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Two Hours Of Tuesday NCIS!! CBS Grabs NBC’s MEDIUM!! MENTALIST Paired With CSI!! ELEVENTH, TRACE, WORST & THE UNIT Left Behind!!

First by Lando Griffin	May 20th, 2009 01:57:56 PM
to ask if anyone under 65 watches CBS? I honestly can't thnk of the last time I watched anything on that network
FUCK YOU CBS! by SkidMarkedUndies	May 20th, 2009 01:58:41 PM
THERE IS NO REASON TO WATCH YOU PATHETIC CHANNEL ANYMORE!
The Eleventh Hour was actually pretty good. by Mindtrip	May 20th, 2009 02:00:04 PM
I was wondering how they were going to do a series as the UK version was only 4? episodes, but they actually earned my interest and I didn't miss a single ep. Too bad...
Mentalist is going to own that slot by chrth	May 20th, 2009 02:10:44 PM
OWN IT
I like NCIS... by digitalcos	May 20th, 2009 02:20:41 PM
and, I don't care who knows it. Oh, sure, obviouslt Abby's like the hottest thing on television, but that's just part of it. Another big part is that for the most part their forensic tech is rooted in fairly solid science. There was a scene where Abby was asked if she could blow up a portion of an online video, and her answer was something to the effect of "Yeah, if you want bigger pixels."
NCIS - Decent double feature by DellsDontBounce	May 20th, 2009 02:28:52 PM
The last few eps of NCIS have been some of the best of the series, with an outstanding season finale/cliffhanger last night. Nice to see the continued respect from CBS. Not so great about the Unit, one of our must-sees. Do they even count DVR/web viewers?
BTW Lando by DellsDontBounce	May 20th, 2009 02:30:10 PM
Both my wife and I are under 65, have been watching CBS shows for years.
These cancellations weren't caused by ratings declines, by PennsyDeux	May 20th, 2009 02:31:08 PM
among all the networks as much as the stubbornness of the Big 4 to cut costs. When the showrunners of these series wouldn't bend and submit to these requests, they were cancelled. Those that did, stayed (Chuck, for example).
Seconded, digitalcos... by PennsyDeux	May 20th, 2009 02:32:59 PM
and any NCIS fan shouldn't worry about being ridiculed; their show held their own against the cancer that is Idiot Karaoke.
What unit cancelled The Unit??? by Furzee	May 20th, 2009 02:43:59 PM
The Unit was a solid hour of ass kicking fun every Sunday. I always looked forward to it. Something a little different each week, domestic and international intrigue, and let's face it, Snake Doctor kicked some ASS! You will be missed Dennis Haysbert. And for reasons I can't explain, 11th Hour was really growing on me. Jacob hood was kind of a nerdy anti-hero, and the chick he was partnered with had some nice bumpers. Me likey. Anyway, all the above still beat Leno at 10.
YAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWNNNNN by harrys_site_sucks	May 20th, 2009 02:53:21 PM
Don't watch any CBS shows. Boring, nothing but prime time "Scoobie Doo Mysteries". Yuck
Medium and Unit by Aloy	May 20th, 2009 02:54:25 PM
Happy for Medium, always liked that show. The fact that it's paired with the suckage that is Ghost Whisperer (unless it drastically improved from the time I stopped watching a couple of seasons ago)is the only downer. Too bad for Unit, despite the fact that Dennis Haysbert as a front line secret ops guy was a stretch to say the least the show was always interesting with the combo of action and family.
So THAT'S why Adam Carolla's been back on Lovelines by Greggers	May 20th, 2009 02:55:28 PM
His sitcom didn't get picked up. (I'm pretty sure CBS was looking at it.) In know he's just been "filling in" this week on Lovelines, but maybe he's in a landing pattern for returning to his old gig.
NCIS by Blade_Runner	May 20th, 2009 03:00:59 PM
Is a very solid show. For those of you that say CBS has "nothing" to offer, or nothing for anyone under 65, you are certainly entitled to your opinion. I'd say the ratings speak for themselves. O'Donnell and Cool J did a good job in their two part introductory to the NCIS world, and I look forward to seeing it. Also, Big Bang is fun, as is Two and a Half Men.
