Blockbuster comedies such as “Friends” and “Seinfeld” left prime time years ago, but Must-See TV is alive and well. It just moved to CBS. While many in the industry have been wringing their hands (and flapping their jaws) about the supposed death of the sitcom, the network that introduced Americans to...
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Starting with “Everybody Loves Raymond,” Nina Tassler and Wendi Trilling have been instrumental in CBS’s comedy comeback. The duo first began working together in 1997, when Ms. Tassler came to CBS with Leslie Moonves. Ms. Trilling was already at the network, having joined in 1990 as a staffer in the...
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CBS confirmed it has ordered two more cycles of Mark Burnett’s landmark reality series "Survivor." With the show continuing to bring in big numbers on Thursday nights, CBS on Thursday confirmed that it has given the the go-ahead to the 19th and 20th cycles of the series, which premiered in...
The central premise of "Harper's Island" is that each week, a character on the CBS show—which will launch April 9 and run through early July—will be killed. The twist: It's likely the show will be killed too. CBS has ordered only 13 episodes and asked writers for a finite...
CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler is surveying the broadcast networks’ businesses. Rather than gloat at her competitors’ difficulties, she’s empathizing with the pain that will come with cutbacks in primetime scripted programming. At the Television Critics Association’s Winter Press Tour, Ms....
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...
Tis the season for year-end columns—and all the cliches that come with them. Including, apparently, lead sentences that begin with “‘tis the season.” Lists, of course, are always a staple of columns this time of year. Coming up with New Year’s resolutions for public figures also is popular with scribes...
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CBS is taking another bite at the idea of a series featuring "Moonlight" star Alex O'Loughlin. The network has signed Mr. O'Loughlin to a talent holding deal, according to a person familiar with the situation. CBS will try to develop a series built around the actor or, if that's...