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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 Duets (new, series premiere) 10:00 Rookie Blue (new, season premiere) 11:35 Nightline (new) 12:00 Jimmy Kimmel Live (new, with guest Charlize Theron) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (repeat) 8:30 Rules of Engagement (repeat) 9:00 Person of Interest (repeat) 10:00 The Mentalist (repeat) 11:35 Late Show With David Letterman (repeat, with guest Johnny Galecki) 12:37 The Late Late Show With Craig Read more
8:00 Missing (new, season finale) 9:00 Grey's Anatomy (new, season finale) 10:00 Scandal (new, season finale) 11:35 Nighline (new) 12:00 JImmy Kimmel Live (new, with guest Matthew Morrison) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (repeat) 8:30 Rules of Engagement (new, season finale) 9:00 Person of Interest (new, season finale) 10:00 The Mentalist (new, season finale) 11:35 Late Show With David Letterman Read more
It's CBS's turn to take center stage at the upfronts, and this morning the network unveiled its new Fall schedule. CBS has kept most of its ratings-strong schedule intact, but there are a few changes to make room for the new shows. Most notably, Two and a Half Men will move to Thursdays, forming a bit of a comedy block with The Big Bang Theory, which will surely not please the folks at NBC. The Read more
8:00 Missing (new) 9:00 Grey's Anatomy (new) 10:00 Scandal (new) 11:35 Nightline (new) 12:00 Jimmy Kimmel Live (new, with guest Dr. Phil McGraw) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (new, season finale) 8:30 Rules of Engagement (new) 9:00 Person of Interest (new) 10:00 The Mentalist (new) 11:35 Late Show With David Letterman (new, with guest Elizabeth Banks) 12:27 The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson Read more
8:00 Missing (new) 9:00 Grey's Anatomy (new) 10:00 Scandal (new) 11:35 Nightline (new) 12:00 Jimmy Kimmel Live (new, with guest Scarlett Johansson) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (new) 8:30 Rules on Engagement (new) 9:00 Person of Interest (new) 10:00 The Mentalist (new) 11:35 Late Show With David Letterman (new, with guests Stephen Colbert and Chloe Grace Moretz) 12:37 The Late Late Show With Read more
