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Exclusive: The Curious Case of CBS’ Recent Hiring and Firing Practices!
By theTVaddict on July 13th, 2010 at July 13th, 2010

Fall Preview ‘10: THE DEFENDERS
By theTVaddict on July 6th, 2010 at July 6th, 2010
You’ve seen the commercials. You’ve heard the hype. Now there’s only one thing you want to know: Which of the new fall shows are worth watching and which should be avoided at all costs? In this continuing series, we give you the scoop on some of the most highly-anticipated shows of the season, with today’s [...]
Fall Preview ‘10: MIKE & MOLLY
By theTVaddict on June 3rd, 2010 at June 3rd, 2010
You’ve seen the commercials. You’ve heard the hype. Now there’s only one thing you want to know: Which of the new fall shows are worth watching and which should be avoided at all costs? In this continuing series, we give you the scoop on some of the most highly-anticipated shows of the season. On the [...]
CBS Gets its End of Season Report Card
By theTVaddict on June 2nd, 2010 at June 2nd, 2010
Good Moves: Despite our general lack of excitement when it comes to CBS’ procedural heavy schedule, it’s hard to argue with success. Which is why, rather then rail against the first place network for their reliance on gruesome procedurals, not to mention their seemingly never-ending roster of spinoffs, we find ourselves taking the high road. [...]
Crap CBS Says
By theTVaddict on May 25th, 2010 at May 25th, 2010
Someone needs to give the folks at CBS a reality check. In responding to the predictable ire in some circles regarding the title of the otherwise completely innocuous and unworthy of attention series $H*! MY DAD SAYS, the network is pointing out that “the program is inspired by the wildly popular Twitter phenomena, which now [...]
Snap Judgments: $#*! MY DAD SAYS, MIKE & MOLLY, HAWAII FIVE-0, THE DEFENDERS & BLUE BLOODS
By theTVaddict on May 20th, 2010 at May 20th, 2010
According to the CBS official Description: $#*! MY DAD SAYS, based on the popular Twitter feed by Justin Halpern, stars Emmy Award winner William Shatner as Ed Goodson, a forthright and opinionated dad who relishes expressing his unsolicited and often wildly politically incorrect observations to anyone within earshot. Nobody is immune from Ed’s rants, including [...]
CBS Unveils 2010-11 Primetime Schedule
By theTVaddict on May 19th, 2010 at May 19th, 2010
Snap judgments, photos and video to come, but until then, enjoy this first look at CBS’ just announced 2010-11 Primetime Schedule — with new shows as per usual highlighted in orange — after the jump.
TCA Press Tour Live Blog: CBS President Talks THREE RIVERS, FLASHPOINT, LENO & More!
By theTVaddict on January 9th, 2010 at January 9th, 2010
Television isn’t dead. Just NBC is. That in a nutshell was the underlying message delivered by CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler at this morning’s executive session at the January Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena. FOX has GLEE, ABC has MODERN FAMILY and Tassler’s own Tiffany Network — thanks in no small part to [...]
3 Stories We Missed While Up in the Air (On our way to the January 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour)
By theTVaddict on January 7th, 2010 at January 7th, 2010
The unmitigated ratings disaster that is the Jay Leno experiment may soon be coming to an end, with NBC reportidly mulling over ways in which to turn back the clock and return Leno to his now tarnished late night throne. [Source: [ NYTimes, Updated] Your Monday night just got a wee bit funnier thanks to [...]
CBS Gets its Mid-Season Report Card
By theTVaddict on December 8th, 2009 at December 8th, 2009
The Good: If you’re into gruesome murders, gory procedurals and Chris O’Donnell —which judging from the network’s ratings, an awful lot of you are — CBS is the place to be. But putting aside for a moment the inexplicably popular NCIS, CSI and soon-to-be CRIMINAL MINDS franchises, the Tiffany network has also succeeded in making [...]



