CBS adds five new series
By Casey Gillis on May. 16, 2007
CBS’s fall schedule won’t see too many major changes.
The network is bringing back most of its already successful series, including “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” and its spinoffs, “CSI: Miami” and “CSI:NY.“
Other returning series include “Cold Case,“ “Criminal Minds,“ “Without a Trace,“ “How I Met Your Mother,“ “Two and a Half Men,“ “Rules of Engagement,“ “NCIS,“ “The Unit,“ “Survivor,“ “Ghost Whisperer,“ “Numbers,“ “Shark,“ “60 Minutes,“ “48 Hours: Mystery” and “Crimetime Saturday.“
This means that “Jericho,“ “Close to Home” and “The Class” have been cancelled.
“The New Adventures of Old Christine” and “The Amazing Race” will both return at midseason, along with new series “Swingtown,“ a racy drama about a neighborhood full of swingers in the 1970s.
As for schedule changes, “Without a Trace” will be moving from Sundays back to its original timeslot at 10 p.m. Thursday and “Numbers” will be moving up an hour to the 9 p.m. timeslot on Fridays.
The five new series are:
The Big Bang Theory (8:30 p.m. Mondays)
A comedy about two geeks (Johnny Galecki and Jim Parsons) who get a hot new neighbor (Kaley Cuoco from “8 Simple Rules”).
Cane (10 p.m. Tuesdays)
Jimmy Smits stars in this drama, about a large Cuban American family in South Florida. Hector Elizondo and Nestor Carbonell also star.
Kid Nation (8 p.m. Wednesdays)
This reality series challenges 40 kids, ages 8-15, to build a new town in 40 days.
Moonlight (9 p.m. Fridays)
Mick St. John (Alex O’Loughlin) is a private detective. He’s also a vampire, but he uses his abilities for good, trying to protect humans instead of hunting them.
Viva Laughlin (8 p.m. Sundays)
Based on a popular BBC series called “Viva Blackpool,“ this musical mystery drama follows a business owner, Ripley Holden, as he tries to get his casino up and running. Movie star Hugh Jackman plays his nemesis, Nicky Fontana.
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