Riding high from this past season, CBS is doing very little to mess with the magic they have going. Like ABC, they aren’t planning a split season, so what you see is what you get… until ratings prove otherwise.
Monday’s comedy block remains in tact, with Big Bang Theory moving into the 9:30p slot, showing confidence in their rising star, while offering Sheldon and the boys an opportunity to become a bit more naughty. Dumping Worst Week and Rules of Engagement, a new player surfaces at 8:30p in the form of Accidentally on Purpose. The Jenna Elfman driven sitcom focuses on a San Francisco film critic who “accidentally” finds herself with child and all the comedy that ensues. Extras Ashley Jensen co-stars.
Tuesday remains heavily procedural with Mark Harmon’s NCIS, paired with its Chris O’Donnell / LL Cool J spinoff NCIS: Los Angeles, and followed by yet another legal-themed vehicle for ER’s Julianna Marguiles. This time, she’s a politician’s Good Wife who revives her career as a successful defense attorney.
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday remain virtually untouched from 2008, with returning fan favorite The Mentalist taking over for the failed Eleventh Hour, and NBC’s castoff Medium filling in the Friday spot vacated by the dismal Ex-List.
Saturday warms two hours worth of leftovers, repeating hour-longs people might have missed during the week — a cheap but odd choice, given that so many shows are now available On Demand and online. And Sunday jettisons The Unit, moving Cold Case an hour later to make room for Three Rivers, a new medical drama about organ transplant patients.
It’s a tame, but solid schedule for the 35-85 age group. Then again, that’s what CBS has long been known for.
15. April 2010 at 7:01 pm
And as I recall the first NCIS cross episode with NCIS LA McGee was talking about how the NEW office in LA had such fabulous computers and what he could have done with them in his office…so as I took it, the LA office was brand new and Macy was a Special Agent, NOT the Director, and had been temporarily assigned there…OH, and by the by, neither Beth Broderick nor Louise Lombard have ever been on “The West Wing”, I think you might be thinking of the other buxom blonde the operatic soprano Kristen Chenowith, who is 4′10″ tall. Don’t you know about IMBD.com?
18. April 2010 at 8:16 pm
@AnnieM. Unfortunately I don’t keep tabs w/the Hollyweird scene. NCIS, NCIS:LA & Cold Case are the only shows left on primetime that I watch anymore. I did watch The Unit & even NUMB3RS (until they wasted that show to promote new music than not many fans cared about.) I don’t care about CSI or Criminal Minds. I hate Reality TV (although Undercover Boss is a breath of fresh air.) BTW I never said anything about Chuck Norris making a guest appearance on The Unit. I did however say that (via the rumor mill) the creators of NUMB3RS had originally reserved a guest appearance spot for him (to help the show’s tremendously weak ratings.) Chuck was going to play, of course, a good guy. Don’t exactly know what his role was gonna be but it would’ve been cool if he reprised his role of (Cordell) Walker: Texas Ranger, teaming up w/the Eppes bros & the rest of the Southern Cal FBI task force. Hey it worked when Walker crossed over w/the very short lived Martial Law (which had completely different exec producers & production cos – Walker: Sony-Tri Star & ML: 20th Century Fox) a decade ago. Besides it’s Chuck Norris & he could guest appear under that character in any CBS show even in modern day primetime. Everything that guy touches turns to gold.
18. April 2010 at 8:24 pm
Boy am I glad CBS has the best comedys & dramas in its lineup even though I don’t watch many of them. In addition I’m thankful that CBS doesn’t air crap like Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy or Private Practice, all which I hate w/an utter passion. Those shows have absolutely no business being on primetime TV. They’re all flippin soap operas & soaps are ruining TV as a whole. PTL 4 CBS!!!
15. July 2010 at 9:48 pm
Terry Hatcher is still the prettiest and sexiest actress in Desperate Housewives*,-
16. July 2010 at 6:19 pm
@Sophie Wilson:
Uh newsflash! Last time I checked this was CBS, not ABC, & “Desperate Housewives” is on ABC, not CBS. So find yourself an ABC thread & post there. Don’t waste our time here. And BTW who cares about “Desperate Hosebags” anyway?! Way I see it, Teri Hatcher, Eva Longoria-Parker & Marcia Cross are all gonna hold out on their contracts which will make it impossible to renegotiate their contracts, forcing that show into cancellation which I hope does happen. When it does happen, I can finally rejoice & be glad! I’ve had enough of that stupid show & its sacreligious “Thou Shalt Commit Adultery” message. If not for that piece of crap we’d never have had to worry about all these “Real Hosebags” reality shows & such. You wanna post about “D-Hosebags” then go to an ABC thread & knock yourself out there. ABC sucks – Time to end “Desperate Hosebags” once & for all!! CBS is #1!!!!