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CBS picks up Gary Unmarried!!!

Posted: November 14th, 2008, 6:55pm CST by SeriouslyOMGWTF

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Gary Unmarried will stay married to CBS for the full season according to Broadcasting and Cable! Gary Unmarried is a traditional sitcom for the new millennium, you know because instead of the happily married family it is about a recently divorced couple trying to figure out to make it work!!! Plus it stars Jay Mohr who is funny in everything he does. And it was created by Ed Yeager who wrote some of the funniest stuff on Still Standing!!!
So if you have never seen Gary Unmarried check it out on CBS on Wednesdays at 8:30p because it isn’t going anywhere soon!!!

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So its the opposite of Survivor?

Posted: October 21st, 2008, 2:05pm CDT by SeriouslyOMGWTF

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Jeff Probst is teaming up with his Survivor boss, Mark Burnett again, but this time it is for a show that his idea according to Entertainment Weekly.

The show, Live Like You’re Dying, will feature a person who has been given a terminal diagnosis with a finite amount of time to live and “take them on the last adventure of their life,” according to Probst. That adventure will include reunions with lost friends or formerly feuding family members, a “legacy moment” that will ensure their name carries on forever, and living out a personal dream. “It could be playing guitar with Eric Clapton or jumping out of a plane into a volcano,” Probst explained to EW.com. “Whatever it is that you’re still desiring to do in your life — we want to make it happen.”

At this point CBS has only ordered a pilot of the show, but to me there is something wrong and creepy about it. I know they are doing good for someone during their last days, but to capitalize on it for a show seems wrong. Even the title makes me squirm. What do y'all think?

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Anthony LaPaglia injured filming Balibo

Posted: September 30th, 2008, 3:51pm CDT by SeriouslyOMGWTF

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Anthony LaPaglia was injured filming a scene for Balibo in Darwin, Australia according to Courier Mail. LaPaglia was injured when a machine used to fake a gunshot discharged into his arm by accident.

The accident happened during filming of the scene where LaPaglia's character, Roger East, is shot and killed. The source said filming at Darwin's Stokes Hill Wharf was stopped while LaPaglia was given medical attention.

Rather than exploding outwards, giving the appearance of a gunshot, the device, called a "squib", exploded into the star's arm. LaPaglia was taken to hospital for treatment.

The director told the paper it was a "tiny thing".

My question is what is he doing over in Australia filming a movie, shouldn't he be in LA filming Without A Trace?

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Hook up with Gary Unmarried tonight

Posted: September 24th, 2008, 12:10pm CDT by SeriouslyOMGWTF

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Gary Unmarried stars Jay Mohr and Paula Marshall in a comedy about Gary Barnes, a recently single painting contractor, and his controlling ex-wife, Allison, 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, a politically correct and environmentally conscious 11-year-old, and Tom, 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, 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.

Gary Unmarried is a fun sitcom to wrap up your hump day with! The recently married in real life Jay Mohr plays a recently divorced man on CBS’s Gary Unmarried who is getting back on the dating scene while taking care of his kids the days he has custody of them. I always enjoy Jay Mohr’s comedic timing and this show uses that perfectly. Even though the show is based on a dysfunctional family. it is a great family sitcom for the modern day where dysfunctional is normal!
So tune into Gary Unmarried on CBS tonight and every Wednesday at 8:30p for show that will make you laugh out loud!

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Dan Rather's Lawsuit Drying Up Faster Than A Crick In A West Texas Drought [CBS]

Posted: September 23rd, 2008, 8:55am CDT by Hamilton Nolan

Tags: CBS

Dan Rather filed that big $70 million lawsuit against CBS last year because, he said, they hung him out to dry like a coonskin on a tree branch when it turned out there were problems with his story about George W. Bush's National Guard Service. CBS said Rather was crazier than a coyote with Mexican jumping beans in his anus. (Okay, that's enough). Some of his suit was thrown out in April, and now two more of his remaining four claims have been dismissed. But he's still alive!

[The judge] said he was throwing out Rather's fraud claim not because he wasn't duped, but because he didn't suffer any damages from the alleged trickery. The judge noted that Rather, 76, was still paid the money he was owed under his contract, and is still gainfully - and lucratively - employed by HDNet.

He said Rather's claims for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty can go forward.

Now Rather's suit has come down to proving that CBS stopped giving him (enough) work in the 15 months following the Bush story controversy. Which is not quite as dramatic as it was before.

I apologize for perpetuating Rather-talk.

[NYP]

The laughs are back on CBS tonight!!!

