The CBS TV hits continue in 2008. Ah, as I review the past few years of tv show lineups, we turn to the 2008 CBS fall line up! I am excited as usual, because in my opinion, they have taken over as the #2 television network. This tv lineup was appears to be designed to attract more female viewers. There were some favorite tv shows that you won’t see anymore. First, Moonlight, made room for the tv series The Ex-List…if you like tarot card reading, then this one is for you. As we have noted in the 2009 CBS fall lineup, The Mentalist, has made its mark.

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Jerry Bruckheimer’s Eleventh Hour, and comedy sitcoms like Worst Week and Project Gary are introduced. CBS did make one shocker by shifting New Adventures of Old Christine to a new day and time, from Monday to Wednesday.

Another strong couple of tv series, Criminal Minds and CSI: NY have made the cut again. The hit franchise, CSI continues to draw more and more viewers as time goes on. I am a personal fan of the show due to its creativity and strong writers.

Moving into a comedy phase were Rules of Engagement as a mid-season replacement show, should any of the previous shows not make ratings as expected.

When you have an opportunity, please review the 2008 CBS fall lineup below for more information and schedule it in your DVR or TiVo.

MONDAY
8:00 The Big Bang Theory
8:30 How I Met Your Mother
9:00 Two and a Half Men
9:30 Worst Week
10:00 CSI: Miami

TUESDAY
8:00 NCIS
9:00 The Mentalist
10:00 Without a Trace

WEDNESDAY
8:00 The New Adventures of Old Christine
8:30 Project Gary
9:00 Criminal Minds
10:00 CSI: NY

THURSDAY
8:00 Survivor
9:00 CSI
10:00 The Eleventh Hour

When it comes to TV “viewers”, well over 1 billion people around the world watch TV every single day! In fact, according to a report done by Nielsen ratings the US is one of the highest locations of people that watch TV and next to that is Japan! This is why it makes total sense when you look on TV and there are so many different shows in different categories about different things. There has to be in order to make everyone happy! It doesn’t matter if you like comedy and watch shows like 30 Rock, How I Met Your Mother or The Office or you like Drama and your addicted to shows like Lost, Prison Break and 24, there is going to be something very fun and exciting you should be looking for when it comes to spending time online.

Recently I found some really nice sites online that are all about television shows and I wouldn’t doubt it if they even had some of your favorites! They have things like preview videos, out takes, TV show descriptions, and TV show schedules. One of my favorite things about sites such as these is the fact that they are so diverse, its crazy! Not only will you find all of your favorite shows, but you can also find shows that you haven’t ever seen before but always wanted to know a little bit more about. For example, I haven’t ever watched 30 Rock, not because I dint want to but because its on the same time as one of my shows. But I hear that it is absolutely hilarious. Unfortunately when it comes to repeats, they just aren’t available yet.

So the next best thing? Websites like this! I can find video reels, a synopsis for the show and even character biographies! So, even though I have never watched the show before, I know all about the show and honestly I wish it was on when one of my other shows wasn’t on. Well hey, at least I can look forward to the summer time when all the televised repeats come on! Then I can finally be in the “loop” when it comes to all my friends - they all are 30 Rock freaks not Grissom (CSI) or Ziva (David from NCIS) freaks! If you want to check up on your shows for scheduled viewings, new preview videos or information about some of your favorite celebrities from the show or if you want to check out something different altogether, these sites are definitely your best bet for information, entertainment and pure fun!

MEDIA METROPOLIS 

It seems that TV watching is like politics, everyone has their own point of view and everyone likes something different. Well if you’re the type of person that likes reality TV then you probably watch shows just like Big Brother and Survivor and if this is the case you are probably a huge addict just like me! As of late, I have been really anxious for Survivor to come back but I really haven’t seen any commercials for when its going to come back or anything about the show so I decided to have a look and see what I could find!

