Fun With Schedules: CBS Edition
May 12, 2008 1:34 PM
One of the TV industry’s favorite games is trying to figure out the CBS fall schedule. The network is notorious for its “cone of silence” during upfront week, making it hard for reporters, agents and other executives to figure out where the network plans to put all of its puzzle pieces.
While venturing a guess about the CBS schedule has resulted in heartbreak for many folks over the years, that hasn’t stopped TV types from taking a chance. Indeed, one veteran industryite did just that during a recent lunch with a TelevisionWeek editor.
This person’s guess sounds as good as any, so we’re printing it here. We’ll rate the accuracy of the prediction later this week.
Here goes nothing:
MONDAY: “The Big Bang Theory,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “Two and a Half Men,” “Project Gary,” “CSI: Miami.”
TUESDAY: “NCIS,” “The Mentalist,” “Without a Trace”
WEDNESDAY: “The New Adventures of Old Christine,” “Rules of Engagement,” “Criminal Minds,” “CSI: New York”
THURSDAY: “Survivor,” “CSI,” “Eleventh Hour”
FRIDAY: “Ghost Whisperer,” “The Unit” or “Harper’s Island,” “Numbers”
SATURDAY: Repeats
SUNDAY: “60 Minutes,” “The Amazing Race,” “The Ex-List,” “Cold Case”
While the potential schedule seems solid, the lighter tone of “The Ex-List” might make it an interesting fit with comedies on Wednesday night.
—Josef Adalian
While venturing a guess about the CBS schedule has resulted in heartbreak for many folks over the years, that hasn’t stopped TV types from taking a chance. Indeed, one veteran industryite did just that during a recent lunch with a TelevisionWeek editor.
This person’s guess sounds as good as any, so we’re printing it here. We’ll rate the accuracy of the prediction later this week.
Here goes nothing:
MONDAY: “The Big Bang Theory,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “Two and a Half Men,” “Project Gary,” “CSI: Miami.”
TUESDAY: “NCIS,” “The Mentalist,” “Without a Trace”
WEDNESDAY: “The New Adventures of Old Christine,” “Rules of Engagement,” “Criminal Minds,” “CSI: New York”
THURSDAY: “Survivor,” “CSI,” “Eleventh Hour”
FRIDAY: “Ghost Whisperer,” “The Unit” or “Harper’s Island,” “Numbers”
SATURDAY: Repeats
SUNDAY: “60 Minutes,” “The Amazing Race,” “The Ex-List,” “Cold Case”
While the potential schedule seems solid, the lighter tone of “The Ex-List” might make it an interesting fit with comedies on Wednesday night.
—Josef Adalian
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Comments (1)
Just wondering if CBS has announced any new reality shows yet. I've heard rumors of a show called "Breakout" which sounded really interesting to me. Has anyone heard anything about it?
Posted by Will Babbish | May 13, 2008 1:40 PM