Posted: September 22nd, 2008, 11:53am CDT by SeriouslyOMGWTF

Tags: CBS

The Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother and Two and a Half Men are all back on CBS tonight starting at 8p and I can’t wait to get my yucks on with these three comedies and the addition of Worst Week!

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Ha Ha The Ex List is in trouble!!!

Posted: September 16th, 2008, 6:48am CDT by SeriouslyOMGWTF

Tags: CBS

The show that took over Moonlight’s timeslot is already in trouble and it hasn’t even aired. According to Zap2It the show runner, Diane Ruggiero, is no longer with the CBS show.
I have seen the pilot and I can tell you this show stinks and I predict it will be one of the first show’s cancelled. Seriously there is one scene where the neighbor girl goes bald down there (think Britney and Lindsay) and she raises her skirt to show it off to Bella. When her boyfriend doesn’t it like, she gets a wig down there, that doesn’t go on right (well actually it does go on right as in left to right) and shows that to Bella too. Seriously that was some of the dumbest television I have ever seen and I watch a lot of bad TV. Did I mention Bella is just as annoying as she was on Grey’s Anatomy?
Hopefully this show that replaced Moonlight will be off the air before you can The Ex List because it is seriously bad bad bad. And I am not saying that because of Moonlight, I am saying that because it is painfully bad.

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Lauren Conrad Stops By CBS

Posted: August 29th, 2008, 12:17am CDT

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For someone who has openly said that she can’t act, Lauren Conrad sure doesn’t seem to be having any troubles getting offers from the TV networks for her services.

The MTV reality starlet was spotted out on Thursday (August 28), attending a meeting at CBS Studios in Hollywood for what might be yet another guest role.

CBS 1 FCC 0

Posted: July 21st, 2008, 1:57pm CDT by SeriouslyOMGWTF

Tags: CBS

An U.S. Appeals court has ruled in favor of CBS and over turned the $550,000 fine that was given to CBS Corporation for Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction during the Super Bowl half-time show according to Reuters.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit said the U.S. Federal Communications Commission "arbitrarily and capriciously departed from its prior policy" that exempted fleeting broadcast material from actionable indecency violations.
"Moreover, the FCC cannot impose liability on CBS for the acts of Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake, independent contractors hired for the limited purposes of the Halftime Show..," wrote Chief Judge Anthony Scirica for the three-judge panel that heard the case.

I am so glad that The U.S. Appeals court sided with CBS because the FCC has become way to powerful and uptight. We need to have some freedom of speech on TV and the FCC should not dictate what is vulgar obscene because the PTC complain in droves. Hopefully more of the recent FCC fines will also be overturned!

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William Petersen out of CSI

Posted: July 15th, 2008, 6:51am CDT by SeriouslyOMGWTF

Tags: CBS

William Petersen got his wish, he will be out of CSI as a series regular after this season's 10th episode according to Michael Ausiello.

"Billy is leaving," confirms the show's executive producer, Carol Mendelsohn. "But he will remain throughout the run of the series an executive producer. And he will, whenever CBS asks, come back. I don't think you've seen the last of Gil Grissom."

If I was still watching this show, I would care more. But since it is the #1 scripted show in The States I figured one or two of you might care.

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CBS goes to the Greatest American Dogs tonight at 8p

Posted: July 10th, 2008, 7:50am CDT by SeriouslyOMGWTF

Tags: CBS

Twelve extraordinary teams of dogs and owners from across the nation from “pageant dogs” to those simply trained at home, will live together and compete against each other in challenges that put the owners’ ability to train their dogs to the test. Each week, the judges will eliminate one dog and their owner. The last remaining team will walk away with a $250,000 cash prize and the title of GREATEST AMERICAN DOG.

Woof! Greatest American Dog gives us something to bark about! So don’t roll over and play dead and check this show tonight on CBS at 8p!!!
And don’t forget to sit and stay around for Swingtown at 10p!

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Swingtown gets Deep Throat tonight!!!

Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 2:38pm CDT by SeriouslyOMGWTF

Tags: CBS

Go Your Own Way: Susan attends a free speech fundraiser for the film, “Deep Throat.”

Seriously what was CBS.com thinking when they came with that viral video to promote Swingtown?
Even though that promo is lame, Swingtown isn’t so check it out on CBS tonight at 10p!!!

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Swingtown gets Twister tonight!!!

Posted: June 26th, 2008, 5:13pm CDT by SeriouslyOMGWTF

Tags: CBS

Cabin Fever: Susan invites the Deckers to their cabin trip after the Thompsons decline to go.

