News out of the 2009 Upfront week includes the fate of some older primetime series and more pilot pickups: • The CW will officially present its upfront on Thursday and in anticipation of its primetime schedule, approved the pilot dramas Melrose Place, Vampire Diaries and Beautiful Life. CBS Television Studios produces the new version of Melrose Place while Warner Bros. TV produces Vampire Diaries which is also based on Alloy's book series. Beautiful Life is from CBS Television Studios and Katalyst. • CBS is cancelling its military themed drama The Unit after four seasons (tho check below for it's syndication deal!) and its long-running drama Without a Trace after seven seasons, as well as frosh drama Eleventh Hour, cites THR. • Prior to its upfront presentation today, THR reports CBS is bringing back dramas Cold Case and Numb3rs and the comedies The New Adventures of Old Christine, Rules of Engagement and Gary Unmarried.
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Part of CBS' Wednesday night sitcom experiment, Gary Unmarried remains firmly "on the bubble" for renewal. The show hasn't exactly been a stellar performer but it's still done pretty well, especially considering its competition.
Gary Unmarried stars comedian Jay Mohr as a newly-divorced dad who's readjusting to the single life. Others in the cast include Paula Marshall, Jaime King, Ed Begley Jr., Ryan Malgarini, Kathryn Newton, and Al Madrigal.
While CBS execs are thinking about whether or not to give the sitcom a second season, there's a big change going on behind the scenes. Creator/executive producer Ed Yeager and executive producer Ric Swartzlander have left the show due to creative differences with the network.
If Gary is renewed, it's expected that co-executive producer Ira Ungerleider and consulting producer Rob Des Hotel will be moved up to showrunners.
The change in staff may be good news for the sitcom. If
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CBS has confirmed its plan to join ABC and NBC in covering President Obama's upcoming prime-time news conference, and the ripple effect is far-reaching for the Eye's May sweeps plans. For starters, a Rules of Engagement-New Adventures of Old Christine pairing originally slated for this Wednesday at 8pm/Et has been pushed to May 13. As a result of CBS' small sitcom glut, Criminal Minds' two-hour season-ender has been pushed back an hour to May 20, starting at 9 pm (following the season finales of Old Christine and Gary Unmarried).
The CSI: NY season finale, originally scheduled for Wednesday, May 20, will now air ...
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Update: The original title of this post said Series Finales. My bad-- I meant Season and typed Series. That'll teach me to write blog posts at 4 Am. (No, it probably won't.)
The quick hit list. Ladies and gentlemen, start your TiVos:
On ABC:
May 6 - Scrubs at 8p
May 10 - Brothers & Sisters at 10p
On CBS:
May 3 and May 10 - Cold Case two-part sixth season finale at 9p
May 10 - The Amazing Race 14 at 8p; The Unit at 10p
May 11 - The Big Bang Theory at 8p
May 13 - The New Adventures of Old Christine at 8p; Gary Unmarried at 830p
May 14 - CSI at 9p
May 15 - Ghost Whisperer at 8p; Numb3rs at 10p
May 17 - Survivor: Tocantins at 8p
May 18 - How I Met Your Mother at 830p; Two and a Half Men at 9p; Rules of Engagement at 930p; CSI: Miami at 10p
May 19 -
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Here's a snapshot of what we see on the derby track right now. * = Top 10 semifinalist in 2008 ** = Nominee in 2008 Best Actor In A Comedy Series        
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock" ** (Winner)
Zach Braff, "Scrubs"
Steve Carell, "The Office" **
Kevin Connolly, "Entourage"
David Duchovny, "Californication" *
Johnny Galecki, "The Big Bang Theory"
Brad Garrett, "Til Death" *
Adrien Grenier, "Entourage"
Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory"
Lee Pace, "Pushing Daisies" **
Tony Shalhoub, "Monk" **
Charlie Sheen, "Two and a Half Men" **
 
