CBS ANNOUNCES 2013-2014 PRIME TIME SCHEDULE Network Introduces Five New Series for Fall and Three for Mid-Season America's Most-Watched Network Makes Big Moves in Comedy for Fall Four New Comedies Starring Robin Williams, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Will Arnett, Margo Martindale, Anna Faris, Allison Janney and Tony Shalhoub Network Creates a Two-Hour Comedy Block on Thursdays from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM New Suspense Thriller "Hostages" to Premiere Mondays at 10:00 PM in Fall, Building to Season Finale in January; New Action Drama "Intelligence" Moves into that Time Period in Mid-Season The Three Most-Watched Dramas on TV – "NCIS," "NCIS: Los Angeles," and "Person of Interest" – to All Air on Tuesday Night 20 Hit Series Return CBS unveiled today its new 2013-2014 schedule, featuring eight new series – five comedies and three dramas – to build on the strength of America's top-rated network. Five of the new series will premiere in the fall and three at mid-season. CBS will finish the current season as the top-rated network in viewers for the 10th time in 11 seasons, #1 in the adults 25-54 demographic and #1 in adults 18-49 for the first time since the 1991-1992 season. For next fall, the Network is increasing its comedy lineup with four new comedies, expanding its comedy block on Thursdays from 8:00-10:00 PM and creating an encore hour for comedy broadcasts on Saturdays. The new comedies are THE CRAZY ONES, a single-camera comedy from executive producer David E. Kelley starring Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar; THE MILLERS, a multi-generational family comedy from executive producer Greg Garcia starring Will Arnett, Margo Martindale, Beau Bridges and JB Smoove; MOM, an edgy family comedy from executive producer Chuck Lorre starring Anna Faris and Allison Janney; and WE ARE MEN, an ensemble single-camera comedy starring Tony Shalhoub, Kal Penn, Chris Smith and Jerry O'Connell. Two new dramas have been scheduled for Mondays at 10:00 PM. HOSTAGES, the serialized suspense thriller from executive producer Jerry Bruckheimer starring Toni Collette and Dylan McDermott, premieres in the fall, building to a season finale in January. Soon after, INTELLIGENCE, a high-octane action drama starring Josh Holloway, Marg Helgenberger (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) and Meghan Ory, moves into the time period for the remainder of the season. The freshman series will be joined by 20 returning shows including NCIS, the season's most watched show; THE BIG BANG THEORY, the season's #1 comedy in viewers and demos; 60 MINUTES, the season's #1 news magazine; and ELEMENTARY, the season's #1 new drama. The other returning series include: HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, 2 BROKE GIRLS, NCIS: LOS ANGELES, PERSON OF INTEREST, SURVIVOR, CRIMINAL MINDS, CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, TWO AND A HALF MEN, UNDERCOVER BOSS, HAWAII FIVE-0, BLUE BLOODS, 48 HOURS, THE AMAZING RACE, THE GOOD WIFE and THE MENTALIST. In addition, the proven hit returning comedy MIKE & MOLLY, starring Academy Award nominee Melissa McCarthy and Billy Gardell; the new steamy legal drama RECKLESS; and the new romantic comedy FRIENDS WITH BETTER LIVES are set for mid-season. The new 2013-2014 schedule is: On Monday, the veteran comedy HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER begins its climactic final season at 8:00 PM, providing a strong lead-in for the new single-camera ensemble comedy WE ARE MEN at 8:30 PM. The top-rated comedy of the night, 2 BROKE GIRLS, is at 9:00 PM, seamlessly leading into the new Chuck Lorre comedy MOM at 9:30 PM. At 10:00 PM, HOSTAGES will launch in the fall, building to a season finale in January. Soon after, INTELLIGENCE will take over the time period for the season. On Tuesdays, CBS makes a key scheduling move at 10:00 PM, creating a powerhouse lineup in which the three top-rated dramas on television now air on the same night. The most-watched series on television, NCIS, returns at 8:00 PM, followed by the #2-rated drama NCIS: LOS ANGELES at 9:00 PM. The #3-rated drama and fastest-growing series, PERSON OF INTEREST, caps the night at 10:00 PM. On Wednesday, CBS's strong lineup returns with the popular reality series SURVIVOR kicking off the night at 8:00 PM. The highest-rated drama of the night, CRIMINAL MINDS, returns at 9:00 PM, followed by the time-period-winning CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION at 10:00 PM. On Thursday, CBS is expanding its comedy lineup from 8:00-10:00 PM. The #1-rated comedy, THE BIG BANG THEORY, returns at 8:00 PM, giving a powerful lead-in to the new Will Arnett comedy THE MILLERS. THE CRAZY ONES, featuring the return to series television of the legendary Robin Williams, opens the new comedy hour at 9:00 PM, followed by the return of the #2-rated comedy on TV, TWO AND A HALF MEN, at 9:30 PM. The #1-rated new drama, ELEMENTARY, caps the night at 10:00 PM. On Friday, CBS moves an established drama to the middle of the lineup to strengthen a winning night. At 8:00 PM, the Emmy Award-winning and time period leader UNDERCOVER BOSS returns. The popular drama HAWAII FIVE-0 establishes a new beachhead at 9:00 PM, leading perfectly into BLUE BLOODS, the top-rated series of the night, at 10:00 PM. On Saturdays, CBS has another hour of comedy. COMEDYTIME will feature encore broadcasts of the Network's hit comedies at 8:00 PM, followed by the popular CRIMETIME programming at 9:00 PM, and the night’s top-rated broadcast 48 HOURS at 10:00 PM. On Sunday, CBS's critically acclaimed lineup returns intact with the top-rated, award-winning news magazine 60 MINUTES at 7:00 PM, followed by Emmy Award winner THE AMAZING RACE at 8:00 PM, the critical favorite THE GOOD WIFE at 9:00 PM and THE MENTALIST at 10:00 PM. The Comedies: WE ARE MEN is a single-camera comedy about four single guys living in a short-term apartment complex who unexpectedly find camaraderie over their many missteps in love. Carter (Chris Smith), the youngest and most recent addition to the group, moved in after being ditched at the altar mid-ceremony, and is now eager to re-enter the dating scene and get on with his life with some guidance from his "band of brothers": Frank Russo (Golden Globe and multiple Emmy Award winner Tony Shalhoub), a successful middle-aged clothing manufacturer and four-time divorcée who still fancies himself a ladies man; Gil Bartis (Kal Penn), a small business owner who was caught having the world's worst affair; and Stuart Strickland (Jerry O'Connell), a speedo-wearing OB/GYN who's hiding his assets until his second divorce is settled. Abby (Rebecca Breeds) is Frank's charming and attractive daughter, who stands as the one positive remnant from his failed relationships. Armed with a hot tub, pool-side barbeque and plenty of questionable advice, these losers in the marriage department take Carter under