I can’t wait to see if The Thompsons become Swingers tonight with The Deckers on CBS’s Swingtown at 10p! Gotta love those The Deckers turning as many couples into Swingers as possible and using tricks like the game of Twister to do so. I so miss Twister!
Seriously this Groovy show is quickly becoming one of my favorites! So starting swinging tonight at 10p on CBS with Swingtown! I promise you will be Discoing your way to this show every Thursday night at 10p before you know it!

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Regis Philbin can’t say Shanna Moakler’s name

Posted: June 19th, 2008, 10:08am CDT by SeriouslyOMGWTF

Tags: CBS

I just love that Regis Philbin messes up names on Live with Regis and Kelly all the time, but I thought that he would at least be able to get the names correct on Million Dollar Password.
BTW Steven Webber gets better with age!!!
So check out Million Dollar Password on CBS this Sunday at 8p and see if Regis will ever say Shanna Moakler’s name correctly before the credits roll.

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The PTC go after CBS’s Swington

Posted: June 10th, 2008, 2:05pm CDT by SeriouslyOMGWTF

Tags: CBS

The Parents Television Council is urging CBS affils preempt Swingtown because well it is all sex, drugs and disco. I so hate these campaigns because what is wrong with a little sex considering it is following a show that murders people in unimaginable ways. Why is violence good and sex bad?
If you don’t want your kids to watch Swingtown, then monitor what they watch. If you can’t control what your kids are watching that probably is the least of your problems!
So to these groups fighting Swingtown, maybe if they were getting what the characters were getting on the show, they might have other things to do to preoccupy their time and not be so uptight!!!
So fight the power and tune into CBS’s Swingtown on Thursdays at 10p!!!

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CBS goes to the dogs on July 10th!

Posted: June 9th, 2008, 11:15am CDT by SeriouslyOMGWTF

Tags: CBS

Twelve extraordinary teams of dogs and owners from across the nation from “pageant dogs” to those simply trained at home, will live together and compete against each other in challenges that put the owners’ ability to train their dogs to the test. Each week, the judges will eliminate one dog and their owner. The last remaining team will walk away with a $250,000 cash prize and the title of GREATEST AMERICAN DOG.

OMG! How cute and scary does Great American Dog look? The dogs are just so precious and cute, but their owners are really scary. I can’t wait to watch these dogs compete for the grand prize starting on July 10th on CBS at 8p!!!

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Bring a date or two to Swingtown tonight on CBS!!!

Posted: June 5th, 2008, 10:17am CDT by SeriouslyOMGWTF

Tags: CBS

After seeing the pilot, I want to move to Swingtown now!!! This show is sexy, fun and making me wish I was in the ’70s! It is has sex, drugs and disco and did I mention sex! We all thought the ’60s brought about the sexual awakening, but what we learn from Swingtown it was really the ’70s that awakened our innermost desires. Seriously I never thought I would want to swing, but this show showed me I need a boyfriend now just so I can swing.
Besides the inside look at the Swinging ’70s we also get a show about relationships and teen angst. Whether it is 1976 or 2008 those things never change and this show handles that well.
When I heard about this show, I thought it was going to suck (no pun) but I was so wrong, because I am hooked on this show like the characters are hooked on cocaine and quaaludes
The weather is starting to heat up on the inside, but the thermometer is rising on our TV sets every Thursday at 10p with Swingtown! Burn baby Burb, Disco Inferno.
BTW for those of us who missed out on the ’70s, here are some of the artifacts we missed out on…

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Jimmy Fallon Terrorizes City With Stand-Up Routine [Jimmy Fallon]

Posted: May 19th, 2008, 3:15am CDT by Ryan Tate

Tags: CBS

"It's not funny yet. I'm working on material and it's really hard. Right now I've got half an hour and I've got two songs. Each song is 10 minutes each. I really have 10 minutes of stand-up. Pretty sad." [Newsweek]

CBS Promotes Their Willingness to Cover Hoaxes [Science]

Posted: May 15th, 2008, 9:17am CDT by Pareene

Tags: CBS

CBS! Catch the fever! Their nightly news program is exciting and revolutionary when it's edited all jumpy like this, isn't it? And outgoing anchor Katie Couric sure received a lot of praise from people whose names we can't read! Our favorite part of this new CBS promo (Katie just put it up on her YouTube channel!) is at a little more than 30 seconds in, when they play a brief clip from their interview with the man who grew his finger back with pixie dust. Remember him? What an inspiring tale! One man, against the odds, promotes his brother's biotech firm in news outlets across the world, all of whom are more than willing to cover a bullshit junk science story without doing even cursory research. A moment to be proud of, CBS. And they're clearly feeling cocky—CBS just bought CNET for $1.8 billion cash, "a substantial 45 percent premium to where the stock closed on Wednesday." [NYT, Soup Cans]

