CBS Announces Finale Dates, Return Dates and Special Events For the Remainder of The Season

The series finale of The Good Wife will air May 8

CBS today announced finale dates, return dates and special event broadcasts for the remainder of the season, including the returns of MIKE & MOLLY, PERSON OF INTEREST and UNDERCOVER BOSS, and three THE PRICE IS RIGHT primetime specials.

Sunday, May 8 is a full night of finales, beginning with the season finale of MADAM SECRETARY (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT), the series finale of THE GOOD WIFE (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) and the season finale of ELEMENTARY (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT).

MIKE & MOLLY returns Monday, April 25 (8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT) and will then have new back-to-back episodes on Monday, May 2, Monday, May 9 and Monday, May 16 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT, each night).

The fifth season of PERSON OF INTEREST returns with two weekly episodes on Tuesdays and Mondays (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT, each night), effective Tuesday, May 3 and Monday, May 9.

THE ODD COUPLE expands to two nights a week with a new Monday broadcast beginning May 2 (9:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT), in addition to its regularly scheduled Thursday (8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT) airing.

UNDERCOVER BOSS returns to the schedule Sunday, May 15 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT).

THE PRICE IS RIGHT, network television's #1-rated daytime series and the longest-running game show in television history, will have three one-hour reality show-themed primetime specials, on Monday, May 23 (SURVIVOR), Tuesday, May 24 (BIG BROTHER), and Wednesday, May 25 (THE AMAZING RACE) (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT each night).


The following are CBS’s season finale dates and programming additions:

Thursday, March 31

8:30-9:30 PM LIFE IN PIECES (One-Hour 1st Season Finale)


Monday, April 18

8:00-9:00 PM SUPERGIRL (1st Season Finale)


Monday, April 25

8:00-8:30 PM MIKE & MOLLY (Returns to the schedule in new time period)

9:00-10:00 PM SCORPION (2nd Season Finale)


Tuesday, April 26

10:00-11:00 PM LIMITLESS (1st Season Finale)


Monday, May 2

8:30-9:00 PM MIKE & MOLLY (First of three back-to-back episodes)

9:30-10:00 PM THE ODD COUPLE (New Time Period, in addition to Thursdays)

10:00-11:00 PM NCIS: LOS ANGELES (7th Season Finale)



Tuesday, May 3

10:00-11:00 PM PERSON OF INTEREST (5th Season Premiere)



Wednesday, May 4

9:00-10:00 PM CRIMINAL MINDS (11th Season Finale)



Friday, May 6

10:00-11:00 PM BLUE BLOODS (6th Season Finale)



Sunday, May 8

8:00-9:00 PM MADAM SECRETARY (2nd Season Finale)

9:00-10:00 PM THE GOOD WIFE (Series Finale)

10:00-11:00 PM ELEMENTARY (4th Season Finale)



Monday, May 9

10:00-11:00 PM PERSON OF INTEREST (New Time Period, in addition to Tuesdays)



Thursday, May 12

8:00-8:30 PM THE BIG BANG THEORY (9th Season Finale)

9:30-10:00 PM 2 BROKE GIRLS (5th Season Finale)



Friday, May 13

8:00-9:00 PM THE AMAZING RACE (28th Edition Finale)

9:00-11:00 PM HAWAII FIVE-0 (Two-Hour 6th Season Finale)



Sunday, May 15

9:00-10:00 PM UNDERCOVER BOSS (Returns to schedule)



Monday, May 16

8:00-9:00 PM MIKE & MOLLY (One-Hour Series Finale)



Tuesday, May 17

8:00-9:00 PM NCIS (13th Season Finale)

9:00-10:00 PM NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (2nd Season Finale)



Wednesday, May 18

8:00-10:00 PM SURVIVOR (32nd Edition Finale)

10:00-11:00 PM SURVIVOR LIVE REUNION SHOW



Thursday, May 19

9:00-9:30 PM MOM (3rd Season Finale)



Friday, May 20

8:00-9:00 PM UNDERCOVER BOSS SPECIAL



Monday, May 23

8:00-9:00 PM THE PRICE IS RIGHT - SURVIVOR-THEMED PRIMETIME SPECIAL

9:00-10:00 PM THE ODD COUPLE (One-Hour 2nd Season Finale)