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What I came up with were some really interesting websites that gave some really nice information on not only when these shows will be coming back but also some nice previews as well. If you are the type of person that likes to be in the “loop” then these sites are definitely for you. Even if you haven’t ever watched a show like Survivor you could get a pretty good idea of what this show entails just from reading the descriptions on these websites and watching a few videos. Here is a excerpt from one website about Survivor:

“Survivor is a popular reality TV game show format broadcasted in many countries throughout the world. In the show, contestants are isolated in the wilderness and vie for cold hard cash and other prizes such as trips and cars. The show exercises a progressive elimination scheme, allowing the contestants to vote off a tribe member, until only one final contestant remains and wins the title of “Sole Survivor”. The format for Survivor was created in 1992 by Charlie Parsons, and the first production of it was the Swedish show Expedition: Robinson in 1997.”

The videos on these websites are of high quality so its not like your going to be watching some third level hack video. Plus, like on a lot of other unnamed websites (ABC/NBC/CBS) you don’t have to sit through grueling advertisements which can often become quite annoying! Personally, I really like websites like this because as aforementioned it does help keep me in the loop but it also gets me interested in shows I may not have heard of before! I am all about watching my regular shows but if I see something that interests me, I’m willing to give it a whirl! Some other reality TV shows that you should check out are: American Idol, Real World, The Apprentice, and the ever popular Amazing Race!

MEDIA METROPOLIS

When it comes to the Winter line up TV tends to bring a lot of new shows that really end up being some of our all time favorite shows even though sometimes they are often mixed with some so-called “duds”. Sometimes when it comes to wading through all the “bad” shows to get to the good shows it can become a little difficult but in the end its usually worth it. The thing about TV shows is that not everyone will like the same stuff as you, and you wont like the same stuff as other people. But if your looking for a few TV shows to watch, there is an easier way to go about this to make your life a little bit easier! When it comes to websites, there are a dime a dozen, but sometimes you might just find a little gem that you really will get a lot of use out of.

In order to find these websites your going to have to check out a few sites before you find the right one but once you do your home free! When it comes to the Winter line up there are usually a few different categories your going to be looking at or finding. These include categories such as reality, prime time, new shows, and series shows that either contain new or old shows that we have or haven’t seen. Once you find the website you like you will most likely be able to find some or all of the categories above which then will allow you to view a few shows from each category.

These types of websites are most likely going to be blogs so you can be assured that you will either get a little “sneak peak” of the show or that there will be some sort of a description so you can decide if you will or will not like the show. Plus the videos on these websites are usually from a place that doesn’t have a ton of commercials and ads, or any at all. I hate watching a TV show or a preview online and sites like ABC or CBS tries to fill the video up with a bunch of unneeded ads! I often find these websites quickly help me evaluate if I am going to watch a new show or not.

For instance, a show like How I Met Your Mother just didn’t seem interesting to me at all, but Ghost Whisperer (when it first appeared) sounded like something I would like and I really love Jennifer Love Hewitt over “Doogie Howser” any day of the week. So I gave it a try and voila, I loved it and still watch it even today!

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When it comes to the Internet you can almost always find exactly what you are looking for - and then some! Recently I was looking online for some websites for the NBC fall lineup and I found quite a few websites that really piqued my interest. These websites contain all the shows you already love plus some of the new ones that are going to air in the fall line up. These websites also include some other really cool options such as TV schedules, biographies of your favorite stars, TV previews, a look behind the scenes and so much more! If you are a TV freak like I am then you will definitely find some good use in websites such as these. Most all of these sites are built in the “blog” type of way so its pretty easy to do a search and find exactly what you are looking for. For example, I was trying to see a few shows coming in 2009 for CBS and found this post:

“With official announcement of 2008-2009 TV schedules, CBS finally revealed its list of new shows combined with some of the most applauded and accepted series on television with a number of new attractions. Here CBS disclosed the featuring of five new series including two comedies and three dramas with eighteen existing series returning to the schedule. The new series includes project Gary [Wednesday 8:30 PM] starring Jay Mohr (Ghost Whisperer) and Paula Marshall (Nip/Tuck) in a comedy about Gary Barnes, a recently single painting contractor, and his dominating ex-wife, Allison, who faces post-divorce chaos after 15 years of marriage; and Worst week [Monday 9:30 PM] about a regular guy (Kyle Bornheimer), can’t help causing fiasco whenever he and his girlfriend (Erinn Hayes) are around her parents.