So there's SURVIVOR...and SURVIVOR. by SpyGuy	May 20th, 2009 03:05:29 PM
Well, that makes things rather easy now doesn't it?
"Worst Week" was the best! (must be the Nick Kroll Kurse) by cmjmia	May 20th, 2009 03:11:48 PM
Sure it was a blatant rip-off of "Meet the Parents" (albeit with a fiance that always understood that her fella' was the unintentional source of calamity). Still, GREAT show. If I'm not mistaken, even CBS was touting it as the #1 new sitcom. I guess they were lying, but I enjoyed the crap out of it and can't wait to gift it out to friends who never got a chance to see it. I guess this is Nick Kroll kurse, which first wiped out "Cavemen". He, along with the rest of the regulars, were truly entertaining, so I hope to see them all soon.
Mentalist is lazy garbage by JT Kirk	May 20th, 2009 03:16:21 PM
It is, this show is one of the most phoned-in pieces of shit I've ever seen. I gave it a second chance last night and couldn't have been more disappointed in this poorly-written tripe. NCIS:LA looks really poor based on the taste we got from its proto-pilot episode were pure junk. Why does Hollywood keep trying to make a star out of Jenna Elfman? She's not half as funny as she thinks she is, she's an annoying actress in large chunks and exceptionally 1-note. 8:30 to 9 monday will be the time I use to watch paint dry, I guess. The rest of this schedule looks a little weak, but stronger than what ABC and NBC have presented. I fully expect CBS to have no standouts from their new Fall shows, but still win the year.
"CBS was touting it as the #1 new sitcom." by Big Jim	May 20th, 2009 03:19:22 PM
Sure, but that was 6 months ago. When did the show end its run? I never did get a chance to see it but always saw ads for it; haven't seen any since last year. Possibly a case of everyone simply forgetting about the show.
Why CBS is #1 by ArianeB	May 20th, 2009 03:20:22 PM
Only two hours of Reality a week
"Only two hours of Reality a week" by Big Jim	May 20th, 2009 03:23:11 PM
And those two hours are Survivor & The Amazing Race.
That Elfman 'comedy' sounds like Knocked Up by Stormwatcher	May 20th, 2009 03:28:26 PM
Doesn't it? Single journalist, blonde, younger guy, likely a slacker. I mean, the comparisons are rife and its an ensemble like an Apatow movie.
CBS is a good home by oisin5199	May 20th, 2009 03:29:41 PM
if you're in the medical profession or law enforcement. Or apparently, a psychic. But what a bland, bland network. Whatever happened to going for a younger audience? And when I say younger, I mean younger than 80 years old.
Too bad about Eleventh Hour by growltiger	May 20th, 2009 03:34:26 PM
I enjoyed the stories and the principal characters. Although I did not get why they added the gopher FBI agent. As for loving the Mentalist, well, not so much. I forced myself through to the end of the pilot and tried another episode, but it just does not work for me. It was just too formulaic for me. I enjoy watching the occasional episode of NCIS. But only when I stumble on it in a repeat over on USA. The characters are fun but the stories seem silly to me.
I'll defintely watch the "NCIS" double feature each week. by Imagikafan	May 20th, 2009 03:34:45 PM
"NCIS" is one of the best shows on television. I'll miss "The Unit", though. :(
Nice to know.... by Merlox	May 20th, 2009 03:42:37 PM
I still won't be watching ANYTHING on CBS.
CBS is for the retired crowd??? by Blade_Runner	May 20th, 2009 03:49:09 PM
Hmm, sorry, I really have to disagree. I work on a college campus. They are constantly talking about: LOST 24 NCIS Big Bang Theory Fringe How I Met Your Mother (ugh) Two and a Half Men The Mentalist Ugly Betty Grey's Anatomy They pretty much ignore: Survivor and Amazing Race CSI (all flavors), with the exception of NCIS...not sure why. Cop Shows (like Unusuals, Life on Mars) Dollhouse Sarah Connor Chronicles They also like some shows I've never seen: Gossip Girl Dancing with the Stars American Idol (ok, I've seen that one, but could care less). You'll note that a large number of the shows they talk about a LOT are on CBS...
