DJariya

CBS TELEVISION NETWORK

2012-2013 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE

(N=New, NT=New Time, all times ET/PT)



MONDAY

8:00-8:30 PM How I Met Your Mother

8:30-9:00 PM PARTNERS (N)

9:00-9:30 PM 2 Broke Girls (NT)

9:30-10:00 PM MIKE & Molly

10:00-11:00 PM HAWAII FIVE-0



TUESDAY

8:00-9:00 PM NCIS

9:00-10:00 PM NCIS: LOS ANGELES

10:00-11:00 PM VEGAS (N)



WEDNESDAY

8:00-9:00 PM SURVIVOR

9:00-10:00 PM Criminal Minds

10:00-11:00 PM CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION



THURSDAY

8:00-8:30 PM The Big Bang Theory

8:30-9:00 PM Two and a Half Men (NT)

9:00-10:00 PM Person Of Interest

10:00-11:00 PM ELEMENTARY (N)



FRIDAY

8:00-9:00 PM CSI: NY (NT)

9:00-10:00 PM MADE IN JERSEY (N)

10:00-11:00 PM Blue Bloods



SATURDAY

8:00-9:00 PM CRIMETIME SATURDAY

9:00-10:00 PM CRIMETIME SATURDAY

10:00-11:00 PM 48 Hours Mystery



SUNDAY

7:00-8:00 PM 60 Minutes

8:00-9:00 PM THE Amazing Race

9:00-10:00 PM THE Good Wife

10:00-11:00 PM THE Mentalist (NT)

DJariya

The New Dramas:



ELEMENTARY stars Jonny Lee Miller as detective Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Dr. Joan Watson in a modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD’s most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in Londonand a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with his worst nightmare – a sober companion, Dr. Watson. A successful surgeon until she lost a patient and her license three years ago, Watson views her current job as another opportunity to help people, as well as paying a penance. However, The Restless Sherlock is nothing like her previous clients. He informs her that none of her expertise as an addiction specialist applies to him and he’s devised his own post-rehab regimen – resuming his work as a police consultant in New York City. Watson has no choice but to accompany her irascible new charge on his jobs. But Sherlock finds her medical background helpful, and Watson realizes she has a knack for playing investigator. Sherlock’s police contact, Capt. Tobias “Toby” Gregson (Aidan Quinn), knows from previous experience working with Scotland Yard that Sherlock is brilliant at closing cases, and welcomes him as part of the team. With the mischievous Sherlock Holmes now running free in New Yorksolving crimes, it’s simple deduction that he’s going to need someone to keep him grounded, and it’s elementary that it’s a job for Watson. Rob Doherty, Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly and Michael Cuesta, who directed the pilot, are executive producers for CBS Television Studios.



Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis star in VEGAS, a drama inspired by the true story of former Las Vegas Sheriff Ralph Lamb, a fourth-generation rancher tasked with bringing order to Las Vegas in the 1960s, a gambling and entertainment mecca emerging from the tumbleweeds. Ralph Lamb (Quaid) wants to be left in peace to run his ranch, but Las Vegas is now swelling with outsiders and corruption which are intruding on his simple life. Recalling Lamb's command as a military police officer during World War II, the Mayor appeals to his sense of duty to look into a murder of a casino worker – and so begins Lamb’s clash with Vincent Savino (Chiklis), a ruthless Chicago gangster who plans to make Vegas his own. Assisting Lamb in keeping Law And Order are his two deputies: his diplomatic, even-keeled brother Jack (Jason O'Mara) and his charming but impulsive son, Dixon (Taylor Handley). Ambitious Assistant District Attorney Katherine O'Connell (Carrie-Anne Moss), who grew up on the ranch next to the Lambs, also lends a hand in preserving justice. In Vegas, two powerful men – Lamb and Savino – are engaged in a fierce battle for control of the budding oasis, and for both of them, folding is not an option. Nicholas Pileggi, Greg Walker, Cathy Konrad, Arthur Sarkissian and James Mangold, who also directed the pilot, are the executive producers for CBS Television Studios.