Tuesday, May 24

8:00-9:00 PM THE PRICE IS RIGHT - BIG BROTHER-THEMED PRIMETIME SPECIAL



Wednesday, May 25

8:00-9:00 PM THE PRICE IS RIGHT - THE AMAZING RACE-THEMED PRIMETIME SPECIAL

9:00-11:00 PM CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS (Two-Hour 1st Season Finale)



Sunday, May 29

8:00-9:00 PM UNDERCOVER BOSS (7th Season Finale)



Tuesday, June 21

10:00-11:00 PM PERSON OF INTEREST (5th Season Finale)



Thursday, June 23

10:00-11:00 PM RUSH HOUR (1st Season Finale)

CBS 2015-2016 Scheduled Revealed

CBS today unveiled its 2015-2016 primetime lineup, featuring seven new shows and 22 returning series. CBS will build on a schedule that will finish the current season as America’s most-watched network in viewers for the 12th time in 13 years, including the last seven years straight.

The new fall dramas are: the heart-pounding medical series CODE BLACK, set in the busiest, most notorious ER in the nation; the fast-paced LIMITLESS, based on the feature film with Bradley Cooper, starring Jake McDorman as an average guy who can suddenly access 100% of his brain capacity with a mysterious pill; and SUPERGIRL, starring Melissa Benoist in the title role based on the DC Comics superhero.

WGA Awards Winners Include 'General Hospital,' 'The Good Wife' and 'True Detective'

The Writers Guild of America, West and The Writers Guild of America, East are holding simultaneous awards ceremonies Saturday at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles and the Edison Ballroom in New York.

Lisa Kudrow is hosting the Los Angeles ceremony, while Larry Wilmore hosts the New York event.

Below is a complete list of winners:

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Screenplay by Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness; Fox Searchlight

COMEDY / VARIETY (INCLUDING TALK) – SERIES
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Writers: Kevin Avery, Tim Carvell, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Juli Weiner; HBO

VIDEOGAME WRITING
The Last of Us: Left Behind, Written by Neil Druckmann; Sony Computer Entertainment

DRAMA SERIES
True Detective, Written by Nic Pizzolatto; HBO

RADIO NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY
“Civil Rights at 50,” Written by Jane Tillman Irving; WCBS Radio

RADIO DOCUMENTARY
“Three Shots Rang Out: The JFK Assassination 50 Years Later,” Written by Darren Reynolds; ABC News Radio

RADIO NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT
“World News This Week,” Written by Andrew Evans; ABC News Radio

LONG FORM ADAPTED
Olive Kitteridge, Teleplay by Jane Anderson, Based on the novel by Elizabeth Strout; HBO

LONG FORM ORIGINAL
Deliverance Creek, Written by Melissa Carter; Lifetime

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
The Internet’s Own Boy

DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS
“League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis” (Frontline), Written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS

Harris Poll Reveals 'NCIS' and 'The Big Bang Theory' as America's Favorite TV Shows

NCIS and The Big Bang Theory are America’s top two favorite current shows, according to a newly released Harris Poll of 2,232 U.S. adults who were surveyed online in English between Jan. 14 and Jan. 20, 2015.

“We all know that NCIS and The Big Bang Theory are the top-rated scripted series, but this survey demonstrates that these shows clearly stand out as America’s favorite choice in a growing television universe,” said David Poltrack, Chief Research Officer, CBS Corporation, President, CBS Vision. “This level of viewer engagement is important because research has proven that engaged viewers are more receptive to and more responsive to advertising. The CBS primetime lineup accounted for far more ‘favorite’ mentions than that of any other network and contained more different programs chosen as viewer favorites, confirming the unique bond between this Network’s programs and its audience.”


FAVORITE CURRENT TV SHOW
“What is your favorite current TV show?”

Unprompted responses

Base: All adults

	Total
NCIS	1
The Big Bang Theory	2
The Walking Dead	3
Scandal	4
Game of Thrones	5
The Good Wife (tie)	6
The Blacklist (tie)	6
Modern Family	8
Blue Bloods	9
Criminal Minds	10

Source: Harris Poll

32nd Annual PaleyFest to Feature 'Scandal,' 'The Good Wife,' 'The Flash,' and 'Arrow'

The Paley Center for Media today announced ABC's Scandal, CBS's The Good Wife, and The CW/Warner Bros. Television's Arrow and The Flash as the first honorees for Paleyfest, the 32nd annual William S. Paley Television Festival, which will return to the iconic Dolby Theatre March 6-13, 2015. The annual Festival will feature premiere screenings and exclusive conversations with the stars and creative teams responsible for today's most acclaimed television series. As previously announced, premier digital platform Yahoo will be the Festival's Official Media Sponsor, as part of the Company's larger multi-event sponsorship that will run throughout 2015. The Paleyfest lineup will be announced on Tuesday, January 20.