their wing to impart their own brand of wisdom about the opposite sex. Emmy Award winner Rob Greenberg, Eric Tannenbaum and Kim Tannenbaum are executive producers for CBS Television Studios. Rob Greenberg directed the pilot. MOM is a comedy from executive producer Chuck Lorre starring Anna Faris as a newly sober single mom raising two children in a world full of temptations and pitfalls, and multiple Emmy Award winner Allison Janney as her critical, estranged mother. Christy (Faris) is a waitress at a posh Napa Valley establishment who is four months clean and doing her best to be a good mom and overcome a history of questionable choices. Her sobriety is tested when Bonnie (Janney), her recovering alcoholic mom, reappears chock-full of passive-aggressive insights into Christy's many mistakes. Bonnie joins Christy's already complicated circle of relationships: her handsome, married boss – and lover – Gabriel (Nate Corddry); the restaurant's hot-tempered chef, Rudy (French Stewart); her pretty, 16-going-on-25-year-old daughter, Violet (Sadie Calvano); her sweet but overly honest son, Roscoe (Blake Garrett Rosenthal); her irresponsible ex-husband and Roscoe's father, Baxter (Matt Jones); and Violet's clueless boyfriend, Luke (Spencer Daniels). Christy tries to remain positive as she pursues her new path in life, but she faces an uphill battle, surrounded by a dubious support system – and a copious amount of dysfunction. Chuck Lorre and Eddie Gorodetsky ("Two and a Half Men" and "The Big Bang Theory") are executive producers for Chuck Lorre Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. Pamela Fryman directed the pilot. Gemma Baker co-wrote the pilot with Lorre and Gorodetsky. THE MILLERS stars Will Arnett as Nathan Miller, a recently divorced local roving news reporter looking forward to living the singles' life until his parents' marital problems unexpectedly derail his plans. After Nathan finally breaks the news of his divorce to his parents, Carol (Emmy Award winner Margo Martindale) and Tom (Emmy Award winner Beau Bridges), his father is inspired to follow suit and stuns the family when he leaves his wife of 43 years. Already in shock, Nathan is even more aghast when his meddlesome mom decides to move in with him. Meanwhile, his absent-minded dad imposes upon Nathan's sister, Debbie, her husband Adam and their daughter Mykayla (Eve Moon). Nathan's best friend and news cameraman, Ray (JB Smoove), was excited to be Nathan's wingman in the dating scene, but Carol manages to even cramp his style. Now, as Nathan and his sister settle in with their truly impossible parents, they both wonder just how long the aggravating adjustment period is going to last. Emmy Award winner Greg Garcia ("Raising Hope" and "My Name is Earl") is the executive producer of THE MILLERS for CBS Television Studios. Emmy Award winner James Burrows directed the pilot. Academy Award winner Robin Williams returns to series television in THE CRAZY ONES, a single-camera workplace comedy about a larger-than-life advertising genius whose unorthodox methods and unpredictable behavior would get him fired...if he weren't the boss. Simon Roberts (Williams) is the head of a powerful agency, with the biggest clients and brands in the world, but even more important to him is that his daughter Sydney (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is by his side. As his partner, Sydney is Simon's exact opposite – focused, organized and eager to make a name for herself, but also too busy parenting her father, which she'd resent if he wasn't so brilliant at what he does. Joining them in the firm are the dashing and talented Zach (James Wolk); art director Andrew (Hamish Linklater), who's as hard-working as he is neurotic; and the beautiful and deceptively smart assistant Lauren (Amanda Setton). With his team and his daughter behind him, Simon continues to set the advertising world on fire, and it looks like they are definitely buying what these crazy ones are selling. Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner David E. Kelley ("Ally McBeal" and "The Practice"), Bill D'Elia, Emmy Award winner Jason Winer ("Modern Family"), Dean Lorey, John Montgomery and Mark Teitelbaum are executive producers for Twentieth Century Fox Television. Jason Winer directed the pilot. The Drama: HOSTAGES, from executive producer Jerry Bruckheimer, is a high-octane suspense drama starring Emmy Award winner Toni Collette as a premiere surgeon thrust into a chilling political conspiracy when her family is taken hostage by rogue FBI Agent Duncan Carlisle (Dylan McDermott). Dr. Ellen Sanders (Collette) and her family are held captive in their home by Carlisle, a desperate man doing the wrong thing for the right reasons, who orders her to assassinate the President (James Naughton) when she operates on him. His highly skilled accomplices include his brother-in-law Kramer (Rhys Coiro), whose loyalty to Carlisle will be tested; quick-tempered and intimidating Archer (Billy Brown), an ex-military man with a razor-sharp tongue; and the only woman involved, Sandrine (Sandrine Holt), a mysterious last-minute replacement to the team. With her family's life in peril, Ellen faces an incomprehensible moral dilemma in order to save her overbearing husband Brian (Tate Donovan), her secretive daughter Morgan (Quinn Shephard) and her not-so-innocent son Jake (Mateus Ward). In this high-stakes standoff between Ellen and Carlisle, fraught with tremendous national and personal consequences, the choices between right and wrong become even more blurred. Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, Jeffrey Nachmanoff, Rick Eid, Omri Givon, Rotem Shamir and Chayim Sharir are executive producers for Jerry Bruckheimer Television in association with Warner Bros. Television. Mid-Season: INTELLIGENCE is a dramatic thriller starring Josh Holloway as a high-tech intelligence operative enhanced with a super-computer microchip in his brain. With this implant, Gabriel (Holloway) is the first human ever to be connected directly into the worldwide information grid and have complete access to Internet, WiFi, telephone and satellite data. He can hack into any data center and access key intel in the fight to protect the United States from its enemies. Leading the elite government cyber-security agency created to support him is Director Lillian Strand (Marg Helgenberger, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation), a straightforward and efficient boss who oversees the unit's missions. Strand assigns Riley Neal (Meghan Ory), a Secret Service agent, to protect Gabriel from outside threats, as well as from his appetite for reckless, unpredictable behavior and disregard for protocol. Other skilled members of the Cybercom team include Chris Jameson (Michael Rady) and Gonzalo "Gonzo" Rodriguez (James Martinez), two resourceful federal investigators. The brains behind the design of the chip is Dr. Shenendoah Cassidy (John Billingsley), whose son, Nelson (PJ Byrne), is jealous of Gabriel's prominent place in his father's life. As the first supercomputer with a beating heart, Gabriel is the most valuable piece of technology the country has ever created and is the U.S.'s secret weapon. Michael Seitzman, René Echevarria, Tripp Vinson, and David Semel (for pilot) are executive producers for ABC Television Studios in association with CBS Television Studios. RECKLESS is a sultry legal drama set in Charleston, S.C., where a gorgeous Yankee litigator and a charming Southern attorney must hide their intense mutual attraction as a police sex scandal threatens to tear the city apart. Jamie Sawyer (Anna Wood) is enviously cool, confident and armed with south-side-of-Chicago street-smarts as she takes on the good ol’ boys in the South. Her handsome courtroom rival, Roy Rayder (Cam Gigandet), a divorced father of two, embodies the Old South and is the newly minted City Attorney, thanks to his influential former father-in-law, Dec Fortnum (Gregory Harrison). When disgraced cop Lee Anne Marcus (Georgina Haig) hires Jamie to represent her in a lawsuit against the police department, Jamie and Roy discover that Lee Anne is at the epicenter of a sinister case with dire implications for the members of the Charleston P.D. Heading that department is Deputy Chief Holland Knox (Michael Gladis), a family man who radiates integrity. Working under him are Terry McCandless (Shawn Hatosy), a cocky and corrupt detective and Preston Cruz (Adam Rodriguez, CSI: Miami), Jamie's well-respected boyfriend who might not be all that he appears. Helping Jamie is her confidante and paralegal, Vi (Kim Wayans), an expert at digging up case-winning information. As Jamie and Roy spar in and out of the courtroom, dark secrets simmer behind every door and threaten to tarnish the genteel facade of seductive Charleston. Ian Sander, Kim Moses, Dana Stevens, Corey Miller and Catherine Hardwicke are executive producers for CBS Television Studios. Catherine Hardwicke ("Twilight") directed the pilot. FRIENDS WITH BETTER LIVES is a romantic comedy about six friends at different stages in their lives – married, divorced, newly engaged and single – who are outwardly happy, but secretly questioning if their friends have it better. Andi (Majandra Delfino) and Bobby (Kevin Connolly) are happily married with two kids but at times long for the days they had less responsibility and more fun; Will (James Van Der Beek) is newly single and preaching the bachelor lifestyle, but still pining for his ex-wife; Jules (Brooklyn Decker) and Lowell (Rick Donald) are high on their passionate new relationship; and Kate (Zoe Lister Jones) has a successful career but may take a swan dive into the L.A. River when she finds out her last remaining single friend, Jules, just got engaged. When it comes to relationships, these six friends are finding it a challenge to look at each other without wondering...who really has the better life? Dana Klein and Aaron Kaplan are executive producers for Twentieth Century Fox Television. Emmy Award winner James Burrows directed the pilot. TO BE CONTINUED...
CBS TELEVISION NETWORK 2013-2014 PRIME TIME 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 WE ARE MEN (N) 9:00-9:30 PM 2 BROKE GIRLS 9:30-10:00 PM MOM (N) 10:00-11:00 PM HOSTAGES (N) INTELLIGENCE (Mid-Season) (N) TUESDAY 8:00-9:00 PM NCIS 9:00-10:00 PM NCIS: LOS ANGELES 10:00-11:00 PM PERSON OF INTEREST (NT) WEDNESDAY 8:00-9:00 PM SURVIVOR 9:00-10:00 PM CRIMINAL MINDS 10:00-11:00 PM CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION THURSDAY 8:00-8:30 PM THE BIG BANG THEORY 8:30-9:00 PM THE MILLERS (N) 9:00-9:30 PM THE CRAZY ONES (N) 9:30-10:00 PM TWO AND A HALF MEN (NT) 10:00-11:00 PM ELEMENTARY FRIDAY 8:00-9:00 PM UNDERCOVER BOSS 9:00-10:00 PM HAWAII FIVE-0 (NT) 10:00-11:00 PM BLUE BLOODS SATURDAY 8:00-8:30 PM COMEDYTIME SATURDAY (N) 8:30-9:00 PM COMEDYTIME SATURDAY (N) 9:00-10:00 PM CRIMETIME SATURDAY 10:00-11:00 PM 48 HOURS SUNDAY 7:00-8:00 PM 60 MINUTES 8:00-9:00 PM THE AMAZING RACE 9:00-10:00 PM THE GOOD WIFE 10:00-11:00 PM THE MENTALIST Follow on Social Media: #WeAreMen Twitter: @WeAreMenCBS https://twitter.com/WeAreMenCBS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/We-Ar...93921597329638 Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/117643...82276460/posts Talent on Twitter: Kal Penn @KalPenn Jerry O'Connell @MRJerryOC Chris Smith @SmithChris #Mom Twitter: @MomCBS https://twitter.com/MomCBS Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mom/346495508788789 Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/107399...78020064/posts Talent on Twitter: Allison B. Janney @AllisonBJanney Nate Corddry @imnatecorddry Matt Jones @mattjonesisdead French Stewart @FrenchStewart Sadie Calvano @sadiecalvano #Hostages Twitter: @HostagesCBS https://twitter.com/HostagesCBS Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Hostages Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/100443...39584396/posts Talent on Twitter: Dylan McDermott @DylanMcDermott Mateus Ward @MateusWard #TheMillers Twitter: @TheMillersCBS https://twitter.com/TheMillersCBS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-M...61770387244445 Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/103985306508070978752/posts Talent on Twitter: Will Arnett @arnettwill JB Smoove @ohsnapjbsmoove #CrazyOnes (The Crazy Ones) Twitter: @CrazyOnesCBS https://twitter.com/CrazyOnesCBS Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Crazy-...79210512108577 Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/109970...86696435/posts Talent on Twitter: Robin Williams @robinwilliams James Wolk @JamesWolk EP Dean Lorey @deanlorey EP Bill D'Elia @billdelia #Intelligence Twitter: @IntelligenceCBS https://twitter.com/IntelligenceCBS Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Intell...51275248278640 Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/113390...66421767/posts Talent on Twitter: Meghan Ory @meghanrory Marg Helgenberger @Marghelgen Michael Rady @RadyMichael #Reckless Twitter: @CBS_Reckless https://twitter.com/CBS_Reckless Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Reckless/211192732352484 Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/114346...84516237/posts Talent on Twitter: Anna Wood @annawoodyall Adam Rodriguez @_adam_rodriguez Kim Wayans @kimwayans Shawn Hatosy @shawnhatosy #FriendsWithBetterLives Twitter: @BetterLivesCBS https://twitter.com/BetterLivesCBS Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Friend...36014953169478 Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/101986...98869408/posts Talent on Twitter: Kevin Connolly @mrkevinconnolly Majandra Delfino @MajandraD James Van Der Beek @vanderjames Brooklyn Decker @BrooklynDecker Zoe Lister Jones @ZoeListerJones
Not much to look forward to on CBS/CSI for me; but I will check out Hostages and Intelligence (Josh and Marg!), and Mom (for Allison Janey).
