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.
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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! 
31. Anna said,
You know what, I don’t think that I will watch any pilot shows. I’ll wait and see what thw dumb executives choose to keep on and maybe I’ll find onw to get vested in… or not. It is so disappointing to get involved in a show and have it cancelled on a whim. Cane was one of the best new drama’s in a long time. It reminded me of a time gone by when TV was entertaining not just dumb *** reality shows. What a shanme.
30. Brian G. said,
“Cane’ gets cut but ‘The Big Bang Theory’ is returning???? You’ve got to be kidding me!!!!! And ‘Rules of Engagement’ gets to come back mid season???? These two shows have such poor writing and storylines that even the actors seem bored playing their parts. Brilliant move CBS, just brilliant.
29. LORISE said,
I CAN NOT BELIEVE THESE COMPANIES ARE SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO STUPID AND CANT SEE A GREAT SHOW WHEN THEY HAVE IT,,,,,THE CANCELLATION OF “SHARK AND CANE” JUST MIGHT DRIVE ME TO NOT WATCH TV AT ALL….I CANT BELIEVE THEY LEAVE THE **** ON AND TAKE OFF SUCH GREAT SHOWS WITH GREAT ACTORS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SHAME ON CBS ……..
28. Janis Fahey said,
Moonlight is a great series, there is a huge fan base world wide,
Hopefully you will reconsider and bring it back!
27. Kim M said,
My kids and I have been anxiously awaiting the second season of Kid Nation and we are very upset to see it was cancelled… it was one of the few reality shows we could all watch together and had some great messages for kids about teamwork and leadership. Even the low points like fighting showed kids that these type of behaviors won’t get them far in life. I would have eagerly sent each of my three children to participate in this show!
26. Dee Winkler said,
I”m not much of a TV viewer, but I made sure every Friday night I was where I could watch Moon Light, all of my family and all of my friends love the show, I think CBS made a BIG mistake canceling it, CBS you just lost me and my family on Friday nights. I hope another channel puts it on.
Sincerely
Dee Winkler
25. Emily ♥ said,
CBS has made a terrible mistake.
Moonlight is a worthy show that i NEED to stay on the tv.
I really do pray that another channel picks it up, i really do.
I mean come on, what’s the point of dropping a show that has everything ?
suspense, drama, romance, ok maybe the occasional splatter of blood,
but it’s BRILLIANT.
Please, some pick it back up, please.
24. cherri said,
I can’t stand all the reality shows, the amazing race, survivor and so on, todays world is a tough one, a little fiction and romance such as Moonlight was something I did enjoy watching. CBS should keep this one!!!
23. Larry Capello said,
Why cancel Kid Nation? So what if it was controversial. We are growing a nation of wimps. I used KN episode lessons in my leadership class to help build character in my students. Our Student Council applied many of the concepts and challenges on the show to our class. This was the best reality show on TV. It would have only gotten better over time. This is a shame for family TV.
22. Aubrey Davis said,
I was curious as to why you cancelled Kid Nation. It was a very unique show. Sure, there was some controversy but, so what, a lot of shows generate controversy; that’s a reasonably poor reason to cancel it. I do hope CBS reconsiders. None of the kids were harmed, it was a very unique and original show which me and my family enjoyed watching.
Sincerely,
Aubrey Davis
21. dawn e said,
I cannot believe that are cancelling CANE AND SHARK, please do not cancel those are the best to drama series that CBS have, PLEASE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!