STARS FALL, CBS KEEPS BASICS.Byline: Keith Marder Daily News Television Writer CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. is no longer wishing upon a star. A year after canceling Ted Danson's show, ``Ink,'' the network has dropped the five shows it promoted most last season, four of which were star-driven. ``Michael Hayes Michael Hayes may refer to:
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Printing A calculation of the amount of space a manuscript will occupy when set into type. adj. also cast-off Discarded; rejected. ``Family Matters'' was squashed after failing to build a younger Friday night audience. Danny Aiello's ``Dellaventura'' is long gone. For the upcoming season, shows starring Melanie Griffith and Arsenio Hall were left on the development floor. Instead, the big names of the new season are Ken Olin, Brian Benben, Faith Ford and Dennis Farina. ``Cybill,'' ``Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'' and ``The Magnificent Seven'' also got a one-way ticket to the scrap heap scrap·heap also scrap heap n. 1. A pile or heap of waste material. 2. A place for discarding useless or worthless material. . During its annual upfront presentation to advertisers 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 on Wednesday, the network added three comedies and four dramas to its schedule, which already was heavy on the hourlong programs. Despite the abundance of new product, CBS has kept the building blocks from its current schedule intact. ``The Nanny'' and ``Chicago Hope'' still are scheduled on Wednesdays, and the Thursday and Sunday lineups remain intact. Monday, once a CBS stronghold, which slid this season, will keep ``Cosby'' and ``Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond is an American sitcom originally broadcast on CBS from 1996 to 2005. It is one of the most critically acclaimed American sitcoms of its time. .'' However, the latter moves back a half hour to 9 p.m. Here is a look at the new shows: Comedies ``The King of Queens'': A blue-collar sitcom about a young couple just starting to get comfortable building their own life - until family members are forced to move in with them. ``The Benben Show'': Brian Benben stars as a Los Angeles television news anchor who is demoted to the dreaded human-interest beat. ``Maggie Winters'': ``Murphy Brown's'' Faith Ford didn't waste time getting back to television. She plays the title character, who in high school was voted Most Likely to Succeed, but who leaves the big city and returns to her small hometown after her marriage fails. Dramas ``L.A. Docs'': Ken Olin leades the cast of doctors who put everything on the line to open their own practice where ``Care isn't managed and patients mean more than the bottom line.'' ``To Have and to Hold'': A romantic comedy about a cop and his Harvard-educated defense-attorney wife. Ooooh, the culture clashes and the professional tension that must await us. ``Buddy Faro'': Dennis Farina plays a one-time super private eye who has been out of sight for 20 years. He emerges to team up with a young partner, and, because of society's nostalgia craze, Faro Faro, town, Portugal Faro (fä`rō), town (1991 pop. 31,966), capital of Faro dist. and of Algarve, S Portugal. The southernmost town in Portugal, it is a seaport from which fish, fruit (especially dried figs), wine, and cork are feels nothing has changed. ``Martial Law'': Sammo Hung plays the U.S.'s newest and toughest law enforcer. The martial arts show is coupled with ``Walker, Texas Ranger Walker, Texas Ranger is an American television western/police dramatic series, created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis. It aired on CBS for eight seasons, from April 21 1993 to May 19 2001, and was broadcast in over 100 countries. .'' Think of a Jackie Chan movie, sound effects and all, each week. CBS predicts a cult hit. The schedule: Monday 8 p.m.: ``Cosby'' 8:30 p.m.: ``The King of Queens''x 9 p.m.: ``Everybody Loves Raymond'' 9:30 p.m.: ``The Benben Show''x 10 p.m.: ``L.A. Docs''x Tuesday 8 p.m.: ``JAG'' 9 p.m.: ``CBS Tuesday Night Movie'' Wednesday 8 p.m.: ``The Nanny'' 8:30 p.m.: ``Maggie Winters''x 9 p.m.: ``To Have and to Hold''x 10 p.m.: ``Chicago Hope'' Thursday 8 p.m.: ``Promised Land'' 9 p.m.: ``Diagnosis Murder'' 10 p.m.: ``48 Hours'' Friday 8 p.m.: ``Kids Say the Darndest Things'' 8:30 p.m.: ``Candid Camera'' 9 p.m.: ``Buddy Faro''x 10 p.m.: ``Nash Bridges'' Saturday 8 p.m.: ``Early Edition'' 9 p.m.: ``Martial Law''x 10 p.m.: ``Walker, Texas Ranger'' Sunday 7 p.m.: ``60 Minutes'' 8 p.m.: ``Touched by an Angel'' 9 p.m.: ``Sunday Night Movie'' x indicates new series CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: ``Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman is multi-Emmy Award winning western/dramatic television series in the United States, created by Beth Sullivan. It ran on CBS for six seasons, from January 1st, 1993 to May 16th, 1998. ,'' left, and ``Cybill'' are among the shows CBS has canceled. |
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