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CBS’s Moonlight-less fall schedule

Posted: May 14th, 2008, 10:11am CDT by SeriouslyOMGWTF

Tags: CBS

MONDAY

8:00-8:30 PM THE BIG BANG THEORY

8:30-9:00 PM HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER

9:00-9:30 PM TWO AND A HALF MEN

9:30-10:00 PM WORST WEEK (N)

10:00-11:00 PM CSI: MIAMI

TUESDAY

8:00-9:00 PM NCIS

9:00-10:00 PM THE MENTALIST (N)

10:00-11:00 PM WITHOUT A TRACE (NT)

WEDNESDAY

8:00-8:30 PM OLD CHRISTINE

8:30-9:00 PM PROJECT GARY (N)

9:00-10:00 PM CRIMINAL MINDS

10:00-11:00 PM CSI: NY

THURSDAY

8:00-9:00 PM SURVIVOR

9:00-10:00 PM CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION

10:00-11:00 PM ELEVENTH HOUR (N)

FRIDAY

8:00-9:00 PM GHOST WHISPERER

9:00-10:00 PM THE EX LIST (N)

10:00-11:00 PM NUMB3RS

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 COLD CASE

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

Here is the first show that will be cancelled this fall and ironically enough this show that sounds like a piece of crap is the show replacing Moonlight. And I am not just saying that because it is replacing Moonlight, I am saying it because it sounds like crap.

THE EX LIST is a comedic drama about Bella Bloom (Elizabeth Reaser, "Grey's Anatomy") – 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, "American Dreams"), 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, "Mad Money"), an endearing guy who has listened to Bella's love woes since college, Vivian (Alex Breckenridge, "Dirt"), Augie's long-term girlfriend, and Cyrus (Amir Talai, "Campus Ladies"), 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 for Twentieth Century Fox Television.

The only other news that can make my TV Fridays even worse is that because Jay Mohr will be starring in Project Gary that he will not be Monnlighting on Ghost Whisper.

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Two and a Half Men gets killer on tonight’s CSI

Posted: May 8th, 2008, 7:53am CDT by SeriouslyOMGWTF

Tags: CBS

Two and a Half Deaths:
A diva sit-com star is murdered in Vegas and the entire writing staff is in under suspicion.

The writers of Two and a Half Men take over CSI tonight on CBS at 9p. I have to admit I am not sure what to make of that crossover after seeing that clip, but if it is anything like what the writers of CSI did on Two and a Half Men it will be hysterical!
So tune in to watch Chuck Lorre get revenge on some of the TV Divas he worked with in the past on tonight’s CSI.

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Katie Couric's Producer Supposedly Leaving [Cbs News]

Posted: May 7th, 2008, 10:10pm CDT by Ryan Tate

Tags: CBS News

"[CBS News] Spokeswoman Kelly Halyard insists: 'Sean McManus asked [producer] Rick [Kaplan] to consider taking some time off to rest after working two jobs for the past 11 weeks. After his week off, Kaplan will transition back into his full-time role as the executive producer of the CBS Evening News and CBS News’ election coverage.' Counters our source: 'Total bunk.' Our insider suspects this to be PR spin to keep Katie’s situation from looking any worse. If Rick actually does return to the Evening News, 'he won’t be there long. They are just spinning.'" [Jossip]

Man Charged With Saving CBS Leaves Second Failing Show? [CBS]

Posted: May 7th, 2008, 5:19pm CDT by Pareene

Tags: CBS

CBS continues to be a total disaster. Last year they brought in former MSNBC president Rick Kaplan to save Katie Couric's Evening News (without asking Katie's opinion). We all know how that went! Not that Kaplan stayed there long—soon he was dispatched to take control of the constantly failing Early Show, where he replaced the scary, tequila-swigging Shelley Ross. Ross left, but her "mean girl" staff remained. So far, Kaplan has not righted the sunk ship. Now we hear it's curtains for Kaplan. Or at least he's taking a suspicious two-week vacation during sweeps. The kind of vacation you don't come back from. Speculation from a leaky CBSer, below.

Word is that he's going on vacation next week for two weeks — DURING SWEEPS — this is a show that under Shelley Ross you couldn't take off even if you died — and that he won't be returning to the network after his vacation.

Yes — he has been pushed out of the Evening News and the Early Show.

Word is that a senior producer Shelley hired from Canada will be the next EP — but that could be a tough sell b/c well he has NO news experience. He was the EP of a program in Canada titled "Gay TV."

Things are still tough at the morning show — in fact a senior producer David Shenfeld — who has lost all his power to Laurye Blackford — in fact just didn't come to work starting last Sunday — just didn't bother to call or e-mail anyone. Apparently he was so fed up and frustrated he just decided to come to work. Really professional.

