves to Sunday with “Elementary” taking over Thursday at 10.

MONDAY: 8-How I Met Your Mother, 8:30-Partners (new), 9-2 Broke Girls, 9:30-Mike & Molly, 10-Hawaii Five-0.

TUESDAY: 8-NCIS, 9-NCIS: Los Angeles, 10-Vegas (new).

WEDNESDAY: 8-Survivor, 9-Criminal Minds, 10-CSI.

THURSDAY: 8-The Big Bang Theory, 8:30-Two And A Half Men, 9-Person of Interest, 10-Elementary (new).

FRIDAY: 8-CSI: NY, 9-Made in Jersey (new), 10-Blue Bloods

SATURDAY: 8-Crimetime Saturday, 9-Crimetime Saturday, 10-48 Hours Mystery.

SUNDAY: 7-60 Minutes, 8-The Amazing Race, 9-The Good Wife, 10-The Mentalist.

CBS new show descriptions and Nina Tassler comments from The Futon Critic after the jump.

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CBS Adds 7 Shows, Ices ‘CSI: Miami,’ ‘Unforgettable’

May 13th, 2012 | Posted by James K in Television - (0 Comments)

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No. 1 network CBS unveiled its 2012-13 TV lineup on Sunday. The schedule will be announced on Wednesday.

Gone — CSI: Miami (more costly than CSI: New York), Unforgettable, A Gifted Man, NYC 22 and Rob.

New — Four dramas, two comedies and a midseason reality show from Survivor’s Mark Burnett.

Pilots ordered to series

Friend Me –Twentysomething best friends (Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Nicholas Braun) move from Indiana to L.A. to begin their new lives working at Groupon.

Partners — Comedy about architects (David Krumholtz, Michael Urie) whose friendship has lasted longer than either of their romantic relationships and almost seems like a weird marriage.

Made in Jersey — Legal drama that centers on a working-class woman (Janet Montgomery) who uses her street smarts to compete with her more polished colleagues at a top New York law firm.

Elementary – A modern take on the cases of Sherlock Holmes, set in New York City. Jonny Lee Miller plays the famous detective with Lucy Liu as Watson.

Golden Boy — Cop drama centering on the meteoric rise of one cop (Theo James) from officer to detective to police commissioner.

Vegas – The 1960s-set period piece centers on the true story of Ralph Lamb (Dennis Quaid), a rodeo cowboy-turned-longtime sheriff of Las Vegas.

The Job –Contestants compete for their dream job.

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The 2011-12 Fall Television Preview: CBS

September 2nd, 2011 | Posted by James K in Articles | Television - (0 Comments)

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Top-rated network CBS never has many holes and can choose its new shows wisely. “Person of Interest,” from J.J. Abrams, is not your typical CBS crime show but the network has bumped “CSI” out of its Thursday at 9 slot to showcase it. Poppy Montgomery is back in “Unforgettable.” “2 Broke Girls” looks like a great fit in the Monday comedy block. The heartwarming “A Gifted Man” could be the surprise of the season.

2 Broke Girls, Sept. 19

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CBS won a bidding war for this comedy from “Sex and the City” showrunner Michael Patrick King and comedian Whitney Cummings about two young waitresses who work together at a Brooklyn diner. Max (Kat Dennings) comes from a poor working-class family, while Caroline (Beth Behrs) was born rich but is now down on her luck. The two become fast friends, move in together and dream of one day opening a cupcake shop. Dennings and Behrs demonstrated good chemistry in the pilot and advertisers predict the show — scheduled at 8:30 p.m. Mondays — will be a hit.
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CBS Sets Fall Premiere Dates

June 29th, 2011 | Posted by James K in Television - (0 Comments)

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The only interesting twist is CBS debuting new comedy “2 Broke Girls” after the season premiere of the revamped “Two and a Half Men,” instead of giving that slot to the season premiere of “Mike & Molly.” “Girls” will settle into its regular post-”How I Met Your Mother” position on Sept. 26.

Schedule after jump

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