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EXCLUSIVE: CBS is taking another shot at adapting the German police procedural dramedy Einstein, this time with major changes to the original concept. The 2017 German series was a police procedural dramedy about the unknown great-great-grandson of Albert Einstein, a theoretical physics professor, who helps the police…

CBS has renewed its venerable summer reality hit Big Brother for its 23rd season to air in summer 2021. Julie Chen Moonves, whose previous contract was through this year’s summer/fall all-star edition, has signed a new deal to return as host. She has hosted Big Brother since the show’s launch on CBS in 2000. <em…

CBS has set the structure and leadership of the CBS Entertainment and CBS Studios business affairs operations in preparation for the pending departure of Deborah Barak, CBS' longtime President of Business Operations. Joining the company is Netflix business affairs executive Jeeun Kim. She and longtime CBS Studios…

EXCLUSIVE: Rising young actress YaYa Gosselin, who heavily recurred in season 1 of FBI: Most Wanted, has been promoted to series regular for the second season of the CBS Wolf Entertainment series. Gosselin plays Tali LaCroix, daughter of Jess LaCroix, played by series lead Julian McMahon. She appeared in 13 episodes…

EXCLUSIVE: CBS has put in development Antarctica, a timely drama from writer Paul Grellong (The Boys); producer Josh Berman; and Sony Pictures TV, where Berman's Osprey Prods and Grellong are under overall deals. Written by Grellong, Antarctica is set in the near future after a changing climate has reshaped the globe…

The coronavirus pandemic cut short the 2019-20 seasons of most broadcast series as production shut down in mid-March. Now the continuing effects from the pandemic are altering the course of the 2020-21 season, with late launches and shorter runs for scripted series. CBS has trimmed the orders to its scripted series…

EXCLUSIVE: Former Two and a Half Men executive producer/co-showrunner Jim Patterson is returning to the Chuck Lorre fold. He has joined Warner Bros TV/Chuck Lorre Prods’ multi-camera CBS comedy series B Positive as executive producer and co-showrunner alongside creator Marco Pennette. Patterson spent a decade working…

The World Series continues to struggle in the ratings demo wars, as Game 3 of the Los Angeles Dodgers-Tampa Bay Rays match trailed Friday’s standard programming fare, continuing its trend of record-lows. The early ratings saw the Series come in with a network average of 1.3 over its three-hour time slot. Benefiting…

EXCLUSIVE: Reggie Lee, who recurred heavily on the first season of All Rise, has been promoted to a one-year series regular on the upcoming second season of the CBS legal drama. Lee plays Head DDA Thomas Choi, Mark Callan (Wilson Bethel) and Luke Watkins (J. Alex Brinson) strict but fair boss. Lee started season 1 as…

CBS has set premiere dates for five more scripted series – dramas FBI and spinoff FBI: Most Wanted, Bull and SEAL Team, and comedy The Unicorn. FBI and FBI: Most Wanted return for their third and second seasons respectively on Tuesday, Nov. 17, following the Season 18 premiere of NCIS. Bull kicks off its fifth season…

EXCLUSIVE: CBS is jumping back into the music competition reality arena in a big way, teaming with top producers Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Simon Cowell on 50 States To Stardom. I hear the network is in advanced discussions with Grazer and Howard’s Imagine Entertainment and Cowell’s SyCo Entertainment for the…

EXCLUSIVE: Let's Make A Deal is the latest long-running daytime gameshow returning to production. The show, which has aired on CBS since its latest revival began in 2009, is back in the studio from today and is returning with a mix of virtual and in-person contestants. This comes as the network sets three primetime…