CBS Announces April And May Schedule Changes

Time to readjust your DVRs folks!

"Harper's Island " Relocates to Saturday, 9:00 PM, May 2.

"Rules of Engagement" and "The New Adventures of Old Christine" to Be Broadcast Wednesday, May 13, 8:00-9:00 PM.

"CSI: NY" Season Finale To Be Broadcast Thursday, May 14, 10:00 PM, following the Season Finale of "CSI".

"The New Adventures of Old Christine" and "Gary Unmarried" Season Finales move to Wednesday, May 20.

Two-Hour "Criminal Minds" Finale To Air Wednesday, May 20, 9:00-11:00 PM.

TwoCents 2008 Fall Preview - Wednesdays (CBS)

Comedies, Criminals and CSI in the City on Wednesdays on CBS...

Show: New Adventures of Old Christine
Premiere Date: Sept 24
Time: 8:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: Caitlin
Starring: Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine Campbell, Clark Gregg as Richard, Hamish Linklater as Matthew, Trevor Gagnon as Ritchie, Emily Rutherfurd as New Christine, Tricia O'Kelley as Marly, Alex Kapp Horner as Lindsay, Wanda Sykes as Barb.
Premiere Description: Christine proposes to save her best friend, Barb, from being deported to the Bahamas , by marrying her. Meanwhile, Richard attempts proposing marriage to New Christine, on the fourth season premiere.

Show: Gary, Unmarried (NEW)
Premiere Date: Sept 24
Time: 8:30PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Starring: Jay Mohr as Gary Brooks, Paula Marshall as Allison Brooks, Jaime King as Vanessa Flood, Ryan Malgarini as Tom Brooks, Kathryn Newton as Louise Brooks, Al Madrigal as Dennis Lopez, Ed Begley Jr as Dr. Walter Krandall.
Premiere Description: Gary comes to terms with the news of his ex-wife's engagement, while trying to navigate fatherhood and a new love interest of his own, on the series premiere.

Show: Criminal Minds
Premiere Date: Sept 24
Time: 9:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Starring: Joe Mantegna as David Rossi, Thomas Gibson as Aaron Hotchner, Paget Brewster as Emily Prentiss, Shemar Moore as Derek Morgan, Matthew Gray Gubler as Dr. Spencer Reid, A.J. Cook as Jennifer "J.J" Jareau, Kirsten Vangsness as Penelope Garcia.
Premiere Description: When an SUV carrying members of the BAU explodes, the rest of the team fights to save their colleagues and catch the terrorists responsible for the bombing, on the fourth season premiere.

Show: CSI:NY
Premiere Date: Sept 24
Time: 10:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Writer: OPEN
Starring: Gary Sinise as Det. Mac Taylor, Melina Kanakaredes as Det. Stella Bonasera, Carmine Giovinazzo as Danny Messer, Eddie Cahill as Det. Don Flack, Anna Belknap as Lindsay Monroe, Hill Harper as Dr. Sheldon Hawkes, AJ Buckley as Adam Ross, Robert Joy as Dr. Sid Hammerback.
Premiere Description: In the aftermath of a bank heist gone bad, Mac wakes up in a submerged car with no memory of how he got there, on the fifth season premiere.

CBS Changes Up Their Premiere Dates

CBS announced dates for the fall premieres of its new and returning series, which include a pre-season debut for SURVIVOR: GABON and the launch of its Thursday and Friday drama series in early October. The Network will introduce the majority of its schedule beginning Monday, Sept. 22, the official start of the 2008-2009 season.

Continue Reading for More Info and Premiere Dates...

CBS Upfront Announcements - 08-09 Fall Schedule

CBS announced today its 2008-2009 Fall Primetime Lineup, featuring five new series — two comedies and three dramas — and the launch of a new comedy block on Wednesdays.

The new series include ELEVENTH HOUR, a dramatic thriller from producer Jerry Bruckheimer about a special advisor to the government who investigates scientific crises and oddities; THE MENTALIST, starring Simon Baker as a former celebrity psychic-turned- detective who uses his gifted skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve crimes; THE EX LIST, a sexy comedic drama about a 30-something woman who searches her past relationships to find her future husband; and the comedies PROJECT GARY, starring Jay Mohr and Paula Marshall as dueling ex-spouses and parents trying to move forward with new relationships; and WORST WEEK about a good guy who is always trying to do the right thing, yet something always goes wrong — especially when he's around his girlfriend's parents.

The freshman series will join 18 returning programs on the current CBS lineup.

CBS will return network television's Number One drama franchise — CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION; CSI: MIAMI, CSI: NY — the Number One comedy, TWO AND A HALF MEN; the Number One news magazine, 60 MINUTES; and two franchise reality series —SURVIVOR and the five-time Emmy Award-winning THE AMAZING RACE.

Also returning are: THE BIG BANG THEORY, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, NCIS, WITHOUT A TRACE, THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE, CRIMINAL MINDS, GHOST WHISPERER, NUMB3RS, COLD CASE, THE UNIT, 48 HOURS MYSTERY and CRIMETIME SATURDAY.

Continue Reading for Show Descriptions and Fall 08-09 Schedule...

CBS' Sweeps Plans

An unprecedented CSI and TWO AND A HALF MEN "writers' crossover," cliffhanger finales and the crowning of the Ultimate Survivor, are among the highlights of CBS's May sweeps.

