CBS Development Slate for 2007/2008 Season May 17, 2007 1:34 am
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in 2007/2008 TV Season, CBS, News, Television.trackback
Following you will find CBS’s current confirmed development slate for the 2007/2008 season.
For changes and updates, look at the bottom of this post.
Check out the Fall 2007 Programming Guide HERE!
Upfront presentation was presented on Wednesday, May 16 at Carnegie Hall.
Continue reading past the show listing and schedule below for CBS’s official press release from their upfront presentation.
NEW SHOWS
Drama
Cane
Moonlight (formerly titled Twilight)
Swingtown (mid-season)
Viva Laughlin
Comedy
Big Bang Theory
Reality
Do You Trust Me?
Kid Nation
Power of 10 (summer)
Click this link to view clips and learn more about the new shows.
CURRENT SHOWS
Renewed for 2007/2008
48 Hrs. Mystery
60 Minutes
The Amazing Race (mid-season)
Cold Case
Criminal Minds
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Miami
CSI: NY
Ghost Whisperer
How I Met Your Mother
Jericho (midseason or November at the earliest)
NCIS
The New Adventures of Old Christine (mid-season)
Numb3rs
Rules of Engagement
Shark
Survivor
Two and a Half Men
The Unit
Without a Trace
Canceled
3lbs.
Armed & Famous
The Class
Close to Home
The King of Queens
Pirate Master
Rock Star
Smith
To Be Determined
Big Brother (S)
CBS PRIMETIME SCHEDULE FOR FALL 2007-08 (From CBS Press Release)
CBS TELEVISION NETWORK
2007-2008 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE
(N=New, NT=New Time, all times ET/PT)
MONDAY
8:00-8:30 PM HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
8:30-9:00 PM THE BIG BANG THEORY (N)
9:00-9:30 PM TWO AND A HALF MEN
9:30-10:00 PM RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
10:00-11:00 PM CSI: MIAMI
TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM NCIS
9:00-10:00 PM THE UNIT
10:00-11:00 PM CANE (N)
WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM KID NATION (N)
9:00-10:00 PM CRIMINAL MINDS
10:00-11:00 PM CSI: NY
THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 PM SURVIVOR
9:00-10:00 PM CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION
10:00-11:00 PM WITHOUT A TRACE (NT)
FRIDAY
8:00-9:00 PM GHOST WHISPERER
9:00-10:00 PM MOONLIGHT (N)
10:00-11:00 PM NUMB3RS
SATURDAY
8:00-9:00 PM CRIMETIME SATURDAY
9:00-10:00 PM CRIMETIME SATURDAY
10:00-11:00 PM 48 HOURS: MYSTERY
SUNDAY
7:00-8:00 PM 60 MINUTES
8:00-9:00 PM VIVA LAUGHLIN (N)
9:00-10:00 PM COLD CASE
10:00-11:00 PM SHARK (NT)
CBS’s official press release follows below.
- CBS ANNOUNCES 2007-2008 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE
Five New Series Added To America’s Most-Watched Network
New Shows Feature Diverse and Daring Concepts Including “VIVA LAUGHLIN,” Where Drama is Accented by Iconic Music; “CANE,” Starring Jimmy Smits as the Head of a Powerful South Florida Cuban Family; “MOONLIGHT,” a Romantic Thriller with a New Twist on the Vampire Legend;
“THE BIG BANG THEORY,” a Comedy About Genius Geeks; and “KID NATION,” a New Reality Series Where 40 Kids Try to Build a New Society in an Abandoned Ghost Town
Seventeen Current Series Return to a Lineup
That Features More Time Period-Winning Programs Than Any Other Network
“THE AMAZING RACE” and “THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE” Picked Up for Mid-Season Along with the New Drama “SWINGTOWN”
Game Show “POWER OF 10,” Hosted by Drew Carey, Ordered for Summer
CBS announced today its 2007-2008 Fall Primetime lineup, featuring five new series – one comedy, three dramas and one reality program.
These freshman series will join 17 returning programs on the current CBS lineup, which will win the 2006-2007 season in viewers and adults 25-54, continuing the Network’s multi-year winning streak.
The five new series feature bold and creative concepts, including Viva Laughlin, where drama is accented by iconic music; Cane, starring Jimmy Smits as the head of a powerful South Florida Cuban-American family; Moonlight, a romantic thriller with a new twist on the vampire legend; The Big Bang Theory, a comedy about genius geeks from “Two and A Half Men” co-creator Chuck Lorre; and KID NATION, a reality series where 40 kids will try to build a new society in an abandoned ghost town.
“We approached our development this year with a specific goal in mind – to be daring and different,” said Nina Tassler, President, CBS Entertainment. “The Fall and mid-season series we have selected offer creativity and variety with great potential to excite and surprise television audiences everywhere.”
