Upfronts Week: CBS

 


One of the many things lost last year was an annual event I always enjoy, Upfronts Week, a time when the Networks unveil their Fall schedules. This Upfronts week doesn't look exactly like it has in year's past, but the schedules are still rolling out, and I'll be here to look at them. For each network I'll be looking at the Best Scheduling Move, Most Curious Scheduling Move, Most Promising New Show and Least Promising New Show.

CBS:

Best Scheduling Move:
NBC has had good success turning over a night of Prime Time programming to Dick Wolf. In fact, they liked it so much they're doing it twice this Fall. Now CBS is in on the action, programming a full night of FBI shows, including the newest one FBI: International, on Tuesdays in the Fall. It makes sense to keep those together and build a solid night of programming.

Most Curious Scheduling Move:
For years NCIS has been an anchor on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. In a bold scheduling move, CBS is swinging it to Monday nights at 9 p.m. for the Fall in order to launch the latest spin-off. While it made some sense to the overall picture, it's a big change for a show that's been incredibly successful and popular in its timeslot for years. We'll see how it pays off, especially moving to a night and time that puts it in direct competition with the NFL in the Fall.

Most Promising New Show:
CBS is launching four new shows in the Fall, including two additions to existing series, a re-boot of a classic drama series and a new comedy. Of those, the one I'm most excited about is CSI: Vegas. It's a re-boot of CSI, which launched in 2000, more than 20 years ago. Three of the original series stars return, including William Peterson. I was a huge fan of CSI and I'm excited to see how it returns.

Least Promising New Show:
Comedy is tricky, and the lone new comedy for CBS, Ghosts, feels like a pretty high bar to clear. It's about a couple that inherits a house they'd like to turn into a bed-and-breakfast. The thing is, it's haunted and the ghosts want things to stay quiet in their haunt. When a head injury allows the wife to see the ghosts, presumably hilarity ensues. But will it? The trailer seemed a bit awkward, and this feels like the kind of show that would be more palatable as a film.

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