CBS announced their Fall 2007 TV Schedule, which includes four dramas, one comedy and one unscripted show. Three of the dramas, the comedy and the unscripted show give CBS five new editions to there schedule for the fall, while one drama swings in the wings. They definitely have the most stable lineup of the five networks. NBC gave their announcement on Monday, yesterday was ABC and tomorrow The CW and FOX let theirs be known.
Update 8-21-2007: Check out the Ultimate Guide to the Fall 2007 TV Schedule.
The interesting thing about CBS’ schedule is how they are trying to breakout of being the stodgy Tiffany network guise, but not to far out. While trying to be daring and different, what has landed on the schedule is not all that different from what they already do.
CBS is trying to be the stability network, but with a few surprises for the sake of buzz. I really wish they would have been a bit more stable and followed NBC’s nurturing of Friday Night Lights with a Jericho renewal, but they didn’t. Instead they followed the path of ABC when they didn’t renew Invasion for this past season. They took a relatively hot show that debuted well, had some buzz and then just when viewers were getting used to it, they yanked it for a long break and when it came back, the viewers had already changed their viewing habits and didn’t come back. CBS really screwed this one up. What do you think about the cancellation of Jericho?
So, what does the new CBS Fall 2007 Schedule look like?
Sunday
60 Minutes
Viva Laughlin – Based on the British series Viva Blackpool. A mystery drama set in a casino where the actors breakout into song. Executive produced by Hugh Jackman, you know, the host of the Tony Awards. He will also be an occasional reocurring guest star.
Cold Case
Shark (New night)
Monday
How I Met Your Mother – I am really glad that CBS saw fit to bring this back, I still can’t believe their was any discussion otherwise.
The Big Bang Theory – From the creator of Two and a Half Men, Chuck Lorre, comes a bunch of nerds who can discuss just about anything scientific with ease, but put a woman in front of them and they got nothing. Then a bueatiful woman moves in next door and things begin to change.
Two and a Half Men
Rules of Engagement – This scored really well ratings wise for CBS so they have brought it back for a full season.
CSI: Miami
Tuesday
NCIS
The Unit
Cane – No, this is not a CSI: Miami spin-off where Horatio (Caine) goes rogue, it is a drama about a Cuban-Ameircan family who run a sugar cane business in South Florida. Stars Jimmy Smits (NYPD Blue, LA Law).
Wednesday
Kid Nation – Take 40 kids ages 8 – 15 and take them to an old ghosttown and leave them there for 40 days and see what kind of society they build. Well, it looks like CBS has freed up a little time for me in the first hour of primetime on Wednesdays.
Criminal Minds
CSI: NY
Thursday
Survivor: China
CSI
Without a Trace (New night) – Returns to its former home.
Friday
Ghost Whisperer
Moonlight – A vampire private-eye procedural drama. Other than the lead being a vampire, this sounds like a show right in CBS’ wheelhouse. Whether it is good or not, I don’t know, but it does look like a good bridge between Ghost Whisperer and Numb3rs. Soundeds kind of like Sci Fi’s The Dresden Files, but with a vampire instead of a wizard.
Numb3rs
Saturday
Drama Repeats
Drama Repeats
48 Hours Mystery
Other CBS Fall 2007 TV Schedule Info
The New Adventures of Old Christine and The Amazing Race are on the bench waiting for midseason, or for The Big Bang Theory and Kid Nation to fail. A game show hosted by Drew Carrey (The Drew Carrey Show, Whose Line Is It Anyway) called the Power of 10 has been picked up for the summer.
The CBS shows that won’t be returning are 3 Lbs., Armed & Famous, The Class, Close to Home, Jericho, The King of Queens, Smith and Waterfront.
The only new show waiting in the wings that was announced is Swingtown about swingers in the 70s. Another new show, the zombie drama, Babylon Fields is still a possibility for midseason.
The shows that sound interesting to the TVaholic at this point are The Big Bang Theory and Moonlight.
What new CBS shows look good to you? What shows are you sad to see didn’t make it? What do you think of CBS’ Fall 2007 TV Schedule?
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Ugh… cancellation of Jericho = tragic. It even inspired me to come up with a top 10 list of the most tragic geek tv show cancellations. (‘Cause I just haven’t had enough of lists in the past week.) Let me know what you think. Be interested to know where someone who likes “What About Brian” falls. Cheers!
I can’t believe they cancelled Jericho. Bad move CBS. Last year’s cancellation of Invasion was nearly as bad. I think I’m done watching any new shows on CBS. They just get good and CBS yanks them out from under us! It’s not worth getting interested.
CBS made a HUGE mistake, I mean HUUUUUUGE cancelling THE CLASS. What a fun show to watch, It was funny, different, and made Monday night the best night for sitcoms….How I met your mother, The Class, Two and a Half Men, The New Adventures of Old Christine and even Rules of Engagement…I was not too fond of the last one, but thanks to the married man character, the show was almost a hit…but THE CLASS, it was amazingly funny and I do regret not being able to see it again.
GW Snark, I agree that the cancellation of Jericho was tragic. With the way it ended, I really wanted to see it back. NUTS!
Mama Bear, CBS’ cancellation of Jericho after letting it run the complete season and ending it with a cliffhanger like Invasion was a terrible thing to do us viewers. While it was ABC that cancelled Invasion after one season, it was CBS that cancelled Love Monkey after like four episodes last season, so I see where you are coming from.
Sandra, I wasn’t as big a fan of The Class as you, but it did get better towards the end. It had a sort of Soap feel in the way the storylines were executed. It might have been worth giving it a second shot. Hopefully, The Big Bang Theory is actually good or you might be right about CBS making a mistake.
How could you not bring back the Class??? It won a people choice award! You could’ve brought it back mid season. I’d rather watch the class than survivor! I probably won’t watch many of your new shows this season, because If I do watch a show, and actually like it, more than likely it will be canceled!!
Thank you.
Victoria, as I have mentioned before, I wasn’t a big fan of The Class. But, I know how you feel though, as last year CBS cancelled Love Monkey, which was one of the best new shows that season, and Threshold, which also was very good. This year for me, it was CBS’ cancellation of Jericho that makes me wonder what they are thinking over there.