TCA Tour CBS: Day 1

Saturday, July 15, 2006

It was day one of the broadcast TCA tour, and CBS's first of two days. Today was basically an executive session. No real news just reporters asking executive Nina Tassler some questions. She said CSI is expected to take a hit from Grey's Anatomy and is calling CSI an "underdog." However, two hit shows can be successful in one time-slot, and there have been many numerous examples of that, like American Idol and Lost last season, Without a Trace and ER, and the list goes on and on. The change in its previously announced Monday schedule, with debut comedy The Class flipping with sophomore comedy How I Met Your Mother at 8 p.m. (ET), was designed to keep Mother in the same time period it was in this past season and allow the show "to bask in the halo from promo of The Class." CBS has no plans to bring back original programming to Saturdays, Ms. Tassler said. "Our Saturday night does fine," she said. "We're certainly open to it if the show presented itself, but we are going to be stet on Saturday." And finally, I don't know if this is true, but Now Playing Magazine says they got a report that CBS will be advertising on eggs this fall, as well. Yes, eggs! Some of the slogans on the eggs include: CBS Monday - Leave the Yolks to Us; CSI - Crack the Case on CBS; The Class - New Grade-A CBS Comedy. Hilarious! Read that column here. Who knows if it is true, but I thought I'd throw it out there.
We hope CBS announces fall premiere dates tomorrow. If they do, we will be announcing it here, along with our weekly ratings report.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Thursday, May 22

Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - "Diet Crap" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Tensions rise when Georgie intrudes on Mandy’s new sales gig. Meanwhile, Audrey’s conflicted when Jim makes it a point not to coddle Connor.

Ghosts - "Sad Farnsby" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Sam accidentally creates a rift between Sam and Jay’s neighbors, the Farnsbys, Henry Farnsby moves into Woodstone B&B. Also, Isaac and Nigel battle over a belated wedding present.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 19)

Thursday, May 22

Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana) - Catch Miley on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Chloe Fineman (Big Mouth/Search Party) - Chloe appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny hosts Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm. Featured host Vlad Duthiers sits down with Ronny on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
Elizabeth Banks (30 Rock/Scrubs) and Amanda Peet (Brockmire/Togetherness/Bent) - Elizabeth and Amanda are guests on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 10:15pm on Bravo.
Cynthia Nixon (And Just Like That.../Sex and the City) - Cynthia talks about ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Hugh Jackman (Human Resources) - Hugh chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Bill Bellamy (Mr. Box Office/Men, Women & Dogs/Cousin Skeeter) - Bill brings the laughs to the third annual cookout on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
Finola Hughes (Blossom) - Finola dishes on General Hospital on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Jason Schwartzman (Blunt Talk/Mozart in the Jungle/Bored to Death) - Jason talks about Mountainhead on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Sterling K. Brown (Starved) - Sterling is telling Drew all about playing a secret service agent in the thrilling new show Paradise on a repaet of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Midori Francis (The Sex Lives of College Girls) - Midori is a guest on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:05am.