MADE IN JERSEY is a drama about a young working-class woman who uses her street smarts to compete among her pedigreed Manhattan colleagues at a prestigious New York law firm. Martina Garretti (Janet Montgomery) finds her firm’s cutthroat landscape challenging, but what she lacks in an Ivy League education she more than makes up for with tenacity and blue-collar insight. After just a few weeks, firm founder Donovan Stark (Kyle MacLachlan), takes note of Martina’s ingenuity and resourcefulness, as does her sassy secretary Cyndi Vega (Toni Trucks). With the support of her big Italian family, including her sexy older sister Bonnie (Erin Cummings), Martina is able to stay true to her roots as a bold, passionate lawyer on the rise in a new intimidating environment. Jamie Tarses, Kevin Falls, Julia Franz and Mark Waters, who also directed the pilot, are the executive producers for Sony Pictures Television in association with CBS Television Studios. Pilot was written by creator and co-executive producer Dana Calvo.



The New Comedy:



PARTNERS is a comedy based on the lives of creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, about two life-long best friends and business partners whose “bromance” is tested when one of them is engaged to be married. Joe (David Krumholtz) is an accomplished architect who leads with his head and not his heart, especially in his love life. That’s in stark contrast to his gay co-worker, Louis (Michael Urie), who is spontaneous, emotional and prone to exaggeration. Both have found joy in their love lives: Joe is newly engaged to Ali (Sophia Bush), a beautiful and sophisticated jewelry designer, while Louis is dating Wyatt (Brandon Routh), a vegan nurse who Louis insists is just a promotion away from becoming a doctor. As news of Joe’s engagement settles, time will tell if their business and personal bond can adapt to the addition of two other important relationships. Emmy Award winners David Kohan and Max Mutchnick are executive producers for Warner Bros. Television. Emmy Award winner James Burrows directed the pilot.



The New Midseason Series:



GOLDEN BOY is a drama about the meteoric rise of an ambitious cop who becomes the youngest police commissioner in the history of New York City, and the high personal and professional cost he pays to achieve it. As he’s interviewed for a story about his career, Walter William Clark, Jr. (Theo James) flashes back on his hard-fought journey from street kid to the most powerful man in law enforcement. After only three years as a beat cop, Clark’s heroics on the job make him bold enough to ask for and receive the unheard – of promotion to Homicide Detective, angering the members of his new department who are eager to see him fail. Clark’s disappointed to be partnered with veteran Detective Don Owen (Chi McBride), a gruff lifer just two years shy of retirement. He would rather team with First Grade Detective Christian Arroyo (Kevin Alejandro), the alpha dog in the squad who’s just as ambitious as Clark, but without a moral center. Arroyo’s partner is Detective Deborah McKenzie (Bonnie Somerville), a tough third-generation cop and the only female detective in the unit. Also on the team is Detective Joe Diaco (Holt McCallany), well-connected with tremendous resources whichClark might find useful. Though laser-focused on moving up the ladder, Clark’s soft spot is serving as the sole caregiver and supporter of his sister, Agnes (Stella Maeve), a teenager demonstrating increasingly dangerous behavior. Keenly observant and politically savvy, the Golden Boy bases his career decisions solely on his need to succeed as quickly as possible, and he’ll find that his epic journey will be filled with consequences. Greg Berlanti, Emmy Award winner Nicholas Wootton and Richard Shepard, who directed the pilot, are executive producers for Warner Bros. Television.



FRIEND ME is a comedy about two 20-something best friends who just moved from Indiana to Los Angeles to start cool new jobs, but can’t agree on how to socially engage in their new city. Rob (Nicholas Braun) is eager to embrace the L.A.scene and meet new people who aren’t looking down at their smart phones or laptops. Evan (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), however, prefers to socialize online at home in his underwear, web-chatting and playing poker with his Hoosier buddies Mike (Parveesh Cheena), Sully (Tim Robinson) and Farhad (Dan Ahdoot) just a keystroke away. Meanwhile, Rob’s had enough of iChatting, and naively posts a flyer seeking new friends on the coffee house bulletin board, despite Evan’s warning that no good can come from meeting strangers in person. Soon the calls start rolling in, some with potential, some just disturbing, and Rob and a reluctant Evan embark on what will be a series of the most epic adventures – and disasters – of their lives. Alan Kirschenbaum and Ajay Sahgal, Eric and Kim Tannenbaum, are executive producers for CBS Television Studios, in association with The Tannenbaum Company. The pilot was directed by Pamela Fryman.



