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    Originally posted: May 14, 2008
    CBS stakes 'Moonlight'

    Posted at 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 14

    Moonlight CBS put a stake through the heart of the vampire series “Moonlight” on Wednesday, canceling the freshman drama despite a vocal fan base that is poised to send the network vials of blood to save the show.

    “We had to make a very tough decision,” CBS Entertainment chief Nina Tassler said during a New York press conference aired online. “I loved that vampire—what can I tell ya?”

    The show wasn’t all that great. But I will miss the lingering shots of Alex O’Loughlin (right), who plays vampire private eye Mick St. John. There's one set of teeth I'd let bite me.

    Tassler also denied rumors that “Moonlight” might travel to the CW network. “Probably not, no,” she said.

    The network also canceled “Shark,” but added two new comedies and three dramas. Here’s how the network describes the new shows, followed by a video clip of each. Go to the jump for the fall schedule announced Wednesday.

    Comedies

  • “Worst Week”: Sam Briggs (Kyle Bornheimer), an entertainment magazine editor, will do anything to please the parents of his girlfriend, Melanie Clayton (Erinn Hayes). But while trying he becomes a one-man wrecking crew whenever he's around them.
  • “Project Gary”: Jay Mohr and Paula Marshall play Gary Barnes, a recently single painting contractor, and his controlling ex-wife, Allison, who face post-divorce mayhem after 15 years of marriage as they each embark on new relationships. He's the fun parent and she's the strict one. Together, they share custody of their two children—Louise (Laura Marano), a politically correct and environmentally conscious 11-year-old, and Tom (Ryan Malgarini), their socially awkward 14-year-old son who is nervous around girls.

    Dramas

  • “The Mentalist”: Simon Baker plays Patrick Jane, a detective and independent consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation, who has a remarkable track record for solving serious crimes by using his razor sharp skills of observation. No-nonsense Senior Agent Teresa Lisbon (Robin Tunney) openly resists having the rule-breaking Jane in her unit and alternates between reluctantly acknowledging Jane's usefulness and blasting him for his theatrics, narcissism and dangerous lack of boundaries.
  • “Eleventh Hour”: Dr. Jacob Hood (Rufus Sewell), a brilliant biophysicist and special science adviser to the government, investigates scientific crises and oddities. He is called in at the eleventh hour to pursue those who would abuse and misuse scientific discoveries and breakthroughs for their own gain.
  • “The Ex List”: Bella Bloom (Elizabeth Reaser)—a single, 30-something, successful business owner who is surprised to learn from a psychic that she's already dated her future husband—must find him again within the next year or remain alone forever.

  • CBS’ prime-time schedule for this fall:

    Monday
    7 p.m.: “The Big Bang Theory”
    7:30 p.m.: “How I Met Your Mother”
    8 p.m.: “Two and a Half Men”
    8:30 p.m.: “Worst Week”
    9 p.m.: “CSI: Miami”

    Tuesday
    7 p.m.: “NCIS”
    8 p.m.: “The Mentalist”
    9 p.m.: “Without a Trace”

    Wednesday
    7 p.m.: “The New Adventures of Old Christine”
    7:30 p.m.: “Project Gary”
    8 p.m.: “Criminal Minds”
    9 p.m.: “CSI: NY”

    Thursday
    7 p.m.: “Survivor”
    8 p.m.: “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”
    9 p.m.: “Eleventh Hour”

    Friday
    7 p.m.: “Ghost Whisperer”
    8 p.m.: “The Ex List”
    9 p.m.: “Numb3rs”

    Saturday
    7 p.m.: “Crimetime Saturday”
    9 p.m.: “47 Hours Mystery”

    Sunday
    6 p.m.: “60 Minutes”
    7 p.m.: “The Amazing Race”
    8 p.m.: “Cold Case”
    9 p.m.: “The Unit”


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