These new shows will be woven into a deep and successful lineup that returns more series and has more time period-winning programs than any other network. CBS will return television’s Number One drama and scripted program, CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION; the Number One comedy, TWO AND A HALF MEN; the Number One new comedy, RULES OF ENGAGEMENT; the Number One news magazine, 60 MINUTES; and the premiere reality series, SURVIVOR.
Also returning are: HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, CSI: MIAMI, NCIS, THE UNIT, CRIMINAL MINDS, CSI: NY, WITHOUT A TRACE, GHOST WHISPERER, NUMB3RS, COLD CASE and SHARK, as well as 48 HOURS: MYSTERY and CRIMETIME SATURDAY.
The new 2007-2008 schedule is:
On Monday, CBS adds a new series to television’s top rated comedy lineup. HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, with a young and loyal audience, returns at 8:00 PM, paired with the new genius comedy THE BIG BANG THEORY at 8:30 PM to form a young adult comedy block. From 9:00-10:00 PM, CBS returns television’s top comedy, TWO AND A HALF MEN, followed by the Number One new comedy, RULES OF ENGAGEMENT. At 10:00 PM, CSI: MIAMI, the night’s Number One scripted series, returns for its sixth season.
On Tuesday, the Top 20 hit NCIS and THE UNIT return from 8:00-10:00 PM. This successful two-hour drama block will serve as a launching pad for the stylish new drama CANE at 10:00 PM.
On Wednesday, CBS returns its successful duo of CRIMINAL MINDS and CSI: NY from 9:00-11:00 PM. Earlier in the evening at 8:00 PM, the network will try something very different with a new reality series, KID NATION, starring 40 remarkable kids attempting to prove they can form a functioning society in an abandoned New Mexico ghost town, where their adult predecessors failed.
On Thursday, CBS returns one of television’s top dramas, WITHOUT A TRACE, to 10:00 PM, joining forces once again with the time period-winning SURVIVOR at 8:00 PM and CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, television’s Number One drama, at 9:00 PM.
CBS will again use an established series as a launch pad for a new one on Friday. GHOST WHISPERER opens at 8:00 PM as a compatible lead-in to the new romantic thriller MOONLIGHT at 9:00 PM, followed by the return of the time period-winning drama NUMB3RS at 10:00 PM.
Saturdays will feature CBS’s CRIMETIME programming from 8:00-10:00 PM, followed by 48 HOURS: MYSTERY, the night’s top-rated program.
On Sunday, CBS will once again open with 60 MINUTES, the perennial Number One newsmagazine on television. At 8:00 PM, CBS will make one of its biggest moves with one of its boldest new shows, VIVA LAUGHLIN, a drama with music, based on the British hit “Viva Blackpool.” From 9:00-11:00 PM, the network will program a two-hour block of successful crime and justice with the growing COLD CASE and the sophomore series SHARK.
In addition to the new series for Fall, the network announced the pick up of three programs for midseason, including the four-time Emmy Award-winning THE AMAZING RACE, the comedy THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE, starring Emmy Award winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and the provocative new drama SWINGTOWN.
The network also announced it has ordered the reality series POWER OF 10, hosted by comedian Drew Carey (“The Drew Carey Show”) for this summer.
The new comedy is:
THE BIG BANG THEORY is a comedy from the Emmy Award nominated Co-Creator and Executive Producer of “Two and a Half Men” Chuck Lorre, about brainy best friends Leonard (Johnny Galecki, “Roseanne”) and Sheldon (Jim Parsons “Judging Amy”), who can tell you anything you want to know about quantum physics, but when it comes to dealing with everyday life here on earth they’re lost in the cosmos. Neither fully understands that scientific principles don’t always apply in matters of the heart – until they meet their sexy new neighbor Penny (Kaley Cuoco, “8 Simple Rules…”), a friendly screenwriter/waitress from the midwest who also happens to be newly single. She quickly makes an impression on the other members of Leonard and Sheldon’s geek squad – Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg, “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip”), who portrays himself as the Casanova of Cal Tech, and fellow whiz kid Rajesh Koothrappali (Kunal Nayyar, “NCIS”), who is rendered speechless around anyone unprepared to converse about the Theory of Relativity or other scientific jargon. The chemistry between this gaggle of geniuses and a delightful damsel is about to undergo a stimulating series of inter-personal experiments. Multiple Emmy Award winner James Burrows (“Will & Grace”) directed the pilot. Lorre and Bill Prady (“Gilmore Girls,” “Dharma & Greg”) are executive producers for Warner Bros. Television.
