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NBC’s MEDIUM Moving To CBS??
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TV Week’s Joseph Adalian is reporting that negotiations between NBC and producer CBS Television Studios have broken down over the sixth-season renewal of Glenn Gordon Caron’s “Medium,” and that the psychic drama may be headed to sister network CBS.
CBS could move the show to Fridays, after CBS’ very similar psychic drama “The Ghost Whisperer.”
NBC announces its fall slate Tuesday; CBS announces Wednesday. But “Medium” is not likely to be mentioned at either presentation. As Adalian explains:
If this is CBS' plan, the network no doubt would prefer to announce the move Wednesday during its upfront presentation. However, NBC's rights to "Medium" expire at the end of the week. That could make it difficult for CBS to tout the arrival of a show to which it technically doesn't yet have the rights.
Find all of TV Week’s story on the matter here.
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...that my 70 year old mom watches!
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Unless Love-Hewitt starts to flash her boobs on the show.
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Hey Herc, how is NBC a `sister network' to CBS? Please, allow me: It's not.
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Plus they could cut it down to about 12 min if they dump all the filler scenes and just cut to the dream right before the waking gasp which is right before every commercial.
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CBS Paramount Television owns the show NBC just airs it. It's kind of like Scrubs with ABC.
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I am tired of waiting till January for them to air it.
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I don't care where it runs, just don't cancel it.
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Damn right he is. I wish he had just gone away instead of pushing his unfunny schlock to an earlier time. Unfortunately since his demographic is easy to please baby boomers, he has to move to an early slot because they go to bed earlier and earlier.
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I really prefer episodes with a warm red center.
Horseradish. -
And so is Ghost Whisperer? Which one stars JL Hewitt? I honestly don't know the difference, without looking them up -- I suppose I'm not a member of the typical demographic for both shows.
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His new show sounds like ass.
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Unfortunately since his demographic are retiring baby boomers which is the only group still with ready cash in this recession, he has to move to an early slot because they go to bed earlier and earlier.
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... are just too damn cool for me. I like Medium and happen to think that it's a solid show, which I guess makes me uncool. I'm cool wit dat.
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He is killing 5 hours a week of scripted shows
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NBC hasn't got a damn thing worth watching, anyway. NBC probably begged Leno to kill 5 hours a week, since NBC wouldn't know a good scripted show if they had it (I cite Journeyman, and rest my case...)
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Fuck Patricia Arquette... still can't believe she stole those Emmy's from Jennifer Garner.
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Agreed. About Chuck, Office and mostly, Journeyman.
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The fact that CBS Paramount Television produces Medium doesn't make CBS and NBC sister networks. CBS and NBC would have to be owned by the same corporate entity to be sister networks.
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For whatever reason, that would work on Fridays. Medium though has become a really stupid show. I mean its flat out ridiculous now.
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May 18, 2009 5:16:33 PM CDT
i really do enjoy looking at Jennifer Love Hewitt though.
by cotton mcknight
I don't know if this is the case now, but it used to be that she would become less and less dressed in every episode. By the end, she was wearing something that really showed off her boobies. Every dang episode was like that.
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seriously has NBC aired ANYTHING worth watching at 10pm??
hell friday and saturday have been dead air for a while, just by stopping the reruns on saturday night they'd have room for 3hrs of scripted programing- not that would... -
solid shows.. 2 of which NBC gave up on. And the Law & order shows were alright.
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I'm sorry, but anyone who says that these two shows are alike have obviously watched neither show. They both talk to dead people - although on Medium, it's mostly through dreams. That's the only similarity. Medium is really a family drama disguised as a procedural. Or maybe it's the other way around. Despite all the craziness, ultimately the show is about trying to make a living and support a family, and Allison's drive to do what's right and seek justice for the murdered. I still say that Joe and Allison are one of the most realistic couples on television, especially when it comes to the children. They don't always get along, and it's not perfect. Things often don't end neatly, and it's a much darker show.
whereas Ghost Whisperer is more a chick fantasy show, where Melinda helps spirits 'cross over' - most of the time, there's no crime involved - it's ultimately a glorified romance novel with some occult elements thrown in, to make people feel better about a touchy-feely afterlife. Yeah, I watch the damn show, but it's escapist fantasy, and it has pretty much sucked in the last year. Probably won't stick with it. -
But the "peapod" opening last week was Oskgosh Begosh cute.
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He and that fucker Howie Mandell.
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not NBC's
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monday?Chuck.....
tuesday? no
wednesday? Life
Thursday-once,long ago ER, but that time has passed, some people inexplicably find "The Office"
entertaining
Friday-Friday night lights
Saturday- nada
Sunday-part of the yr Football
Seriously is it any wonder that they are bringing in Leno ??? -
Keep The Unit. Done and done.
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Quit being such d-bags.
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Sure, it's not for everyone, but I really dig it. I hope it stays around for a while.
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That my wife and I acknowledge Medium is one of our "Happy shows? Medium & Chuck. I LOVE the show. oisin5199's discussion of it as a family drama procedural is spot on. Nice work.
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Medium to CBS: http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/05/breaking-nbc--1.html
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You know, I can work me up a big ole case of hate for this. This season, American Idol pushed The Unit back by 8-10 minutes almost every single danged week which meant my DVR clipped it by that amount. The only way to watch it was on my IPOD and it was still the best show I couldn't watch on TV.
Now its gone...dang nabbit -
How can CBS pick up Medium from NBC and cancel "The Unit" one of the best shows on TV, I'm off CBS from here on, not that they'll care but in my opinion, the network SUCKS!!!
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May 20, 2009 4:40:00 PM CDT
The Medium and the Ghost Whisperer will talk to the same ghosts!
by mrmysteryguest
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