and we've come to my last day of upfront posts. cbs and its sister network the cw released their new schedules over the past two days. these two networks had the least wiggle room for change and, not surprisingly, only have a few new shows.
cbs added just five new shows: 2 comedies and three dramas. the comedies look a lot better than the dramas, so i'll start there. the first comes from chuck lorre, the mind behind two and a half men and the big bang theory. it's called mike and molly and revolves around a couple who meets at overeaters anonymous. i'd say its cbs' best bet for a hit come fall. the cast is made up of people you'll recognize, but have no clue what the hell their names are. here's the preview.
the other new comedy from cbs is $#*! my dad says, based on this twitter account. it stars william shatner and mad tv vets nicole sullivan and will sasso. the pilot featured ryan devlin in the main son role, but he's been booted and they're looking to recast. i'd say that's a good decision, because devlin's performance in the preview is just so-so. you need a big personality to go head-to-head with shatner.
out of the three dramas cbs added to their schedule, the defenders looks the best. it stars traditionally comedic actors jim belushi and jerry o'connell as las vegas defense attorneys. when i first heard about the show, i didn't think it was going to work. jim belushi in a drama? say what? but it actually makes sense.
cbs' other new dramas are the hawaii-five-o reboot (the clip they posted online is just the opening credits, which screams "it's not ready yet" to me - are there no new ideas!? and couldn't they have just done ncis: hawaii?) and blue bloods, about a family of cops from the people behind the sopranos starring tom selleck (and his mustache) and bridget moynahan. it looks good, but i don't know how i feel about the shaky-cam look.
the biggest change coming to cbs is the line-up switch-er-oo they're doing. instead of trying to create comedy magic on wednesdays again, they're taking their hour-long comedy block to thursdays. the big bang theory and $#*! my dad says will go head to head with nbc's community and 30 rock come fall. csi:miami is off to sundays, with hawaii-five-o taking its monday night slot. blue bloods takes a friday slot, bumping medium and csi: new york up an hour each. and survivor is now on wednesdays. should be interesting how this plays out for the eye net.
the cw only has 2 new scripted shows. the first is nikita, a relaunch of the movie series and syndicated show la femme nikita. maggie q stars as the first non-caucasion nikita and this time the secret agent has gone rogue. it looks a lot like alias, which makes me excited. it's getting paired with the cw's vampire diaries, which means the net has big expectations for the show. tvd was the cw's biggest hit this last fall and whatever is paired with it is expected to do well.
the net's other new show is hellcats, which is bring it on meets 90210. back by smallville's tom welling, hellcats revolves around a southern university cheerleading squad. disney vets aly michalka and ashley tisdale star. hellcats is being paired with the cw's other big hitter, america's next top model (which will get a big of a makeover come fall, with the big prize being upped to the cover of italian vogue). you can tell the cw wants their new shows to succeed, not get lost in the clutter that is the tv landscape. the clip below doesn't reveal much about the show, but the tiz's involvement is enough to get a buzz going.
and that is what you have to look forward to in the fall. happy channel surfing.
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