AT CBS, TIME'S UP FOR WEDNESDAY '60 MINUTES'.Byline: David Kronke Staff Writer CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. isn't broke - it's No. 1 in both total viewers and the all-important adults ages 18-49 demographic - so there was little to fix as network chief Les Moonves and president of entertainment Nina Tassler introduced the network's 2005-06 lineup to advertisers Wednesday in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . CBS continues to rely on crime dramas - it added two more to its lineup, bringing its total number of crime procedurals to eight. Likewise, the network just can't get enough "Just Can't Get Enough" is the third UK single by Depeche Mode originally released on September 7 1981. It was also the band's first single to be released in the United States, on February 18 1982. of producer Jerry Bruckheimer, who adds his seventh contribution to CBS' lineup - he now programs a full third of the network's schedule. (He also produces new shows for both NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. and The WB.) Naturally, Bruckheimer's new show is a crime procedural. One show the network dumped: the Wednesday edition of ``60 Minutes,'' saying the decision was based on poor ratings and not last fall's discredited story about President Bush's military service. The show recently won a Peabody Award The George Foster Peabody Awards, more commonly referred to as the Peabody Awards, are annual international awards given for excellence in radio and television broadcasting. for its reporting on the Abu Ghraib prison The Abu Ghraib prison (Arabic: سجن أبو غريب; also Abu Ghurayb) is in Abu Ghraib, an Iraqi city 32 km (20 mi) west of Baghdad. abuses. The new shows were unveiled after the requisite spectacle in which puppeteers from Tony-winning Broadway hit ``Avenue Q'' paraded a felt version of NBC boss Jeff Zucker Jeffrey Zucker (born April 9, 1965) is an American television executive, and President & CEO of NBC Universal. He is a 5-time Emmy Award winner known for his aggressive promotion of his network's programs. singing ``It sucks to be me'' and a short film parodied ``Million Dollar Baby,'' featuring Moonves as an aspiring pugilist in the TV arena. New dramas include: -- ``Close to Home'' (10 p.m. Tuesday) is the network's seventh Jerry Bruckheimer series, a crime drama from the point of view of a district attorney and young mother (Jennifer Finnegan). -- ``Criminal Minds'' (9 p.m. Wednesday) stars Mandy Patinkin Mandel Bruce Patinkin (born November 30, 1952) is a Tony Award winning and Emmy Award winning American actor of stage and screen, as well as a renowned tenor. Biography Early life and Thomas Gibson For other persons named Thomas Gibson, see Thomas Gibson (disambiguation). Thomas Gibson (born on July 3, 1962 in Charleston, South Carolina) is an American actor currently starring in the CBS series Criminal Minds, as Agt. as FBI profilers pursuing ``the country's most twisted criminal minds.'' -- ``Ghost Whisperer'' (8 p.m. Friday) is CBS' ``Medium,'' featuring Jennifer Love Hewitt as a woman who speaks to the dead (perhaps because the living can't abide her). -- ``Threshold'' (9 p.m. Friday) is CBS' ``Lost,'' featuring Carla Gugino as the head of a military team investigating an alien invasion. -- ``The Unit'' (midseason) comes from playwright/filmmaker David Mamet and ``The Shield'' creator Shawn Ryan. Dennis Haysbert, Scott Foley and Robert Patrick are a military team of globe-trotting spies. New comedies: -- ``How I Met Your Mother'' (8:30 p.m. Monday) expresses nostalgia for the present: 25 years into the future, a guy (Josh Radnor) tells his children how he met their mother (Cobie Smulders) in 2005. Alyson Hannigan and Neil Patrick Harris Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an Emmy-nominated American actor. He is known for his television roles as the teenage doctor Doogie Howser, M.D. and the womanizing Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother. co-star. From two of David Letterman's writers, Carter Bays and Craig Thomas. -- ``Out of Practice'' (9:30 p.m. Monday) comes from ``Frasier'' executive producers Joe Keenan and Christopher Lloyd and riffs a bit on ``The Royal Tenenbaums,'' focusing on a family of acerbic doctors. Henry Winkler and Stockard Channing star. -- ``Everything I Know About Men'' (midseason) is CBS' ``Sex and the City,'' starring Jenna Elfman looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. love and a fulfilling career. Besides ``60 Minutes Wednesday,'' departing series include ``Everybody Loves Raymond'' (which left on top on Monday, with 33 million viewers), ``Judging Amy,'' ``Joan of Arcadia'' and ``Listen Up.'' CBS' 2005-06 schedule (* indicates new show; ** indicates new time slot): Monday 8 p.m. ``The King of Queens'' ** 8:30 p.m. ``How I Met Your Mother'' * 9 p.m. ``Two and a Half Men'' ** 9:30 p.m. ``Out of Practice'' * 10 p.m. ``CSI CSI Crime Scene Investigator CSI CompuServe, Inc. CSI Commodity Systems, Inc. CSI Commodity Systems Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) CSI Crime Scene Investigation (CBS TV show) CSI Christian Schools International : Miami'' Tuesday 8 p.m. ``NCIS'' 9 p.m. ``The Amazing Race'' 10 p.m. ``Close to Home'' * Wednesday 8 p.m. ``Still Standing'' ** 8:30 p.m. ``Yes, Dear'' ** 9 p.m. ``Criminal Minds'' * 10 p.m. ``CSI: New York'' Thursday 8 p.m. ``Survivor: Guatemala'' 9 p.m. ``CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' 10 p.m. ``Without a Trace'' Friday 8 p.m. ``Ghost Whisperer'' * 9 p.m. ``Threshold'' * 10 p.m. ``Numb3rs'' Saturday 8 p.m. ``Crime Time Saturday'' (two repeats) 10 p.m. ``48 Hours Mystery'' Sunday 7 p.m. ``60 Minutes'' 8 p.m. ``Cold Case'' 9 p.m. Movie CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Jennifer Love Hewitt sees dead people - in CBS' ``Ghost Whisperer'' this fall. Box: CBS' 2005-2006 schedule (see text) |
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