CBS WILL LAUNCH ITS PREMIERE THURSDAY WITH ONE HOUR OF "THE BIG BANG THEORY" "The Millers" to Premiere One Week Later on Thursday, Oct. 3 CBS will launch its premiere Thursday with one hour of THE BIG BANG THEORY on Sept. 26 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT). The back-to-back original episodes will lead into the series premiere of THE CRAZY ONES. CBS's new comedy THE MILLERS will premiere on Thursday, Oct. 3 (8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT). CBS's Updated 2013-2014 Premiere Dates Wednesday, Sept. 18 8:00-9:30 PM SURVIVOR (27th edition premiere) Sunday, Sept. 22 8:00-11:00 PM, ET/ 65TH PRIMETIME EMMY® AWARDS Monday, Sept. 23 8:00-9:00 PM HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (9th season premiere) 9:00-9:30 PM 2 BROKE GIRLS (3rd season premiere) 9:30-10:00 PM MOM (Series debut) 10:00-11:00 PM HOSTAGES (Series debut) Tuesday, Sept. 24 8:00-9:00 PM NCIS (11th season premiere) 9:00-10:00 PM NCIS: LOS ANGELES (5th season premiere) 10:00-11:00 PM PERSON OF INTEREST (3rd season premiere) Wednesday, Sept. 25 9:00-10:00 PM CRIMINAL MINDS (9th season premiere) 10:00-11:00 PM CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (14th season premiere) Thursday, Sept. 26 8:00-8:30 PM THE BIG BANG THEORY (7th season premiere) 8:30-9:00 PM THE BIG BANG THEORY (original episode) 9:00-9:30 PM THE CRAZY ONES (Series debut) 9:30-10:00 PM TWO AND A HALF MEN (11th season premiere) 10:00-11:00 PM ELEMENTARY (2nd season premiere) Friday, Sept. 27 8:00-9:00 PM UNDERCOVER BOSS (5th season premiere) 9:00-10:00 PM HAWAII FIVE-0 (4th season premiere) 10:00-11:00 PM BLUE BLOODS (4th season premiere) Saturday, Sept. 28 10:00-11:00 PM 48 HOURS (26th season premiere) Sunday, Sept. 29 7:00-8:00 PM 60 MINUTES (46th season premiere) 8:00-9:00 PM THE AMAZING RACE (23rd edition premiere) 9:00-10:00 PM THE GOOD WIFE (5th season premiere) 10:00-11:00 PM THE MENTALIST (6th season premiere) Monday, Sept. 30 8:30-9:00 PM WE ARE MEN (Series debut) Thursday, Oct. 3 8:30-9:00 PM THE MILLERS (Series debut)
CBS GETS AUDIENCES READY FOR TV'S NEW FALL SEASON WITH A CBS CATCH UP MARATHON AVAILABLE ONLINE AND ON-DEMAND On CBS.com and the CBS App: Catch Up on the Full 2012-2013 Season of Dramas "Elementary," "The Good Wife," "Hawaii Five-0," "The Mentalist" and Reality Series "The Amazing Race," "Survivor" and "Undercover Boss" On Cable, Satellite and Telco Providers: Catch Up on the Latest Season of "Elementary," "The Good Wife" and "Hawaii Five-0" On-Demand LOS ANGELES, Sept. 5, 2013 - Fans can gear up for CBS Television's fall premieres by catching up on the latest season of many CBS shows during a CBS Catch-Up Marathon on CBS.com, the CBS App, select CBS Audience Network partners and cable, satellite and telco providers' video-on-demand services. "We're using a variety of distribution platforms - online, mobile and on-demand - to help audiences catch up with their favorite CBS shows," said Marc DeBevoise, Executive Vice President, General Manger, Entertainment, Sports & News, CBS Interactive. "Viewers will have tremendous choice and flexibility to stay current and get ready for the launch of the new fall season on the Network later this month." Through premiere week, fans will have access to every episode of the 2012-2013 season's ELEMENTARY, THE GOOD WIFE and HAWAII FIVE-0 on CBS.com, the CBS App, via select CBS Audience Network partner sites, as well as cable, satellite and telco providers' video-on-demand offering. On CBS.com and the CBS App, fans will also be able to catch up on the latest season of THE MENTALIST and the most recent season of reality TV favorites THE AMAZING RACE, SURVIVOR, and UNDERCOVER BOSS. In addition to the most recent season of select CBS shows, fans can also catch up on recent episodes of many of their other favorites on CBS.com and the CBS App, including: THE BIG BANG THEORY, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, NCIS and more.
09.12.2013 "UNDER THE DOME" SEASON 1 – A U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL RATINGS SUCCESS The Most-Watched Series in the U.S. this Summer Also Scores Impressive Ratings Around the World CBS's summer launch of UNDER THE DOME has been a U.S. and international ratings success, ranking as the most-watched series of the summer here and delivering impressive ratings in territories around the world. The first season finale of UNDER THE DOME will be broadcast Monday, Sept. 16 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. The series has been renewed for a second season for broadcast in summer 2014. In the U.S., the serialized drama from Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television, based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel of the same name, has averaged 14.85 million viewers, 3.9/11 in adults 18-49 and 5.2/13 in adults 25-54, according to Nielsen most current ratings. It ranks as the most-watched show of the summer across broadcast and cable, and is also the #1 broadcast series in adults 25-54 and adults 18-49. Nielsen estimates that 53.4 million viewers watched all or part of UNDER THE DOME this summer. Internationally, UNDER THE DOME, which will be licensed in more than 200 territories by CBS Studios International, is off to strong starts in countries where it has already premiered. In Australia, UNDER THE DOME is the highest-rated U.S. drama this year on Network Ten across key demos, total persons and persons 25-54. In Canada, UNDER THE DOME on Global, has been the #1 series on Canadian television since its debut. In Spain, UNDER THE DOME had the best international series premiere in Antena3 channel history and the best international series debut on Spanish free TV in three years. In the United Kingdom, UNDER THE DOME has been the #1 series on Channel 5 since its debut. In Germany on ProSieben, UNDER THE DOME delivered the channel’s most successful premiere in its time period since 2000. In Austria, UNDER THE DOME was the most-watched U.S. series debut on ORF eins since 2007. In New Zealand, the premiere of UNDER THE DOME on Prime ranks as the channel's fourth-highest-rated program of the year. In Italy, UNDER THE DOME has ranked third among all series on Rai2 since its debut. Sources: Australia: OZTAM. Canada/Italy/UK: CAD/ITVR. Germany: ProSieben. New Zealand: Prime. Austria: CEETV. UNDER THE DOME is produced by CBS Television Studios in association with Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television. Steven Spielberg, Stephen King, Brian K. Vaughan, Neal Baer, Stacey Snider, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank and Jack Bender serve as executive producers.
