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Title: CBS cancels a few shows
Post by: Lirodon on May 18, 2010, 08:22:40 PM
Well, "SHOWS CANCELED BY CBS FOR NEXT SEASON" (http://\"http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/05/cbs-cancels-cold-case-numbers-miami-medical.html\") would make a great category on The $1,000,000 Pyramid(?) right now.

So, what might fill these? New stuff? The Cube? The grand return of TPIR Million Dollar Spectaculars? We'll have to see, upfronts are very soon.
Title: CBS cancels a few shows
Post by: NickS on May 18, 2010, 08:32:10 PM
[quote name=\'Lirodon\' post=\'241064\' date=\'May 18 2010, 07:22 PM\']Well, "SHOWS CANCELED BY CBS FOR NEXT SEASON" (http://\"http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/05/cbs-cancels-cold-case-numbers-miami-medical.html\") would make a great category on The $1,000,000 Pyramid(?) right now.

So, what might fill these? New stuff? The Cube? The grand return of TPIR Million Dollar Spectaculars? We'll have to see, upfronts are very soon.[/quote]

Two comedies - including another Chuck Lorre creation and four dramas IIRC.
Title: CBS cancels a few shows
Post by: snowpeck on May 18, 2010, 09:46:25 PM
One of which is a reboot of Hawaii Five-0. (As long as it doesn't turn into "CSI: Honolulu" I'll give it a shot.)
Title: CBS cancels a few shows
Post by: Game Show Man on May 19, 2010, 12:32:25 AM
I just hope Flashpoint finally gets another spot.  After all, CBS has been helping foot the bill to produce the show, haven't they?  Definitely a cool twist on the traditional police procedural.

/having Amy Jo Johnson around definitely helps, though
Title: CBS cancels a few shows
Post by: bscripps on May 19, 2010, 01:24:13 AM
[quote name=\'Game Show Man\' post=\'241084\' date=\'May 19 2010, 12:32 AM\']I just hope Flashpoint finally gets another spot.  After all, CBS has been helping foot the bill to produce the show, haven't they?  Definitely a cool twist on the traditional police procedural.[/quote]
And lo and behold, in the program orders from CBS affiliate relations today...

Quote
FLASHPOINT
Friday, 9:00-10:00pm cnyt/cpt
Effective June 4 – July 9, 2010
 
FLASHPOINT
Friday, 10:00-11:00pm cnyt/cpt
Effective July 9, 2010 UFN
 
Programs Replaced:
MEDIUM (9:00-10:00pm cnyt/cpt – June 4 – July 9, 2010)
MIAMI MEDICAL (10:00-11:00pm cnyt/cpt – Effective July 9, 2010 UFN)
 
Herewith firm order on the return of FLASHPOINT to the primetime schedule on Fridays as indicated above.

BTW, UFN is "until further notice"; doesn't mean it's got a permanent home, just that it'll be that way until they tell us otherwise.
Title: CBS cancels a few shows
Post by: Jimmy Owen on May 19, 2010, 05:45:16 AM
[quote name=\'bscripps\' post=\'241085\' date=\'May 19 2010, 01:24 AM\'][quote name=\'Game Show Man\' post=\'241084\' date=\'May 19 2010, 12:32 AM\']I just hope Flashpoint finally gets another spot.  After all, CBS has been helping foot the bill to produce the show, haven't they?  Definitely a cool twist on the traditional police procedural.[/quote]
And lo and behold, in the program orders from CBS affiliate relations today...

Quote
FLASHPOINT
Friday, 9:00-10:00pm cnyt/cpt
Effective June 4 – July 9, 2010
 
FLASHPOINT
Friday, 10:00-11:00pm cnyt/cpt
Effective July 9, 2010 UFN
 
Programs Replaced:
MEDIUM (9:00-10:00pm cnyt/cpt – June 4 – July 9, 2010)
MIAMI MEDICAL (10:00-11:00pm cnyt/cpt – Effective July 9, 2010 UFN)
 
Herewith firm order on the return of FLASHPOINT to the primetime schedule on Fridays as indicated above.

BTW, UFN is "until further notice"; doesn't mean it's got a permanent home, just that it'll be that way until they tell us otherwise.
[/quote]
I thought UFN might be the Ultimate Fighting Network channel, so thanks for clearing that up.
Title: CBS cancels a few shows
Post by: TheLastResort on May 19, 2010, 07:46:06 AM
I was hoping they'd move Letterman to 10pm.
Title: CBS cancels a few shows
Post by: BrandonFG on May 19, 2010, 03:36:37 PM
[quote name=\'TheLastResort\' post=\'241088\' date=\'May 19 2010, 07:46 AM\']I was hoping they'd move Letterman to 10pm.[/quote]
Good one. :-)

So, assuming the LMaD renewal is for serious, that would make the first time a rookie daytime game show was renewed since.....? CBS Family Feud? Granted there was a 15-year-gap, that's the last show I can think of that made it beyond its one-year anniversary*.

