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CBS Picks Up New Fall 2011 Series

May 16, 2011 By Michael Hickerson 2 Comments

Ahead of their media upfront presentation later this week, CBS has pulled the plug on several shows and given the green light to several more.

Among those not coming back is [Bleep] My Dad Says, starring William Shatner.   The series aired after The Big Bang Theory and got solid if not spectacular ratings, but was a lightning rod for critical dissent.

Also gone are Mad Love and The Defenders.

Here’s a look at what’s coming up on CBS next year, courtesy of the Hollywood Reporter.

Person of Interest

Stars Jim Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ) as a presumed dead former CIA agent who teams with a mysterious billionaire (Michael Emerson, Lost) to prevent violent crimes in New York. Taraji P. Henson (Boston Legal) co-stars in the Warner Bros. TV drama from scribe Jonathan Nolan (The Dark Knight), who produces alongside J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk (Fringe), Ben Brafman (The 4400), Margot Lulick (Kings) and Greg Plageman (Cold Case). Dave Semel (No Ordinary Family), who directs. Though there were early fears of the project playing too dark, say sources, it tested well and has marketable names on and off camera. This is Abrams’ second series pick-up this week, with Alcatraz getting a series order at Fox on Tuesday.

Two Broke Girls

Revolves around two 22-year-old women (Kat Dennings, Beth Behrs) who tackle life in New York as they try to make their dreams come true. The multicamera comedy from Warner Bros. Television is written by Michael Patrick King (Sex and the City) with stand-up comic Whitney Cummings on board as a producer. James Burrows directed the pilot. Cummings’ comedy pilot for NBC also was picked up to series on Tuesday. This marks Cummings’ second project to get a green-light for next season; her self-titled comedy will appear on NBC’s schedule this fall. King’s hairdresser drama A Mann’s World didn’t get the go-ahead at NBC.

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About Michael Hickerson

Michael was a contributor to Slice of SciFi, as both a news curator and assistant editor, under the tutelage of former News Director Sam Sloan.

Comments

  1. scifi says

    May 16, 2011 at 6:20 am

    Is it scifi? Really?

  2. Indiana Jim says

    May 16, 2011 at 7:39 am

    Person of Interest sounds pretty cool. Sorta White Collar-ish except darker?

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