From reality show masters Michael Davies (“Who Wants To Be A Millionaire,” “Watch What Happens Live”) and Mark Burnett (“Survivor,” “The Voice”) comes a new reality series, THE JOB, where every week talented candidates are chosen from across the country for a chance to win their dream job at one of America’s most prestigious companies. Host Lisa Ling guides participants through several rounds of the most intense interviews of their lives, including challenges ranging from an on-the-spot quiz to assess their knowledge of the company to deadline-driven tasks while spending a day on the job. But the candidates aren’t the only ones in the hot seat. Adding to the pressure, a rival company is also present and waiting for an opportunity to swoop in and steal any of the contenders by making a competing offer. The participant must then decide immediately whether they will take the rival’s offer or stay in the competition in the hope that they are the last one standing for this once-in-a-lifetime job opportunity. Produced by Sony Pictures Television and Embassy Row.


I'll post the promos/trailers later when they are released. CBS tends to release EPK's instead of actual trailers 1st for their new shows.

DJariya

I'll check out Vegas because of Quaid and Chiklis and that it's a period drama. Odd that they used the name as the old Robert Urich show.

I have a feeling that Elementary will be just another procedural only with the Sherlock Holmes name.

Not a big CBS comedy fan, but I'll give Partners a look mainly for Sophia Bush.

superdeluxe

Vegas looks interesting

conscience

Only 2 Broke Girls for me and PoI if I get caught up. May give Vegas a try but it doesn't sound long lasting.

I got so behind on The Good Wife that I gave up...

Oh and I catch 48 Hours Mystery if I am at home on Saturdays.

DJariya

Vegas actually has a very good timeslot behind the 2 NCIS's. It's pretty much a lock to get a full season with those 2 lead-ins.

Red Dog

2 1/2 Men to Thursday after BBT? Interesting.

I'll check out Vegas. I'm a sucker for Las Vegas shows and obviously that time period. But it sounds like a rip-off of Crime Story. Outside of CSI, which can be done anywhere, I think every Vegas show on network television in the last decade has been cancelled, so I won't get my hopes up.

Elementary sounds like every other CBS drama.

TheMovieman

So CBS is moving a hit series to Sunday? Yeah, that worked out for "CSI: Miami" whose ratings went on the decline when it moved from Mondays (IIRC) to Sundays...

cdollaz

A show being set in New Jersey = I'll pass.

DJariya

Yeah, The Mentalist is going to get hurt by football overruns and in addition Sundays is the busiest day of the week for programming.

And I read the synopsis for Golden Boy. Kind of weird to have that character being NYC's Police Commissioner when on another CBS show Blue Bloods Tom Selleck is also playing the NYC Police Commissioner.

starseed1981

In for HIMYM & TBBT. I'll also try Friend Me at mid-season.

boogieman03

So Rules of Engagement was officially canceled?

DJariya

Not yet. The latest said that Sony is still negotiating to get a 13 episode midseason order.

madcougar

I may try Elementary... making it the one new show announced I'm actually mildly interested in watching.

TGM

kind of surprised by the moving of The Mentalist.

Other than that and the original CSI I watch nothing on CBS other than sports.

Red Dog

That's the way I am with FOX. Just football.

Geofferson

While it sounds cliched, I'll give Vegas a chance. An impressive cast

Gizmo

Sony just never lets a show die that has a chance at syndication.

madcougar

Including this season they have shot 86 episodes already. While I'm sure it would benefit from 13 more, it definitely has enough already.

windom

Partners is also a re-used title. Jon Cryer had a sitcom on FOX from 95-96 called Partners.

raven56706

2.5 men looks to be on its slow way out!

DJariya

Moving to the most competitive night of the week is on it's way out?

Granted, the cast is only signed to a 1-year contract, but if it keeps getting the same ratings it did on Monday, I can't see CBS cancelling soon. The Ad prices that CBS can charge for Thursday nights are alot more than Monday.

I hate to say it, but CBS has already won Thursdays at 8pm. It's going to demolish 30 Rock/Up All Night. Last Resort being a rookie show on ABC is questionable.

Defiant1

None of these look interesting to me. Just realized that other than their competitive reality shows (Survivor, The Amazing Race, and Big Brother), I don't watch any CBS shows.

bigjim25

They didn't. Wasn't his called Vega$?

Dragon Tattoo

Yeah, CBS is really showing its lack of faith in the series by moving it to the most competitive night of the week behind its OTHER hit comedy.