Formatting by Blade_Runner	May 20th, 2009 03:49:56 PM
Ugh, sorry about the formatting on that last post.
Good riddance to bad rubbish (The Unit) by Rhuragh	May 20th, 2009 04:04:40 PM
The Unit has been a complete trainwreck from episode one. This last season has been the worst. Mamet has attempted to out-Neocon the Neocons. I find it amazing that a person of Mamet's intelligence has gone from being a traditional liberal to a Neocon at precisely the same time as the rest of the country was doing the exact opposite.
Why No. 1? by Big Bad Clone	May 20th, 2009 04:10:20 PM
Steady schedule. People know when a show is going to be on unlike some networks I could mention in a cough [cough] Fox [cough]. All their crappy shows are given a chance to be terrible. Plus, the shows aren't very demanding of their audience. Whoever kills somebody gets caught by that one cop by the end of the show. Or, bad joke told, huge canned laugh.
Reaper: cancelled :( by photoboy	May 20th, 2009 04:13:44 PM
Fuck.
The Unit canceled! by Omar B	May 20th, 2009 04:14:16 PM
damn you tools!
Never bought the home front drama on The Unit by growltiger	May 20th, 2009 04:14:19 PM
I liked the first year, but the home front drama was just too soapy for me. Although the "at home" stories did give Summer Glau and John Hamm in somewhat interesting guest roles. Politics aside, the military stories could be intriguing.
I'd Watch Pauley Perrette Do Anything For An Hour by 33.3rpm	May 20th, 2009 04:34:02 PM
Seriously, just have her sit in a chair eating Cheetos. I don't care. She's HOT and her show has the best cast on TV.
Unit got Stooooopid this last season by chromedome	May 20th, 2009 04:34:36 PM
the home front drama was dumb enough, but the move to use the wives as agents was LUDICROUS. The show really lost its way this past season. Mamet must have been working other projects, because it lost touch with his style in a big way. It didn't really earn another season--it had become an "eye roller" during most of the episodes. Too bad, really--in its prime, it was Greatness Exemplified. I like to think that when the cancellation call came, Mamet picked up the phone and said "Speak The Words"
now there is literally nothing on prime time CBS for me by chromedome	May 20th, 2009 04:37:01 PM
will save dvr space for other, better things....
CW's schedule is out! by PennsyDeux	May 20th, 2009 04:50:16 PM
Per Deadline Hollywood Daily: MONDAY 8 GOSSIP GIRL 9 ONE TREE HILL TUESDAY 8PM 90210 9PM MELROSE PLACE WEDNESDAY 8 AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL 9 THE BEAUTIFUL LIFE THURSDAY 8 VAMPIRE DIARIES 9 SUPERNATURAL FRIDAY 8 SMALLVILLE 9 AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL Encore No more Sunday programming as the
Tuesday wasteland by johnny rocket7	May 20th, 2009 05:14:11 PM
Well Fringe and Mentalist both go to Thursdays jamming up with CSi, 30 Rock, The Office, Grey's Anatomy, Smallville, and Supernatural . Tuesday will have the likes of Biggest loser and NCIS.. What a wasteland.. Does this make a lick of sense to anyone? How about spreading the ratings wealth around more than one night a week?
by johnny rocket7	May 20th, 2009 05:17:14 PM
Nevermind about my comment on Smallville on Thursdays with everything else.. it's been dumped to Friday's after a two year pick up? No longer on Thursdays.. and no longer remotely appointment TV ...but merely DVR fodder now.
"Forming a Comedy Power Hour " by skimn	May 20th, 2009 05:48:19 PM
Just that statement alone is funnier than most of what passes on CBS for comedy.