A CSI investigating a murder at Charlie Harper's house? Grissom and the team investigating the mysterious death of a diva sitcom star? It's all part of a first-ever "writers' crossover," in which CSI's writers will pen an episode of TWO AND A HALF MEN and MEN's scribes will write an episode of CSI.

The May 5 episode of TWO AND A HALF MEN is written by CSI writers Sarah Goldfinger and Evan Dunsky from a story by CSI executive producers Carol Mendelsohn and Naren Shankar. The May 8 episode of CSI was written by Chuck Lorre and Lee Aronsohn, executive producers/writers of TWO AND A HALF MEN. (See show highlights below for complete storylines.)

Also in May, the winner of SURVIVOR: MICRONESIA — FANS VS. FAVORITES, will be crowned in a special two-hour broadcast followed by the live reunion show hosted by Jeff Probst; Drew Carey returns to host four new PRICE IS RIGHT MILLION DOLLAR SPECTACULAR primetime specials; and Reba McEntire hosts the 43RD ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS.

Continue to CBS's May sweep season highlights and finales...
(Note: episode descriptions could contain spoilers. If you don't want to know - DON'T CLICK.)

CBS Announces 11 Renewed Shows

CBS has renewed 11 series for next season in a move that will return 10 hours of the Network's primetime schedule and eight of the top 20 scripted series on television.

The 11 series are COLD CASE, CRIMINAL MINDS, CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, CSI: MIAMI, CSI: NY, GHOST WHISPERER, NCIS, NUMB3RS, freshman comedy THE BIG BANG THEORY, TWO AND A HALF MEN and WITHOUT A TRACE. They join the previously announced SURVIVOR, another top 20 program, and THE AMAZING RACE, which ranks among the top 30.

CBS ANNOUNCES RETURN OF ORIGINAL EPISODES OF COMEDY AND DRAMA SERIES

SERIES - ANTICIPATED RETURN - EXPECTED # OF NEW EPISODES

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER - March 17 - 9

THE BIG BANG THEORY - March 17 - 9

TWO AND A HALF MEN - March 17 - 9

CSI: MIAMI - March 24 - 8

COLD CASE - March 30 - 5

CRIMINAL MINDS - April 2 - 7

CSI: NY - April 2 - 7

CSI - April 3 - 6

WITHOUT A TRACE - April 3 - 6

GHOST WHISPERER - April 4 - 6

NUMB3RS - April 4 - 6

NCIS - April 8 - 7

MOONLIGHT - April 11 - 4

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT - April 14 - 6

SHARK - TBA - 4

* THE UNIT, CANE and SHARK are on previously announced hiatus to
accommodate the mid-season launches of BIG BROTHER, JERICHO and DEXTER.

**The drama series SWINGTOWN, which hasn't been scheduled yet, will also resume production.

TwoCents Fall Preview - Wednesdays (CBS)

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Show: Criminal Minds
Premiere Date: September 26th
Time: 9:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Returning Drama Rank: 17 of 25
TwoCents Staff Writer: TBD
Starring: Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness
Premiere Description: "Doubt" - After shutting the campus down, Gideon, Hotch and the BAU team create a detailed profile of their UnSub, but when the killings on campus continue after they take a suspect into custody, the team begins to doubt themselves, on the third season premiere of CRIMINAL MINDS.
New Face: Emmy Award nominee JOE MANTEGNA will join the cast of CRIMINAL MINDS starring as FBI Special Agent David Rossi, an original member of the Behavioral Analysis Unit who took early retirement to go on lecture and book tours, and has volunteered to return to the unit. Mantegna is scheduled to make his first appearance in the sixth episode of the season. "We are all THRILLED to have Joe Mantegna joining our family. He's an incredible actor, a genuinely nice person and, as a fellow Chicagoan, I can tell you he makes fantastic Italian Beef sandwiches and Chicago Style Hot Dogs," said Executive Producer Ed Bernero.

Show: CSI:NY
Premiere Date: September 26th
Time: 10:00PM EST
TwoCents Staff Returning Drama Rank: 12 of 25
TwoCents Staff Writer: TBD
Starring: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Eddie Cahill, Anna Belknap, Hill Harper, A.J. Buckley
Premiere Description: "Can You Hear Me Now?" - Mac and the team find human blood on the crown of the Statue of Liberty, leading them on a race against time to save a famous musician from death at the hands of a vigilante, on the fourth season premiere of CSI: NY
New Face: A.J. BUCKLEY will become a series regular after recurring for two seasons as Adam Ross, a CSI Tech guru out of Seattle. Specializing in Computer Forensics, Ross is the go-to scientist for the latest technological applications needed to solve crimes in Manhattan. "He was hired by Mac Taylor to stay 'one step ahead' of the criminals in New York City , who often use more complicated technology than the average crime lab in the country. Therefore, Ross is the X-factor in crime solving and necessary 'ringer' to fight the most complex and sophisticated crimes," said Anthony E. Zuiker, Creator and Executive Producer of the CSI Franchise.

A.J. Buckley Officially on the CSI Payroll

A.J. Buckley joins the cast of CSI: NY as a series regular, after recurring for two seasons as gifted lab technician "Adam Ross," who specializes in the analysis of trace evidence.

A.J. Buckley's television credits include "Without A Trace" and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" on the Network, and "Entourage." His feature film credits include "The Last Sin Eater" and "Happy Feet."