The new dramas are:
Executive produced by Tony and Emmy Award winner Hugh Jackman (“The Boy from Oz,” “X-Men”), VIVA LAUGHLIN is a mystery drama with music about eternal optimist and freewheeling businessman Ripley Holden, whose sole ambition is to run a casino in Laughlin, Nev. Occasionally using upbeat contemporary songs to accentuate the drama and humor and advance the story, the series is based on the hit BBC show “Viva Blackpool.” Ripley (Lloyd Owen, “The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles”) is the ultimate gambler with an infectious personality who is on the brink of making a killing… just as soon as he opens his casino that’s nowhere near completion. When his financing suddenly falls through, the fearless and tenacious Ripley approaches his enemy – dashing, sarcastic, wealthy casino owner Nicky Fontana (Hugh Jackman) for help. Though the odds are stacked against him, Ripley doesn’t miss a beat, even when he becomes embroiled in a murder investigation after the body of his ex-business partner is found at his club. At home, Ripley uses his dry wit to adjust to the demands of his family: his gorgeous wife, Natalie (Madchen Amick, “ER”), wants more attention; his teenage daughter, Cheyenne (Ellen Woglom, “The O.C.”), wants his approval; and his son, Jack (Carter Jenkins, “Surface”), wants to help him at work. All of this adversity would defeat a lesser man, but for the outgoing and passionate Ripley there’s no such thing as bad news, only deals to be struck and wagers to be won in the intoxicating neon glow of Laughlin, where the cards are on the table, romance is in the air and lively music is on the stage. Eric Winter (“Wildfire”) and D.B. Woodside (“24”) also star. Directed by Gabriele Muccino (“The Pursuit of Happyness”). Golden Globe Award nominee Hugh Jackman, John Palermo (“X-Men: The Last Stand”), Bob Lowry (“Huff”), Paul Telegdy and Peter Bowker (“Viva Blackpool”) are executive producers for BBC Worldwide Productions, Seed Productions, CBS Paramount Network Television in association with Sony Pictures Television.
CANE stars Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Jimmy Smits (“The West Wing”) in an epic drama about the external rivalries and internal power struggles of a large Cuban-American family running an immensely successful rum and sugar business in South Florida. When the family patriarch, Pancho (Hector Elizondo, “Chicago Hope”), is offered a lucrative but questionable deal by his bitter adversary, the Samuels, to purchase thousands of acres of sugar fields, he’s faced with a tough choice: Should he cash out of the sugar business and focus solely on rum, which would please his impulsive natural son, Frank (Nestor Carbonell, “Lost”), or protect the family legacy that he built from the ground up by not selling, and side with his adopted son, Alex (Smits), who mistrusts the Samuels and still sees value in sugar. Alex and Frank’s approach to business is as different as their approach to life. While Frank might lose focus chasing women, Alex is deeply in love with his beautiful wife, Isabel (Paola Turbay, “Bailando por un Sueño”), who is also Pancho’s daughter. Married when she was just 17 years old, Isabel balances Alex by choosing not to involve herself in the business, focusing instead on their three children, who are determined to forge their own paths outside the family. For the Duques, will family allegiance come first or will their secrets and acrimonious conflicts over love, lust and control of the family fortune be their downfall? Eddie Matos (“General Hospital”), Rita Moreno (“West Side Story”), Michael Trevino (“The Riches”), Lina Esco (“CSI: NY”), Sam Carman (“Bones”), Alona Tal (“Veronica Mars”) and Polly Walker (“Rome”) also star. Cynthia Cidre (“The Mambo Kings”), Jonathan Prince (“American Dreams”), Jimmy Iovine (“8 Mile”) and Polly Anthony (“Lifehouse: Live in Portland!”) are the executive producers for ABC Studios in association with CBS Paramount Network Television.
MOONLIGHT, from prolific movie producer Joel Silver (“The Matrix,” Trilogy), is about Mick St. John (Alex O’Loughlin, upcoming “White Out”), a captivating “undead” private investigator who uses his acute vampire senses to help the living… instead of feeding on them. In an agonizing twist of fate, Mick was “bitten” 60 years ago by his new bride, the seductive and beguiling Coraline (Amber Valletta, “Hitch”). Immortal and eternally as young, handsome and charismatic as he was then, Mick is sickened by Coraline and other vampires who view humans only as a source of nourishment. With only a handful of undead confidantes for company, including deceitful ally Josef (Rade Serbedzija, “24”), Mick fills his infinite days protecting the living, and trying not to think about how his life would have been if he hadn’t followed his heart. However, after six decades of resisting, he wonders if it’s time to pursue the love of a mortal. He has his eyes on Beth Turner, a beautiful, ambitious reporter who has been covering the ongoing plague of unusual murders. But would Beth even consider giving up a normal life to be with him, and can Mick risk the pain of seeing himself as a monster in her eyes? As Mick lives between two realities, fighting his adversaries among the undead and falling in love with Beth, he knows he needs to figure out a reason to keep “living.” MOONLIGHT is directed by executive producer Rod Holcomb (“ER”). Joel Silver, Ron Koslow (“Birds of Prey”), Trevor Munson and Gerard Bocaccio are also executive producers for Warner Bros. Television.
