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CBS is going for only minor tweaks to its schedule in midseason, filling the holes left by cancelled freshmen Made In Jersey and Partners with new drama Golden Boy and veteran comedy Rules Of Engagement, respectively.
The network is keeping the crime 9-11 PM block on Friday, anchored by Blue Bloods at 10 PM, with midseason cop drama Golden Boy taking over the 9 PM slot March 8, following the February 22 season finale of veteran CSI: NY, which had a shorter, 17-episode order. Acknowledging how challenging it is to launch a new drama on Friday, CBS is trying to give Golden Boy a running start by airing its first episodes in the Tuesday 10 PM slot following originals of NCIS and NCIS: LA and pre-empting freshman Vegas. Golden Boy, executive produced by Greg Berlanti and Nicholas Wootton, is about the meteoric rise of an ambitious cop (Theo James) who becomes the youngest police commissioner in the history of New York City. Coincidentally, Blue Bloods stars Tom Selleck as the New York Police commissioner, with Len Cariou as his father, the retired NY police commissioner. CBS has not been able to successfully launch a new drama in the Friday 9 PM slot since CSI 12 years ago. Reality series Undercover Boss is staying put in the Friday 8 PM hour. I hear the network may also use the slot to try new unscripted series. CBS has a couple on tap, including The Job.
After another tough and lengthy renewal negotiation that stretched beyond upfront week, Rules Of Engagement barely clinched a 13-episode seventh season pickup. Now the veteran utility player is being summoned to CBS’ Monday comedy block where it once aired to replace Partners at 8:30 PM. What’s more, the sitcom will get a strong push as it will premiere on February 4, the night after CBS’ broadcast of the Super Bowl, where the network is expected to heavily promote its Monday comedies. Still awaiting word is CBS’ midseason comedy Friend Me, which has not been assigned a time slot yet. The series, created by Alan Kirschenbaum and Ajay Sahgal, suffered a blow with the death of Kirschenbaum. Here are CBS’ midseason scheduling plans, including return dates for Survivor and The Amazing Race:
Monday, Feb. 4
8-8:30 PM: HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
8:30-9 PM: RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (7th Season Premiere)
9-9:30 PM: 2 BROKE GIRLS
9:30-10 PM: MIKE & MOLLY
10-11 PM: HAWAII FIVE-0
Wednesday, Feb. 13
8-9 PM: SURVIVOR (26th Edition premiere)
9-10 PM: CRIMINAL MINDS
10-11 PM: CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION
Sunday, Feb. 17
7-8 PM: 60 MINUTES
8-9 PM: THE AMAZING RACE (22nd Edition Premiere)
9-10 PM: THE GOOD WIFE
10-11 PM: THE MENTALIST
Tuesday, Feb. 26
8-9 PM: NCIS
9-10 PM: NCIS: LOS ANGELES
10-11 PM: GOLDEN BOY (Special Preview)
Tuesday, March 5
8-9 PM: NCIS
9-10 PM: NCIS: LOS ANGELES
10-11 PM: GOLDEN BOY (Special Preview)
Friday, March 8
8-9 PM: UNDERCOVER BOSS
9-10 PM: GOLDEN BOY (Time Period Premiere)
10-11 PM: BLUE BLOODS
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I’m surprised they aren’t pushing Vegas which is underperforming to the Friday slot and try to launch and keep Golden Boy on tuesdays. It may be more compatible with the NCIS series. And Vegas can side older on fridays.
That’s a better idea. Using the Tuesday lineup to bring Golden Boy fans to Friday may confuse people.
Chi McBride?! I am there! He’s fantastic in everything.
Golden Boy might be the show to break CBS’s midseason series curse
So….on Fridays GOLDEN BOY; about the youngest police commissioner in the history of New York City (with his magical Negro mentor)airs right before BLUE BLOODS, which is about the law-enforcement family of the police commissioner of New York City. Neither have to deal with the vigilante/surveillance duo of PERSON OF INTEREST and their cop asspociates in New York City not to mention Sherlock Holms as an advisor to the Polce of New York City.
