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CBS is bringing cable's favorite serial killer to broadcast TV. Starting Feb. 17, the first season of Showtime's Dexter will air Sundays at 10 on the Eye network. Dexter will become the first pay cable show ever to get a full-season broadcast run on CBS, as the network's supply of scripted programs is being depleted by the WGA strike.Dexter stars Emmy-nominated Michael C. Hall as a Miami police forensics expert with an uncontrollable urge to kill. The series recently delivered a series-high 1.4 million viewers with its second season finale on the CBS-owned Showtime, which is available in 15 million homes. CBS will edit the 12 episodes of the first season to meet broadcast television content standards. — Stephen BattaglioWhat's your take, charter Dexter fans? Might sanitizing the show for network TV rob it of some of its prurient goodness?POLL: Dexter virgins, might you give it a try on CBS? Vote here.
CBS is bringing cable's favorite serial killer to broadcast TV. Starting Feb. 17, the first season of Showtime's
Dexter will air Sundays at 10 on the Eye network.
Dexter will become the first pay cable show ever to get a full-season broadcast run on CBS, as the network's supply of scripted programs is being depleted by the WGA strike.
Dexter stars Emmy-nominated Michael C. Hall as a Miami police forensics expert with an uncontrollable urge to kill. The series recently delivered a series-high 1.4 million viewers with its second season finale on the CBS-owned Showtime, which is available in 15 million homes. CBS will edit the 12 episodes of the first season to meet broadcast television content standards. -
Stephen Battaglio
What's your take, charter Dexter fans? Might sanitizing the show for network TV rob it of some of its prurient goodness?
POLL: Dexter virgins, might you give it a try on CBS?
Vote here.