Tired of trying to figure out the status of your favorite shows post-strike? Well, if you're a fan of CBS's lineup, you no longer have to: the Eye Network released a list of shows, when they're likely to come back and how many episodes they have left. I'll reproduce the list for you after the jump.It looks like some of the shows -- most notably, three of the network's big four Monday comedies -- are going to have close to a full complement of episodes for the season (for instance, there will be nine more episodes of the only show on this list I care about, How I Met Your Mother). It looks like fans of The Unit, Cane, and maybe Shark will be out of luck until fall. And Swingtown, the risque drama about swinging couples, will resume production, meaning that we'll finally see this series the network announced way back at last year's upfronts.
It was nice of CBS to do this. Let's hope the rest of the networks follow suit.
[via What's Alan Watching?]
02.13.2008
CBS ANNOUNCES RETURN OF ORIGINAL EPISODES OF COMEDY AND DRAMA SERIES
SERIES / ANTICIPATED RETURN / EXPECTED # OF NEW EPISODES
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER / March 17 / 9
THE BIG BANG THEORY / March 17 / 9
TWO AND A HALF MEN / March 17 / 9
CSI: MIAMI / March 24 / 8
COLD CASE / March 30 / 5
CRIMINAL MINDS / April 2 / 7
CSI: NY / April 2 / 7
CSI / April 3 / 6
WITHOUT A TRACE / April 3 / 6
GHOST WHISPERER / April 4 / 6
NUMB3RS / April 4 / 6
NCIS / April 8 / 7
MOONLIGHT / April 11 / 4
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT / April 14 / 6
SHARK / TBA / 4
* THE UNIT, CANE and SHARK are on previously announced hiatus to accommodate the mid-season launches of BIG BROTHER, JERICHO and DEXTER.
**The drama series SWINGTOWN, which hasn't been scheduled yet, will also resume production.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
2-13-2008 @ 4:44PM
Christopher said...
Yay! Moonlight.
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2-13-2008 @ 4:56PM
mike m said...
can't wait for himym and ncis!
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2-13-2008 @ 4:57PM
Mike said...
Woo 9 more episodes of How I Met Your Mother! This makes me very happy. My TiVo is waiting in on bated breath to start recording again!
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2-13-2008 @ 5:00PM
Oreo said...
I don't watch any of that!
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2-13-2008 @ 5:03PM
TvLover said...
Then don't worry about it
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2-13-2008 @ 5:05PM
Dave said...
That list made me realize that I don't watch anything on CBS.
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2-13-2008 @ 5:09PM
Oreo said...
I don't watch any of those!
Much better. :)
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2-13-2008 @ 5:15PM
sam said...
the only show I watch on CBS (the Senior Citizens Channel)
is Moonlight.
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2-13-2008 @ 5:19PM
Argus said...
I don't care about How I Met Your Mother Anymore unfortunately, I started off really liking it but now just... Don't. It always seems like more of the same to me, but with the really good elements watered down. That said, I love nerd comedy, so Big Bang is nice, and I'm psyched for Criminal Minds and Moonlight as well. I do wish Moonlight was getting more than four episodes, but since it's relatively time consuming in the special effects department, having to meld live action and CG and Green Screen, I understand.
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2-13-2008 @ 5:47PM
Jake said...
Amen Joel. The only scripted show I watch on CBS is HIMYM.(the only other show I watch on the Eye is Amazing Race). I am super excited about there being 20 episodes for HIMYM this year and the subsequent DVD.
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2-13-2008 @ 5:56PM
khamel said...
himym and big bang theory - solid hour to start the week in primetime. what are we going to do between now and mid march though? except for lost most of the shows i watch are either done or close to done. and i just got a new 47" lcd!
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2-13-2008 @ 5:59PM
Jez said...
yay CSI! woo! i think i;m the only one here excited about CSI
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2-13-2008 @ 6:03PM
Rob said...
Once again, The Unit gets screwed. No reviews on TVS and no love from CBS.
I know this is heresy,.. I like Jericho, but give me The Unit over Jericho any day.
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2-13-2008 @ 7:14PM
Larry said...
This is why CBS is my favorite network (besides the fact they have the best HD feeds). They have the most class of any of the networks and programming without "agendas". It's also why I wouldn't care what Joel thinks. His "only" show on the list is one of the two that I never watch.
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2-13-2008 @ 7:17PM
TheH2s said...
Big Bang is returning!!!!! I'm stoked, this is the best new comedy and I'm happy the strike didn't ruin it.
Thank you CBS!!
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2-13-2008 @ 7:43PM
nattyff said...
really happy about HIMYM, the big bang theory, NCIS, moonlight and numbers!!! really really sad about THE UNIT!!!
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2-13-2008 @ 8:36PM
Peter Allan Ker said...
CANE, HIMYM, JERICHO and SHARK are the Only Shows I Care About!
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2-13-2008 @ 11:15PM
daniel said...
yaddayaddayaddayaddayadda. if that is what you expect, that is what you will get.
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2-13-2008 @ 10:26PM
terri said...
Thank you - Thank you - Thank you for bring back Moonlight - and please renew it for next season - remember - it won the Peoples Choice Award -
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2-14-2008 @ 4:07AM
Will said...
I watch 8 shows on that list, and that's NOT counting Shark, Jericho, Big Brother and Dexter! And that's one freakin' network! Maybe my friends are right, I DO watch a little too much tv. But I love it so.
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