CBS picks up Chuck Lorre sitcom "Mike and Molly" – WireUpdate

(WIREUPDATE) — Last week CBS Corporation gave the green light to producer Chuck Lorre and his sitcom “Mike and Molly”. According to the NYTimes’ Media Decoder blog, the Lorre’s sitcom was one of five  television series picked up by the network.

“Mike and Molly” is about an overweight couple who meet at an Overeaters Anonymous group counseling. It is being described as a romantic  comedy. Lorre has two other comedies already on CBS’s schedule, “Two and a Half Men” and ..read more

Chuck Lorre gets lucky-How and why? – Entertainment and Showbiz!

It has been recently learnt that CBS is all set to treat the viewers with four new shows for its next season of Fall shows.

Producer Chuck Lorre has already got two shows-Big Bang Theory, Two and Half Men on the CBS network and now it seems that he has hit a jackpot with his Mike & Molly being selected by CBS.

The cast and crew are unwilling to divulge the whole story of Mike & Molly since it will destroy interest ..read more

Upfronts: CBS Orders Up Some Series, Including New ‘Hawaii 5-0′ – New York Times (blog)

While NBC and Fox are announcing new schedules on Monday, CBS is notifying producers about which new shows it is ordering for the fall. So far, it has given series orders to three dramas: “Hawaii 5-0,” “Defenders” and “Blue Bloods.”

Last week CBS ordered a sitcom, “Mike and Molly,” from the sitcom uberproducer Chuck Lorre. It is also expected to pick up, among other series, the half-hour sitcom “Bleep My Dad Says,” inspired by a profane Twitter feed by a 29-year-old ..read more

CBS picks up William Shatner starrer ‘Bleep My Dad Says’ – Zap2it.com (blog)

William Shatner will head to CBS in the new comedy series “Bleep My Dad Says,” according to Deadline Hollywood.

The comedy is based on writer Justin Halpern’s Twitter account sensation S*** My Dad Says, where he posts his 70-something dad’s colorful commentary. Shatner will play the role of the dad.

This is CBS’ second new comedy series, joining Chuck Lorre’s “Mike & Molly.” Also on CBS’ Fall schedule are “Hawaii Five-O,” “Defenders,” “Blue Bloods” and the “Criminal Minds” spinoff.

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CBS Picks Up ‘Hawaii 5-O’, ‘Criminal Minds’ Spin-Off, Four Other Series – BuddyTV

CBS has reportedly picked up at least six new series for its upcoming fall season.

Leading the new pick-ups is the remake of the classic crime series Hawaii 5-O, the much-buzzed about project from Fringe producers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman and CSI: NY producer Peter Lenkov. The reboot features Three Rivers‘ Alex O’Laughlin and Lost’s Daniel Dae Kim in lead roles, along with Taryn Manning, Grace Park and Scott Caan.

Among the other dramas CBS picked up are legal drama ..read more

CBS Sunday Morning to feature New Providence’s own Tracy Beckerman

By Tracy Ness May 06, 2010, 4:20PM

Set to air on Mother’s Day, Sunday,May 9 on CBS

NEW PROVIDENCE — CBS Sunday Morning with correspondent Mo Rocca will be airing a story about the legacy of humorist Erma Bombeck featuring author, blogger and modern day Erma, Tracy Beckerman of “Lost in Suburbia.” Mrs. Beckerman lives with her family in New Providence and her column first appeared in the Independent Press in 2006. The segment is expected to air on CBS Sunday, May 9th, ..read more

Happy Birthday, Julie Chen (2010) – NewsOK.com (blog)

Jan. 6, 2010 — Julie Chen, who is co-host on “The Early Show” (7 a.m. weekdays on CBS), turns 40 today.    She also hosts the CBS reality series “Big Brother” (Season 12 starts in summer). And she spent a day working at a yogurt shop for the new CBS special “I Get That A Lot” premiering at 7 p.m. today (Jan. 6) on CBS.    Her first TV apperance was as an anchor on “The CBS Morning News” (1987). She was ..read more

TV Today | Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/06/2010 – Philadelphia Inquirer

The Ellen DeGeneres Show (3 p.m., NBC10) – Actress Queen Latifah; exercise guru Richard Simmons.

Oprah Winfrey (4 p.m., 6ABC) – Best of Oprah: Hoarders expose their secret lives.

I Get That a Lot (8 p.m., CBS3) – Hey, is that gas-station pump jockey Paris Hilton? The celebrity heiress is among the stars who pull pranks on unsuspecting people by pretending to be celebrity look-alikes in this new one-hour special. Other pranksters include CBS newswoman Julie Chen, hip-hop performer Snoop ..read more

Happy Birthday – Cityfile

Happy Birthday | Julie Chen, co-anchor of the CBS Early Show and the wife of CBS honcho Les Moonves turns 40 today. Henry Kravis, the billionaire financier and co-founder of the private equity giant KKR, is turning 66. Film director John Singleton is 42. British food writer/TV personality Nigella Lawson is 50. Novelist E.L. Doctorow turns 79. Trudie Styler, Sting’s wife, is turning 56. Former volleyball great Gabrielle Reece is 40. Rowan Atkinson (aka “Mr. Bean”) turns 55. ..read more

Is that Rachael Ray? She tries to fool others in CBS special – The North Bay Nugget

Posted By JAY BOBBIN, © ZAP2IT

Posted 14 hours ago

Who doesn’t know who Rachael Ray is?

The food show and syndicated talk ..read more