CBS's Fall Line Up 2008

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CBS's 2008/2009 TV Schedule
By Garth FranklinWednesday May 14th 2008 9:16am

The Fall TV Season presentations for all the new network shows take place this week with the fourth announced today. Here's a full breakdown of which concepts have made the final list over on CBS.

The Eye continues to be the ratings warhorse of the networks thanks to its profitable "CSI" franchise along with a solid line-up of procedurals and sitcoms. New shows however have proven tricky to launch after the debacle of last year's high profile Hugh Jackman musical series "Viva Laughlin" and Jimmy Smits drama "Cane" both bombing.

Only one series, sitcom "The Big Bang Theory", has gotten renewed - leaving many people (myself included) quite upset that the modest rating but interesting vampire series "Moonlight" starring hunky Aussie Alex O'Loughlin has been officially cancelled. Also getting the axe is James Woods legal procedural "Shark", though army drama "The Unit" did manage to get renewed.

A few notable pilots didn't make the final cut and won't be seen. These include "Exit 19" with Geena Davis as a quirky NYC homicide detective who's also a single mom on Long Island; "Tower" about Chicago news reporters investigating crimes with Marcia Gay Harden, Cole Hauser, Rosamund Pike and CCH Pounder; "Ny-Lon" about a cross-continental romance with Elisha Cuthbert and Will Kemp; "Can Openers" a hospital drama about neurosurgical residents; and "The Meant To Be's" with Amy Smart as a real ghost 'ghost whisperer' with Ioan Gruffudd and Tom Hollander co-starring.

Onto the new shows and they are:

Eleventh Hour
(Procedural Drama, Thursdays 10pm)
Dr. Jacob Hood (Rufus Sewell) is a brilliant biophysicist and special science advisor to the government, as he investigates scientific crises and oddities. His jurisdiction is absolute and Hood is dogged in his pursuit of those who would abuse and misuse scientific discoveries and breakthroughs for their own gain.

His passion and crusade is to protect the substance of science from those with nefarious motives. He is called in at the eleventh hour and he represents the last line of defense. Based on the British miniseries which originally starred Patrick Stewart and was penned by acclaimed science-fiction writer Stephen Gallagher, the series is executive produced by Bruckheimer ("CSI"), Jonathan Littman, Danny Cannon, Cyrus Voris, Ethan Reiff, Mick Davis, and Paul Buccieri.

The Ex-List
(Comedy/Drama, Fridays 9pm)
Bella Bloom (Elizabeth Reaser) is a single, 30-something, successful business owner who is surprised to learn from a psychic that she's already dated her future husband AND there's a catch: if she doesn't find him in the next year, she'll remain alone forever.

During a bachelorette party for her sister, Daphne (Rachel Boston), Bella learns from the psychic she must revisit her past relationships and sort through the mistakes to find her soul mate. Skeptical, Bella begins to analyze every past liaison and failed romance with her close circle of friends, Augie (Adam Rothenberg), an endearing guy who has listened to Bella's love woes since college, Vivian (Alex Breckenridge), Augie's long-term girlfriend, and Cyrus (Amir Talai), who's chronically unemployed and full of wry observations.

Once Bella witnesses proof of the psychic's other predictions, her cynicism disappears and she begins her search. Along her trip down break-up lane, Bella is determined to remain optimistic and receptive, believing that when destiny reopens doors to the past, every relationship can matter in the future. Diane Ruggiero ("Veronica Mars") and Jonathan Levin ("Charmed") are executive producers.

Harper's Island
(Crime Drama, Mid-Season)
The new drama, HARPER'S ISLAND, is a murder mystery that unfolds as friends and family attend week-long festivities at a destination wedding on a secluded and picturesque island off the coast of Seattle, infamous for a homicidal maniac's rampage seven years ago. Elaine Cassidy, Ryan Merriman and Samantha Noble star. Ari Schlossberg, Dan Shotz and Karim Zriek serve as executive producers. Jon Turteltaub ("National Treasure") directs the pilot.

The Mentalist
(Crime Drama, Tuesdays 9pm)
Simon Baker is Patrick Jane, a detective and independent consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI), who has a remarkable track record for solving serious crimes by using his razor sharp skills of observation. Within the Bureau, Jane is notorious for his blatant lack of protocol and his semi-celebrity past as a psychic medium, whose paranormal abilities he now admits he feigned. Jane's role in cracking a series of tough high-profile cases is greatly valued by his fellow agents.

