CBS answers a few TV Forum questions
Quite a few readers have been calling the TV Forum line to find out whether their favorite shows were coming back or not. And most inquiries were about the “The Unit,” starring Dennis Haysbert (brother-in-law to Langston University president Dr. JoAnn W. Haysbert).
“The Unit” fans will be please to hear that, yes, the CBS series will return with new episodes in fall. “Cane” and “Shark” fans, however, are not so fortunate. CBS canceled those shows.
Here’s a list of shows that will and won’t return to CBS in 2008-09, as well as info on new ones to look forward to in fall.
►Will Return: The Amazing Race, The Big Bang Theory, Cold Case, Criminal Minds, CSI, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Ghost Whisperer, How I Met Your Mother, NCIS, The New Adventures of Old Christine, NUMB3RS, Rules of Engagement (midseason), 60 Minutes, Survivor, Two and a Half Men, The Unit, Without a Trace.
►Won’t Return: Cane, Jericho, Kid Nation, Moonlight, Secret Talents of the Stars, Shark, Viva Laughlin, Welcome to the Captain.
►New Series (descriptions provided by CBS):
Eleventh Hour: Rufus Sewell (“The Illusionist”) stars as a biophysicist and special science advisor to the government, who investigates scientific crises and oddities.
The Ex List: Elizabeth Reaser (“Grey’s Anatomy”) stars as a single, 30-something, successful business owner who is surprised to learn from a psychic that she’s already dated her future husband. If she doesn’t find him in the next year, she’ll remain alone forever.
Harper’s Island (midseason): A murder mystery that unfolds as friends and family attend week-long festivities at a destination wedding on a secluded and picturesque island off the coast of Seattle, infamous for a homicidal maniac’s rampage seven years ago.
The Mentalist (CBS Photo above): Simon Baker (“The Guardian”) stars as a detective and independent consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI), who has a remarkable track record for solving crimes by using his razor-sharp skills of observation.
Project Gary: Jay Mohr (“Ghost Whisperer”) and Paula Marshall (“Nip/Tuck”) star as a recently single painting contractor, and his controlling ex-wife, who face post-divorce mayhem after 15 years of marriage as they each embark on new relationships.
Worst Week: Kyle Bornheimer (“Jericho”) stars as an entertainment magazine editor who will do anything to please his girlfriend’s parents, but instead he becomes a one-man wrecking crew whenever he’s around them.
— Penny TV
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