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Answering the never-asked question of what would result from a cross between Indiana Jones and The Da Vinci Code, CBS has given a straight-to-series order to new 13-episode action-adventure series Blood & Treasure Marc Webb is set to direct the one-hour series from a script written by executive producers Matt Federman and Stephen Scaia. Taylor Elmore will[...]

The actress has appeared on a number of series, including Showtime's Masters of Sex, NBC's Aquarius and CBS' Criminal Minds. But if you're looking for an early sign of the Bilquis-to-come, then look no further then her turn as the mysterious Keira in Crackle's Sequestered The 12-part mystery-thriller series begins as a courtroom drama and spirals[...]

CBS has ordered eight additional episodes of Elementary, the Sherlock Holmes series that stars Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu as the fabled detective and his constant companion. The fate of the series seems to be a bit all over the place this year For the first time in its six-season span, the show was not[...]

When you throw out wisdom, you extend your plan and get more donuts — or at least that's what CBS did yesterday We reported that the network declined ordering any more episode of Wisdom of the Crowd, but two other series did get full season orders yesterday: Man with a Plan and Superior Donuts Both[...]

CBS has decided not to give a back-order for their freshman series Wisdom of the Crowd The crime drama will be wrapping up their initial 13-episode order in the next couple of weeks, the decision had been delayed until almost the last possible moment Nine episodes have aired so far and the final four will[...]

Give me some rope I'm coming loose, I'm pulling for…The Weekly Static! Welcome back, everybody…glad you could join me again! But before we get ready to trip the light fantastic on the sidewalks of New York… here it is! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKpB_w8t0U0Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Marlena – Devil 2004 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKpB_w8t0U0) So once more with feeling – here's[...]

Looks like Bill Murray's 1981 film Stripes will be getting that special "CBS comedy touch," as word has come down that The Eye Network is developing a series based on the military comedy Original film director Ivan Reitman is expected to direct and executive produce via his Montecito Picture Company. The Whitest Kids U'Know's Trevor Moore,[...]

To tease fans even more ahead of the "second chapter" premiere on January 7th, 2018, CBS All Access has released the first preview teaser for the show's mid-season premiere. As you can see for yourself, the writers waste little time tackling a number of the dangling storylines stemming from the end of Season 1's first chapter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=xy6bHVcaHqQVideo can't[...]

UPDATE: The Hollywood Reporter reports that Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw banner behind the project, with Marco Ramirez (The Defenders) writing the script and serving as showrunner. ORIGINAL POST: It's time to get ready for another trip through a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind, into a wondrous land of imagination, science-fiction and fantasy fans! If[...]

It was last in CBS' Monday sitcom block which says something when it is beating by 9JKL. The series will remain in production, finishing out it's original 13-episode order and the network is saying that the show will return at a later date Likely it will be in a filler role to burn off the episodes. The[...]

Proving that a streaming service does not live on The Good Fight and Star Trek: Discovery alone, CBS unveiled the first red-band trailer for No Activity, the upcoming CBS All Access comedy series from executive producers Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, and Funny or Die. Developed and executive produced by Patrick Brammall and Trent O'Donnell (who also[...]

Lookin' at my Gucci, it's about that time — so welcome back to The Weekly Static! Now just hold on, give me a second — I know it's around here somewhere… here it is! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN5vhvIAqY8Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: "Fridays TV Show" (1981) [Show L-08] "Andy Kaufman, the Fight Incident" [09 of 12][...]

Mark Goffman (Bull) has been working on the development side of things since leaving CBS's breakout legal series, and it looks like that decision is starting to pay off Through his overall deal with CBS TV Studios, Goffman has two new projects in development: one based on Supersize Me documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock at CBS;[...]

Looks like you don't have to go home, but you can't stay here as CBS is closing-up it's Zoo for good after three seasons. Produced by CBS Television Studios and based on the 2012 novel of the same name by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge, Zoo was an expensive series that was able to survive for three[...]

