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CBS Released Their 2016-2017 Fall Schedule

CBS announced their new fall schedule and it has some shows on the move – sounds like they’re putting their faith in Kevin James, too.  His show (KEVIN CAN WAIT) will launch behind TBBT but will anchor Monday nights (assuming it makes it that far) in the Spring!  Check out the schedule – new shows in red; shows on the move in blue! All times Eastern and PM. Sunday: 8-9 – NCIS: LOS ANGELES 9-10 – MADAM SECRETARY 10-11 –

CBS Answers Long-Awaited Renewal Questions

As CBS unveiled its new series for the 2015-16 television season’s lineup at the Upfronts in New York City, it announced the renewal of 22 returning favorites. Among them were the Lenkov/Orci/Kurtzman-driven Hawaii Five-0 and the Tom Selleck helmed Blue Bloods, both returning for a fifth season, both airing on Friday night. Because of the ratings dip for both these series, particularly Hawaii Five-0, a return was questionable. However, with a 9.48 million viewership average for the season, Five-0 (the

First Look: New CBS Drama CODE BLACK

WHAT IS IT? CODE BLACK – based on the award-winning documentary by Ryan McGarry, is a heart-pounding medical drama that takes place in the busiest, most notorious ER in the nation, where the staggering influx of patients can outweigh the limited resources available to the extraordinary doctors and nurses whose job is to treat them all – creating a condition known as Code Black. At the heart of the ER’s controlled chaos is Residency Director Dr. Leanne Rorish (Academy Award winner

First Look: New CBS Comedy LIFE IN PIECES

WHAT IS IT? LIFE IN PIECES – a single-camera comedy about one big happy family and their sometimes awkward, often hilarious and ultimately beautiful milestone moments as told by its various members. Of the three siblings, middle child Matt (Thomas Sadoski) may have just found his true love, his co-worker, Colleen (Angelique Cabral); his coddled youngest brother, Greg (Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominee Colin Hanks), and his wife, Jen (Zoe Lister Jones), are overwhelmed by the birth of their first

First Look: New CBS Comedy ANGEL FROM HELL

WHAT IS IT? ANGEL FROM HELL – stars Golden Globe and multiple Emmy Award winner Jane Lynch in a single-camera comedy about Amy (Lynch), a colorful, brassy woman who insinuates herself into Allison’s (Maggie Lawson) organized and seemingly perfect life, claiming to be her “guardian angel.” Allison is an intense, driven doctor who is sure that Amy is just an inebriated, outspoken nut, until every one of her warnings proves true. Cautioned by Amy not tell anyone about her, Allison can’t

First Look: New CBS Drama LIMITLESS

WHAT IS IT? LIMITLESS – based on the feature film, is a fast-paced drama about Brian Finch (Jake McDorman), who discovers the brain-boosting power of the mysterious drug NZT and is coerced by the FBI into using his extraordinary cognitive abilities to solve complex cases for them. Working closely with Brian in the major case squad in New York City is Special Agent Rebecca Harris (Jennifer Carpenter), a formidable investigator with a dark past, and Special Agent Boyle (Hill Harper), a

First Look: New CBS Drama SUPERGIRL

WHAT IS IT? SUPERGIRL – an action-adventure drama based on the DC Comics character Kara Zor-El (Melissa Benoist), Superman’s (Kal-El) cousin who, after 12 years of keeping her powers a secret on Earth, decides to finally embrace her superhuman abilities and be the hero she was always meant to be. Twelve-year-old Kara escaped the doomed planet Krypton with her parents’ help at the same time as the infant Kal-El. Protected and raised on Earth by her foster family, the Danvers, Kara

Upfronts 2015: CBS Announces Their 2015 Fall Schedule

When Thursday night football ends this season, CBS will be down to one night of comedy, putting new show SUPERGIRL in the Monday at 8/7c slot!  Any other big surprises?  Oh, Bradley Cooper will be in the LIMITLESS pilot and will recur, pending availability, so that’s fun!  And while CSI has officially been cancelled, there will be a two hour wrap up series finale movie on September 27, and Ted Danson is taking his character to CSI: CYBER! Returning shows

CBS Charters New Ground at Upfronts 2014

On Wednesday, CBS Upfronts announced a much-anticipated full year of original programming for its 2014-15 television season. Nina Tassler, Chairman of CBS Entertainment, and Kelly Kahl, Senior Executive VP of CBS Primetime, presented the 2014-15 lineup. Under the Dome, declared by President and Chief Executive Officer Les Moonves as the most watched new show of the past year, will premiere its second season on June 30, with an episode penned by Stephen King. New programming brings the likes of Oscar-winning

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