72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards: Complete List of Nominees

Nominees for the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. Kate Beckinsale, two-time Golden Globe Award-nominee Peter Krause, Paula Patton, and Golden Globe-winner and five-time nominee Jeremy Piven joined Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) President Theo Kingma for the announcement. Nominations were announced in 25 categories:

TELEVISION

Best TV Comedy or Musical
Girls
Jane the Virgin
Orange Is the New Black
Silicon Valley
Transparent

Best TV Drama
The Affair
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
House of Cards

2015 WGA Nominees Include 'Game of Thrones,' 'True Detective,' 'The Good Wife,' 'Days of our Lives,' 'General Hospital'

The nominees for the 2015 Writers Guild Awards were announced on Thursday in the TV, New Media and Radio categories. Amazon's Transparent led all series with three nominations. HBO's Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire, Silicon Valley and True Detective, CBS's The Good Wife, AMC's Mad Men, FX's Louie and ABC's Modern Family grabbed two noms each. In the Daytime Drama category, ABC's General Hospital competes against NBC's Days of our Lives.

Below is a complete list of nominees revealed today:

TV-NEW MEDIA-RADIO NOMINEES

DRAMA SERIES
Game of Thrones, Written by David Benioff, Bryan Cogman, George R.R. Martin, D.B. Weiss; HBO
The Good Wife, Written by Leonard Dick, Keith Eisner, Matthew Hodgson, Ted Humphrey, Michelle King, Robert King, Erica Shelton Kodish, Matthew Montoya, Luke Schelhaas, Nichelle Tramble Spellman, Craig Turk, Julia Wolfe; CBS
House of Cards, Written by Bill Cain, Laura Eason, Sam R. Forman, William Kennedy, Kenneth Lin, John Mankiewicz, David Manson, Beau Willimon; Netflix
Mad Men, Written by Heather Jeng Bladt, Semi Chellas, Jonathan Igla, David Iserson, Erin Levy, Matthew Weiner, Carly Wray; AMC
True Detective, Written by Nic Pizzolatto; HBO

'Madam Secretary' Elevates CBS's Sunday Upscale Audience Measures

Téa Leoni stars in Madam Secretary on CBS.

The addition of the freshman drama Madam Secretary to CBS's Sunday night has elevated upscale audiences for the Network's 7-10 p.m. block with dramatic increases in the 8-9 p.m. hour, according to Nielsen.

With 60 Minutes, Madam Secretary and The Good Wife, CBS has one of the strongest upscale blocks of programming and ranks as Sunday's #1 network with scripted programming among upscale audiences (behind only Sunday Night Football).

"From the moment we screened Madam Secretary in May, we saw an opportunity to form a smart, upscale programming block on Sunday," said Nina Tassler, Chairman, CBS Entertainment. "The show has been the perfect fit between 60 Minutes and The Good Wife, establishing one of television's most intelligent and entertaining nights for both viewers and advertisers."

Compared to the year ago Sunday 8:00-9:00 PM time period, Madam Secretary is up +47% in A18+/$100K+ households, POM (professional, owner, manager); up +48% among A18+/$150K+; up +54% among A18+/$100K+; and up +40% with A18+/4+ years college.

Ratings: 'Revenge,' 'Once Upon a Time,' 'Resurrection' and 'Madam Secretary' Up

Revenge's David Clarke (James Tupper). Photo Credit: ABC/Colleen Hayes

Opposite the highly-rated Sunday Night Football game (Ravens-Steelers) on NBC and another huge primetime NFL overrun on CBS (Broncos-Patriots), ABC beat its Sunday non-sports competition on Fox by 2.9 million viewers (+100% - 5.8 million vs. 2.9 million) and by 23% in Adults 18-49 (1.6/4 vs. 1.3/3). ABC's Once Upon A Time ranked as Sunday’s #1 scripted broadcast in Adults 18-49 (2.5/6). All 4 ABC Sunday series were up from their most recent airings, pushing the network up week to week by 29% in Total Viewers and by 23% in Adults 18-49. ABC's Once Upon A Time, Revenge and Resurrection ranked as the most social broadcast shows on Sunday, respectively.

