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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.
TV Tonight: The Mentalist
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 . . .
Pilot Watch: The Mentalist
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 shows look now.
The CBS Fall Schedule: My Take (Plus Video!)
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 network at this point. While the descriptions for Project Gary (pictured above) and Worst Week didn't wow me on paper, I'm curious to check out the full shows for myself.
- I wouldn't have pegged CBS as a network for remakes of shows from other countries (that tends to be more NBC's bag), but that's what three of their new series are: The Ex List is imported from Israel, Worst Week is based on a BBC comedy, and Eleventh Hour was originally a BBC miniseries starring Patrick Stewart.
- Hooray for How I Met Your Mother!
The CBS Fall Schedule: Five New Series, No Vampires
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?
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What to TiVo: Thursday
- ABC is new with FlashForward, Grey's Anatomy, and Private Practice
- CBS is new with Survivor, CSI, and The Mentalist
- FOX is new with Bones and Fringe
- NBC is new with Community, Parks and Recreation, The Office, and 30 Rock
- The CW is new with Vampire Diaries and Supernatural
- Bravo is new with Real Housewives of Atlanta and Real Housewives of Orange County
- MTV is new with World's Strictest Parents and Gone Too Far
- Comedy Central is new with The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report
- FX is new with It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and The League
- Lifetime is new with Project Runway
- VH1 has 40 Naughtiest Celebrity Scandals
- Late-night highlights include Bill Maher, Gabourey Sidibe, and Keith Urban on The Late Show With David Letterman on CBS; Wanda Sykes and Rachael Ray on The Jay Leno Show on NBC; Jim Carrey and Olivia Wilde on The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien on NBC; Florence and the Machine on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC; Denis Leary and Jena Malone on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson on CBS; Ian McKellan, Paula Patton, Yoko Ono, and Sean Lennon on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on NBC; and Matisyahu on Last Call With Carson Daly
What to TiVo: Thursday
- ABC is new with FlashForward, Grey's Anatomy, and Private Practice
- CBS is new with Survivor, CSI, and The Mentalist
- FOX has Game 2 of the World Series
- NBC is new with Community, Parks and Recreation, The Office, and 30 Rock
- The CW is new with Vampire Diaries and Supernatural
- Bravo is new with Real Housewives of Atlanta
- FX is new with It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and The League
- Lifetime is new with Project Runway
- Comedy Central is new with The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report
- MTV is new with World's Strictest Parents
- VH1 has Behind the Music: Lil Wayne
- Late-night highlights include Tom Hanks and Weezer on The Late Show With David Letterman on CBS; Tina Fey on The Jay Leno Show on NBC; Denis Leary and The Swell Season on The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien on NBC; Jason Schwartzman and Rod Stewart on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC; Carrie Fisher and Sam Rockwell on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on NBC; and Derek Luke on Last Call With Carson Daly on NBC
What to TiVo: Thursday
- ABC is new with FlashForward, Grey's Anatomy, and Private Practice
- CBS is new with Survivor: Samoa and CSI, and has a repeat of The Mentalist
- FOX has MLB ALCS Game 5: Yankees at Angels
- NBC is new with Community, Parks and Recreation, The Office, and 30 Rock
- The CW has repeats of Vampire Diaries and Supernatural
- MTV is new with Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory, Nitro Circus, and MTV's Ultimate Parkour Challenge
- Bravo is new with The Real Housewives of Atlanta
- Comedy Central is new with The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report
- FX is new with It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
- Lifetime is new with Project Runway
- Late-night highlights include President Barack Obama on a repeat of The Late Show With David Letterman on CBS; Hilary Swank on The Jay Leno Show on NBC; Charlize Theron and Dave Matthews Band on a repeat of The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien on NBC; John C. Reilly and NeNe Leakes and Kim Zolciak from The Real Housewives of Atlanta on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC; Tim Gunn, Colbie Smulders, and Lynyrd Skynyrd on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson on CBS; and Ryan Reynolds and Emma Stone on a repeat of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on NBC
What to TiVo: Thursday
- ABC is new with Flash Forward, Grey's Anatomy, and Private Practice
- CBS is new with Survivor: Samoa, CSI, and The Mentalist
- FOX is new with Bones and Fringe
- NBC is new with Community, Parks and Recreation, The Office, and 30 Rock
- The CW is new with Vampire Diaries and Supernatural
- MTV is new with Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory, Bully Beatdown, Nitro Circus, and Pranked
- Bravo is new with Real Housewives of Atlanta
- E! is new with E! Investigates: Last Days of Michael Jackson
- FX is new with It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
- Lifetime is new with Project Runway
- Late-night highlights include Built to Spill on The Late Show With David Letterman on CBS; Matt Lauer on The Jay Leno Show on NBC; John C.
Buzz In: What Are Your Favorite Halloween-Themed TV Episodes?
October is almost halfway through, and Halloween is everywhere you turn. There's plenty of fun to be had beyond the candy and costumes — like special episodes of some of my favorite TV shows. CBS is already gearing up for the holiday with special episodes of NCIS, The Mentalist, Ghost Whisperer, Medium, and, Numb3rs, but I hope the fun doesn't stop there.
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