Btw — Rick is having a staff meeting on Friday — I'm sure no one over there will admit that he's leaving — but what a shame — he really tried to get the show to a better place after the Shelley debacle...and now he's being pushed out. You gotta wonder what the execs are really doing there except reading staffers' e-mails.

2.5 Men and CSI switch writers next week!

Posted: April 30th, 2008, 10:01pm CDT by SeriouslyOMGWTF

Tags: CBS

Next Monday the writers of CSI will write an episode of Two and a Half Men and on Thursday the writers of Two and a Half Men will write for CSI. While I don’t know much about what the writers of CSI are planning for 2.5 Men, looks like Chuck Lorre will be getting his revenge on one of his past leading actressed. Although he says it is based on a fictional character, some of the leading ladies he has worked with are known as such divas that it makes them look fictional. Could the sitcom diva be the first one he worked with Roseanne Barr or since her name is Annabell could it be Cybill Shepard or maybe it is a combination of all of them…Roseanne Barr, Cybill Shepard, Brett Buttler, Jenna Elfman and Jon Cryer. Hopefully it will be clear when we see CSI: 2.5 or is it Two and a Half CSI Men? Either way, I can’t wait to see how it all turns out. It will be the first CSI episode I have seen since K-Fed was on!

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Katie Couric's Inevitable Comeback [Jobs]

Posted: April 24th, 2008, 2:09am CDT by Ryan Tate

Tags: CBS News

Get Thumbnail.Php-8 Katie Couric hit rock bottom this month, starting with talk about an early exit from the CBS Evening News, continuing through to a lost debate-hosting opportunity and the worst ratings week in her show's history, and ending with Larry King's contract renewal for a show Couric had coveted at CNN. Now, at last, the news cycle seems to be turning in Couric's favor. Newsday reports Couric may be able to nab King's time slot:

"King did not secure a guarantee to continue anchoring the 9 p.m. hour, which - I am reliably told - opens the door wide for Couric when she leaves CBS after the inauguration, as she almost certainly will," wrote columnist Verne Gay

This may not be the exact opportunity that returns Couric to the glory she tasted in 15 years at Today. King's agent is already dumping on (though not refuting) Newsday's story, saying King's new contract is "the exact same deal and job that Larry has been doing."

But it is a reminder that Couric's ill-chosen move to the evening anchor chair is a career chapter she will eventually put behind her, and the same media that have been digging into her many recent headaches problems will eventually start talking about her comeback.

Here's more from Verne Gay at Newsday on why Couric's redemption might occur at CNN:

Without giving Larry a lock on 9 p.m., CNN is finally laying the groundwork for a 9 p.m. succession plan and in fact, CNN appears to have the luxury to do so: Its first quarter ratings were the best in years, and the one-time whipping post of FNC is finally doing a little butt-kicking of its own. There's a simple reality factor at work here as well: King'll be 75 this November, and while we can all agree his tenure has been a remarkable one, nothing - and no one - lasts forever. Nor is anyone untouchable in this business - even Walter Cronkite, whose exit from the anchor chair was assured in 1981 when Dan Rather, then a superstar, forced the issue.

[Newsday]

The Battle For Sumner Redstone's Heart [Sumner Redstone]

Posted: April 22nd, 2008, 5:20am CDT by Ryan Tate

Tags: CBS

79061876 There are dueling views on who is winning the battle for supremacy in the eyes of the notoriously combative media mogul Sumner Redstone. On one side is Philippe Dauman, head of Viacom, who recently decided to form a new movie channel to distribute films from Viacom's Paramount. On the other side is Les Moonves at CBS, who was allegedly "royally screwed" by Dauman's new channel since it ended the hope that his Showtime network would screen Paramount films. Daubman hopes the incident will help him get CBS and Viacom merged back together and put under his control, the Post reported this morning. Not so fast, said the Wall Street Journal: Dauman's movie channel is a supremely bad idea.

The cable and satellite companies that would have to carry the new channel aren't convinced the world needs another movie service, according to executives at several companies. Even Comcast Corp., which owns 20% of MGM, has little interest in carrying a new movie channel, according to a person close to that company.

"Movies are not as much a part of the mix" with the growth of video-on-demand, says Michael Willner, chief executive of Insight Communications, a cable operator primarily in the Midwest. "If they are just another outlet for movies they will have a tough go."

Of course, it's impossible for any human to win Cranky Redstone's enduring love. As the old expression goes, the only way to win is not to play the game.