No Unit brought to you by the letter "Bullshit!" by SID 8.0	May 20th, 2009 05:50:33 PM
No Snake Doctor, Cool Breeze, Betty Blue, Whiplash, or Dirt Diver. You fucked up CBS. That was easily must see TV for me. Jack Bauer is the only other person on TV as badass as them. Sons of Anarchy would be dead in five minutes if they went up against them. Sydney Bristow would be hogtied in no time by them. Chuck's crew and the NCIS team goners. The A-Team would become the D-Team as in dead. Great show deserved a better time slot than late pre-empted sunday night. Miss it already.
Didn't CBS have to let The Unit and Without A Trace by skimn	May 20th, 2009 06:03:36 PM
go because they were becoming too expensive to produce, despite decent ratings? Is Charlie Sheen's cialis bill that high?
Tuesday isn't a wasteland when you consider FX! by HollywoodHellraiser	May 20th, 2009 06:21:47 PM
Hell its where I do most of my tv viewing anyways!
Tuesday isn't a wasteland when you consider FX! by HollywoodHellraiser	May 20th, 2009 06:21:47 PM
Hell its where I do most of my tv viewing anyways!
NCIS-LA? by JeffWeimer	May 20th, 2009 06:23:24 PM
They don't have much, you know, NAVY there in Los Angeles anymore. What, too cheap to drive two hours to San Diego? There have been successful shows set in San Diego before, Simon and Simon comes to mind. This doesn't look good....
The Unit Was TV's Biggest Disappointment Ever by mjgtexas	May 20th, 2009 06:39:55 PM
A show with Shawn Ryan and David Mamet? With David Palmer as a military badass? Well the '93 Mets looked good on paper too. Besides saddling the audience with a domestic homefront that didn't earn our time (killed Over There as well), they would also have us swallow Mr. Ex-Jennifer Garner as a leader of men--a decision akin to casting Danny Pintauro as a MILF rocking gigolo.
lots of ! by walrusholder	May 20th, 2009 06:42:36 PM
I never noticed how many freaking !!!! Herc uses, Two Hours of NCIS!!!! more like ????
"TUESDAY 8PM 90210 9PM MELROSE PLACE" by Big Jim	May 20th, 2009 08:31:44 PM
Is it 1992 again already? Is the CW on the Lost island; are they stuck "17 Years Earlier"?
Without a Trace \ Eleventh Hour by Oldnewbie	May 20th, 2009 09:02:41 PM
"Without a Trace" was long past it's prime and it's time had come. But "Eleventh Hour" was engaging and had great potential! Sorry to see it go and dreck like "Ghost Whisperer" (which was bearable up uintil this past season) get renewed.
Another network should rescue The Unit. by dailysportspages	May 20th, 2009 09:14:23 PM
Just dump the "homefront" parts of it and keep it show about political intrigue and covert operations. They pretty much had it set up for that at the end of the last season, with the black lady separating from her husband, the whore lady buying a house in montana or something, the young mom getting her kids back, etc... Maybe a cameo here and there would be ok.
The Mentalist needs a brain transplant.. by spiceybiscuit	May 20th, 2009 09:41:23 PM
that show fucking sucks the meat hanky...poor copy of the show Life that got canceled by the cock suckers over at NBC
The Unit dropped? WTF? by taking_up_space	May 21st, 2009 05:12:41 AM
I just got into this show this season and loved it! Why drop The Unit when you're picking up NBC's Shit series? Fucking Stupid Move.
Flashpoint by greatmoose	May 21st, 2009 08:46:12 AM
I'll miss The Unit terribly, but thankfully CBS DOES have a show that can pretty much fill it's shoes. In fact, I like the dialogue in Flashpoint much better than the unit. The Unit's dialogue always bothered me (especially when the women had conversations): It's like they'd be talking past each other many times. Flashpoint is easily my favorite drama on network TV right now. They haven't had a bad or boring episode yet, and many of them are gut-wrenching (the chick in the mall and the one where the guy that developed SRU tries to kill himself come to mind).
greatmoose by Rhuragh	May 21st, 2009 10:19:13 AM
Welcome to Dialogue with David Mamet! You just identified one of the hallmarks of his writing style. Congratulations! Of course, it's a bit watered-down for The Unit. Mamet can't really use his full talents or he might scare the rubes.
