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The Mentalist is inching closer to being picked up for a full season. — Entertainment Weekly Hairspray is now set to close on Broadway. — Variety Coldplay will release an EP featuring a track with Jay-Z in November. — Billboard James Caan and Gabriel Macht have joined the cast of Middle Men, "a chronicle of the birth of the Internet porn industry." — Variety The creator of One Tree Hill Read more
In a Fall TV season filled with unremarkable shows (and/or shows critics just got sent within the past couple of days), The Mentalist is . . . pretty good. It's not spectacular, and it doesn't break very far out of the mold of other CBS crime series, but it's a decent show that's made watchable by its leading man. The "mentalist" of the title is Patrick Jane, played by Simon Baker, who's best Read more
The networks have announced their Fall schedules, but which of the series will actually be worth watching? This Summer, as the networks release their pilots, I'll be posting my first impressions. A lot can change before a show makes it to air — especially this year, when the writers' strike severely gummed up the production of pilots — so consider these just some quick thoughts on how the Read more
CBS revealed its plans for Fall at the upfronts this morning, including more comedy and a few high-profile drama series. Now that I've had the chance to mull the schedule over, here are some of my thoughts: CBS' decision to expand into a second night of comedy has to be good news for fans of traditional sitcoms, which CBS already did more of — and arguably does better — than any other Read more
CBS took its turn at the 2008 upfronts this morning, revealing a slate that boasted five new shows — and the cancellation of a couple of fan favorites. Chief among them: Moonlight, the network's Friday night vampire drama, which in recent weeks had fans organizing a blood drive in its honor. I wonder if stakes and cloves of garlic will soon be arriving at CBS' door? The schedule also has the Read more
8:00 Wipeout (new) 9:00 Grey's Anatomy (new) 10:00 Private Practice (new) 12:00 Jimmy Kimmel Live (new, with guests Courteney Cox and Tony Bennett) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (new) 8:30 Rob (new) 9:00 Person of Interest (new) 10:00 The Mentalist (new) 11:35 Late Show With David Letterman (new, with guest Nicolas Cage) 12:37 Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (new, with guests Lisa Kudrow and Read more
8:00 Wipeout (new) 9:00 Grey's Anatomy (new) 10:00 Private Practice (new) 12:00 Jimmy Kimmel Live (new, with guests Gary Oldman, Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (new) 8:30 Rob (new) 9:00 Person of Interest (new) 10:00 The Mentalist (new) 11:35 Late Show With David Letterman (new, with guests Woody Harrelson and Stephen Merchant) 12:37 Late Late Show With Craig Read more
8:00 Wipeout (repeat) 9:00 Grey's Anatomy (repeat) 10:00 Private Practice (repeat) 12:00 Jimmy Kimmel Live (new, with guests Andre Agassi and JB Smoove) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (new) 8:30 Rob (new) 9:00 Person of Interest (repeat) 10:00 The Mentalist (repeat) 11:35 Late Show With David Letterman (repeat) 12:37 Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (repeat) 8:00 American Idol (new) 9:00 The Read more
8:00 Wipeout (new) 9:00 Grey's Anatomy (new) 10:00 Private Practice (new) 12:00 Jimmy Kimmel Live (new, with guests Tom Arnold and Keke Palmer) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (new) 8:30 Rob (new) 9:00 Person of Interest (new) 10:00 The Mentalist (new) 11:35 Late Show With David Letterman (new, with guest Kathy Griffin) 12:37 Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson 8:00 American Idol (new) 9:00 The Read more
8:00 Wipeout (new) 9:00 Grey's Anatomy (new) 10:00 Private Practice (new) 12:00 Jimmy Kimmel Live (new, with guest Meryl Streep) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (new) 8:30 Rob (new, series premiere) 9:00 Person of Interest (new) 10:00 The Mentalist (new) 11:35 Late Show With David Letterman (new, with guest John McCain) 12:37 Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (new, with guest Hugh Laurie) 8:00 Read more
