CBS series featuring some familiar faces

Thu., May 20, 2004

David Bauder Associated Press

fall tv season

CBS schedule

CBS' prime-time schedule for the fall:

» •Monday: 8 p.m., "Still Standing"; 8:30 p.m., "Listen Up"; 9 p.m., "Everybody Loves Raymond"; 9:30 p.m., "Two and a Half Men"; 10 p.m., "CSI: Miami."

» •Tuesday: 8 p.m., "Navy CIS"; 9 p.m., "Clubhouse"; 10 p.m., "Judging Amy."

» •Wednesday: 8 p.m., "60 Minutes"; 9 p.m., "The King of Queens"; 9:30 p.m., "Center of the Universe"; 10 p.m., "CSI: NY."

» •Thursday: 8 p.m., "Survivor"; 9 p.m., "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"; 10 p.m., "Without a Trace."

» •Friday: 8 p.m., "Joan of Arcadia"; 9 p.m., "JAG"; 10 p.m., "Dr. Vegas."

» •Saturday: 8 p.m., "48 Hours Mysteries"; 9 p.m., "The Amazing Race"; 10 p.m., "Crime Time Saturday" (CSI reruns).

» •Sunday: 7 p.m., "60 Minutes"; 8 p.m., "Cold Case"; 9 p.m., "CBS Sunday Movie."

CBS will offer Rob Lowe as a doctor, Jason Alexander as a sportswriter and John Goodman as a family patriarch in new series this fall.

The nation’s most popular network also is setting up a battle of the franchises, pitting its spinoff series “CSI: NY” against NBC’s “Law & Order” Wednesday nights at 10 p.m.

Alexander will be the latest “Seinfeld” alum to attempt a new comedy. In “Listen Up,” which joins CBS’ successful Monday night comedy lineup, he’ll play a character based on Washington Post sportswriter Tony Kornheiser.

Lowe, who failed last year as a lawyer in NBC’s short-lived “The Lyon’s Den,” will play a doctor at a Las Vegas casino in “Dr. Vegas.”

“It’s a traditional medical show during the day, and during the night he sleeps with chorus girls and gambles,” said CBS Chairman Leslie Moonves. “What could go wrong with that?”

In “Center of the Universe,” Goodman plays a security company owner with Ed Asner portraying his father, Olympia Dukakis his mother and Jean Smart his wife.

The network’s other new series is “Clubhouse,” a feel-good drama about a 16-year-old boy who becomes a batboy for the mythical New York Empires.

CBS is canceling the dramas “Hack,” “The District” and “The Guardian.” The comedy, “Yes, Dear” is off the schedule, but 13 episodes have been ordered as a midseason replacement.

The network also said it will make a midseason comedy starring Jenna Elfman, made by the creator of “Dharma & Greg.”

Local journalism is essential.

Give directly to The Spokesman-Review's Northwest Passages community forums series -- which helps to offset the costs of several reporter and editor positions at the newspaper -- by using the easy options below. Gifts processed in this system are tax deductible.

Meet Our Journalists

Jesse Tinsley

Meet Jesse Tinsley. As a certified drone pilot, this veteran Spokesman-Review photographer often can be seen capturing beautiful aerial photographs of our region. Sometimes though, the job requires getting down with the dogs.
Jim Meehan

Jim Meehan is no stranger to Zag Nation. As the lead writer covering the Gonzaga men’s basketball team, he tells the stories behind the game and gets fans a bit closer to their favorite players.
Molly Quinn

There is no artist in Spokane like Molly Quinn. Her whimsical style is instantly recognizable to readers of The Spokesman-Review. She has painted gorgeous illustrations that instantly elevate the journalism accompanying it. She brings to life the stories that defy photography. She makes our pages better.
Rob Curley

Spokesman-Review editor Rob Curley loves to talk with people and learn about their lives, whether it's a best-selling author or a stranger he meets downtown on his walk to lunch. It's that inquisitive nature combined with a playful sense of storytelling that helps make our newspaper different than most.