CBS will introduce two new sitcoms, attempting to expand its comedy presence to Wednesday night. Three dramas will debut in the fall, with one being held for mid-season.
CBS Fall 2008 Primetime Schedule
(New Shows in CAPS)
Monday
8-8:30P The Big Bang Theory
8:30-9P How I Met Your Mother
9-9:30P Two And A Half Men
9:30-10P WORST WEEK
10-11P CSI: Miami
Tuesday
8-9P ncis
9-10P THE MENTALIST
10-11P Without A Trace
Wednesday
8-8:30P Old Christine
8:30-9P PROJECT GARY
9-10P Criminal Minds
10-11P csi: ny
Thursday
8-9P Survivor
9-10P csi
10-11P ELEVENTH HOUR
Friday
8-9P Ghost Whisperer
9-10P THE EX LIST
10-11P Numb3rs
Saturday
8-9P Crimetime Saturday
9-10P Crimetime Saturday
10-11P 48 Hours Mystery
Sunday
7-8P 60 Minutes
8-9P The Amazing Race
9-10P Cold Case
10-11P The Unit
Mid-Season: Harper's Island
Worst
Week
Studio: CBS Paramount Network Television /
Universal Media Studios
Executive
Producer:
Matt Tarses (Scrubs)
Genre: Comedy
Synopsis: A single camera comedy series
based on the British limited run series, Worst Week is a comedy about Sam
Briggs, an entertainment magazine editor who will do anything to please his
girlfriend's parents ... but instead becomes a one-man wrecking crew whenever
he's around them.
Cast: Kyle Bornheimer (Jericho), Errin
Hayes (Kitchen Confidential), Nancy Lenehan (My Name is Earl), Kurtwood Smith
(That 70’s Show)
The
Mentalist
Studio: Warner Brothers Television
Executive
Producer:
Bruno Heller (Rome)
Genre: Drama
Synopsis: The Mentalist is Patrick Jane, a
detective and independent consultant with the California Bureau of
Investigation (CBI), who has a remarkable track record for solving serious
crimes by using his razor sharp skills of observation. Within the Bureau, Jane
is notorious for his blatant lack of protocol and his semi-celebrity past as a
psychic medium, whose paranormal abilities he now admits he feigned.
Cast: Simon Baker (Devil Wears Prada),
Tim Kang (Rambo), Amanda Righetti (The OC), Shaun Toub (NCIS), Robin Tunney
(Prison Break)
Project
Gary
Studio: CBS Paramount Network Television /
ABC Studios
Executive
Producer:
Rick Swartzlander (Samantha Who?), Ed Yeager (Reba, Still Standing) Alias)
Genre: Comedy
Synopsis: A comedy about Gary Barnes, a
recently single painting contractor, and his controlling ex-wife, Allison, who
face post-divorce mayhem after 15 years of marriage as they each embark on new
relationships. He's the fun parent and she's the strict one. Together, they
share custody of their two children – Louise, a politically correct and
environmentally conscious 11-year-old, and Tom, their socially awkward
14-year-old son who is nervous around girls.
Cast: Jay Mohr (Last comic Standing,
Ghost Whisperer), Paula Marshall (Nip/Tuck, Hidden Hills), Laura Marano (Back
to You, Dexter), Ryan Malgarini (Standoff)
Eleventh
Hour
Studio: Warner Brothers Television / Jerry
Bruckheimer films & Television
Executive
Producer:
Jerry Bruckheimer (CSI, Cold Case, Without a Trace)
Genre: Drama
Synopsis: Follows Dr. Jacob Hood, a
brilliant biophysicist and special science advisor to the government, as he
investigates scientific crises and oddities. His jurisdiction is absolute and
Hood is dogged in his pursuit of those who would abuse and misuse scientific
discoveries and breakthroughs for their own gain. His passion and crusade is to
protect the substance of science from those with nefarious motives. He is
called in at the eleventh hour and he represents the last line of defense.
Cast: Rufus Sewell (The Illusionist),
Marley Shelton
The Ex -List
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Television
Executive
Producer:
Jonathan Levin (Charmed), Diane Ruggiero (Veronica Mars, Dirty Sexy Money)
Genre: Drama
Synopsis: Based on an Israeli format, The Ex
List is a comedic drama about Bella Bloom - a single, 30-something, successful
business owner who is surprised to learn from a psychic that she's already
dated her future husband..and there's a catch: if she doesn't find him in the
next year, she'll remain alone forever.
Cast: Elizabeth Reaser (Grey's Anatomy),
Rachel Boston (Las Vegas, Rules of Engagement), Alexandra Breckenridge (Dirt),
Adam Rothenberg (Law & Order)
Harper’s
Island
Studio: CBS Paramount Network Television /
Junction Entertainment
Executive
Producer:
Jon Turtletaub (Jericho), Dan Shotz (Jericho)
Genre: Drama
Synopsis: A dramatic murder mystery that
unfolds as friends and family attend week-long festivities at a destination
wedding on a secluded and picturesque island off the coast of Seattle, infamous
for a homicidal maniac's rampage seven years ago. The show will also have an
interactive element
Cast: Elaine Cassidy, Ryan Merriman,
Alexandra Breckenridge, Samantha Noble
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