The new reality series is:
KID NATION is a reality-based series in which 40 kids will have 40 days to build a new world – in a ghost town that died in the 19th Century. These kids, ages 8-15, will spend more than a month without their parents or modern comforts in Bonanza City, N.M., attempting to do what their forefathers could not – build a town that works. They will cook their own meals, clean their own outhouses, haul their own water and even run their own businesses – including the old town saloon (root beer only). They’ll also create a real government – four kid leaders who will guide the group through their adventure, pass laws and set bedtimes. Through it all, they’ll cope with regular childhood emotions and situations: homesickness, peer pressure and the urge to break every rule they’ve ever known. At the end of each episode, all 40 kids will gather at an old fashioned Town Hall meeting where they will debate the issues facing Bonanza City. They’ll show wisdom beyond their years and the unflinching candor that only kids can exhibit. There are no eliminations on KID NATION – you only go home if you want to. And in every Town Hall meeting, kids may raise their hands and leave. Will they stick it out? In the end, will these kids prove to adults everywhere (and their own parents!) that they have the vision to build a better world than the pioneers who came before them? And just as importantly, will they come together as a cohesive unit, or will they abandon all responsibility and succumb to the childhood temptations that lead to round-the-clock chaos? KID NATION is produced by Emmy Award winner Tom Forman (“Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”) for Tom Forman Prods. and Good TV, Inc.
The new summer reality series is:
POWER OF 10, hosted by award-winning comedian Drew Carey (“The Drew Carey Show”), is a high-stakes game that challenges contestants to guess the behaviors, opinions and lifestyle choices of the American public for the chance to win $10 million. POWER OF 10 polls thousands of people across the U.S. asking them, well, just about everything – from “What percentage of married Americans said they were virgins the day they got married?” to “What percentage of American’s believe they are smarter than the president?” Each week, contestants must decide if they have their finger on the pulse of the American majority and can accurately predict the results of these nationwide surveys. With the first question worth $1,000 and only five questions to answer, each one increasing 10 times in value, contestants participate in a potentially lucrative game where they just might walk away with $10 million. The higher they are on the money ladder, the closer they must be to the actual statistic. The studio audience and a friend can help them, but the final answer is theirs. Michael Davies (“Who Wants to be a Millionaire”) is executive producer for Embassy Row in association with Sony Pictures Television.
The new midseason series is:
SWINGTOWN, from the director of “Big Love” and “Rome,” peeks into the shag-carpeted suburban homes of the 1970s to find couples reveling in the sexual and social revolution that introduced open marriages, women’s liberation and challenged many conventional wisdoms. During this heady era of provocative change, Susan (Molly Parker, “Deadwood”) and Bruce Miller (Jack Davenport, “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”) move their family to an affluent Chicago suburb in search of a different sense of community, and they look forward to barbecues and get-togethers with their new neighbors, as well as a change of pace for their teenage daughter and pre-teen son. Enter Tom (Grant Show, “Melrose Place”) and Trina (Lana Parrilla, “24”) Decker, a striking, outgoing couple on the hunt who redefine the term “neighborhood watch.” After a mind-blowing evening with them, Susan and Bruce realize that couples in this town share much more than recipes, local gossip and a view of Lake Michigan, and are worlds apart from their former conservative neighbors, Janet (Miriam Shor, “Big Day”) and Roger (Josh Hopkins, “Brothers & Sisters”) Thompson. Susan’s loyal friend Janet is appalled by what she witnesses in this new neighborhood, while Roger, though dutiful to his wife, may be more intrigued than she knows. In a changing social climate – defined by its music, fashion and style – everyone in SWINGTOWN is confronted with personal choices, experimentation and shifting attitudes. Shanna Collins (“Wildfire”), Aaron Howles and Brittany Robertson (“Freddie”) also star. Mike Kelley (“The O.C.”) and director Alan Poul (“Six Feet Under”) are executive producers for CBS Paramount Network Television.
