CBS Announces Their 2008-09 Schedule. Who’s Been Cancelled?
CBS has released their new schedule for the 2008 - 2009 season. Some existing shows made it onto the list while, sadly, some favorites did not.
Returning on the fall schedule are 48 Hours, 60 Minutes, 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, Survivor, Two and a Half Men, The Unit, and Without a Trace.
Interestingly, Christine was “on the bubble” for some time and was poised to move to ABC if CBS had cancelled it. Not only did CBS renew the series but they also gave it a full 22 episode order. That’s a first for that sitcom. The other bubble sitcom, Rules of Engagement, will return to TV midseason.
New CBS shows include action-drama Eleventh Hour; an Elizabeth Reaser dramady, The Ex List; murder-mystery Harper’s Island (midseason); a Simon Baker drama called The Mentalist; a Jay Mohr/Paula Marshall sitcom titled Project Gary; and Kyle Bornheimer’s sitcom, Worst Week.
Sadly, all this means that we’ll be saying goodbye to a number of beloved shows from last season…
Cane – The Jimmy Smits drama just never caught on and has been off the air for months. There were 13 episodes produced and all have aired. The series finale was shown December 18, 2007.
Kid Nation – The adolescent reality show spurred a lot of controversy, until it actually hit the airwaves. The competition ran its course and all 13 episodes aired, the last one on December 12, 2007.
Jericho – After a miraculous campaign, CBS revived the series for seven episodes. Unfortunately, not enough people watched the show to warrant a third season. The last episode aired on March 25th.
Moonlight – A fan favorite that almost made it to season two. There’s a slim chance it may be revived elsewhere but it’s done on CBS. The finale airs this Friday, May 16th.
Power of 10 – The game show’s ratings paled compared to Drew Carey’s other primetime game show, the million dollar edition of The Price Is Right. Two of the 18 produced episodes never aired and it looks doubtful they ever will.
Shark – The James Woods series fell victim to demographics and ratings. Only 16 episodes were produced for season two and the last of them will be shown May 20th.
Welcome to the Captain – This sitcom couldn’t hook an audience right from the start. All five episodes have aired with the last one having been shown on March 3rd. Stay tuned! 
June 29th, 2009 at 11:46 pm
Why cane and shark they were great, bring them back with worst week please
June 15th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
KID NATION ROCKED!!!!! i told EVERYONE about it and they started watching and loving it too! people aren’t going to watch CBS anymore if you don’t put they TV shows we like on. take a vote about putting kid nation back on!! you will see that everyone loves kid nation because it teaches you sooo much, and is entertaining at the same time!!! KID NATION WAS THE BEST TV SHOW EVER!!!!!
June 14th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
I AM A 48 YEAR OLD GRANDMOTHER RAISING MY 10 YEAR OLD GRANDSON.
I THINK IN THIS DAY & TIME OF OUR DEPRESSING REALITY THE NETWORKS SHOULD SHOW OUR YOUTH MORE ABOUT THE VALUES AND VIRTUES OF THE PAST THAT HAVE BEEN FORGOTTEN INSTEAD OF THIS GARBAGE THAT TEACHES NOTHING BUT HOW TO BUILD A BOMB OR HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER OR STEALING
March 14th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
SHARK WAS THE BEST!!!!
February 4th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
i cant belive shark is gone! just find it a decent time slot, lik wed nite or friday nite
February 1st, 2009 at 8:27 am
we loved shark (james woods) in the philippines. at least finish the story of season 2. the 16 episodes did not give us closure
January 6th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
They canceled Kid Nation? To me it was actually one of their shows worth watching. It taught a lot to everyone, kids and adults alike. And plus so many people loved it. Seriously, CBS, put it back on the air. It would be a success. Better than putting these drama’s that really people could care less about in most cases.