The CBS fall premiere schedule
Are you anxiously awaiting news of who was in that SUV that exploded? Still fraught with worry over how Gibbs is going to get his team back together? Or maybe you are just excited that Survivor is finally going to be beamed into your living room in glorious HD. Well, you can start making plans for your fall scheduling now. The eye network has released the schedule of premieres for their new and returning shows.
I’m a little concerned about two things on the schedule. First, The New Adventures Of Old Christine and Project Gary lead into Criminal Minds on Wednesday nights. That’s an odd pairing, and I don’t think bodes well for either of the comedies. And second, The Unit gets shuffled off to Sunday at 10? NCIS and The Unit have done remarkably well paired up on Tuesdays. Good for The Mentalist, not so much for The Unit. The whole thing kicks off with Survivor on September 18th. The rest of the schedule is after the jump.
September 18: Survivor: Gabon at 8:00
September 22: The Big Bang Theory at 8:00; How I Met Your Mother at 8:30; Two and a Half Men at 9:00; Worst Week at 9:30; CSI: Miami at 10:00
September 23: NCIS at 8:00; The Mentalist at 9:00; Without a Trace at 10:00
September 24: The New Adventures of Old Christine at 8:00; Project Gary at 8:30; Criminal Minds at 9:00; CSI: NY at 10:00
September 27: Crimetime Saturday at 8:00 and 9:00; 48 Hours Mystery at 10:00
September 28: 60 Minutes at 7:00; The Amazing Race at 8:00; Cold Case at 9:00; The Unit at 10:00
October 3: Ghost Whisperer at 8:00; The Ex List at 9:00; Numb3rs at 10:00
October 9: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation at 9:00; Eleventh Hour at 10:00
If you are curious about some of those new shows, take a look at our thoughts on the advance screeners.
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Anne Archer taking over Privileged role
Anne Archer has joined the cast of the new CW series Privileged. She’ll be replacing Marsha Mason in the role of Laurel Limoges, a wealthy Palm Beach resident raising her orphaned granddaughters. Mason appeared in the drama’s pilot episode. Privileged is the series’ newest title. At different stages it was called How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls and, in the network’s recent upfront, Surviving the Filthy Rich.
The drama begins with twentysomething Megan Smith (played by Joanna Garcia) unexpectedly getting hired by Laurel Limoges to tutor the woman’s teen granddaughters. Laurel is a widow whose fortune comes from a successful cosmetics empire.
It’s unfortunate that Marsha Mason didn’t work out, but Anne Archer is a terrific fit for a show like this. She’s had more TV roles over the last few years. She played Melinda’s mother on Ghost Whisperer, and appeared in several episodes of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Dennis and Dee’s mom. It will be fun to compare her performance with Jessica Walters’ grandmother role, since Privileged is airing after 90210 on Tuesdays this fall. Which wealthy matriarch will rule the CW?
Nicole Richie Comes to Chuck!
Fellas, whip out your drool cloths, ’cause Yvonne “Strahotski” Strahovski is about to girlfight again—this time with guest star Nicole Richie.
NBC just confirmed that the rumors are true. Richie will be popping into Chuck for an episode in which she will play Sarah’s (Yvonne) former high school nemesis. (So very Lohan on Betty, right?) Richie plays a “snarky and spiteful girl who tortured Sarah,” and something tells me she’s gonna so regret that whe she sees Sarah has the ability split hairs with a ninja knife. (Hooray for catfights!)
“Nicole auditioned for the part and was very funny,” says Chuck boss Josh Schwartz. “This role is a great opportunity for her to show off her comedic skills and be diabolically evil and kick some butt.”
In other breaking news (which might make some of you fellas cry), Yvonne herself tells us we won’t see much of her signature Weinerlicious costume this season, and Jamie Kennedy, who just started work on the Ghost Whisperer set right next to Chuck tells me, “They just blew up something big, but I can’t say what it is.”
So something tells me—spoiler alert!—the Weinerlicious hut might go boom. If so, get your free toasted weenies all over the streets of Burbank right now! Bring your buns!
Nicole Richie on Chuck—yay or nay? Comment below. (I vote yay.)
The Totally Tentative TV-Show Panel Schedule for July's Comic-Con
The Con is coming! The Con is coming!
Yes, San Diego Comic-Con 2008 is just a few short weeks away, with good friends like Lost, Heroes, The Office and Dexter scheduled to attend. I was sorting out my personal itinerary through the halls of the San Diego Convention Center when Seat42f made me realize that I might not be the only one trying to figure out what TV stuff is happening at the Con.
So I beat a few bushes (dirty) and flushed out (dirtier!) the schedule of TV-show events and panels, as it stands now. This is totally unofficial, unauthorized and subject to change (especially if there is an actors’ strike), but click in for the current scheme of things as we approach Nerdvana.
Sidenote: If you have questions for Michael C. Hall or any of the rest of the Dexter cast, I will gladly and gleefully take them via email (), as I plan to host the Dexter panel. Come and say hi, OK?
Thursday, July 24
10–11 a.m.: Kings
11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m.: Knight Rider
5:45–6:45 p.m.: Dexter
Friday, July 25
10:15–11:15 a.m.: The Big Bang Theory
12:15–1:15 p.m.: Stargate Atlantis
3–4 p.m.: Ghost Hunters
TBD: 24, Prison Break
Saturday, July 26
10:45–11:45 a.m.: Heroes
11:30–12:30 p.m.: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
“Noonish”: Lost
12:45–1:45 p.m.: The Office writers with Rainn Wilson
2:15–3:15 p.m.: Battlestar Galactica
3:15–4:15 p.m.: Pushing Daisies
3:30–4:30 p.m.: Chuck
4:45–5:45 p.m.: Fringe
4:45–5:45 p.m.: Eureka
6–7 p.m.: Jason Smilovic of My Own Worst Enemy and Ronald D. Moore of Virtuality, TV Guide panel
TBD: Dollhouse
Sunday, July 27
10–11a.m.: Smallville
10:30–11:30 a.m.: It’s Always Sunny in Philadephia
11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.: Supernatural
“Early afternoon”: Ghost Whisperer
Other TV shows expected to present panels at the Con (days and times TBD): American Dad, Bones, Family Guy, Futurama, Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show, Kyle XY, The Middleman, Samurai Girls, The Simpsons, The Spectacular Spider-Man and Wizard’s First Rule.
Got more info? Email me , and I’ll update right away. Otherwise, see you in line!