October 21, 2008

Jeff Probst Pitches Morbid Dying Reality Show

Have you ever heard the sad news of someone being diagnosed with a terminal disease and then thought, “that’d make a great TV show!”? No? Jeff Probst, the face of “Survivor”, and CBS have been thinking just that.
“Live Like You’re Dying”, the proposed title of Probst’s latest reality television project is like “Make [...]

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October 16, 2008

CBS Picks Up ‘Mentalist’ For Full Season

In a surprisingly delayed move, CBS has finally picked up “The Mentalist” for a full 22 episode season. “Psych” probably saw that coming.
Simon Baker’s “Mentalist” had continued to show very strong numbers, even beating out the previously top ranked DWTS this week in the ratings, making the full season order a no-brainer.
This makes CBS’ [...]

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October 12, 2008

John McCain Returns To David Letterman’s Couch

After a flurry in late September over a missed appearance, David Letterman’s temper may finally be soothed. John McCain will make his 13th appearance and his first since announcing his presidency campaign in February on Letterman’s “The Late Show”. The Arizona Senator will take a seat on Letterman’s couch this Thursday, October 16th [...]

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September 25, 2008

CBS Renewing Two And A Half Men For Ninth Season

Charlie Sheen is having better luck in television these days than ex-wife Denise Richards. After the recent season premiere of “Two and a Half Men” for its sixth season CBS is anxious to renew contracts for all parties to extend the series through a ninth season. Ratings for “Men” jumped by 9% over [...]

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August 28, 2008

Survivor Season 17 “Gabon: Earth’s Last Eden” Castaways Revealed

CBS has revealed the 18 castaways for the seventeenth season of Survivor “Gabon: Earth’s Last Eden”. When the biggest reality series returns on Thursday, Sept. 25 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS this season’s stars will be amongst the wildlife:
Marooned in the wilderness, 18 individuals will embark on an amazing African adventure, battling extreme [...]

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August 27, 2008

CSI: Miami Picks Up Megalyn Echikunwoke

When CSI: Miami returns to CBS this September they’ll have a new cast member joining the show, Megalyn Echikunwoke (4400, 24). CBS released this press announcement:
Megalyn Echikunwoke joins the cast of CSI: MIAMI as a series regular starring as the new medical examiner, Dr. Tara Price. The seventh season of CSI: MIAMI premieres [...]

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August 20, 2008

CBS’ Amazing Race 13 Pairs Announced

CBS has just released the details on this season’s cast of the perennial favorite for reality television couples, Amazing Race, now in its thirteenth season.
THE AMAZING RACE 13 will send 11 teams — each comprised of two people who have a pre-existing relationship with one another — on a trek around the world for approximately [...]

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August 19, 2008

It’s Official: Laurence Fishburne Joins CSI

Two weeks ago it was a rumor. This week it’s a fact. Laurence Fishburne is replacing William Petersen’s character, Gil Grissom, on CBS’ crime drama CSI in its 9th season:
Oscar nominee and Emmy and Tony Award winner Laurence Fishburne (”What’s Love Got To Do With It,” “The Matrix,” “Miss Evers’ Boys”) will join [...]

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August 6, 2008

Laurence Fishburne Heads To Vegas For CSI Replacement

It looks like CBS has found a replacement for the void about to be left in CSI by Gil Grissom’s (played by William Petersen) mid-season departure. Laurence Fishburne is now in talks with the long-running crime drama to fill the new role of scientist.
Fishburne’s character would of course be complicated and dark, much like [...]

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July 15, 2008

Grissom To Sign Off CSI Mid-Season

Wow, and I thought the victims in CSI were the ones supposed to be dropping like flies. Add William Petersen, who plays Gil Grissom on the CBS crime drama, to the list of series regulars who will have left the show in the last two seasons. First there was the departure of Jorja [...]

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