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Snap Judgements: THREE RIVERS, ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE, THE GOOD WIFE & NCIS: LOS ANGELES

theTVaddict — Thu, 21 May 2009 16:20:35 +0000

THREE RIVERS
According to the official CBS description: THREE RIVERS is a medical drama that goes inside the emotionally complex lives of organ donors, the recipients and the surgeons at the preeminent transplant hospital in the country where every moment counts.

According to this TV Addict: With apologies to his legions of dedicated, passionate and very vocal fanbase, Alex O’Loughlin deserves far better than a re-tread of a failed TNT medical drama (see: HEARTLAND starring EVERWOOD alum Treat Williams)

ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE
According to the official CBS description: ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE is a comedy starring Golden Globe Award winner Jenna Elfman as Billie, a single woman who finds herself ‘accidentally’ pregnant after a one-night stand with a much younger guy, and decides to keep the baby and the guy.

According to this TV Addict: It’s KNOCKED UP the series! Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Especially when you surround the immensely likable Jenna Elfman with THE DAILY SHOW’s Larry Wilmore and UGLY BETTY’s criminally underused Ashley Jensen (Who we’re fairly confident saw more screen time in the above two minute preview than she did for most of BETTY’s third season.)

THE GOOD WIFE
According to the official CBS description: THE GOOD WIFE is a drama starring Emmy Award winner Julianna Margulies as a wife and mother who must assume full responsibility for her family and re-enter the workforce after her husband’s very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail.

According to this TV Addict: Turning this run-of-the-mill legal procedural from good to great is the supporting cast which includes GILMORE GIRLS’ Matt Czuchry and SPORTS NIGHT’s Josh Charles.

NCIS: LOS ANGELES
According to the official CBS description: NCIS: LOS ANGELES is a drama about the high stakes world of undercover surveillance at the Office of Special Projects (OSP), a division of NCIS that is charged with apprehending dangerous and elusive criminals that pose a threat to the nation’s security.

According to this TV Addict: ZZZzzzZZZzzzZZZzzz.

CBS Unveils Their Fall 2009 Schedule

theTVaddict — Wed, 20 May 2009 13:44:51 +0000

CBS, the network that has yet to meet a procedural it couldn’t turn into a ratings smash continued to play to their strength this morning by announcing the addition of three new ones to their 2009 Fall schedule. Joining THE MENTALIST (which is moving to Thursday at 10PM), CRIMINAL MINDS, COLD CASE and their 37 CSI spin-offs is the NCIS spinoff titled LOS ANGELES, the Juliana Margulies legal drama THE GOOD WIFE and THREE RIVERS — a medical drama starring some guy [Alex O'Loughlin] who fans may remember from that Vampire show MOON-something-or-other (Now, will you stop emailing us to Save MOONLIGHT!?)

On the comedy front comes the much buzzed about Jenna Elfman laugher ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE and a shuffling of the deck chairs on Monday night with HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER moving to 8PM and THE BIG BANG THEORY being awarded CBS’ most coveted time-slot, the big 9:30PM slot following TWO AND A HALF MEN.

Snap Judgements to come, but until then, check out the full CBS schedule after the jump.

MONDAY
8:00 PM: HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
8:30 PM: ACCIDENTLY ON PURPOSE
9:00 PM: TWO AND A HALF MEN
9:30 PM: THE BIG BANG THEORY
10:00 PM: CSI MIAMI

TUESDAY
8:00 PM: NCIS
9:00 PM: NCIS: LOS ANGELES
10:00 PM: THE GOOD WIFE

WEDNESDAY
8:00 PM: NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE
8:30 PM: GARY UNMARRIED
9:00 PM: CRIMINAL MINDS
10:00 PM: CSI:NY

THURSDAY
8:00 PM: SURVIVOR
9:00 PM: CSI
10:00 PM: THE MENTALIST

FRIDAY
8:00 PM: GHOST WHISPERER
9:00 PM: MEDIUM
10:00 PM: NUMB3RS

SATURDAY
8:00 PM: Crime Drama Repeat
9:00 PM: Crime Drama Repeat
10:00 PM: 48 HOURS