Moonves Backs Couric, Nobody Believes Him [The Dead And The Dying]

Posted: April 19th, 2008, 10:07am CDT by ian spiegelman

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Couric Legs5 Embattled anchor Katie Couric (legs!) of the long-withering CBS Evening News got a vote of confidence from network boss Les Moonves yesterday, but it was probably just a bunch of meaningless hoo-ha. Moonves said at a staff meeting that Couric "is my anchor today, tomorrow and in the future." Aw, sweet. "But the public display does not change the reality that Couric is likely to relinquish the anchor chair after the election, according to two top network executives who declined to be named discussing a private meeting."

"Moonves asked to address the Friday staff meeting, held at the CBS News offices in New York and broadcast to network bureaus around the world, out of concern that Couric is being portrayed as a lame duck and that his support for the news division is the subject of media speculation. He said he was "proud" of Couric and that CBS was lucky to have her. Moonves said he cared about the ratings of the third-place 'CBS Evening News' 'as much as I care about 'CSI's' ratings.'"

Yeah, that'll boost morale around the news division. Schmuck. [Washington Post via Poynter.org]

Most of Dan Rather's CBS Suit Dismissed! [Time For Us To Bug Out]

Posted: April 10th, 2008, 2:32pm CDT by Pareene

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Four of the seven counts in the suit brought by Dan Rather against his former employers at CBS have been dismissed. Unfortunately for CBS, among the three remaining counts is the "the $70 million in compensatory and punitive damages Rather is seeking from CBS for breaching his contract." So the vast government conspiracy bit of the lawsuit is apparently without merit, but he'll still get his money (maybe). After the jump, we've embedded the text of the judge's decision. And because that is not very interesting, we've also embedded a rockin music video.

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The other talents of the stars will remaim secret

Posted: April 10th, 2008, 12:42pm CDT by SeriouslyOMGWTF

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CBS has cancelled Secret Talents of the Stars after only one airing. I have to admit I actually gave in and watched it last night and it is obvious why they cancelled it. Oy it was as bad as George Takei’s singing. Can you believe the Judges didn’t think Sasha Cohen should move on? Maybe if that producer no one ever heard of or will hear of again didn’t have his underwear contorted in a bunch like Sasha’s secret talent the show would have lasted 2 episodes.

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Some talents of the stars need to remain secret

Posted: April 9th, 2008, 7:21am CDT by SeriouslyOMGWTF

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Wait I thought George Takei was the comedian and Clint Black was the country singer? I am so confused. Actually last night the two switched professions on Secret Talents of the Stars on CBS. George I am sorry, but you need to keep your day job and Clint, who moved on to next round, you have a new night job!
BTW be prepared to be blown away by Sasha Cohen’s secret talent.

I am sure Sasha’s phones were ringing off the hook last night with men wanting to date her.
I want to thank CBS.com for posting the performances on YouTube, so now I can erase the show from DVR and just watch performances there.

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Secret Talents of the Stars premieres on CBS tonight at 10p

Posted: April 8th, 2008, 7:20am CDT by SeriouslyOMGWTF

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Secret Talents of the Stars premieres on CBS tonight at 10p and I was so excited for the show until I saw that promo. Could that reporter be any more boring, he totally sucked the life out that piece. I added this to my DVR, but I will watch it when I can.

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CBS May Use CNN For Newsgathering [Under Pressure]

Posted: April 7th, 2008, 8:16pm CDT by Ryan Tate

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The last-place news operation of CBS could outsource some work to CNN, the Times is reporting, keeping the most visible personalities like anchor Katie Couric while using feeds or even crews from its cable-news partner. Right now the deal is still at the talking stage and similar discussions have fallen through before, in 2002 between ABC and CNN and in 1998 again between CBS and CNN. But CBS News' fortunes are now rapidly declining, with evening viewership down 13 percent, versus a 5 percent decline at all network evening news shows.

It's very depressing, of course, to see potentially gutted the first network news division, which brought the nation the likes of Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite. Escape, if you wish, to the golden era of TV news by watching the clip from Murrow biopic Good Night, And Good Luck.

CBS 'Early Show' Keeps Firing Everyone Who Doesn't Quit [TV]

Posted: April 4th, 2008, 10:03am CDT by Pareene

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Working on CBS's Early Show seems a bit like serving time in a Soviet Gulag. No point in befriending anyone, as the ones who don't wish you specific ills may disappear one night without notice. The sad morning show lost another associate producer this week, we hear from a tipster who asked to not even be quoted off the record because CBS is "firing leakers" now. Scary! What's the story? We'll try to explain.

