CBS releases fall schedule, moves 'Two and a Half Men,' '2 Broke Girls'
BY RITA SHERROW World Television Editor
Thursday, May 17, 2012
5/17/12 at 4:30 AM
CBS, the No. 1-rated broadcast television rated network, announced a fall schedule Wednesday with only four new series and major moves for some of its hit shows.
The new shows are "Elementary," which is a contemporary take on detective Sherlock Holmes in New York City with stars Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu; "Vegas," a drama inspired by the real-life story of a sheriff and a real mobster battling for control of 1960s Las Vegas, starring Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis; the legal drama "Made in Jersey" with Janet Montgomery as a first-year lawyer from a working-class background trying to make it in Manhattan; and "Partners," a comedy about two very different lifelong best friends and business partners, played by David Krumholtz and Michael Urie.
"These new series feature a great range of bold concepts, rich characters, big stars and fresh faces," Nina Tassler, president of CBS Entertainment, said Wednesday at the network's upfront presentations in New York City.
"From a new take on Sherlock Holmes to an epic battle for control of 1960s Las Vegas to a working-class point of view in a prestigious law firm, the dramas each have a unique style and sensibility. And our new comedy 'Partners' fits perfectly with the CBS Monday night tradition of relationship comedies with a lot of heart and humor."
She is also said to be considering five other comedy pilots that the network has in development.
In other changes, "2 Broke Girls" moves to 8 p.m. Mondays, "Two and a Half Men" jumps to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays behind the network's highest-rated show "The Big Bang Theory" at 7 p.m., "CSI: New York" is set to kick off Friday prime at 7 p.m., and "The Mentalist" relocates to 9 p.m. Sundays.
The other returning series include "How I Met Your Mother," "Mike & Molly," "Hawaii Five-0," "NCIS," "NCIS: Los Angeles," "Survivor," "Criminal Minds," "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "Blue Bloods," "48 Hours Mystery" and "The Good Wife."
"Undercover Boss" will return at midseason joined by a new reality series called "The Job" from executive producers Mark Burnett and Michael Davies, plus the new drama "Golden Boy" and the new comedy "Friend Me."
Canceled are "CSI: Miami," "Rob," "Unforgettable," "NYC 22" and "A Gifted Man." Negotiations for the return of "Rules of Engagement" are said to be still under way.
CBS fall schedule
MONDAY
7 p.m. "How I Met Your Mother"
7:30 p.m. "Partners"
8 p.m. "2 Broke Girls"
8:30 p.m. "Mike & Molly"
9 p.m. "Hawaii Five-0"
TUESDAY
7 p.m. "NCIS"
8 p.m. "NCIS: Los Angeles"
9 p.m. "Vegas"
WEDNESDAY
7 p.m. "Survivor"
8 p.m. "Criminal Minds"
9 p.m. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"
THURSDAY
7 p.m. "The Big Bang Theory"
7:30 p.m. "Two and a Half Men"
8 p.m. "Person of Interest"
9 p.m. "Elementary"
FRIDAY
7 p.m. "CSI: NY"
8 p.m. "Made in Jersey"
9 p.m. "Blue Bloods"
SATURDAY
7 p.m. "Crimetime Saturday"
8 p.m. "Crimetime Saturday"
9 p.m. "48 Hours Mystery"
SUNDAY
6 p.m. "60 Minutes"
7 p.m. "The Amazing Race"
8 p.m. "The Good Wife"
9 p.m. "The Mentalist"
Original Print Headline: CBS hits move to new nights
Rita Sherrow 918-581-8360
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Associated Images:
"Partners" is a comedy about two lifelong best friends and business partners whose "bromance" is tested when one of them gets engaged. David Krumholtz (left) and Michael Urie star. MATT KENNEDY / CBS
"Elementary" stars Jonny Lee Miller as detective Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Dr. Joan Watson in a modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. CRAIG BLANKENHORN / CBS
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