SUNDAY
7:00 PM: 60 MINUTES
8:00 PM: THE AMAZING RACE
9:00 PM: THREE RIVERS
10:00 PM: COLD CASE

MID-SEASON: MIAMI TRAUMA, THE BRIDGE, UNDERCOVER BOSS, ARRANGED MARRIAGE, RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

SUMMER: FLASHPOINT

UpFront 2009 Predictions: CBS Edition

theTVaddict — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:09:42 +0000

It’s May, which in case you didn’t know in TV land is kind of a big deal. Not only does it signify the end of the official television season, with the big five networks (ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX and the CW) beginning to roll out their big finales (see: our May 2009 calendar.) It also just so happens to be the start of something new. With next week marking the official start of the 2009 UpFronts where ABC, CBS, FOX, CW and NBC will unveil their fall schedule to advertisers at their annual UpFront Presentation.

But before they do, theTVAddict.com editorial team, led by our very own Ken-Tucker-in-training Aleks Chan will be posting our wish list for what we’d like to see announced.

Steady as she goes over at CBS, with its procedurals continuing to dominate in a crowded field (see: the season’s only bonafide hit THE MENTALIST) and its Monday night comedy lineup, led by THE BIG BANG THEORY, showing some serious strength against very stiff competition. CBS may not draw a lot of eyeballs in search of unconventional programming (or, under the age of 50), but when 12 of the top 20 shows (for the week ending on May 10, 2009) belong to the Tiffany network, who are we to argue with success?

What We’d Like to See:
An hour long drama that doesn’t involve some sort of weekly gruesome murder that may-or-may-not-be ripped from the headlines. But since that probably won’t happen, and if it did, would more likely then not be short-lived (see: SWINGTOWN), we’ll stick with trumpeting the comedic prowess of Julia Louis-Dreyfus and THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE, the net’s best comedy next to HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER and the underrated GARY UNMARRIED, which gets serious points from us for offering up a television rarity: Child actors (Ryan Malgarini and Kathryn Newton) that don’t have us wishing Gary was sterile.

What Will Probably Happen:
CBS will continue their conservative, albeit winning ways by using their already established hits to launch eerily similar ones. In the comedy department, expect CBS to use their most popular show, TWO AND A HALF MEN to help launch either the highly buzzed about Jenna Elfman vehicle ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE or the Jason Biggs starrer HAPPINESS ISN’T EVERYTHING. While on the drama front, fans of the aging and increasingly costly procedurals such as COLD CASE, THE UNIT and/or WITHOUT A TRACE should probably brace for one or two of them to vanish, you guessed it… without a trace in an effort to make room for Alex O’Loughlin, Juliana Margulies and/or Chris O’Donnell; All of whom have their very own produce-by-numbers CBS procedural waiting in the wings.

Good News, Bad News: CBS, MOMMA’S BOYS & CANADIAN IDOL

theTVaddict — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:06:43 +0000

Good News: CBS is attempting to snag the rights to the 2014 and 2016 Olympics from NBC. Bad News: We’re not so sure how we feel about their rebranding strategy, “CSI: Olympics” [Source]

Good News: MOMMA’S BOYS, NBC’s latest stab at reality show success tanked in the ratings. Bad News: Yet still managed to do better than ELI STONE among the highly coveted 18-34 demographic. [Source]

Good News: As a result of the sagging economy, CTV is giving CANADIAN IDOL a rest this season. Bad News: The economy has yet to sag low enough to give host Ben Mulroney a rest. Who will still remain gainfully employed at E!Talk Daily. [Source]

Did CBS Miss The Vampire Bandwagon?

theTVaddict — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:33:39 +0000

Here are five words this TV Addict never expected to write: Perez Hilton has a point.

