Interview

We Bugged Out With ‘BrainDead’s Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Alien bugs have infested politicos’ brains. Just as you suspected. At some point during this bizarre year in politics, you’ve probably asked yourself, “What on earth are these people thinking?” Maybe the answer doesn’t lie on Earth at all. Robert and Michelle King (The Good Wife) are the minds behind the CBS summer series BrainDead (premiering Monday, June 13, at 10pm ET/PT), a comic sci-fi thriller about a wide-eyed Capitol Hill staffer (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) from a political family who discovers that the government no longer functions, and that many of her colleagues and members of Congress are under the […]

2016 Tony Awards
TV News & Program Updates

2016 Tony Awards nominees, presenters, performers and TV highlights

James Corden hosts The 70th Annual Tony Awards from New York City’s Beacon Theatre on Sunday, June 12, beginning at 8pm ET (live ET/delayed PT). Smash hit musical Hamilton leads the nominations with 16, making it the most nominated production in Broadway history. Tony Awards Performers: Ten performances from the 2016 Tony-nominated Best Musical and Best Revival of a Musical shows, including Shuffle Along, Or The Makng Of The Musical Sensation Of 1921 and All That Followed; She Loves Me; School of Rock; Fiddler on the Roof; The Color Purple; Hamilton; Waitress; Bright Star; and Spring Awakening, as well as a not-to-be-missed […]

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Preview

The Price Is Right Gets Help From CBS Reality Stars

This week, you’ll see familiar faces when past participants from CBS reality series Survivor, Big Brother and The Amazing Race stop by long-running game show The Price Is Right to help their biggest fans win fabulous prizes. TPIR executive producer Mike Richards says of the three special episodes (airing Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday), “We had a lot of fun incorporating these huge iconic reality shows. It wasn’t just about having the castaways or houseguests or the racers there, it was about incorporating the entire show so that the prizes are in some way related to the show(s).” He shares that […]

The Price Is Right Primetime Special: Survivor
Game Shows

Reality show stars come on down to The Price Is Right primetime specials

Stars of CBS reality series “come on down!” to play The Price Is Right with fans for three nights on CBS beginning Monday, May 23, at 8pm ET/PT. On Monday, The Price Is Right host Drew Carey welcomes some of Survivor’s top players, including Rob Mariano, Tina Wesson and Rupert Boneham, and a special guest appearance by Jeff Probst. On Tuesday at 8pm ET/PT, The Price Is Right features some of Big Brother’s most popular houseguests, including Will Kirby, Janelle Pierzina and Rachel Reilly. Big Brother host Julie Chen makes a special appearance. Things wrap up on Wednesday at 8pm […]

New I Love Lucy Special CBS
Comedy

CBS airs New I Love Lucy Superstar Special featuring John Wayne

Watch two colorized episodes of the classic I Love Lucy TV series in a one-hour special on CBS Friday, May 20, at 8pm ET/PT. The October 1955 episodes “Lucy Visits Grauman’s” and “Lucy and John Wayne” are a two-part story about Lucy (Lucille Ball) taking screen legend John Wayne’s cement footprints as a souvenir from Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. The two episodes are presented as one continuous story for this special. Desi Arnaz also stars as Ricky Ricardo, and Vivian Vance and William Frawley play the Ricardos’ best friends, Fred and Ethel Mertz. The episodes also feature a guest […]

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News & Current Events

Legendary CBS Newsman Morley Safer Dies at 84

Just a week after retiring from 60 Minutes following 46 seasons reporting for the iconic news program, equally legendary newsman Morley Safer has passed away today at age 84, CBS announced. Safer reportedly died in his Manhattan home; no cause of death has been announced at this time. Safer had been in declining health when he announced his retirement. CBS broadcast a special hour dedicated to Safer just this past Sunday. “Morley was one of the most important journalists in any medium, ever,” said CBS Chairman and CEO Leslie Moonves. “He broke ground in war reporting and made a name that will […]

Kevin Can Wait
TV News & Program Updates

CBS announces Fall 2016-17 new shows and primetime lineup

At its upfront presentation in New York City on Wednesday, CBS announced its new shows and lineup for the 2016-17 fall TV season. CBS is going bigger with comedies this season, adding three new multicamera comedies and creating two-hour comedy blocks on Mondays and Thursdays. Here’s a rundown of the 2016-17 TV season on CBS, followed by the primetime schedule: NEW FALL COMEDIES KEVIN CAN WAIT (Kevin James) A newly retired police officer faces tougher challenges at home with his wife and three kids than he ever did on the streets. MAN WITH A PLAN (Matt LeBlanc) A contractor starts spending […]

Michael Weatherly NCIS finale
Drama

How will Michael Weatherly leave NCIS? Season finale preview (VIDEO)

On the NCIS 13th season finale “Family First” (CBS Tuesday, May 17, at 8pm ET/PT), NCIS, FBI and MI6 continue an international manhunt for an escaped British spy who is targeting current and former agents. It’s the final episode for series star Michael Weatherly as Tony DiNozzo. Guest stars include Robert Wagner as Anthony DiNozzo Sr., Sarah Clarke as FBI Special Agent Tess Monroe and Duane Henry as MI6 Officer Clayton Reeves. CBS has renewed NCIS for Season 14. How well does Weatherly know his character? CBS put his knowledge of DiNozzo to the test: Season 13 finale preview: Photo: […]

Mike & Molly Series Finale
Comedy

Get the tissues! Preview Mike & Molly‘s goodbye (VIDEO)

CBS comedy Mike & Molly comes to an end with a two-part series finale on Monday, May 16, beginning at 8pm ET/PT. Melissa McCarthy directs “Curse of the Bambino,” in which Carl (Reno Wilson) convinces Mike (Billy Gardell) to go with him to see his psychic, and Peggy (Rondi Reed) drags Molly (McCarthy) to her church to pray for something they’ve all been waiting for. Then in the second part, “I See Love,” Mike and Molly gather with family and friends to reminisce about everything that led up to their momentous occasion. James Burrows directs this episode. Mike & Molly […]