09.17.2013 CBS STUDIOS INTERNATIONAL AND AMAZON'S LOVEFiLM ANNOUNCE EXCLUSIVE STREAMING DEAL FOR "UNDER THE DOME" IN THE UK LONDON AND LOS ANGELES – Sept. 17, 2013 – LOVEFiLM, an Amazon company, and CBS Studios International today announced a licensing agreement to bring the hit TV series Under the Dome to the LOVEFiLM Instant streaming service in the UK. Based on the bestselling novel by acclaimed author Stephen King and produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television, Under the Dome tells the story of a small town that is suddenly and inexplicably sealed off from the rest of the world by an enormous transparent dome. The book earned widespread critical acclaim and #1 bestseller status when it was first published in 2009. Since its launch on U.S. television in June, the show has become the most-watched series of the summer across broadcast and cable, averaging 14.85 million viewers. As part of the licensing agreement, LOVEFiLM Instant will be the only subscription-based service to stream Under the Dome in the UK. The serialized drama will be available to LOVEFiLM.com members beginning June 2014. Armando Nuñez, President and CEO of the CBS Global Distribution Group, said: "This agreement illustrates the growing opportunities around the world to create additive and complementary ways to monetize our content. We think this event series with addictive, serialized storytelling will have great appeal to subscribers of LOVEFiLM's terrific service." Chris Bird, Director of Content Strategy at LOVEFiLM, said: "We are absolutely thrilled to add such a quality show with so much pedigree to our already extensive collection of great TV series. Under the Dome is the latest in a line of new and exciting shows that can be found on our streaming service." CBS Corporation and Amazon.com, Inc. previously announced a content licensing agreement for Under the Dome in the U.S. on Amazon's Prime Instant Video service, which streams the episodes after their broadcast on the CBS Television Network. XXXXXXX 09.19.2013 FINAL PRESENTERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE "65TH PRIMETIME EMMY® AWARDS" Telecast to Air Live Coast-to-Coast Sunday, Sept. 22 At 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT on CBS NoHo Arts District, CA, September 19, 2013 – "65th Primetime Emmy® Awards" Executive Producer, Ken Ehrlich, has revealed the final presenters who will take the stage during the Emmy telecast on Sunday, Sept. 22, (8:00 PM, ET / 5:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network. The final presenters announced include some of the most talented and fan favorite performers on television, including: Malin Akerman – Star of the upcoming ABC series "Trophy Wife" Stephen Amell – Star of the CW series "Arrow" Connie Britton – Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (ABC's "Nashville") Dan Bucatinsky - Winner for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (ABC's "Scandal") Emilia Clarke – Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (HBO's "Game of Thrones") Jimmy Fallon – Host of the Emmy Nominated NBC series "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" Tim Gunn – Winner for Outstanding Reality Host (Lifetime's "Project Runway") Jon Hamm – Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (AMC's "Mad Men") Alyson Hannigan – Star of the CBS series "How I Met Your Mother" Mark Harmon – Star of the CBS series "NCIS" LL COOL J – Star of the CBS series "NCIS: Los Angeles" Mindy Kaling – Creator and star of the FOX series "The Mindy Project" Heidi Klum – Winner for Outstanding Reality Host (Lifetime's "Project Runway") Melissa Leo – Winner for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (FX's "Louie") Julianna Margulies – Star of the CBS series "The Good Wife" Dylan McDermott – Star of the upcoming CBS series "Hostages" Bob Newhart – Winner for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (CBS's "The Big Bang Theory") Dean Norris – Star of the Emmy nominated AMC series "Breaking Bad" Jim Parsons – Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (CBS’s "The Big Bang Theory") Carrie Preston – Winner of Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (CBS's "The Good Wife") Cobie Smulders – Star of the CBS series "How I Met Your Mother" Blair Underwood – Star of the upcoming NBC series "Ironside" They join previously announced presenters Will Arnett, Alec Baldwin, André Braugher, Diahann Carroll, Bryan Cranston, Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Emily Deschanel, Zooey Deschanel, Michael Douglas, Anna Faris, Tina Fey, Allison Janney, Jimmy Kimmel, Margo Martindale, Amy Poehler, Sofia Vergara and Kerry Washington. XXXXXXX 09.17.2013 THE "PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2014" TO BE BROADCAST ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK LIVE JAN. 8 FROM THE NOKIA THEATRE L.A. LIVE Mark Burnett to Return as Executive Producer of "People's Choice Awards 2014" Category Voting Launches Today at www.PeoplesChoice.com and Via Social Media Platforms The PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS, the only major awards show where fans determine the nominees and winners across categories of movies, music and television, will air live from the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2013 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. Award-winning producer Mark Burnett will return as executive producer of the telecast, which will serve as the kick-off to the 2014 awards show season. "I am excited to be back with such a great team producing the "People's Choice Awards" for the fifth year in a row," said Mark Burnett, PCA Executive Producer. “What better way to celebrate great entertainment in our industry than to be honored with an award from those the show is truly all about – the fans." In People's Choice tradition, fans will again have the opportunity to weigh in on new PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS categories. Starting today, 15 categories are eligible for voting on www.PeoplesChoice.com/pca/categories and the top vote-getters will be added to the pool for the 2014 show. Potential new categories include Favorite Reboot (Movies), Favorite Alternative Artist (Music) and Favorite Streaming Series (Television). Fans also have the opportunity to write in their own submissions for a special award that honors celebrities who have given back to their local communities. "We are kicking off our 40th year by once again asking the fans to choose new