The other Secret Talents of the Stars are going to remain secret.
CBS has canceled its poorly received reality show after a single episode, which featured George Takei singing country music and Clint Black doing stand-up comedy.
The show aired at 10 p.m. Tuesday, prior home to Jericho and Cane this season, thus extending the infamy of the longtime CBS "death slot."
48 Hours Mystery will fill the time period for the next couple of weeks, until Shark returns from hiatus.
Shark was originally intended for 9 p.m. on Tuesdays. The series is on the bubble for a fall renewal, and its push to 10 p.m. isn't encouraging.
CBS has canceled its poorly received reality show after a single episode, which featured George Takei singing country music and Clint Black doing stand-up comedy.
The show aired at 10 p.m. Tuesday, prior home to Jericho and Cane this season, thus extending the infamy of the longtime CBS "death slot."
48 Hours Mystery will fill the time period for the next couple of weeks, until Shark returns from hiatus.
Shark was originally intended for 9 p.m. on Tuesdays. The series is on the bubble for a fall renewal, and its push to 10 p.m. isn't encouraging.
- 4/10/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Reality shows jockeyed for position Tuesday night, including the debut of CBS' Secret Talents of the Stars and the second week of Fox's Hell's Kitchen.
Fox won the night with American Idol (24 million viewers, 8.9 preliminary adults 18-49 rating and a 24 share) despite the veteran series dropping 7% this week to register its lowest Tuesday performance since 2003.
The Idol dip barely impacted Hell's Kitchen at 9 p.m. (11.7 million, 5.4/13). Kitchen was down only a tenth from last week's premiere despite having a smaller lead-in. The performance suggests that, with a little help from Idol, Fox's usual summer series might be able to maintain a consistent top-shelf performance in spring.
NBC had a good night in second place, with The Biggest Loser posting its best number since January and up 12% week-to-week (9.1 million, 3.7/9). Its "Law & Order: SVU" repeat won the 10 p.m. hour (8.6 million, 2.9/8).
Coming in third, ABC was led by a season low Dancing With the Stars results show (16.5 million, 3.5/9), with the finale of Just for Laughs as a lead-in (5.6 million, 1.5/4) and Boston Legal holding court afterward (10.2 million, 2.4/7).
Fox won the night with American Idol (24 million viewers, 8.9 preliminary adults 18-49 rating and a 24 share) despite the veteran series dropping 7% this week to register its lowest Tuesday performance since 2003.
The Idol dip barely impacted Hell's Kitchen at 9 p.m. (11.7 million, 5.4/13). Kitchen was down only a tenth from last week's premiere despite having a smaller lead-in. The performance suggests that, with a little help from Idol, Fox's usual summer series might be able to maintain a consistent top-shelf performance in spring.
NBC had a good night in second place, with The Biggest Loser posting its best number since January and up 12% week-to-week (9.1 million, 3.7/9). Its "Law & Order: SVU" repeat won the 10 p.m. hour (8.6 million, 2.9/8).
Coming in third, ABC was led by a season low Dancing With the Stars results show (16.5 million, 3.5/9), with the finale of Just for Laughs as a lead-in (5.6 million, 1.5/4) and Boston Legal holding court afterward (10.2 million, 2.4/7).
CBS is adding divorce and crime to its reality development slate.
The network has greenlighted two pilots: Splitsville, executive produced by Jamie Kennedy, and an untitled project from Extreme Makeover: Home Edition creator/executive producer Tom Forman.
Splitsville, described as The War of the Roses meets Let's Make a Deal, is a game show for divorcing couples who battle it out for their belongings in a series of competitive challenges.
The project, from Magic Molehill Prods., is executive produced by Kennedy, Jay Bienstock and Jeffrey Kramer.
Forman's project features a team of law enforcement officials helping people who have been victims of a crime. The pilot reunites Forman with CBS, where he most recently exec produced Kid Nation.
CBS tackled similar issues four years ago when it teamed with Mark Burnett for Recovery, a reality project in which a team of military and law enforcement veterans set out to find kidnapped children.
The pickup of the two pilots comes on the heels of CBS' order of three new reality series last month -- Katalyst Films' Game Show in My Head and the biweekly celebrity talent contest Secret Talents of the Stars.
The network has greenlighted two pilots: Splitsville, executive produced by Jamie Kennedy, and an untitled project from Extreme Makeover: Home Edition creator/executive producer Tom Forman.
Splitsville, described as The War of the Roses meets Let's Make a Deal, is a game show for divorcing couples who battle it out for their belongings in a series of competitive challenges.
The project, from Magic Molehill Prods., is executive produced by Kennedy, Jay Bienstock and Jeffrey Kramer.
Forman's project features a team of law enforcement officials helping people who have been victims of a crime. The pilot reunites Forman with CBS, where he most recently exec produced Kid Nation.
CBS tackled similar issues four years ago when it teamed with Mark Burnett for Recovery, a reality project in which a team of military and law enforcement veterans set out to find kidnapped children.
The pickup of the two pilots comes on the heels of CBS' order of three new reality series last month -- Katalyst Films' Game Show in My Head and the biweekly celebrity talent contest Secret Talents of the Stars.
- 2/21/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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