The following is the 2007-2008 CBS Television Network Primetime schedule”
CBS TELEVISION NETWORK
2007-2008 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE
(N=New, NT=New Time, all times ET/PT)
MONDAY
8:00-8:30 PM HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
8:30-9:00 PM THE BIG BANG THEORY (N)
9:00-9:30 PM TWO AND A HALF MEN
9:30-10:00 PM RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
10:00-11:00 PM CSI: MIAMI
TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM NCIS
9:00-10:00 PM THE UNIT
10:00-11:00 PM CANE (N)
WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM KID NATION (N)
9:00-10:00 PM CRIMINAL MINDS
10:00-11:00 PM CSI: NY
THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 PM SURVIVOR
9:00-10:00 PM CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION
10:00-11:00 PM WITHOUT A TRACE (NT)
FRIDAY
8:00-9:00 PM GHOST WHISPERER
9:00-10:00 PM MOONLIGHT (N)
10:00-11:00 PM NUMB3RS
SATURDAY
8:00-9:00 PM CRIMETIME SATURDAY
9:00-10:00 PM CRIMETIME SATURDAY
10:00-11:00 PM 48 HOURS: MYSTERY
SUNDAY
7:00-8:00 PM 60 MINUTES
8:00-9:00 PM VIVA LAUGHLIN (N)
9:00-10:00 PM COLD CASE
10:00-11:00 PM SHARK (NT)
Update #1: Added breakdown of what’s been renewed, what’s new and what show’s are currently in limbo. Some shows on the fate undetermined list are presumed dead, but haven’t officially been canceled yet. Those are marked with (C-Canceled). There may also be some shows on the list presumed safe, those are marked with (S-Safe).
Update #2: Added Cane, Moonlight, Swingtown and Viva Laughlin to the Drama list. Added Big Bang Theory, The Captain and I’m In Hell to the comedy list. Moved Power of 10 from rumored to picked up (Reality). Also, renewals seem more certain for How I Met Your Mother, The New Adventures of Old Christine and Rules of Engagement (Added S’s next to their To Be Determined listings). Source: Variety
Update #3: Moved Criminal Minds, Ghost Whisperer, Shark, and The Unit from the To Be Determined list to the Renewed for 2007/2008 list. Source: Hollywood Reporter
Update #4: On the cancellation front; moved Armed & Famous, The Class, Close to Home and Jericho from the Fate Undetermined list to the Canceled list. For the renewals: moved CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, NCIS, Numb3rs, and The Rules of Engagement from the To Be Determined list to the Renewed for 2007/2008 list. Source: Variety
Update #5: Moved How I Met Your Mother and The New Adventures of Old Christine
from the To Be Determined list to the Renewed for 2007/2008 list. Source: Hollywood Reporter
Update #6: And here come the renewals: Moved 48hrs. Mystery, 60 Minutes, Cold Case, Two and a Half Men and Without A Trace from the To Be Determined list to the Renewed for 2007/2008 list. Moved The Amazing Race from the To Be Determined list to the Renewed for 2007/2008 list. Added a note to both The New Adventueres of Old Christine and The Amazing Race reflect the series coming back at mid-season. And the new shows?: Added a (mid-season) note to Swingtown, removed I’m In Hell and The Captain from the Comedy pickup’s list, added Kid Nation to the Reality pickup’s list.
Update #7: Added the official press release and 2007/2008 schedule from CBS’s upfronts presentation.
Update #8: Added a link below the new show pickups which will direct you to CBS’s 2007/2008 preview site where you can view clips and learn more about the upcoming shows.
Update: #9: Moved Rock Star from the To Be Determined to the Canceled list. Moved Jericho from the Canceled list to the Renewed for 2007/2008 list. Also added a note next to it signfying that the show will return either at midseason, or at the earliest, in November. Seven episodes were ordered, with the potential of more being added, depending on the shows ratings.
Update #10: Added Do You Trust Me? to the Reality list and moved Pirate Master back to the To Be Determined list.
Update #11: Removed Pirate Master from the To Be Determined list and moved it to the Canceled list. Here’s the article on the show’s official cancellation.
Update #12: Put Big Brother on the To Be Determined list and added an (S) next to it. The show is likely safe. Sorry for forgetting about it!
This post will be continually updated with new shows and schedules when announcements are made. For quick rundowns of the new series, follow this link to be directed to Variety’s Pilot Watch 2007 page for CBS.
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THE WORST THING I CAN SEE HAPPENING IS THE CANCELLATION OF THE FOLLOWING SHOWS: 48 HOURS MYSTERY, AMAZING RACE,CSI, CLOSE TO HOME, COLD CASE, CRIMINAL MINDS,2 1/2 MEN, THE UNIT, NCIS AND NUMBERS.
YOU’VE FINALLY GOTTEN SOME REALLY INTERESTING SHOWS AND NOW YOUR PONDERING CANCELLATION…I HOPE IT’S NOT TRUE.
PAT, just to make things clear. They aren’t pondering cancellation.
Most of those shows are almost definitely coming back. They simply have not yet been officially renewed, so they are on the Fate Undetermined list.
I’ll be making an update to this list in a moment. You’ll be happy on a few, no doubt.