categories for the PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS," said Fred Nelson, President of People's Choice. "There have been some amazing trends and extraordinary moments across all genres of pop culture this year. We are counting on the fans to help determine what we highlight at the show in January." Jane Mun, Fred Nelson and Hyunjoo "Kimmie" Kim will join Burnett on the 2014 People's Choice Awards production team. Mun and Nelson will serve alongside Burnett as executive producers, with Kim as co-executive producer of the telecast. About People's Choice Now in its 40th year, the People’s Choice Awards continues to be the only major awards show voted on entirely by the public for fan favorites in music, movies and television. The People’s Choice official website at www.PeoplesChoice.com houses the voting platform where fans determine the categories, nominees and winners for the annual awards show. Every year, potential nominees are determined by national ratings averages, box-office grosses, music sales, social media activity and PeoplesChoice.com data, then vetted through EPoll Market Research. Fred Nelson is the President of People's Choice, Mark Burnett is the Executive Producer and the awards show is produced by Procter & Gamble Productions, Inc. [NYSEG]. CATEGORIES UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR "PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2014" MOVIES Favorite BREAKOUT MOVIE STAR Favorite COMIC BOOK ADAPTATION Favorite ON-SCREEN DUO Favorite REBOOT Favorite YOUNG ADULT MOVIE MUSIC Favorite COUNTRY MUSIC ICON Favorite EDM (Electronic Dance Music) ARTIST Favorite ALTERNATIVE ARTIST Favorite TV MUSIC MOMENT Favorite REMIX TELEVISION Favorite ON-SCREEN CHEMISTRY Favorite STREAMING SERIES Favorite SCI-FI/FANTASY STAR Favorite TV MOVIE/MINISERIES XXXXXXX 09.16.2013 65th EMMY® AWARDS TELECAST TO FEATURE SPECIAL IN MEMORIAM TRIBUTES Special Remembrances of James Gandolfini, Gary David Goldberg, Cory Monteith, Jean Stapleton and Jonathan Winters NoHo Arts District, Calif. – Sept. 16, 2013 – This year's Emmy Awards will feature the traditional "In Memoriam" segment that has become an industry award show staple, and in addition, the telecast producers have selected five individuals who warrant special recognition. To honor them, close friends and co-workers have been invited to provide personal tributes which will be presented during the ceremony, held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles and telecast live on Sunday, Sept. 22, (8:00 PM, ET / 5:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network. Those who will provide special tributes include Edie Falco, who will remember "Sopranos" co-star James Gandolfini; Michael J. Fox, who will pay tribute to "Family Ties" producer Gary David Goldberg; Jane Lynch will remember her friend and "Glee" co-star Cory Monteith; Rob Reiner will pay tribute to his long-time "All in the Family cast member Jean Stapleton; and Robin Williams will remember his friend and mentor Jonathan Winters ("Mork and Mindy"). "The 'In Memoriam' is a very emotional and evocative segment for the Emmys, or any annual awards program," said Executive Producer Ken Ehrlich. "These five individuals brought us such great entertainment and joy, so having their close friends share personal remembrances is something that will be very meaningful for television audiences across the country and across the generations. And our traditional 'In Memoriam' segment will be presented in a unique new format that will give added importance to an already much anticipated segment of the Emmy show." Ehrlich was one of the first producers to enhance the "In Memoriam" feature when he added a live musical component during the Grammys 10 years ago. Following the traditional remembrance segment, he produced a live performance of The Clash's "London Calling" with Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Dave Grohl and others in tribute to Joe Strummer, who died earlier that year.
09.17.2013 #CBSTWEETWEEK RETURNS TO KICK OFF CBS'S FALL PREMIERES WITH A #FANFRENZY, SEPT. 18 – OCT. 3 CBS Stars and Creative Talent to Chat and Tweet Live with Fans, Share Photos and Videos, and Give Away Show Merchandise Fans Can Go Behind the Scenes of the #Emmys with CBS.com's Social Media Ambassador, "Criminal Minds" Star Shemar Moore SAN FRANCISCO – Sept. 17, 2013 – #CBSTweetWeek (cbs.com/tweetweek) is back bigger than ever and ready to ignite a #FanFrenzy for CBS Television's fall premieres from Wednesday, Sept. 18 - Thursday, Oct. 3. Many of the Network's stars and creative talent will be signing on to chat and tweet live with fans. They’ll be sharing more content with fans this year than ever before using #CBSTweetWeek's new photo booth and video station to share photos and videos on Twitter, Instagram and Vine, along with #CBSTweetWeek giveaways of show merchandise. In addition to #CBSTweetWeek, fans can also watch exclusive content around the new and returning shows in CBS.com's Fall Premieres hub. This #CBSTweetWeek fans can also follow CBS.com's Emmy Awards social media ambassador, CRIMINAL MINDS' Shemar Moore, as he provides live updates leading up to and during THE 65TH PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS airing Sunday, Sept. 22 (8:00 PM, ET/5:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network. #CBSTweetWeek – Fan Frenzy #CBSTweetWeek – Fan Frenzy will bring CBS stars, producers and creative talent together to chat and tweet live with fans during the East Coast broadcast of their respective programs. The stars and talent will be answering fan questions, taking photos and videos from #CBSTweetWeek's new photo booth and video station, posting exclusive preview and first-look photos from their shows, sharing insights on the making of the episodes, offering commentary and giving away show merchandise, DVDs and more. To participate, fans can visit #CBSTweetWeek on CBS.com (cbs.com/tweetweek) and log in with their Twitter accounts to pose questions to CBS stars and talent during the scheduled times detailed below. On CBS.com, fans can also follow conversation streams related to their favorite CBS shows, chat live with other fans, and check out fan-art galleries. Fans can also join the conversation on Twitter by following the show-specific hashtags listed below, #CBSTweetWeek, or by tweeting the talent's Twitter handle when submitting questions directly from Twitter. This #CBSTweetWeek will mark CBS's fifth event since the first #CBSTweetWeek