*I know it's not until October, but should CBS renew it, I would kinda think the anniversary is inevitable. ;-)
Title: CBS cancels a few shows
Post by: Otm Shank on May 19, 2010, 04:00:06 PM
No news on the Daytime from their upfronts (yet).
Title: CBS cancels a few shows
Post by: gamed121683 on May 19, 2010, 05:05:07 PM
OT, but let's look at the biggest news to break out of this morning's upfront. Tiffany moves "Big Bang" to Thursday nights at 8:00PM (The first time in four decades a sitcom has aired on CBS on Thursdays, BTW). Why are they doing this? IMO, they want to make sure Joel McHale is STILL known as just "The Soup guy".

http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/05/19/the-big-...culated-gamble/ (http://\"http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/05/19/the-big-bang-theory-on-thursdays-cbss-calculated-gamble/\")

/The titular character on !*#$@ My Dad Says, which follows Bang, is played by Show Me The Money host, William Shatner.
Title: CBS cancels a few shows
Post by: tpirfan28 on May 19, 2010, 05:11:33 PM
Totally selfish statement on my part, but moving Big Bang to Thursday really realigns my television watching to something a lot more balanced - really like the Thursday buildup of Big Bang/Shat My Dad Says/The Office/30 Rock timeshifted.

/Third game on daytime lines up for Deal/Game/Price from 9-noon
//Me likey
Title: CBS cancels a few shows
Post by: Dbacksfan12 on May 19, 2010, 05:36:44 PM
[quote name=\'gamed121683\' post=\'241105\' date=\'May 19 2010, 04:05 PM\']Tiffany moves "Big Bang" to Thursday nights at 8:00PM[/quote]Tiffany?  The chick who completely ruined "I Think we're Alone Now"?  Awful lot of effort for one person.
Title: CBS cancels a few shows
Post by: weaklink75 on May 19, 2010, 05:37:36 PM
And Survivor goes to Wednesday nights- should do well, the competition is Lie to Me on Fox (which barely got renewed), 2 comedies on ABC (one of them new, and The Middle, which is the weakest show of the 3 returning Wednesday comedies), and Undercovers on NBC (the new JJ Abrams show)
Title: CBS cancels a few shows
Post by: J.R. on May 19, 2010, 05:51:46 PM
[quote name=\'gamed121683\' post=\'241105\' date=\'May 19 2010, 04:05 PM\']Tiffany moves "Big Bang" to Thursday nights at 8:00PM (The first time in four decades a sitcom has aired on CBS on Thursdays, BTW). Why are they doing this? IMO, they want to make sure Joel McHale is STILL known as just "The Soup guy".[/quote]
I didn't know my younger sister ran CBS. How about that.
Title: CBS cancels a few shows
Post by: Otm Shank on May 19, 2010, 06:07:23 PM
She has done a good job at least with fine silver and multicolored lamps.
Title: CBS cancels a few shows
Post by: Jay Temple on May 19, 2010, 11:24:52 PM
I'm just glad that Big Bang Theory won't be on opposite anything I care about any more (except baseball).
Title: CBS cancels a few shows
Post by: snowpeck on May 19, 2010, 11:45:40 PM
CBS is going with a few ballsy moves that may just work out for them.  I can't recall them ever attempting to take on NBC's Thursday night comedies, and the Wednesday night comedy block never seemed to work for them, as many different shows as they tried there.
Title: CBS cancels a few shows
Post by: CoreyArcher on May 22, 2010, 03:27:26 PM
[quote name=\'weaklink75\' post=\'241109\' date=\'May 19 2010, 04:37 PM\']And Survivor goes to Wednesday nights- should do well, the competition is Lie to Me on Fox (which barely got renewed), 2 comedies on ABC (one of them new, and The Middle, which is the weakest show of the 3 returning Wednesday comedies), and Undercovers on NBC (the new JJ Abrams show)[/quote]

I really enjoy The Middle and have no use for the others, especially the critical darling Modern Family. Wasn't Survivor originally on Wednesdays?

I'm sorry to see Christine canceled, even though I've been watching it less.
Title: CBS cancels a few shows
Post by: SteveR on May 24, 2010, 09:39:02 AM
[quote name=\'weaklink75\' post=\'241109\' date=\'May 19 2010, 05:37 PM\']And Survivor goes to Wednesday nights- should do well, the competition is Lie to Me on Fox (which barely got renewed), 2 comedies on ABC (one of them new, and The Middle, which is the weakest show of the 3 returning Wednesday comedies), and Undercovers on NBC (the new JJ Abrams show)[/quote]
The bigger competition comes in the second Survivor "season" -- the one that starts in February. The second half of the show, including Tribal Council, will be up against the truncated American Idol results show.

/Not sure if CBS affils will freely give up that 9am hour for another GS. They love that slot for local news following Early Show.
Title: CBS cancels a few shows
Post by: tpirfan28 on May 24, 2010, 10:06:04 AM
[quote name=\'SteveR\' post=\'241327\' date=\'May 24 2010, 09:39 AM\']/Not sure if CBS affils will freely give up that 9am hour for another GS. They love that slot for local news following Early Show.[/quote]
There are a few stations that aired Guiding Light at 9AM, and mine continued airing Deal in that slot.  They used the syndie slot for Dr. Phil at 3PM.