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Too bad CBS didn’t have faith in Jericho, maybe if they would quit screwing with the schedules and allow a show to gain momentum ( like cheers, mash and others that had less than stellar ratings their first season) they wouldn’t have to spend so much time and effort in developing new shows. As Mel Brooks said in Blazing Saddles “:Gentlemen we must protect our phony baloney jobs…”
I completely agree. Like you said, taking a break completely killed the momentum of the show. 2-3M viewers failed to return with the show (most of them in the A18-49 demographic) and it never rebounded.
This is why we’ll be seeing fewer and fewer repeats next season (as evidenced by added orders for certain NBC shows such as Heroes and The Office).
Not any real surprises here other than the scheduling of Moonlight (essentially a revamp of Forever Knight?? [pun intended]). I thought Babylon Fields a fresher concept. Any word on the mid-season replacements in addition to Swingtown?
Looks like CBS played it safe in regards to pickup’s. I’m In Hell and The Captain were long rumored to be comedy pickup’s but they passed on both of them.
In addition to the new series Swingtown for the mid-season, the network will return another cycle of The Amazing Race and a new season of The New Adventures of Old Christine.
Its a shame that Jericho was canned. Its major flaw was the fact that its main audience were the ones there from the beginning. Its really hard to get interested in a show that is essentialy a long and continuing story.
I have to think that CBS will be picking at least another drama for midseason. They had to burn off 3 Lbs. too early this year, and I think that they will want another contingency.
The problem with Jericho was the problem facing every single sci-fi-esque show on television: its real fans are a minority, not a majority. Lost has shed much of its casual audience, Heroes showed similar signs after its hiatus, and Jericho just sadly had less audience to lose and happened to be on a network that can repeat CSI in a slot so well that “Good” isn’t good enough.
With the cancellation of Jericho and the move of Shark, CBS has been removed from any TIVo settings. Thanks to CBS for freeing up about 6 hours a week to me.
PLEASE bring back Jericho! I never cared too much for all the crime shows that CBS has and kept but Jericho was an adventure. I am a faithful Jericho fan, watching the show sometimes 3 times a week (thanks to DVR).
Why would they cancel “Jericho”..it was one of the best shows they had..is this a for sure thing or is there a possibility that it could be saved?
Jericho was one of the best shows of the season. I can not believe that they would cancel it. Hopefully another network will pick it up. I am getting so tried of CSI ( and the spin offs).
Jericho is definitely, for sure, canceled, and the chances of anyone other than Sci-Fi (Who themselves focus entirely on original programming and are unlikely to foot the budget for Jericho) even considering picking it up are nil.
Quality means nothing on CBS. They have too many high-performing shows (As much as we despise them) that they don’t need to keep around a low-rated series for the prestige of it. Jericho felt a sharp ratings decline when it returned from hiatus, and that immediately sealed its fate.
Memles has it pretty much right on. CBS doesn’t like to hold onto low-performing shows because they have many high-rated ones.
I’m sure they wanted to bring the show back (Jericho), but low ratings simply made it impossible for them to.
I’m very dissapointed in the cancellation of Jericho. I have never had a show that I looked forward to seeing each week as much as Jericho. It always seemed to me like that one hour of television went by faster than I wanted it to. I used on demand to watch episodes again and again while I waited for the next week’s installment. The cliff hanger leaves much to the imagination, and also left me wanting more. I’m not sure if CBS will have any Eddie Seidels on their hands, but I know some people are very upset by this decision.
On a seperate not, the show that will take Jericho’s timeslot, Kid Nation, sounds like an experiment in child cruelty. It seems like a horrible idea for a program. I have never been a fan of “reality” TV, but this one takes the cake as being a bad choice. If you gave me the choice of watching a dramatic series with a unique background/storyline or a “reality” show about a bunch of kids beating on each other in some misguided social experiment, I wouldn’t have to think about it for a second. Give me Jericho.
The cancellation of Jericho was a large mistake for CBS. They finally put a show on that holds peoples interest and they cancel it. I have no idea what goes through their minds but it sure is not what is in the peoples best interest. At Kid Nation time slot my family and I will be watching another network. Even my kids are upset with CBS for canceling Jericho.
Quality Show and CBS in the same sentence… They don’t know the meaning of quality. They cancel “Jericho”, a quality show and keep around such great shows as “The New Adventures of Old Christine”. Yea, CBS knows a lot about quality. The public outcry has to be so loud that they bring “Jericho” back. Sign the Jericho petition at http://www.petitiononline.com/09272006/petition.html or call CBS at 212-975-4321. There is a great series ending on the Jericho Wiki (if CBS doesn’t bring the show back) “Hawkins gets his bomb into New York and sets it off at CBS HQ”…
For you at CBS to complain the Jericho lost its audience momentum is ridiculous. Jericho lost nothing. Any momentum was taken from it by the corporate decision makers at Black Rock. When you remove a show for eleven weeks on a big three network you destroy any chance for its success. This is ino Sci Fi with its well known penchant for split seasons. They do you expect it, you plan for it. You at CBS dropped the show in November and said to watch for its renewal. That happened in the middle of February. Eleven weeks of dreck took Jericho’s place. My wife forgot half the characters and plotlines, and she liked the show.