(Possible)
Jason Lee, "My Name Is Earl"
Zachary Levi, "Chuck"
Danny McBride, "Eastbound & Down"
Jay Mohr, "Gary Unmarried"
James Roday, "Psych"
Josh Radnor, "How I Met Your Mother"
David Spade, "Rules of Engagement" (Long shots)
Kyle Bornheimer, "Worst Week"
Jemaine Clement, "Flight of the Conchords"
Bret McKenzie, "Flight of the Conchords"
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Best comedy series: Rob
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CBS has confirmed its new lineup for the 2009-10 season, bolstered by a slate of returning shows - including one poached from NBC. A full list of what's in and what's out follows: Renewed
Big Bang Theory
Cold Case
CSI
CSI: Miami
CSI: New York
Flashpoint
Gary Unmarried
Ghost Whisperer
How I Met Your Mother
Medium (picked up from NBC)
NCIS
Numb3rs
Rules Of Engagement
Survivor
The Amazing Race
The Mentalist
The New
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Here’s what CBS is adding:
Mondays: Accidentally On Purpose (Jenna Elfman sitcom, surrounded by the usual sitcoms)
Tuesdays: NCIS: Los Angeles, (following NCIS and starring LL Cool J), The Good Wife.
Wednesdays: Same old stuff – The New Adventures of Old Christine, Gary Unmarried, Criminal Minds and CSI: NY.
Thursdays: More of the same – Survivor, CSI and The Mentalist.
Fridays: Medium (picking up what NBC no longer wants) will be between Ghost Whisperer and Numb3rs.
Saturdays: Nothing new here.
Sundays: Three Rivers (organ transplant donors).

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In New York this morning, CBS released its schedule to advertisers. CBS had less work to do with its Fall 2009 schedule. And, comfortable atop the ratings, the Eye didn’t mess around with what wasn’t broken.
The big news was that the network has picked up Medium, which was cancelled by NBC just yesterday. Produced by sister company CBC Television Studios, it was a simple decision for the broadcast network to pick up the supernatural series that stars Patricia Arquette.
As expected, and as is logical, Medium will be paired with the thematically-similar Ghost Whisperer on Friday nights.
Other than that, CBS’s fall schedule is largely business as usual, anchored by sitcoms and procedurals.
The only new comedy, Accidentally on Purpose brings Jenna Elfman back to your television as a movie critic who gets pregnant. Accidentally, of course. It will air in the Monday comedy block between How I Met Your Mother

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Chicago – In a relatively shocking announcement as a part of fall schedule upfronts this week, CBS actually pulled the trigger on “Without a Trace,” a show that had reportedly gotten too expensive for the network. There were rumors that they may do the same with “Cold Case,” but that show will return with on-the-bubble shows “The New Adventures of Old Christine” and “Rules of Engagement” also being miraculously renewed and “Medium” being saved.

This Fall CBS adds the popular drama series Medium, starring Patricia Arquette, Fridays (9:00-10:00 Pm, Et/Pt), forming a hauntingly compatible two-hour block with Ghost Whisperer at 8:00 Pm.
Photo credit: Robert Voets/CBS CBS announced a number of interesting schedule changes, especially for a network that has been so successful over the last few years. They are moving two of their bigger shows - “The Big Bang Theory” and “The Mentalist” - and launching
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This season’s 2009 series finales are now upon us. A few shows have already come to a close for the season, but there are still many that have yet to close out their run for 2009.
The finale list has been broken into two parts. The first part is ordered by date. Below that is an alphabetical list by show. Mid-May looks pretty intense. I hope we don’t burn out our DVRs.
Mark your calendars! And, enjoy!
Ps: Oh yes, a few shows on the list have already ended, but just in case you missed it or didn’t know, I’ve included them.
Season Finale Calendar:

Monday, April 27
Chuck (NBC), 8 p.m.
Heroes (NBC), 9 p.m.
Wednesday, April 29
Better Off Ted (ABC), 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 30
Private Practice (ABC), 10 p.m.
Tuesday, May 5
Real Housewives of New York City (Bravo), 10 p.m.
Wednesday, May 6
Scrubs (ABC), 8 p.m.
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