Fall TV: CBS Eyes Several Switcheroos
Scott Foley, Dennis Haysbert and Max Martini in The Unit by Cliff Lipson/CBS
CBS has sent out its fall lineup, and in addition to adding five new series, the Eye is shuffling around three returning favorites.
Old Christine, which to the surprise of many was plucked from ABC's anxious grasp and kept on at CBS, now will lead off Wednesday nights. That sets the table for
Project Gary, a new comedy starring Jay Mohr as a recent divorcé. With
Rules of Engagement on hold until midseason,
Worst Week (
Jericho's Kyle Bornheimer and
Kitchen Confidential's Erinn Hayes are newly engaged) will join the Monday comedy block.
CBS Tuesday still starts out with
NCIS, but then continues with
The Mentalist (starring Simon Baker) and
Without a Trace (landing on a new night).
Claiming
Trace's Thurday-at-10 spot is Jerry Bruckheimer's
Eleventh Hour. One of the perhaps oddest fits has
The Ex List, a big ol' romantic dramedy, filling the Friday gap between
Ghost Whisperer and
Numbers.
The Unit now calls Sundays at 10 home.
Harper's Island, a murder mystery, debuts midseason. -
MWM
