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[SamCdbs]

If CBS actually cancels three sitcoms (counting HIMYM) that still leaves them with one too many until November and three too few thereafter. What do they show?

No. Remember November is sweeps. So CBS simply orders less episodes of its high dollar BBT, 2 1/2 Men, and Crazy Ones, and then hypes the hell out of "your favorites are back" this November. Better than trying to launch a new drama or filling with faux reality.

The interesting part of this is that, with Fox showing mostly baseball, ABC and NBC, have a real shot at grabbing non-sports (read female) audience with good counter programming on Thursdays. If either tossed two estrogen soaked dramas in that slot, they could grab and hold an audience.

 

[dfergie]

BBT will air on another night till football is over, I've read that in several places ...

 

[cosmo_kramer]

No. Remember November is sweeps. So CBS simply orders less episodes of its high dollar BBT, 2 1/2 Men, and Crazy Ones, and then hypes the hell out of "your favorites are back" this November. Better than trying to launch a new drama or filling with faux reality.

Or, they could order a full season and be able to show new episodes while other shows are in repeats...

 

[SamCdbs]

Or, they could order a full season and be able to show new episodes while other shows are in repeats...

Unlikely, because rerun season (Christmas and New Year's weeks and post May) are when general viewership is down. CBS is not going to pay for new episodes of anything, let alone it big star/big pay shows to run in June or July.

However, many long in the tooth comedies have stars that want to do less than a full year, so they can explore movies roles and such. CBS can make that happen.

 

[Peter Parker]

Or, they could order a full season and be able to show new episodes while other shows are in repeats...

Sure they could always pay more to fill up the same schedule. That is indeed an option. I just think that this will push them over to the edge to cancel 1-2 sitcomzs and have some late debuts in November. But if they want to spend more they certainly can.

BTW the cancellation of that number of sitcoms would not be all that unusual. CBS normally knocks off that number a year. The only real argument aainst it is that they hae had pretty good sucess this year but TAAHM is getting more and more expensive And Mom and the Crazy ones are possibilities---though i would be surprised to see as manya s 3 go after HIMYM is out of the picture.