While I couldn't be in LA myself to cover the CBS portion of the TCA press tour [0], I've been keeping an eye on the news coming out of the sessions. Here are some of the best bits so far:

• "Jericho" producers promised their rabid fans a big-time payoff [1] in the new season's first episode, wrapping up the cliffhangers left during the battle in the finale. And, if you were wondering, CBS did serve nuts [2] at the session; they also gave out T-shirts emblazoned with a powerful peanut. [3]
• CBS has been selling "Kid Nation," its fall reality show about a town completely run by kids, with the tagine "40 days, 40 kids, no adults." But that's not entirely true: A pediatrician and a child psychologist were among the grownups around [4].
• Do you ever get annoyed with the networks when live sports programs run into primetime, pushing out your favorite shows and throwing off your TiVo? CBS thinks it has the solution: Viewers can register with the new Eye-lert service [5] to be notified by e-mail or text message when games run late.
• This TV Guide live blog [6] includes some of the other tidbits from the sessions, including the "Survivor"-themed lunch (no, you didn't have to complete a challenge before eating) and some unintentionally funny bits from the "Viva Laughlin" panel.