I guess my point is…..hmmmmm.
This is to replace CSI: NY
Happy to see Rules going back on. Big upgrade from Partners.
I heard Golden Boy is a really good show. I rarely watch dramas, but I heard it has humor in it. So I will definitely check it out.
If Golden Boy outperforms Vegas Tuesdays at 10, I can CBS leaving the show there and moving Vegas to Fridays. Golden Boy has a shot at succeeding on the night and time. NBC is going after a different demo with Smash and Body of Proof will skew more older female.
I agree. This was my first thought too when I saw this news.
It’s been my opinion for a long time now that CBS only ever gave minimum promotion to their Friday 9pm dramas.
There were some promising shows over the years that could have flourished if only the network had pushed out the boat for them. It almost makes me believe they wanted them to fail.
So, let me get the genius behind the CBS scheduling right: Soon on Friday nights there will be back-to-back cop dramas in “Golden Boy” and “Blue Bloods,” one of which focuses on the youngest NYPD commissioner and the other on one of the oldest NYPD commissioners. Now, there is programming that will really push the dramatic envelope. Also, memo to network programmers — there are a lot of police forces beyond the boundaries of New York City in places derisively referred to as “flyover country.”
I think CBS is hedging their bets with the Golden Boy special presentations on Tuesday. If the show does really well in its second episode, there is no way that CBS moves it to Friday. In that case, Golden Boy will stay on Tuesday and Vegas will be shipped to Friday. However if Golden Boy gets numbers similar to Vegas, it would be a great Friday show because its lower production costs might allow CBS to make a profit on it if it can maintain numbers similar to or better than CSI NY.
Bingo – I agree completely. Vegas may be headed to Friday at 9pm, either this spring or next fall, depending upon production costs. If the costs are too high, Vegas may end up with a short-order of episodes (9-13-17) for next 2013-14 season – probably for Friday nights.
Nellie mentioned that CBS is also considering non-scripted program at 9pm on Friday. That would be a shame, but probably the direction the networks are headed. Costs are key – if the non-scripted material can bring in the same amount of viewers on a Friday night, it will be hard to alter that arc… unfortunately, we may see more and Friday night unscripted programming. Bad news for shows like CSI:NY, Vegas, Golden Boy, Blue Bloods, etc. Gotta hope Golden Boy can catch on at 10pm on Tuesdays. I hear Bonnie Sommerville is on Golden Boy – good.
cbs blew it last seson by not supporting a Gifted Man
No, the writing staff didn’t support that show.
Easily some of the worst storytelling on TV last year.
CBS gave them the money to fly and the staff never showed up.
We really like the new show Vegas. It will be a shame if CBS cancels this show.
NYC Police X2 in a row I won’t
I hope CSI NY ISN’T going to be canceled. I’m not crazy about vegas , so if cbs has to cancel something let it be vegas. All the other shows on cbs are the greatest,so leave them alône.
Wow, a new cop show,what a concept! We don’t have enough cop shows as it is, especially about New York or LA
OMG, I totally agree! What is this station thinking????
Geez! Keep Vegas and drop GOLDEN BOY. Yuck! Not going to watch.
I hate Rules of Engagement and Partners.
I say KEEP Vegas….sometimes it’s on too late and I have to tape it, but love it. I love VEGAS! Are you listening????
Sick of more cop shows like GOLDEN BOY and mostly likely will not watch.
CBS needs to keep Vegas..great to see really good acting with
characters you can actually identify too…with story lines true
to the times!….Cancelling Vegas for just another police show
about New York is boring at best!….
why another cop show…. that’s all I have to say
Many people are still emotionally effected by the events of 9/11….especially us NYers. I actually like this show, but truthfully, you could have done without reminding me of where I was standing on 9/11..the days that I couldn’t sleep..the months of smelling smoke as I entered Manhattan…afraid to breathe because I knew I was breathing innocent people. There were many decisions the writers could have made….exploiting 9/11 wasn’t the best one…in my humble opinion.