was held in April 2011. CBS.com's Fall Premieres Hub In addition to #CBSTweetWeek – Fan Frenzy, CBS.com is now airing exclusive interviews with the casts of the new fall shows; "Ultimate Look Back," a web series providing a recap of the latest season of CBS's returning primetime series; "Where We Left Off," which goes behind the scenes with the casts and producers of fans’ returning favorites, offering sneak peeks from the premiere episodes; and "Between Takes," featuring BIG BROTHER fan favorite Jeff Schroeder hanging out with CBS stars off-set doing some of their favorite activities. To get ready for premiere week, fans can also catch up on the most recent season of a number of CBS's returning shows during CBS.com's Catch-Up Marathon including ELEMENTARY, THE GOOD WIFE, HAWAII FIVE-0, THE MENTALIST and the most recent season of reality TV favorites THE AMAZING RACE, SURVIVOR, and UNDERCOVER BOSS. The Tweet Week schedule, including respective Twitter handles, is as follows: Wednesday, Sept. 18: 8:00 PM, ET / 5:00 PM, PT: SURVIVOR (#Survivor) Jeff Probst (@JeffProbst) SURVIVOR 20 Parvati Shallow (@ParvatiShallow) SURVIVOR 26 Malcolm Freburg (@MalcolmWHW) Sunday, Sept. 22: 6:30 PM, ET / 3:30 PM, PT: Emmy Awards Red Carpet 8:00 PM, ET / 5:00 PM, PT: THE 65TH PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS (#Emmys) Emmy Awards Social Media Ambassador Shemar Moore (@shemarmoore) Monday, Sept. 23: 8:00 PM, ET / 5:00 PM, PT: HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (#HIMYM) Cristin Milioti (@HIMYM_CBS) 9:00 PM, ET / 6:00 PM, PT: 2 BROKE GIRLS (#2BrokeGirls) Kat Dennings (@OfficialKat) Beth Behrs (@BethBehrs) Jennifer Coolidge (@JENCOOLIDGE) Jonathan Kite (@jbkite) Matthew Moy (@TheMoyWonder) 9:30 PM, ET / 6:30 PM, PT: MOM (#Mom) Nate Corddry (@imnatecorddry) French Stewart (@FrenchStewart) Matt Jones (@mattjonesisdead) Allison Janney (@AllisonBJanney) Sadie Calvano (@sadiecalvano) 10:00 PM, ET / 7:00 PM PT: HOSTAGES (#Hostages) Tate Donovan (@HostagesCBS) Executive Producer Jerry Bruckheimer (@BRUCKHEIMERJB) Executive Producer Jonathan Littman (@littmanji) Tuesday, Sept. 24: 8:00 PM, ET / 5:00 PM, PT: NCIS (#NCIS) Pauley Perrette (@PauleyP) Brian Dietzen (@BrianDietzen) Rocky Carroll (@RockyCOfficial) Sean Murray (@SeanHMurray) 9:00 PM, ET / 6:00 PM, PT: NCIS: LOS ANGELES (#NCISLA) LL Cool J (@LLCOOLJ) Chris O'Donnell (@chrisodonnell) Eric Christian Olsen (@Ericcolsen) Daniela Ruah (@DanielaRuah) Miguel Ferrer (@Miguel_J_Ferrer) 10:00 PM, ET / 7:00 PM, PT: PERSON OF INTEREST (#PersonOfInterest) Sarah Shahi (@onlysarahshahi) Executive Producers Jonah Nolan and Greg Plageman (@POIWritersRoom) Wednesday, Sept. 25: 9:00 PM, ET / 6:00 PM, PT: CRIMINAL MINDS (#CriminalMinds) Shemar Moore (@shemarmoore) Executive Producer Janine Sherman Barrois (@Jsbarrois) 10:00 PM, ET / 7:00 PM, PT: CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (#CSI) Elisabeth Harnois (@elisabethharnoi) Wally Langham (@kingoftrace) Writer Chris Barbour (@CSIWritersRoom) Thursday, Sept. 26: 8:00 PM, ET / 5:00 PM, PT: THE BIG BANG THEORY (#BigBangTheory) Kunal Nayyar (@KunalNayyar) Kevin Sussman (@KevinSussman) Melissa Rauch (@MelissaRauch) 9:00 PM, ET / 6:00 PM, PT: THE CRAZY ONES (#CrazyOnes) James Wolk (@jameswolk) Amanda Setton (@CrazyOnesCBS) Hamish Linklater (@CrazyOnesCBS) 10:00 PM, ET / 7:00 PM, PT: ELEMENTARY (#Elementary) Writer Jeff King (@ELEMENTARYStaff) Friday, Sept. 27: 9:00 PM, ET / 6:00 PM, PT: HAWAII FIVE-0 (#H50) Executive Producer Peter Lenkov (@PLenkov) 10:00 PM, ET / 7:00 PM, PT: BLUE BLOODS (#BlueBloods) Amy Carlson (@TheAmyCarlson) Bridget Moynahan (@bridgetmoynahan) Marisa Ramirez (@MarisaMRamirez) Sami Gayle (@GayleTweets8) Sunday, Sept. 29: 8:00 PM, ET / 5:00 PM, PT: THE AMAZING RACE (#AmazingRace) Phil Keoghan (@PhilKeoghan) AMAZING RACE 22 contestant Meghan Camarena (@Strawburry17) AMAZING RACE 20 contestant Rachel Reilly (@RachelEReilly) AMAZING RACE 20 contestant Brendon Villegas (@brendonvbb12) 9:00 PM, ET / 6:00 PM, PT: THE GOOD WIFE (#TheGoodWife) Executive Producers Robert and Michelle King (@GoodWifeWriters) 10:00 PM, ET / 7:00 PM, PT: THE MENTALIST (#TheMentalist) Tim Kang (@Tim__Kang) Writer Jordan Harper (@MentalistWriter) Monday, Sept. 30: 8:30 PM, ET / 5:30 PM, PT: WE ARE MEN (#WeAreMen) Kal Penn (@KalPenn) Chris Smith (@SmithChris) Tony Shalloub (@WeAreMenCBS) Thursday, Oct. 3: 8:30 PM, ET / 5:30 PM, PT: THE MILLERS (#TheMillers) Margo Martindale (@TheMillersCBS) Will Arnett (@arnettwill) JB Smoove (@ohsnapjbsmoove) Beau Bridges (@MrBeauBridges) Nelson Franklin (@NelsonFranklin) 9:30 PM, ET / 6:30 PM, PT: TWO AND A HALF MEN (#TwoAndAHalfMen) Carl Reiner (@carlreiner)
NOMINEE VOTING OPENS FOR THE 40th ANNUAL "PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS" Voting Launches Today at www.PeoplesChoice.com Winners Announced Live on the "People's Choice Awards," Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, on the CBS Television Network The PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS, the only major awards show where fans determine the nominees and winners across categories of movies, music and television, has announced that voting to determine the nominees is now officially open at www.PeoplesChoice.com. Fans can vote to ensure their favorites are nominated across 54 categories including Favorite Movie Actor, Favorite TV Crime Drama and Favorite Female Artist until Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013 (11:59 PM, ET). The top five in each category will become the official nominees and will be announced during the annual People's Choice Awards press conference on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013 (9:00 AM, PT), at The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills. Fans have the option to write in their favorites not included among the provided candidates. In People's Choice tradition, fans were given the opportunity to choose brand new categories for The 40th Annual PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS. This year, the fans selected the following: MOVIES: Favorite Movie Duo MUSIC: Favorite Alternative Artist Favorite Country Music Icon TV: Favorite Sci/Fi Fantasy Star Favorite Streaming Series The 40th Annual PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS will be broadcast LIVE from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/delayed PT), on the CBS Television Network. XXXXXXX THE "I LOVE LUCY CHRISTMAS SPECIAL," A ONE-HOUR SPECIAL FEATURING TWO NEWLY-COLORIZED CLASSIC EPISODES, TO