Newbies on CBS

Last year when I first saw this commercial, I cracked up immediately. I continued to laugh every time I saw this guy act completely awkward on the phone. I literally turned to the person next to me after seeing it for the 30th time and said, 'now why doesn't this guy have his own sitcom?' Well I guess the television Gods were listening because now Kevin Bornheimer has his own comedy on CBS called Worst Week. Bornheimer stars as Sam Briggs who continually has a terrible week with his girlfriend and her parents. I think this show definitely has some promise.


Gary Unmarried is another new sitcom on CBS. It stars Jay Mohr (not the ex Wells High Basketball Coach) as a divorced guy with a kid. It seems like it will be kind of the generic sitcom that fails. It really doesn't have a niche to build on. I enjoy Jay Mohr but I don't think he'll be able to carry the show on his own. I'm gonna give it a shot this fall, mostly for the love of Christmas Do-Over.

CBS Fall Preview

CBS is the king of the non continuous dramas that kill on ratings but are never any good. Any dude can step in every other week and watch an episode of NCIS or CSI and not miss any important plot points from the week before. That is something that I really hate. These shows are not anywhere close to the losts and heroes of the world, but beat them in viewers week in and week out. The fantastic sitcom lineup from CBS is also one of the worst. To be fair, I have never seen How I Met Your Mother, but 2 and 1/2 Men is not funny and Big Bang Theory is God awful. The little I've seen of Old Christine I liked so I'm hoping the new comedies, Worst Week and Gary Unmarried, are more similar to that. CBS kills it on reality though. I'm about to finish Big Brother and Survivor and Amazing Race get enough compliments that I will be checking them out this fall.

Interest Level (6=really want to start this show...1=will never watch this show)

Monday
8:00 Big Bang Theory- Season 2: Interest Level= 1 (Starts Sept. 22)
8:30 How I Met Your Mother- Season 4: Interest Level= 2
(Starts Sept. 22)
9:00 Two and a Half Men- Season 6: Interest Level= 2
(Starts Sept. 22)
9:30 Worst Week- (New): Starting to watch (Starts Sept. 22)
10:00 CSI Miami- Season 7: Interest Level= 2 (Starts Sept. 22)

Tuesday
8:00 NCIS- Season 6: Interest Level= 2 (Starts Sept. 23)
9:00 The Mentalist- (New): Interest Level= 3 (Starts Sept. 23)
10:00 Without a Trace- Season 7: Interest Level= 2 (Starts Sept. 23)

Wednesday
8:00 New Adventures of Old Christine- Season 4: Interest Level= 5 (Starts Sept. 24)
8:30 Gary Unmarried- (New): Starting to watch (Starts Sept. 24)
9:00 Criminal Minds- Season 4: Interest Level= 2 (Starts Sept. 24)
10:00 CSI NY- Season 5: Interest Level= 2 (Starts Sept. 24)

Thursday
8:00 Survivor- Season 17: Starting to watch (Starts Sept. 18)
9:00 CSI- Season 9: Interest Level= 2 (Starts Oct. 9)
10:00 The 11th Hour- (New): Interest Level= 2 (Starts Oct. 9)

Friday
8:00 Ghost Whisperer- Season 4: Interest Level= 3 (Starts Oct. 3)
9:00 The Ex List- (New): Interest Level= 1 (Starts Oct. 3)
10:00 Numb3rs- Season 5: Interest Level= 3 (Starts Oct. 3)

Sunday
8:00 Amazing Race- Season 13: Starting to watch (Starts Sept. 28)
9:00 Cold Case- Season 6: Interest Level= 2 (Starts Sept. 28)
10:00 The Unit- Season 4: Interest Level= 2 (Starts Sept. 28)