CBS also returns with CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, all are an American crime drama television series that traces the investigations of a team of Las Vegas forensic scientists as they expose the situation behind puzzling and bizarre deaths and other crimes. Other attractions include a delightful Comic Serial Two and a Half Men [Monday 9:00 PM]; A News Magazine with unique style of reporter-centered investigation called 60 Minutes [Sunday 7:00 PM] with two top notch reality series namely Survivor [Thursday 8:00 PM] and the five-time Emmy Award-winning The Amazing Race [Sunday 8:00 PM]. Courtesy of CBS

The CBS fall lineup 2009 also accommodates a number of Drama series including The Mentalist [Tuesday 9:00 PM], story of Patrick Jane and his detective life at California Bureau of Investigation; Eleventh Hour [Thursday 10:00 PM], the tale about Dr. Jacob Hood, a brilliant biophysicist and his attractive counterpart who try to save people from deadly scientific experiments and The Ex List [Friday 9:00 PM] where a beautiful and seductive lady sets out to find her past love interests and her affections. Beyond other stunning attractions Ghost Whisperer is an exclusive new series to its top-rated Friday, stars Jennifer Love Hewitt, returns at 8:00 PM followed by the night’s utmost rated scripted series NUMB3RS at 10:00 PM.”

So you see these websites are quite effective when it comes to finding out information about your shows you love now and ones you might be interested in “getting into” once they reach the air. A couple of other data points for different shows include that of: 30 Rock, 24, American Idol, How I Met Your Mother, NCIS and The Amazing Race! Check these sites out the next time your looking online and want to see some of the new shows coming up in the fall line up!

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Its said that about 1 billion people watch TV every single day and with stats like this you know there has to be some really great sites out there. But, how do you find them? Which ones are the good ones? And most importantly what are these websites for? Well its pretty simple to realize exactly why you would use websites such as this - it golds a certain sense of entertainment value. I found a few of these different sites online and they all seem to offer different things. It really depends on you and what you want. One site in particular offered videos, video previews, TV news and even other added things like schedules for certain television shows.

These websites have all the major broadcasting channels as well such as NBC, CBS and ABC so you know they are really up to date when it comes to which shows are available now and which ones were available twenty years ago! There is nothing worse than visiting a website only to see they stopped updating it! These websites, or a lot of them anyway, are set up in blog sequencing posts. So lets take a look at a couple of these posts listed below:

- Scrubs Season 8 Premier: Scrubs Cancelled?

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- ABC TV: Lost Season 5 Preview

- When are my favorite TV Shows coming? this post was all about the top TV shows and when they are going to be back!

- Fox TV: Prison Break Cancelled

- TV Schedule. An entire schedule for ALL your favorite TV shows on ALL the channels you have for your particular cable company!

There are even a few “biographies” on your favorite celebrities like Wade Williams from Prison Break and Kiefer Sutherland from 24 so you can check these out as well!

As you can see these websites provide not only a ton of information but it really seems that just about anyone can find something on here that they like. Maybe your a spoiler freak and you like watching all the video previews, or maybe you like watching all the famous behind the scenes type videos or who knows maybe what you really enjoy is setting your DVR or TIVO for all the shows your going to watch the whole week (this is totally what I do)! In the end it doesn’t really matter who you are or what your addicting is, as long as you enjoy TV you will definitely enjoy the information and fun these websites can bring to you!