CBS's Early Show has been a ratings loser for a long, long time. Its now-former producer, Shelley Ross, used to swig tequila every afternoon and encourage co-workers to join her in on-the-job drinks. Joining her in cocktails was considered the only way to get on the good side of the notoriously "intense" show-runner. Ross and co-tyrant Laurye Blackford made few friends at the show, and both finally quit in shame after treating the staff there like shit for a year or so.

But even after Ross quit, her "mean girl" senior staff remain! The show still sheds talent left and right!

Last night, according to our tipster, Early Show staffers attended yet another going-away party. There are apparently 19 open slots, so maybe this is your chance to go work in network television! But be careful—the people who don't quit are generally fired. If you leak things, or appear on Page 6, you're gone.

This Is What Happens When Kids Are Encouraged To Read [Nerd Alert]

Posted: March 28th, 2008, 1:20pm CDT by rebecca

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newVideoPlayer("Harry_Potter_Greg_Gumbel.flv", 463, 387,""); College students at 65 separate institutions are actively play Quidditch, the fictional game J. K. Rowling invented for the fictional character Harry Potter. As one Middlebury student says in this clip from CBS News, "when you put this broom between your legs, you really are flying." Ok, dude. Excelsior! If Harry Potter is the only thing that can save publishing, then maybe the industry deserves to die.

Before you watch Britney Spears on HIMYM…

Posted: March 24th, 2008, 8:51am CDT by SeriouslyOMGWTF

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Watch the real singer Kaley Cuoco on The Big Bang Theory on CBS at 8p! This show will help ease you in to Britney Spears’ Emmy performance on tonight’s How I Met Your Mother at 8:30p and to cushion the blow of all it is Two and a Half Men.
But in all seriousness The Big Bang Theory is great comedy and since a whole bunch of you newcomers are checking out HIMYM tonight for the first time, why not just check out The Big Bang Theory too…I am sure you will be in love with these shows as much as I am!!!

BTW here is what Simon Helberg who plays Howard Wolowitz on the show told me how they plan to top Britney Spears appearance on HIMYM on TBBT!

SOW: So How I Met Your Mother got your time slot and Britney Spears…what will The Big Bang Theory do counteract that?
SH: Well, nothing violent. Maybe Avril Lavigne? Or Jamie Lynn Spears? Maybe we’ll try to get her child’s birth live on our show (laughs).

UPDATE: Here is one more clip of Britney Spears on How I Met Your Mother tonight and all I have to say is thankfully the show is the meat in a Chuck Lorre sandwich or might be crying myself to sleep tonight!

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Shut Up, Commentards [CBS]

Posted: March 21st, 2008, 6:20pm CDT by Nick Denton

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That CBS show so beloved of don't-tread-on-me fans of Ron Paul, Jericho, is dead. Again. Why the web couldn't save Jericho. [Valleywag]

The Jonas Brothers Rock CBS

Posted: March 21st, 2008, 4:05pm CDT

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Screaming fans lined up outside of the Hard Rock Café in New York City on Friday morning – hoping to catch a glimpse of the growingly popular Jonas Brothers in action.

Joe, Nick and Kevin were there as part of a performance on CBS News’ “The Early Show”.

TV is finally back tonight on CBS!!!

Posted: March 17th, 2008, 7:39am CDT by SeriouslyOMGWTF

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Just like that video and I am dancing over the fact that The Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother and Two and a Half Men are finally back tonight!!!
The Big Bang Theory is an intellectual comedy for everyone that is a great a way to start off the week at 8p!
How I Met Your Mother is friendship comedy that will leave you talking about some of the stuff they did for weeks, ie Slap Bet!!!
Two and a Half Men is so wrong that it is right, they get away with so much you wonder if the censors get the jokes!
So tune into these three shows starting at 8p on CBS, I promise you will be laughing so hard you will start to dance!!!
BTW check out my hysterical interview with TBBT’s Simon Helberg about what we can expect from the show for the rest of the season!
UPDATE: Watch this legen-wait for it-dary video of the How I Met Your Mother dictonary!!!

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Simon Helberg talks CBS’s The Big Bang Theory!

Posted: March 14th, 2008, 1:33pm CDT by SeriouslyOMGWTF

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The Big Bang Theory is the first show back on the air with all-new episodes written after the strike this Monday at 8p. Before the brilliant show makes its 8p debut Simon Helberg aka Howard Wolowitz answered a few questions I had about Chuck Lorre’s latest gem:

SOW: You Play Howard so well, what or who was your inspiration for the role?
SH: Wolowitz is somewhere between James Bond and Alec Baldwin.

SOW: Your character is such a Casanova and he even lost his virginity earlier in the season, are there any more girls in your future on the show?
SH: Unfortunately for now, the only girl you’ll be seeing in Wolowitz’s life is his mother.

