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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ER gets new interns, and other casting notes
ER has a new group of interns ready for their final season. Chief among them for me is Shiri Appleby. I still have fond enough memories of Roswell that I’m interested to see her cast for that reason alone. She’ll be joined by Julian Morris. The two will play siblings Daria and Andrew Wade, a pair that have decidedly different work ethics. Also eager to learn at County General will be Emily Rose (Brothers & Sisters, Jericho) as the ambitious, controlling, Tracy Martin. Rounding out the quartet of interns is Viktor Rasuk (Stop-Loss) as the nervous Ryan Sanchez.
In other casting news, Paul Campbell (Battlestar Galactica) is set to be the new head research tech at Knight Industries on Knight Rider. A casting move that should give the show some much needed help. On The Sarah Connor Chronicles Leven Rambin (All My Children) will take on the role of Becky, a potential love interest for John. And over at Numb3rs, Sophina Brown (Shark) will try to fill the spot left when Diane Farr’s Megan Reeves left the team at the end of last season. Her role as a junior agent is said to be recurring, with the possibility of becoming a regular.
Say a Prayer for Rose McGowan’s Pooch
Rose McGowan has more important things to think about these days than the possibility of the actors' strike. Like a sick dog.
Fester, one of her two Boston terriers, has a brain tumor. “He’s 11 years old, but five weeks ago he was jumping in the air,” McGowan told me at today’s MaxMara and Women in Film luncheon honoring Ginnifer Goodwin at the Sunset Tower Hotel. “I’ll get to spend more time with him [if the strike occurs]. For now, we all have to say a prayer for Fester.”
McGowan, herself, isn’t in the best of shape either…
She had to limp her way through the fete, because her left leg is in a brace.
“I had a fight with a wall, and the wall won,” she explained. “It sucks. I have to wear it for six weeks.”
But that’s not stopping her from jetting to Europe in the next few weeks. McGowan says she still plans to attend two AIDS fundraisers: the Life Ball in Vienna and amfAR’s big to-do during the Cannes Film Festival.
Also at the luncheonhosted by Vanity Fair editor Krista Smith and Women in Film president Jane Flemingwere Lauren Graham, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Numb3rs star Navi Rawat and up-and-coming actress Summer Bishil.
Goodwin will be honored with the MaxMara Face of the Future Award at WIF’s Crystal Lucy Awards on June 17 in L.A.
Get CBS' Fall Season Schedule!
CBS just released its 2008-'09 schedule. Click inside for the new series and new showtimes, but to start you off, the facts are these:
HIGHLIGHTS
- Without a Trace is moving to Tuesdays; the new series The Eleventh Hour will take over WAT's plum Thursday 10 p.m. slot.
- The New Adventures of Old Christine is moving over to Wednesday to anchor a new comedy hour alongside Jay Mohr's Project Gary.
- Moonlight's old time slot goes to The Ex List (formerly known as Mythological Ex), the new rom-com from Veronica Mars writer Diane Ruggiero.
- The Unit is moving to Sundays at 10 after Cold Case.
- Except for Without a Trace, all your fave procedurals are staying put. Yay! Criminal Minds Wednesday continues! This is not news, I'm really just excited about the chance of seeing Matthew Gray Gubler at the party tonight!
Want the rest of the deets? Click in!
MONDAY
8: The Big Bang Theory
8:30: How I Met Your Mother
9: Two and a Half Men
9:30: Worst Week (NEW)
10: CSI: Miami
TUESDAY
8: NCIS
9: The Mentalist
10: Without a Trace (new time slot)
WEDNESDAY
8: The New Adventures of Old Christine (new time slot)
8:30: Project Gary (NEW)
9: Criminal Minds
10: CSI: NY
THURSDAY
8: Survivor
9: CSI
10: The Eleventh Hour (NEW)
FRIDAY
8: Ghost Whisperer
9: The Ex List (NEW)
10: Numb3rs
SUNDAY
7: 60 Minutes
8: The Amazing Race
9: Cold Case
10: The Unit (new time slot)
Read up on the new series, post your thoughts in the comments, and check back later for our liveblog of the official CBS presentation!