In his recent post titled, ‘Vampires Are In’ the reigning queen of celebrity gossip sights the 3.5 million copies being printed for Stephanie Meyers fourth and final installment of the TWILIGHT series BREAKING DAWN, the upcoming September premiere of Alan Ball’s [SIX FEET UNDER] highly anticipated new HBO series TRUE BLOOD and the TWILIGHT movie set to hit the big screens in December as proof positive that vampires are the new boy wizards.

Leading us to wonder aloud — with interest in Vampires seemingly at an all-time high — could CBS have cancelled MOONLIGHT at a worse time?

Meet The GREATEST CANADIAN DOG

theTVaddict — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:45:45 +0000

I’m going to pretend that the only reason this TV Addict and his adorable sidekick ‘Mac’ weren’t called upon to guest star on CBS’ THE GREATEST AMERICAN DOG, premiering tonight on both CBS and E! in Canada, is because we’re Canadian.

And in case you’re wondering, yes, this post is simply an excuse to shamelessly show off the adorableness that is Mac.

CBS Announces 2008-2009 Premiere Dates

theTVaddict — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:35:20 +0000

With CBS announcing the premiere dates for their fall season today, this TV Addict can’t help but wonder how many minutes it will take for the first anti—CBS, pro—MOONLIGHT comment to appear under this post! Cue angry fans in 3…2…1…

Thursday, Sept. 18
8:00-9:00 PM, SURVIVOR (17th Installment Premiere)

Monday, Sept. 22
8:00-8:30 PM, THE BIG BANG THEORY (2nd Season Premiere)
8:30-9:00 PM, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (4th Season Premiere)
9:00-9:30 PM, TWO AND A HALF MEN (6th Season Premiere)
9:30-10:00 PM, WORST WEEK (Series Debut)
10:00-11:00 PM, CSI: MIAMI (7th Season Premiere)

Tuesday, Sept. 23
8:00-9:00 PM, NCIS (6th Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM, THE MENTALIST (Series Debut)
10:00-11:00 PM, WITHOUT A TRACE (7th Season Premiere)

Wednesday, Sept. 24
8:00-8:30 PM, …OLD CHRISTINE (4th Season Premiere)
8:30-9:00 PM, PROJECT GARY (Series Debut)
9:00-10:00 PM, CRIMINAL MINDS (4th Season Premiere)
10:00-11:00 PM, CSI: NY (5th Season Premiere)

Saturday, Sept. 27
8:00-9:00 PM, CRIMETIME SATURDAY
9:00-10:00 PM, CRIMETIME SATURDAY
10:00-11:00 PM, 48 HOURS MYSTERY (Season Premiere)

Sunday, Sept. 28
7:00-8:00 PM, 60 MINUTES (41st Season Premiere)
8:00-9:00 PM, THE AMAZING RACE (13th Edition)
9:00-10:00 PM, COLD CASE (6th Season Premiere)
10:00-11:00 PM, THE UNIT (4th Season Premiere)

Friday, Oct. 3
8:00-9:00 PM, GHOST WHISPERER (4th Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM, THE EX LIST (Series Premiere)
10:00-11:00 PM, NUMB3RS (5th Season Premiere)

Thursday, Oct. 9
9:00-10:00 PM, CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (9th Season Premiere)
10:00-11:00 PM, ELEVENTH HOUR (Series Debut)

CBS Gets its End of Season Report Card

theTVaddict — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:54:47 +0000

CBS, the network that has yet to meet a procedural it couldn’t turn into a ratings smash continued to play to their strength by adding three new ones to their just announced Fall schedule. Joining THE MENTALIST (which is moving to Thursday at 10PM), CRIMINAL MINDS, COLD CASE and their 37 CSI spin-offs is the NCIS spinoff titled LOS ANGELES, the Juliana Margulies legal drama THE GOOD WIFE and THREE RIVERS — the medical drama starring some guy who fans may remember from that Vampire show MOON-something-or-other (Now, will you stop emailing us to Save MOONLIGHT!?)

On the comedy front comes the much buzzed about Jenna Elfman laugher ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE and
the a shuffling of the deck chairs on Monday night with HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER moving to 8PM and THE BIG BANG THEORY moving over to 9:30PM.