#CBSInstagramTakeover Week Kicks off October 27

CBS stars from all 21 primetime entertainment series will get social when they take fans behind the scenes of their favorite television shows during the week-long #CBSInstagramTakeover on Monday, October 27 - Sunday, November 2. All week, stars and producers will post exclusive photos and videos from set on the day their series air. The star(s) who will take over their show account will be revealed via their series’ Instagram handle the morning of their takeover. In addition to Instagram, fans can follow along on the series’ Facebook pages and CBS.com.

“One of the best ways for the audience to experience a show is through the eyes of its stars,” said Chris Ender, Executive Vice President, Communications, CBS. “This Instagram campaign captures a week of CBS primetime as artists release photos and videos from the sets, just for the fans.”

The #CBSInstagramTakeover event marks the first time a broadcast network has launched a week-long Instagram takeover. This will be CBS’s eighth week-long social media event; the first was #CBSTweetWeek, held in April 2011.

Following is the schedule for the series participating in the #CBSInstagramTakeover, as well as their respective Instagram handles:

Monday, October 27:
2 BROKE GIRLS @2brokegirlscbs http://instagram.com/2brokegirlscbs
THE MILLERS @Themillerscbs http://instagram.com/themillersCBS
SCORPION @Scorpion_CBS http://instagram.com/Scorpion_CBS
NCIS: LOS ANGELES @NCISLA http://instagram.com/ncisla

Archie Panjabi Leaving 'The Good Wife' at the End of the Season

Archie Panjabi is leaving The Good Wife and the role of Kalinda Sharma at the end of this season.

The actress has signed a deal with 20th Century Fox TV to star in her own drama pilot sometime in 2015.

Panjabi won an Emmy in 2010 for her work as Kalinda. She was nominated again in 2011 and 2012, and nominated for a Golden Globe in 2013.

'The Good Wife' Sneak Peek: Cary's Freedom Lies in the Hands of His Pretrial Service Officer, Guest Star Linda Lavin

Linda Lavin guest stars in The Good Wife. Photo Credit: CBS

The sixth season of The Good Wife continues with a new episode ("Dear God") on Sunday, October 5 at 9:30 p.m. ET/ 9 p.m. PT on CBS. Note: On the east coast, the episode may start after 9:30 p.m. ET depending on what time the network's NFL late games end.

Cary's (Matt Czuchry) freedom lies in the hands of his pretrial service officer, Joy Grubick (guest star Linda Lavin), as she interviews his colleagues to determine whether or not he should remain behind bars. Meanwhile, Alicia (Julianna Margulies) and Dean (guest star Taye Diggs), an equity partner at Lockhart/Gardner, find themselves in unfamiliar territory when a client’s case ends up in Christian Arbitration.

Watch a recap of last week's episode and get a sneak peek of what's coming up in the clips below:

'The Good Wife' Spoilers: First Look at Taye Diggs as Dean Levine-Wilkins

Taye Diggs in The Good Wife.  Photo Credit: CBS

When the sixth season of The Good Wife kicks of September 21 on CBS, Alicia is adamant in her refusal to run for State’s Attorney despite Eli’s attempts to persuade her to launch a campaign. A week later, guest star Taye Diggs arrives as an equity partner in Lockhart/Gardner’s New York office.

In the September 28 episode, titled "Trust Issues," Alicia scrambles to hold onto Florrick/Agos’ biggest client as the firm continues to struggle with an internal legal crisis. Meanwhile, Diane continues to plot her move from Lockhart/Gardner and looks for partners to bring with her to the new firm. Diggs plays Dean Levine-Wilkins.

The Good Wife stars Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick, Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart, Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma, Matt Czuchry as Cary Agos, Makenzie Vega as Grace Florrick, Alan Cumming as Eli Gold, Zach Grenier as David Lee, and Matthew Goode as Finn Polmar.

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David Hyde Pierce Joins 'The Good Wife' in Recurring Role for Season Six

David Hyde Pierce will recur in The Good Wife.

Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor David Hyde Pierce will join the critically acclaimed drama The Good Wife in a recurring role during the show's upcoming sixth season. Pierce will play a highly respected cable news legal commentator who is so disgusted by the corruption and murder rate in Chicago that he decides to run for office in order to affect change. The role will mark Pierce's first appearance in a television series since "Frasier" ended its run in 2004.

