The TV action hero was revered for his arcane ability to make weapons out of ordinary household objects
Tag Archives: CBS
Stephen Colbert tries to reach Middle America
The late-night innovator steps into the most innovation-resistant format in TV. Jaime Weinman on Stephen Colbert’s first Late Show
What you’ll be watching in 2014
Our professional TV watcher previews the year ahead
Amazon’s sky-high drone plan
Colby Cosh on innovation that’s above and beyond
Either way, your TV ratings are doomed – doomed!
So exactly what do broadcast networks do to get some hits again? Jaime Weinman has a few ideas
Podcast: Jaime Weinman on this season’s hottest TV story
Hint: Nobody is actually watching it
Roseanne and the Cosby Gambit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tig4zbYMhJQ
Masters wrap: Left behind by Phil
In the face of the Tiger era, Mickelson buckled down, worked hard, and found another gear
CBS Giveth & CBS Taketh, And Maybe Later Giveth Back
Via Diane, CBS has rendered inoperative some of my jokes about how American shows can’t compete with Canadian shows in the marketplace. Or at least they’re inoperative until 2010.
U.S. Shows Can’t Compete With Canada
CBS’s fall schedule has been announced; aside from the network picking up Medium after NBC dropped it (it should be an excellent fit on CBS, which produces it) and the unfortunate decision to move The Big Bang Theory to 9:30 — from a ratings perspective, it may be sound; it’s unfortunate for those of us who liked having the convenient TBBT/HIMYM hour — the big news is that Flashpoint has been renewed. It won’t be on the fall schedule, since Medium and Ghost Whisperer will be paired for what I’m hoping they’ll call “Psychic Pfridays,” but it will be returning as a mid-season replacement in 2010. CBS makes this announcement after canceling other procedurals on its schedule, like Shawn Ryan’s The Unit. Clearly this is proof that American shows cannot compete in the free market.