[Zakeet]

Leslie Moonves, president and CEO of the CBS Corp. presents his nitwork's answer to the competition - more T&A, inane reality shows, and absurd drama.

[lilylangtree]

Vampires? Wish “Forever Knight” would return to television.

[blu]

More trash, and they canceled "Jericho", one of the few watchable guys Skeet is SO HOT shows they had. Oh, well, they're still not as bad as ABC aka Pimp Disney At Every Op.

[AbeKrieger]

The second new reality series called the "Power of 10" asks contestants to predict results of survey questions.

Isn't this called "Family Feud" ?

[Dilbert San Diego]

Give us more of Katie Couric. She’s a fish out of water on the evening news. Put her out there in the morning or on more 60 Minutes type news magazine shows.

[Diogenesis]

They do know the American public. Courage.

[sharkhawk]

The network also rolled out two new reality shows, one called "Kid Nation," where 40 children, ages 8 to 15, spend 40 days in one town setting their own rules with no parents supervising them.

Huh. How can this be a good idea. Any parent that signs an 8 year old for this should be investigated by the DCFS.

[TheRiverNile]

They need to change their logo while they’re at it. They’re not in the optometry business.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

The network also rolled out two new reality shows, one called "Kid Nation," where 40 children, ages 8 to 15, spend 40 days in one town setting their own rules with no parents supervising them.

And they didn't entitle it "Lord Of The Flies"?

[LongElegantLegs]

"Those of you who accuse CBS of being too conservative will feel differently when you see the shows we've lined up,"

I bet this is going to be their worse season ever...

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Beyond its four new fall dramas, CBS also took the wraps off of one fresh comedy, "The Big Bang Theory," which features a couple of nerdy scientists who become entangled with a beautiful new neighbor.

Why, what a sly title. This should be at least as successful as having Katie Couric anchor the Evening News.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Among the most off-beat new series CBS plans for the fall is "Viva Laughlin," which is billed as part musical, part thriller and based on the British hit "Viva Blackpool." Produced by film star Hugh Jackman, who will also make guest appearances, "Viva Laughlin" centers on a young man trying to open a casino in the desert town of Laughlin, Nevada.

A cross between "Cop Rock" and "Vegas"?

Pure television genius.

[SittinYonder]

"Those of you who accuse CBS of being too conservative will feel differently when you see the shows we've lined up," CBS Corp. Chief Executive Leslie Moonves

Who has done that?

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Les, what’s the frequency?

[stylin19a]

70s swingers...all I had in my mind was Jessica Tandy & Hume Cronyn

then I saw the '

whew !

[andy58-in-nh]

CBS = Dead Network Walking.

[Pinkbell]

"As part of that effort, CBS unveiled "Moonlight," the story of a private investigator who is also a vampire in love with a mortal woman, and "Swingtown," a drama set among the open marriages and sex-fueled parties of 1970s suburbia, which will debut mid-season."

The first one sounds like a peculiar show, and the second one sounds somewhat like a liberal utopia.

The fourth and final new drama slated by CBS is "Cane," starring Jimmy Smits, formerly of "NYPD Blue," "L.A. Law" and "The West Wing," as the head of a powerful Cuban-American family in South Florida.

This sounds like ait may be a mafia crime type drama.

The one titled Kid Nation definitely sounds like something I would watch out of curiousity. However, any parent willing to put their child in such a situation at 8 years old really should be looked at by family services. If I had a kid, my kid would never go on a show like that.

[lowbridge]

70s swingers