SOW: Is the attire you wear on the show what you wear in your real life? Do you keep the clothes? Especially your Halloween costumes?
SH: I don’t get to keep the clothes and it’s pretty far from what I wear in my real life. The turtleneck is really something to be reckoned with.

SOW: What has been your favorite episode yet?
SH: My favorite episode was the one where Raj gets drunk & is able to speak to women. You got to really see how the 4 guys deal with each other– how we can screw each other at the
same time as we’re trying to help each other.

SOW: What type of chemistry is there between the cast?
SH: Honestly, it’s like we’ve known each other forever. We spend time outside of the show together and it’s really helpful to be on the same page as people when you’re working with them—we have a shorthand and I think that makes the quality of the show that much better.

SOW: Do you feel pressure being the first show back with new episodes written since the strike?
SH: No, because I have such confidence in the quality of these episodes. They’ve gotten better and in some ways, the Strike has allowed us to mature. When we come back, I think we’re going to be strong.

SOW: So what’s coming up for the rest of the season?
SH: In our first episode back (3/17) the guys and I figure out a way of rigging mechanical devices through my computer so that people from halfway across the world can turn on our appliances like the coffee-maker or stereo and lamp. They do it just simply because they can. The following week’s episode (3/24) is based on a lie that Sheldon tells Penny and which Leonard is uncomfortable with, so he builds a mountain of lies to cover-up the initial lie. It’s really funny. And, in the episode we just shot (airing on 3/31), all I’ll say is that you’ll finally get to see the inside of Wolowitz’s bedroom.

SOW: When you signed on for The Big Bang Theory did you know it was going to be the hit it is?
SH: No, no, no. You can’t tell. Ever. There was a moment when we were shooting the pilot and I heard the laughter from the audience and I thought, “Ok, this could be something big.” You’re always living in a constant state of insecurity, but it’s very nice to be on a show that people like.

SOW: Some of the other shows you have been on like Joey and Studio 60 sadly did not get a second season, how does it feel to have a show renewed early for one?
SH: It’s unbelievable. It’s like a bonus. Working is a bonus, working on something you love is a bonus and getting to do it for a long time is the ultimate.

OMG! Simon Helberg is even funnier than his character and Howard Wolowitz is beyond freaking hysterical! To see Simon Helberg in even more laugh riot stuff check him out in Derek & Simon: The Show!
But back to The Big Bang Theory if you have never seen it, now is the time to start. The show will be back for 9 all-new episodes starting this Monday at 8p and it sincerely is a great fun show that everyone enjoys. I can’t tell you how many people who rarely watch or who hate sitcoms that actually love this show and are completely addicted!
So tune in to The Big Bang Theory this Monday on CBS at 8p for some intellectual humor that everyone can get!!!
Thank you so much Simon Helberg and Susan!!! And a big bang thanks to Winson!!!

TBBT, HIMYM and 2.5 Men are back on TV Monday!!!

Posted: March 14th, 2008, 7:44am CDT by SeriouslyOMGWTF

Tags: CBS

via HIMYM’s MySpace
TV will officially be back on Monday! The first post-strike written episodes will make their premiere on Monday night on CBS.
The hysterical The Big Bang Theory (in its new timeslot) will be the first show at 8p followed by the legen-wait for it-dary How I Met Your Mother and the always wrong, but funny Two and a Half Men!
I hate that we have to wait the whole weekend to see these shows, but come Monday be prepared to laugh your a$$ off again!!!

Ben Sherwood Spotted In CBS Early Show Talks [Cbs Early Show]

Posted: March 9th, 2008, 5:24pm CDT by Ryan Tate

Tags: CBS

On Friday we asked if former Good Morning America producer Ben Sherwood was in talks about running CBS' Early Show following the departure of disastrous producer Shelley Ross. Since then, TVNewser spoke to "insiders" who said Sherwood talked to CBS executives about the job, and we got a tip that Sherwood was seen last week having drinks with CBS Evening News producer Rick Kaplan, who is running the Early Show on an interim basis. The tipster said the two were seen "far, far away from the office." (Photo via BenSherwood.com.)

Ben Sherwood In CBS Early Show Talks? [Rumors]

Posted: March 7th, 2008, 7:20am CST by Ryan Tate

Tags: CBS Evening News

Is there any truth to the rumor that former Good Morning America Executive Producer Ben Sherwood is the leading candidate to replace Shelley Ross, who was just fired from the top spot at CBS' "Early Show?" Sherwood, who is married to Imagine Films executive Karen Kehela, is said to be represented in the talks by Alan Berger. Email us: tips@gawker.com

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