If your point was to display how to kill a show you did a splendid job. It almost makes one believe that Jericho scared you. Hey it was about ordianry people and self sufficiency and self defense in apocalyptic times. Something the corporate and political leaders in America are not used to seeing displayed. Individual and community self reliance must not be encouraged. Couldn’t you have just accepted the story of hometown American valor and been satisfied by making the right the bad guys, as was about to happen. It would have at least kept the show in place.
Oh and as for complaining about derial shows and their drain on viewership, how are you folks going to explain what’s happening on theUnit next fall. No serial going on there is there? Or is Brown going to find Jonas and either bring him back or hook up with him to fight the baddies in two episodes?
But hey I’m a sucker for lost causes like Jericho. I once brought a sign to the old PoloGrounds asking the Mets to bring back Marv.So my expectations are low.
I am so disaapointed in CBS for cancelling the one show I can say that I really enjoy . I don’t watch TV except for Jericho and Heroes (NBC- guess who will be my new favorite channel if they renew Heroes – which is looking good I hear). The CSI shows and reality shows are apparently popular but it seems reasonable to keep one show that is unique and has a devoted audience. Last time I checked the ‘Save Jericho’ petition there were 17, 772 signatures and the numbers are rising by the hundreds per minute tonight. Clearly I am not alone in wanting to boycott CBS for this nasty turn. Check out the Jericho ‘wiki’ and sign the petition if you feel same and haven’t done so already! There may still be some hope.
Why Cancel Jericho it was the only show on CBS I watched. Oh well, time to call up my cable company and have CBS taken on my bill.
[…] of a cliffhanger. However, while I hate to rain on the parade of anger [Currently ongoing over at Your Entertainment Now], I feel the need to point out that Jericho’s failure is not just CBS’ fault, and no […]
The thing is that this turn isn’t really nasty at all. For better or for worse, the show was a failure at living up to its potential, and CBS has too many other shows sitting in the wings that, unlike NBC, it can chuck a drama that’s performing well and replace it without worry.
I enjoyed the show on occasion too, but I don’t think CBS is being unfair: if you want to make your case, however, I’ve posted why I think its cancellation is more than just. I apologize to Russ if my linking is too brazen, but I figure that this argument is often better suited less for comments boards and more for thorough analysis:
http://memles.wordpress.com/2007/05/16/network-upfronts-extravaganza-why-cbs-was-right-to-cancel-jericho/
No worries about the linking, Memles. It’s a finely written analysis on the situation, even though I don’t necessarily agree with it.
I personally disagree with a few aspects of it, but at the end of the day, regardless of how the ratings got so low, they were at a point where renewal didn’t seem to be a possibility.
It’s my opinion though that a lot of that decline can (and should) be laid squarely at CBS for the poor scheduling of the show. It’s become obvious (began to become more noticeable last year with Lost) that you can no longer take extended breaks/hiatuses with serialized television. While the show was never an amazing performer, it began the season with a 3.2 in A18-49, and left us in November with a solid 3.1.
It wasn’t until its return 11 weeks later that things began to look dim (a 2.3 in its return).
CBS could have handled the scheduling situation much better, and because they didn’t, the show was axed. Which is a shame because I really enjoyed the series.
Maybe they’ll pick up the George Lopez Show??
http://chicanonews.wordpress.com/2007/05/16/sitcoms-so-easy-even-a-caveman-have-one-just-not-a-mexican/
Russ, I actually agree with you to an extent…but what choice did they have? An extended hiatus is a reality of full seasons scheduling, there’s no way around it other than constant breaks in between new episodes which I argue would have been just as bad for the series. It still would have run into Idol, it still would have faced a great deal of challenges, and it still would have driven off many casual viewers.
If only Jericho had come a season later, when the newfangled Lost scheduling method has been proven flawed and the show could run for an entire half season uninterrupted…but it wasn’t. It was born in a time when a serial drama was supposed to be just like Prison Break and be able to weather that storm. CBS is responsible thanks to its inability to recognize the threat Idol posed, for perhaps not being hands on enough, but I don’t think that this was a huge oversight on their part. So, just like Kidnapped/Vanished/Smith before it, another serial drama bites the dust. It might sting a bit more than those, but it’s the exact same principles being applied.
I still prefer much better “Life on Mars” . BBC Rulez!
JERICHO PETITION for a second season:
http://www.petitiononline.com/09272006/petition.html
I am so glad King of Queens is canceled… finally. I am surprised to see Jericho on that list, but I suppose thats the way things go. I made a list of sites to watch episodes of any tv shows updated regularly.
