CBS TELEVISION STUDIOS TO SUPPLY 27 SHOWS FOR BROADCAST AND CABLE NETWORKS IN THE 2012-2013 SEASON

FIVE NEW SERIES PICKED UP FOR FALL; TWO FOR MIDSEASON

NEW SERIES INCLUDE “ELEMENTARY,” “VEGAS,” “MADE IN JERSEY” AND “FRIEND ME” FOR CBS AND “BEAUTY AND THE BEAST” AND “EMILY OWENS M.D.” FOR THE CW

May 17, 2012 – New York, New York – CBS Television Studios received orders for seven new series -- five for fall and two for midseason.  In total, CBS Television Studios will produce 27 shows for broadcast and cable networks next season, including 18 returning series and two summer series.

The new fall series include: “Elementary,” starring Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu; “Vegas,” starring Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis; “Made in Jersey,” (co-production with Sony) starring Janet Montgomery for CBS; “Beauty and the Beast,” starring Kristin Kreuk and Jay Ryan; “Emily Owens M.D.,” starring Mamie Gummer and “Cult” (co-production with Warner Bros.) midseason for The CW; and for midseason the CBS comedy “Friend Me,” starring Nicholas Braun and Christopher Mintz-Plasse.

CBS Television Studios is one of the industry’s leading suppliers of primetime network programming, with the #1 and #2 most-watched dramas on television; “NCIS” and “NCIS: Los Angeles.” The studio also produces seven of the top 10 drama series.  The roster of popular and critically-acclaimed programs also includes the phenomenally successful CSI franchise, along with Peabody Award winning series “The Good Wife,” starring multiple award winner Julianna Margulies; The CW’s hit series “90210;” the Emmy nominated daytime talk show “The Talk,” BET’s #1 show “The Game” and “Common Law” for USA Network.

The full roster of shows include (new series in bold)

1.  AMAZING RACE    CBS  1.0
2.  BLUE BLOODS    CBS  1.0
3.  CRIMINAL MINDS   CBS  1.0
4.  CSI     CBS  1.0
5.  CSI: NY     CBS  1.0
6.  THE GOOD WIFE   CBS  1.0
7.  HAWAII FIVE-0    CBS  1.0
8.  NCIS     CBS  1.0
9.  NCIS: LOS ANGELES   CBS  1.0
10.  SURVIVOR    CBS  1.0
11.  THE TALK    CBS  1.0
12.  90210      THE CW 1.0
13.  AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL  THE CW 1.0
14.  GOSSIP GIRL    THE CW 1.0 (CO-PRO WARNER BROS.)
15.  HART OF DIXIE    THE CW 1.0 (CO-PRO. WARNER BROS.)
16.  VAMPIRE DIARIES   THE CW 1.0 (CO-PRO WARNER BROS.)
17.  COMMON LAW    USA NETWORK 1.0
18.  THE GAME    BET  1.0
19.  ELEMENTARY    CBS  1.0
20.  VEGAS     CBS  1.0
21.  MADE IN JERSEY   CBS  1.0 (CO-PRO. SONY)
22.  DOGS IN THE CITY   CBS  1.0  
23.  BEAUTY AND THE BEAST  THE CW 1.0
24.  EMILY OWENS M.D.   THE CW 1.0 (CO-PRO. WARNER BROS.)
25.  THE NEXT    THE CW 1.0 (CO-PRO. WARNER BROS.)
26.  CULT     THE CW 1.0 (CO-PRO. WARNER BROS)
27.  FRIEND ME    CBS  0.5 (MIDSEASON)

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