BE BROADCAST FRIDAY, DEC. 20 The Seldom-Seen "Christmas Episode" and "Lucy's Italian Movie" To be Seamlessly Combined The I LOVE LUCY CHRISTMAS SPECIAL, a one-hour special featuring two newly colorized back-to-back classic episodes of the 1950s series, will be broadcast Friday, Dec. 20 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. The two episodes—the seldom-seen "Christmas Episode" and "Lucy's Italian Movie" (aka "Grape Stomping")—were colorized with a vintage look, a nod to the 1950s period in which the shows were filmed. The main titles and end credits of the two episodes are seamlessly combined into one set—at the beginning and end of the hour—with no interruption between the episodes. The programs feature Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz as Lucy and Ricky Ricardo, and Vivian Vance and William Frawley as the Ricardos' friends and landlords, Fred and Ethel Mertz. "The Christmas Episode" finds the Ricardos and Mertzes decorating Lucy and Ricky's Christmas tree and reminiscing about how their lives have changed since the arrival of the Ricardo's son, Little Ricky (Keith Thibodeaux). Flashbacks (in black-and-white to emphasize the time lapse) recall the night Lucy tells Ricky she is pregnant, the time Lucy shows up unexpectedly as part of a barbershop quartet, and the day Ricky and the Mertzes rehearse taking Lucy to the maternity ward. "The Christmas Episode" was first presented as part of the regularly scheduled "I Love Lucy" series on CBS in December 1956. The episode wasn't included in the series' long history of rebroadcasts, first on CBS Daytime and later in syndication. Thought to be "lost," CBS rediscovered the episode in 1989. "Lucy's Italian Movie" finds the Ricardos and Mertzes visiting Rome, where Lucy is invited by a famous Italian film director to appear in his next picture, "Bitter Grapes." Mistakenly thinking the film concerns the wine industry, Lucy sets out to visit a local vineyard where she soaks up more local color than intended. "Lucy's Italian Movie" was originally presented on "I Love Lucy" in March 1956 and became an instant classic. It was included in CBS's 1958 summer series, "The Top 10 Lucy Shows," as chosen by television critics. "I Love Lucy" aired on CBS from Oct. 15, 1951 until May 6, 1957. It was voted "the best TV show of all time" in a 2012 viewer poll conducted by People Magazine and ABC News.
11.12.2013 CBS ANNOUNCES NEW PREMIERE DATE FOR "INTELLIGENCE" New Action Thriller, Starring Josh Holloway, to Launch with Special Preview on Tuesday, Jan. 7, Following an Original Episode of "NCIS" Moves to Regular Monday 10:00 PM Time Period on Jan. 13 CBS announced today the new premiere date for the action thriller INTELLIGENCE, which will have a special preview on Tuesday, Jan. 7 (9:00-10:01 PM, ET/PT) following an original episode of NCIS. It will premiere in its regular Monday (10:00-11:00PM, ET/PT) time period on Jan. 13. INTELLIGENCE stars Josh Holloway as a high-tech intelligence operative enhanced with a super-computer microchip in his brain. With this implant, Gabriel is the first human ever to be connected directly into the global information grid. He can hack into any data center and access key intel in the fight to protect the United States from its enemies. In her highly anticipated return to network television, Marg Helgenberger (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) stars as Lillian Strand, the Director of the elite government cyber-security agency who supports Gabriel and oversees the unit's missions. Strand assigns Riley Neal (Meghan Ory), a Secret Service agent, to protect Gabriel from outside threats, as well as from his appetite for reckless, unpredictable behavior and disregard for protocol. INTELLIGENCE also stars Michael Rady, John Billingsley and PJ Byrne. Michael Seitzman, Tripp Vinson and Barry Schindel are the executive producers for ABC Television Studios in association with CBS Television Studios. HOSTAGES will finish its 15 episode season with a special two-hour season finale on Monday, Jan. 6 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT).
12-11-13 INTELLIGENCE December 2013 Following are the cast and production credits for the first season premiere of the drama, INTELLIGENCE, to be broadcast Tuesday, Jan 7 on the CBS Television Network: Special premiere on Tuesday, Jan. 7 (9:00-10:01 PM, ET/PT). It will premiere in its regular Monday time period on Jan. 13. ON AIR: Mondays 10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT ORIGINATION: Los Angeles (film) FORMAT: A drama about a high-tech intelligence operative enhanced with a super-computer microchip in his brain. With this implant, Gabriel is the first human ever to be connected directly into the global information grid and have complete access to Internet, WiFi, telephone and satellite data. He can hack into any data center and access key intel in the fight to protect the United States from its enemies. As the first supercomputer with a beating heart, Gabriel is the most valuable piece of technology the country has ever created and is the U.S.'s secret weapon. STARRING: Josh Holloway (Gabriel) Meghan Ory (Riley Neal) John Billingsley (Dr. Shenendoah Cassidy) PJ Byrne (Nelson Cassidy) Michael Rady (Chris Jameson) AND: Marg Helgenberger (Lillian Strand) GUEST STARRING: Elden Henson (Amos Pembroke) Will Yun Lee (Jin Cong) Rosalind Chao (Sheng-Li Wang) Grace Huang (Mei Chen) Jagua Ameja (Jeep Driver) Michael Benyaer (Badri Adani) Peter Bryant (DNI Carl Russell) Simon Chin (Huang Fu) Henry J. Mah (Anesthesiologist) Mesha Toor (Female Officer) PRODUCED BY: ABC Television Studios in association with CBS Television Studios TELEPLAY AND TELEVISION STORY BY: Michael Seitzman EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: David Semel, Tripp Vinson and Michael Seitzman WRITTEN BY: Michael Seitzman DIRECTED BY: David Semel DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Sidney Sidell PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Drew Boughton EDITED BY: Patrick McMahon and Augie Hess MUSIC BY: Clinton Shorter CASTING BY: Tricia Wood, Deborah Aquila and Lisa Zagoria COSTUME DESIGNER: Christine Peters SET DECORATOR: Andrea French SOUND MIXER: Bill Skinner RE-RECORDING MIXERS: Marti D. Humphrey and Chris M. Jacobson Cast on Twitter: Meghan Ory @meghanrory Marg Helgenberger @MargHelgen Michael Rady @RadyMichael PJ Byrne @PJ_Byrne Producers/Writers on Twitter: Michael Seitzman @MichaelSeitzman Tripp Vinson @TrippVinson Writers @IntelligenceHQ