Best Shows: The Office, Heroes, Lost.
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what yhe f*** are you thinking there are over about that many shows on TV.
After seeing Jericho canceled I refuse to even get started watching any of CBS’s other series they will probably just cancel anything I might find interest in.
I cannot believe they killed Close to Home. IMHO that was a stupid call on CBS’s part. The show was very good and I get a little sick of them having power base shows like this and just killing them and keeping sorry shows like How I met your brother. and I know CBS is doing big brother again but why is not listed
Please bring back Jericho!!! We love that show!! My mother stopped watching C.B.S ever since she found out you guys canceled it, and she used to watch alot of your shows. And if you can it would be great to see another year of Rock Star….please????
I’m really hoping “Swingtown” won’t be a watered down, vanilla society looking down their noses at those sexually liberated among us. I’m not sure this subjectmanner can be done justice on network television, without pissing off James Dobson etc. This sounds like a series best made by HBO or Showtime, especially to do to the subjectmatter justice. I hope it turns out well. I’ve been impressed with CSI:Las Vegas (Miami: Bleh) and Criminal Minds writting and style with difficult subject matter. I’m currently a member of a very large, elegant swingers club which was started by a husband & wife team during the 70s (you can still feel it in the decor) and I really hope that their mission of communication and love between partners above all pleasures of the flesh is not lost on the writters of this show. I hope they’ve either done their research, or have a firsthand knowledge of this vast community… 4 million strong, and growing.
I can’t believe they are cancelling Close To Home. I have from Indiana and it was nice to watch a show that was based in Indianapolis. I love that show. Please don’t cancel it.
I am very glad that “Shark” will be back for the 2007-2008 season.
I am not happy that it’s on Sundays, because CBS also broadcasts sports events.
This means trhat Shark will be late and yet broadcast in full when the basketbal season starts.
If another show during the week happens to get cancelled, perhaps the CBS schedule will be revised to move SHark into a weeknight slot.
Thanks agin CBS for allowing Shark, a truly great show, a second season.
when is the last season of Roseanne going to be relased
How I Met Your Mother on CBS Mondays at 8PM is one of my favorite TV comedies of all time.It is amazing that week after week the stories get better,the laughter and comedy last well after the show is finished at 8:30PM.It is a love story that is in reverse.It kind of brings back my teenage and early adult years.The writing continues to be strong episode after episode.I am very happy that CBS has real hit comedy every Monday night.The problem is more people should be watching this series.I believe CBS understands that for a long time viewers are used to mature comedies like Everybody Loves Raymond.Now CBS wants to slowly get younger audiences and yet not lose the core of their programing.The Big Bang Theory is next and I hope it does well.Keep on promoting How I Met Your Mother which already has a young loyal audience and I predict by early next year more than 10 million people will be watching the show.
I liked Jerico, if I could be home to watch it I also DVR’d it, that was a GREAT show. Say it is’t so to the cancellation of Jerico.
Jericho is safe. Refer to update #9 in the above article.
Pleas tell me Big brother is not cancelled.. ABSOLUTELY THE BEST SHOW ON TELEVISION!! I DO NOT KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO WITHOUT MY BIG BROTHER!
For some reason, I forgot to list Big Brother. The eighth season ends September 17th. An announcement hasn’t been made on whether or not there will be a ninth season, but it’s a solid summertime performer for the network, so odds are it’s safe.
I’ve added the show to the To Be Determined list with a (S) next to it, signifying that it’ll likely be renewed.
I’m really upset that Rockstar is cancelled. I was really looking forward to watching it. Please tell me that it’s coming back next year??
Please everyone who loves Jericho, email CBS at the link below. It’s the only way they will know how many people are really watching until they figure out a way to get rid of the antiquated Nielsen system. If you don’t have a box you don’t get counted. Also the DVD release of Season One goes on sale October 2nd. CBS will be watching those sales as well. I love this show and want it back for Season 3! Everyone worked so hard to get it back including you, let’s keep it where it belongs…..in your living room!
http://www.cbs.com/info/user_services/fb_global_form.shtml
Cancel “The Unit”
cancel all stupid reality shows like Kid Nation (what a dumb idea) and bring back rock Star like it`s the only show that displays real talent in singers/songwriters. Unlike American Idol which will just produce singers that don`t write there own music. (i know it`s not a CBS show but it`s producing more crap) Inxs became sucessful after season 1, way more i think then any American Idol winner I mean yeah SuperNova Flopped but i don`t think it was because of Lucas.
I’m really disappointed to hear Rock Star was cancelled……..it was an excellent show. Beats the heck out of all the others out there.
Seems everytime I just start enjoying a show someone cancels it and puts yet Another idiotic sitcom or reality program on instead. I don’t think TV people have any taste…….or sense at all anymore. TV programming really blows the last few years!!!!!