A veteran of the stage and screen, Pierce's television credits include Frasier, for which he earned four Emmy Awards for his portrayal of Dr. Niles Crane, and Norman Lear's political satire The Powers That Be. His feature credits include Little Man Tate, Sleepless in Seattle, Nixon, Full Frontal and A Bug's Life and Wet, Hot, American Summer.

'The Good Wife' Season 6 Kicks off September 21 with "The Line"

The sixth season of CBS serial drama The Good Wife premieres on Sunday, September 21 at 9:30 p.m. ET/9 p.m. PT.

In "The Line," Alicia is adamant in her refusal to run for State’s Attorney despite Eli’s attempts to persuade her to launch a campaign.

Meanwhile, as Diane considers joining Florrick/Agos as partner, an internal crisis threatens to destroy the firm.

The Good Wife stars Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick, Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart, Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma, Matt Czuchry as Cary Agos, Makenzie Vega as Grace Florrick, Alan Cumming as Eli Gold, Zach Grenier as David Lee, and Matthew Goode as Finn Polmar.

Recurring cast in this episode: Chris Noth as Peter Florrick, Michael J. Fox as Louis Canning, Mike Colter as Lemond Bishop, Ben Rappaport as Carey Zepps, Sarah Steele as Marissa Gold, and JD Williams as Dexter Roja.

Connie Nielsen To Recur In 'The Good Wife'

Connie Nielsen is joining The Good Wife's upcoming sixth season. She will play the recurring character, Ramona, a smart, beautiful attorney with far-reaching Cook County connections.

Nielsen, who debuts in the sixth season's fourth episode, joins newcomers Steven Pasquale and Taye Diggs.

The Good Wife returns Sunday, September 21 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

2014 Primetime Emmy Nominations: Complete List of Nominees

Below are the nominations for the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, announced this morning in Los Angeles.

Outstanding Drama Series
"Breaking Bad"
"Downton Abbey"
"Game of Thrones"
"House of Cards"
"Mad Men"
"True Detective"

Outstanding Comedy Series
"The Big Bang Theory"
"Louie"
"Modern Family"
"Orange is the New Black"
"Silicon Valley"
"Veep"

Taye Diggs Joins the Cast of 'The Good Wife'

Taye Diggs will guest star on the critically acclaimed drama The Good Wife during the show’s upcoming sixth season. Diggs will appear in multiple episodes as Dean Levine-Wilkins, a meticulous and talented equity partner at Lockhart/Gardner who decides to throw in his lot with Diane Lockhart (Christine Baranski) and accompany her to Alicia (Julianna Margulies) and Cary’s (Matt Czuchry) company, Florrick/Agos.

"We couldn't be more excited to have Taye on the show," said Executive Producers/Showrunners Robert and Michelle King. "We’ve been huge fans for years, and love his ability to play comedy and drama with equal ease."

The Good Wife returns for its sixth season Sunday, September 21 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

The Good Wife stars Julianna Margulies, Christine Baranski, Matt Czuchry, Archie Panjabi, Makenzie Vega, Alan Cumming, Matthew Goode and Zach Grenier. It is produced by Scott Free Productions and King Size Productions in association with CBS Television Studios. Ridley Scott, Robert King, Michelle King, Brooke Kennedy, David W. Zucker, Ted Humphrey, Keith Eisner, Leonard Dick and Craig Turk are executive producers.

Sundance Channel Renews THE WRITERS' ROOM

Sundance Channel announced today the renewal of its original non-fiction series THE WRITERS' ROOM. The six episode half-hour series hosted by Academy Award(R) winning screenwriter Jim Rash takes viewers inside the writers' rooms of the hit television shows that are defining pop culture today. The announcement was made today by Sarah Barnett, Sundance Channel President. The series is slated to premiere in spring 2014.

Season two will go behind the scenes with the writers, producers and actors from a variety of hit series, including, SONS OF ANARCHY (Kurt Sutter, Charles Murray, Mike Daniels, Katey Sagal), HOUSE OF CARDS, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS (I. Marlene King, Oliver Goldstick, Joseph Dougherty, Troian Bellisario, Shay Mitchell), THE GOOD WIFE (Robert King, Michelle King, Ted Humphrey, Julianna Margulies), SCANDAL (Shonda Rhimes, Mark Wilding, Matt Byrne, Jenna Bans, Heather Mitchell, and Kerry Washington), and a special episode about the growing trend of comic book and graphic novel adaptations in TV which will highlight popular series such as THE WALKING DEAD and SMALLVILLE.