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CBS's Fall Plans: Four New Series and a Rescue of Medium
CBS swooped in after NBC canceled Medium and picked up the Patricia Arquette drama at its Upfront this morning. Medium joins four other new dramas on CBS's Fall schedule, which seems downright reasonable after, say, ABC's 11 new series.
CBS's newcomers are the NCIS spinoff with LL Cool J and Chris O'Donnell; Three Rivers, a medical drama about organ transplants headed by Moonlight's Alex O'Loughlin; The Good Wife, starring Julianna Margulies as an attorney who goes back to work after her husband's public scandal; and Accidentally on Purpose, a comedy starring Jenna Elfman as a movie critic who gets pregnant from a one-night stand.
Defend This Show: Medium
NBC's Medium is one of those shows that just never grabbed me. It's an intriguing premise, and Patricia Arquette has gotten a fair amount of acclaim (and one Emmy) for her performance as psychic Allison DuBois. But I've never felt compelled to tune in.
Buzz News Roundup, 12/7
- The James McAvoy-Angelina Jolie action flick Wanted has moved release dates from March to June 27, writes ComingSoon.
- Johnny Depp will star in a Depression-era crime drama titled Public Enemies, Variety reports.
- Some scheduling notes: Fox has renewed Don't Forget the Lyrics, writes Zap2it; Medium is headed to Monday nights, according to Variety; and The Futon Critic says ABC will start airing a tournament-style game show called The Duel.
- A group of documentary directors will team up to make a documentary based on the bestselling book Freakonomics, writes Variety.
- According to Hollywood Reporter, Zach Gilford will star opposite Alexis Bledel in the comedy The Post-Grad Survival Guide.
- Reuters has the news that Michelle Williams will play the wife of Leonardo DiCaprio's character in Scorsese's film Shutter Island.
- ComingSoon reports that five more actors have joined the cast of Judd Apatow's next comedy Year One, including David Cross and Christopher Mintz-Plasse.
- Want Reba McEntire's Valentine's Day album? You'll have to buy it at Hallmark, Billboard reports.
- Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson will star together in a wedding-themed comedy Bride Wars, according to Zap2It.
TV Casting Roundup: "Desperate," "Medium" and "Today"
- "Desperate Housewives" has found its desperate house-husbands — and it's not David Beckham and Robbie Williams, as rumored (gee, who would have thought that was a lie?). The actual couple will be portrayed by Tuc Watkins and Kevin Rahm. Watkins, of "One Life to Live," will play Bob, a country boy seeking solace from the city; Rahm, of "Judging Amy," will play his partner, Lee.
- Anjelica Huston will guest-star on "Medium" this season, appearing in six of the show's episodes.
"Crashers" Crashes, while "Medium" has a Future
Apparently, Monday at 10 p.m. is NBC's Time Slot O' Death. NBC's latest attempt to get something going in the post-"Heroes" hour, "The Real Wedding Crashers," has crashed and burned, just like "The Black Donnellys" and "Studio 60" before it.
A Bright Spot for "Friday Night Lights"
It's not a renewal (yet), but it's the next-best thing: NBC has ordered six additional scripts for "Friday Night Lights," which strengthens the show's chances of coming back in the fall. As TV Guide's Michael Ausiello put it, who's buying the drinks tonight? This makes me even more excited to see the first-season finale on Wednesday.
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NBC's New Slate: Chuck in 2010, No More Earl
On the heels of ABC's announcements, NBC has declared what its Fall schedule will look like, with some shows not returning to the network and new original programming coming in. We'd already heard much of NBC's news, but here are some interesting tidbits from today:
- NBC has dropped My Name Is Earl and Medium, though it's possible other networks may pick those up. CBS appears fairly likely to snag Medium while Earl could land at Fox or ABC.
- Chuck fans will have to wait until after the 2010 Olympics to get their fix, as the show won't return until February 2010.
What to TiVo: Monday
- Fox has repeats of House and Bones
- NBC is new with the series premiere of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! and the season finale of Medium
- CBS has repeats of The Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, Rules of Engagement, and CSI: Miami
- ABC is new with The Bachelorette and Here Come the Newlyweds
- The CW has repeats of Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill
- VH1 is new with Charm School
- TLC is new with Jon and Kate Plus 8
- ABC Family is new with Greek
- Bravo is new with a special Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
- Late-night highlights include Bill Cosby and Paula Abdul on Late Show With David Letterman on CBS; Will Ferrell and Pearl Jam on the premiere of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien on NBC; and Anne Hathaway, Will Forte, Jon Favreau, and Mario Batali on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on NBC
What to TiVo: Monday
- Fox has repeats of House and Bones
- NBC is new with Dateline and Medium
- CBS has repeats of The Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, Rules of Engagement, and CSI: Miami
- ABC is new with The Bachelorette and has the season premiere of Here Come the Newlyweds
- The CW has repeats of One Tree Hill
- MTV is new with The Hills
- TLC has the season premiere of Jon and Kate Plus 8
- ABC Family is new with Greek
- HBO is new with In Treatment
- Late-night highlights include Beyonce and Jim Parsons on Late Show With David Letterman on CBS; Mel Gibson and Lyle Lovett on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on NBC; and the Beastie Boys, Sarah Chalke, and David Cook on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on NBC
This Week in TV Blogs
I've already given you some of my highlights from the week, but today, I wanted to check in with some of the web's best TV bloggers to see what they were buzzing about. To see what was making headlines this week, just read more
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