In what can best be seen as another example of "But what I really wants to do is produce!", The Big Bang Theory star Simon Helberg (Howard Wolowitz) continues to expand his executive producer horizons with a development deal for a new comedy series at CBS. Scott Weinger and Zach Ayers will write the project, with[...]

With the success of Hawaii Five-O and MacGyver, CBS has given a big pilot production commitment to the man behind the two reboots, Peter Lenkov, to take do it again with Magnum P.I Lenkov and Hawaii Five-O co-showrunner Eric Guggenheim wrote the pilot and have kept the same four main characters, except the role of[...]

In an interesting example of television network synergy, NBC is developing a new series based on the Nancy Drew series of novels after CBS's failed attempt at a series last season Where it gets interesting is that NBC's project has writers and executive producers Tony Phelan and Joan Rater and executive producer Dan Jinks attached[...]

We're taking a break from the normal Weekly Static to answer some of the questions/comments you sent us through social media over the past few days.

Tales of the Haunted: 'Evil Stalks This House' was one of those stumbled-upon movies I caught when I was "younger man geek," and I remember that it was on CBS late night (where I was also first introduced to Kolchak, The Night Stalker) Late-night local network affiliates and local television stations were usually a treasure trove[...]

With the understanding that CBS All Access cannot live on Star Trek: Discovery alone (and maybe they listened to us over on Bleeding Cool Chatter), the new live/on demand streaming service is lining up some major names for its first original comedy series, No Activity, from Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Funny Or Die[...]

Pauley Perrette, who played Abby Scuito on NCIS for the last fifteen years, has announced that she will be leaving the series.

Welcome back, my friends, to the show that never ends! The Weekly Static! The Weekly Static! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Db7Ym2-lIkVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Eddie Capra Mysteries – Intro (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Db7Ym2-lIk) As I've mantra'd for the past six episodes, The Weekly Static is my righteously desperate-yet-endearing attempt at finding the lighter side and an interesting perspective on[...]

To no one's surprise, following a huge premiere on Monday night, CBS has picked up The Big Bang Theory prequel series Young Sheldon for a full season order. The pickup extends the series's initial 13-episode order to 22 episodes, and makes it the first new series of the 2017-18 season to get a back-nine order. CBS regularly[...]

Leslie is currently starring in the CBS All Access series The Good Fight, which was renewed for a 13-episode second season Harington will next be seen in the BBC's drama Gunpowder, a three-part series based around the Gunpowder Plot in London in 1605, before returning as Jon Snow to film the eighth and final season of[...]

While reports that the Sunday Night Football broadcast on NBC was down 8% from the previous week, it wasn't bad new for CBS The network released their ratings for the day of coverage starting off with their pre-game show The NFL Today, and they were up across the board. The NFL Today scored it's best ratings/share[...]

Star Trek: Discovery finally premieres tonight on CBS, with a second episode available immediately and the rest to follow on the CBS All Access app The network has forbidden early reviews of the series because it's so good, so anticipation for the debut is high. That makes perfect timing for Titan to announce Star Trek: Discovery[...]

With CBS All Access ready to boldly go where no other network has gone in over a decade tonight, The Eye Network has released new photos from Star Trek: Discovery's premiere episode tonight, 'The Vulcan Hello'; along with a new episode description The series is set to premiere tonight at 8:30 pm EST on both[...]

Halloween is one of those holidays that usually finds itself yielding a new special or two, and this year won't be any different as CBS has set the premiere date for and released the first official image from their new Michael Jackson-themed animated special Michael Jackson's Halloween. The one-hour animated special is set to premiere on[...]

Spoiler? It ends with me a little bit richer and you probably still none the wiser. CBS Won't Let Critics Review Star Trek: Discovery Early, Probably Because It's So Good Look, we all know that movie and television reviews have gotten to be a little shady over the years Studios can buy good reviews and plaster every[...]

This fabulous account of the Star Trek: Discovery premiere event in Los Angeles comes to us from our friend Robin Casares, TheLadyNightshayde.) Star Trek fans are both terribly excited and nervous for this week's premiere of the new series, Star Trek: Discovery from CBS Earlier this week, fans were invited to attend the special "blue carpet" premiere of[...]