After spending much of the past decade trying to push the envelope creatively, network development executives are headed back to basics with their fall 2009 pilot rosters. Having been burned one too many times by shows that garnered critical acclaim but low Nielsen numbers—from “Arrested Development...
Posted to
The Business of Television
by
News
on
Fri, Feb 20 2009
Filed under:
Filed under: Broadcast, Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, The CW, Print Edition, Heroes, Gossip Girl, Lost, New York, Pilots, ER, David E. Kelley, NCIS, Melrose Place, No Heroics, Ed Zwick, Human Target, A Marriage, Flash Forward, Sons of Tucson, Save Us Then From the Whales, Eastwick, Happy Town, Day One, Absolutely Fabulous, Walorksy, Marshall Herskovitz, V
CBS is moving forward with its long-rumored John Mayer variety show, the network confirmed Wednesday. Awards veteran Don Mischer is set to executive produce the hour while Rob Cohen ("The Big Bang Theory") is on board to write comedy sketches for the project, CBS Entertainment President Nina...
CBS has made its first major schedule change of the new season, pulling "The Ex List" from its lineup effective immediately. The move isn't a major surprise given how poorly the show has been faring since it premiered. Overall, the series has averaged about 6 million viewers. Last week...