However, no-nonsense Senior Agent Teresa Lisbon (Robin Tunney) openly resists having Jane in her unit and alternates between reluctantly acknowledging Jane's usefulness and blasting him for his theatrics, narcissism and dangerous lack of boundaries. Lisbon's team includes agents Kimball Cho (Tim Kang), Wayne Rigsby (Owain Yeoman), and rookie member Grace Van Pelt (Amanda Righetti), who all think Jane's a loose cannon but admire his charm and knack for clearing cases. Bruno Heller (creator of "Rome") is creator/executive producer, and Emmy Award winner David Nutter ("Band of Brothers") is the executive producer.


Project Gary
(Comedy, Wednesdays 8:30pm)
Gary Barnes (Jay Mohr) is a recently single painting contractor, and his controlling ex-wife, Allison (Paula Marshall), who face post-divorce mayhem after 15 years of marriage as they each embark on new relationships. He's the fun parent and she's the strict one. Together, they share custody of their two children - Louise (Laura Marano), a politically correct and environmentally conscious 11-year-old, and Tom (Ryan Malgarini), their socially awkward 14-year-old son who is nervous around girls.

Charming and acerbic, Gary hasn't dated since the split, but finally connects with Vanessa (Jaime King, "The Class"), a single mother whose condo he was hired to paint. He dreads telling Allison about Vanessa because it doesn't adhere to her belief in their marriage counselor's book, "Rules for the Perfect Divorce." However, when Allison tells him that she's engaged to their shrink, all bets are off and Gary decides it's time to move forward. Now, in pursuit of post-marriage happiness, Gary must juggle his eclectic world of an ex-wife, their two kids, their shrink and his gorgeous new girlfriend. Ed Yeager ("Still Standing") and Ric Swartzlander ("8 Simple Rules") are the executive producers.


Worst Week
(Comedy, Mondays 10pm)
A comedy about Sam Briggs, an entertainment magazine editor who will do anything to please his girlfriend's parents ... but instead becomes a one-man wrecking crew whenever he's around them. Sam (Kyle Bornheimer) and his girlfriend, Melanie Clayton (Erinn Hayes), have only one hurdle left to clear as they start their life together: breaking the news to Mel's conservative parents that they have a wedding in the works and a baby on the way.

Dick (Kurtwood Smith), a stern Judge, and his wife Angela (Nancy Lenehan), are protective of their daughter, and are really trying to let go of the anger they feel toward Sam ... after all, disaster follows whenever he visits their house. But despite his best efforts, every time Sam takes one positive step forward in winning over his future in-laws, he inevitably takes two crushing steps back. But with support and love from Melanie who stands up for him despite his knack for making himself look bad, Sam will hopefully charm his way into her family. Emmy Award winner Adam Bernstein ("30 Rock") directed the pilot. Matt Tarses ("Scrubs") and Jimmy Mulville ("Whose Line Is It Anyway?") are the executive producers.

Renewals include "48 Hours: Mystery," "60 Minutes," "The Amazing Race," "The Big Bang Theory," "Cold Case," "Crime Time Saturday," "Criminal Minds," "C.S.I.," "C.S.I.: Miami," "C.S.I.: NY," "Ghost Whisperer," "How I Met Your Mother," "N.C.I.S.," "The New Adventures of Old Christine," "Numb3rs," "Rules of Engagement," "Survivor," "Two and a Half Men," "The Unit," "Without a Trace."

Cancellations include "Cane," "Jericho," "Moonlight," "Secret Talents of the Stars," "Shark," "Viva Laughlin," "Welcome to the Captain"

The nightly CBS schedule this Fall will be as follows ("Rules of Engagement" and "Harpers Island" begin mid-season):

MONDAY
8pm: "The Big Bang Theory"
8:30pm: "How I Met Your Mother"
9pm: "Two and a Half Men"
9:30pm: "Worst Week"
10pm: "C.S.I.: Miami"

TUESDAY
8pm: "N.C.I.S."
9pm: "The Mentalist"
10pm: "Without a Trace"

WEDNESDAY
8pm: "The New Adventures of Old Christine"
8:30pm: "Project Gary"
9pm: "Criminal Minds"
10pm: "C.S.I.: NY"

THURSDAY
8pm: "Survivor"
9pm: "C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation"
10pm: "Eleventh Hour "

FRIDAY
8pm: "Ghost Whisperer"
9pm: "The Ex-List"
10pm: "Numb3rs"

SATURDAY
8pm: "Crime Time Saturday"
10pm: "48 Hours: Mystery"

SUNDAY
7pm: "60 Minutes"
8pm: "The Amazing Race"
9pm: "Cold Case"
10pm: "The Unit"