CBS revealed their utter ineptitude and should be openly mocked by sauronthepowerful	May 21st, 2009 10:24:37 AM
A little history here that apparently needs to be remembered. Without A Trace was the first show to dethrone ER in the coveted Thursday Night NBC ratings war. The Agency (Trace's predecessor) had made strides towards breaking NBC's hold over the 10pm and very coveted slot but Without A Trace was "THE" show that finally broke the camel's back. While it is true that ER was in long decline by the 2002 debut of Trace, the quality of the storylines brought them an unexpected and astounding 11 share, then a 14 share, then a c.20share. This rocketed WAT as a ratings darling. Enter the morons-in-management working on the three-sided wheel club. What absolutely boils my blood about this is that the show has been constantly disrespected by executive management over the past 4 years. For the fact alone that it dethroned ER, 'Trace' should have been a flagship of the network. However, some network genius(es) decided that it would function much better on Sunday nights paired with Cold Case, rather than CSI on Thursdays. Of course this was to make room for a sweetheart deal with James Woods getting preferential treatment to Anthony LaPaglia as the new kid in town so to speak. The results: What a wonderful ratings darling that abomination known as 'Shark' turned out to be. Good Job there CBS. Way to think on your feet!!!!! This move obviously blew up in CBS' face with such glowing results of management's "creative thinking" yielding the whole first half of this season being pre-empted weekly by Sunday Night Football runovers so that the show wouldn't BEGIN until 11:00pm on a Sunday night. WHO HAS TIME FOR THAT????? Mercifully, after one disastrous season, it was put back into its proper timeslot and lo and behold the ratings went back up. If you want a REAL telling perspective on this read Petersen's quote about the 'genius' behind this schedule change when interviewed during the Trace-CSI crossover episode. The fact that there was even a CSI-Trace crossover should be indicative of the RESPECT That this show had earned and should have been accorded. Apparently not in good ol' Les' world. Apparently the morons-in-management crew did NOT in fact learn the lessons of their first failure and decided to once again once again move (demote?) Without A Trace to Tuesday nights where it would begin to die a slow death in order that we make room for, get this, Eleventh Hour?????????? What exactly did 11th Hour earn to justify ripping a premiere product in a premium timeslot. The industry reviews PRIOR TO THE AIRING of the 11th Hour pilot were overwhelmingly negative and some even mocking. WTF CBS, nice way to treat a trophy in your case. Granted the soapy-writing had begun to feel trite and recycled. I would also submit that the show lost its edge when the procedural nature of season's 1,2 and 3 began to get usurped by the Lapaglia-Montgomery centric storylines. Still this is a pretty inglorious demise to what was once an unexpected powerhouse.....
Question by Blade_Runner	May 21st, 2009 11:20:01 AM
Will anyone actually watch the Jay Leno Experiment at all, let alone 5 nights a week? The bashing should be aimed at NBC, not CBS. At least CBS tries to give decent programs to watch.
CBS can suck my @#$* for canceling The Unit by JThomasC	May 21st, 2009 11:32:09 AM
Most ricky tick.
I hope The Big Bang Theory... by Banditmania	May 21st, 2009 03:29:08 PM
doesn't become like Two and a half men with humor for 12 year olds.
FX SHOULD PICK UP THE UNIT by Mullah Omar	May 21st, 2009 04:11:29 PM
Shawn Ryan should call in a favor and give his show a home where he can give THE UNIT a bit more of an edge. He got away with a lot at CBS but imagine how great this show could be if it could carry the same nasty vibe as THE SHIELD.
Cops, Docs and Lawyers by RaRoMo	May 21st, 2009 05:45:01 PM
That's it. Give us a Western. Anything! (And that's a real shame about Worst Week getting canceled.)
This "Comedy Power Hour" they mentioned... by keter	May 21st, 2009 11:57:46 PM
They had it with 'The Big Bang Theory' at 8PM leading in to 'How I Met Your Mother.' CBS would be wise to keep 'The Big Bang Theory' as far away from "that show with the fat kid" as possible.

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