CBS Season Kicks Off with Controversial Kid Nation

Kid Nation by Monty Brinton/CBS

CBS' premiere-rollout plan is as follows, starting off with the reality series Kid Nation (which reportedly skirted child-labor laws by classifying the production as a "summer camp" and taking advantage of a loophole in New Mexico labor rules that has since been closed. Hey, at least these "campers" were able to dodge Paris and Nicole.)

For scads of CBS press-tour goss — including the current spin on Criminal Minds/Mandy Patinkin — see the Ausiello Report.

Wednesday, Sept. 19
8 pm/ET: Kid Nation

Thursday, Sept. 20
8 pm: Survivor: China

Sunday, Sept. 23
7 pm: 60 Minutes
9 pm: Cold Case
10 pm: Shark

Monday, Sept. 24
8 pm: How I Met Your Mother
8:30 pm: The Big Bang Theory
9 pm: Two and a Half Men
9:30 pm: Rules of Engagement
10 pm: CSI: Miami

Tuesday, Sept. 25
8 pm: NCIS
9 pm: The Unit
10 pm: Cane

Wednesday, Sept. 26
9 pm: Criminal Minds
10 pm: CSI: NY

Thursday, Sept. 27
9 pm: CSI
10 pm: Without a Trace

Friday, Sept. 28
8 pm: Ghost Whisperer
9 pm: Moonlight
10 pm: Numbers

Saturday, Sept. 29
8-11 pm: Assorted... stuff

Thursday, Oct. 18
10 pm: Viva Laughlin preview

Sunday, Oct. 21
8 pm: Viva Laughlin official premiere

Click here for NBC's fall schedule.

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Posted by

Matt Webb Mitovich

Jul 18, 2007 12:44 PM

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If "Kid Nation" is a smash hit, i will kill myself
Posted by mick jagger Jul 18, 2007 1:57 PM Report Abuse

Oooh! More info on "Assorted... stuff" please! It sounds like a sure-fire hit!
Posted by mooshki Jul 18, 2007 2:10 PM Report Abuse

Why is there a CBS schedule and not an NBC one?
Posted by PassingProzac Jul 18, 2007 2:18 PM Report Abuse

Why is there a CBS schedule and not an NBC one? The NBC schedule I posted yesterday isn't cutting it for ya?
Posted by Matt Webb Mitovich Jul 18, 2007 2:25 PM Report Abuse

Where's Jerhico?
Posted by Jeny33 Jul 18, 2007 2:48 PM Report Abuse

I heart you Matt. Thank you. I couldn't find it for a little while.
Posted by PassingProzac Jul 18, 2007 2:52 PM Report Abuse

Where's Jericho? Midseason, October at earliest.
Posted by Matt Webb Mitovich Jul 18, 2007 3:36 PM Report Abuse

CBS is screwing over "Jericho" and it's fans. They rerun the first season so that people who didn't watch it to begin with can get caught up and then they put it aside to be used as a mid-season replacement show! After all the hoopla and us fans fighting so hard to bring it back, "Jericho" deserves to be a front runner show, not put off until mid-season. I will watch it no matter when it comes on but I fear that a lot of others may not.

Posted by donfay43

Jul 18, 2007 3:41 PM

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Note to self: Deprogram CBS from your TIVO, at least until The Amazing Race comes back. How CBS beats NBC in the ratings just baffles me. Anyway, I might be curious to see what Moonlight is like but with Angel still fresh in my mind and in my DVD collection I'll probably pass. Plus it's on opposite Friday Night Lights so...
Posted by Buffy Freak Jul 18, 2007 3:46 PM Report Abuse

My one major peeve about this site: unless you guys mention it, I can NEVER find the TV Lineup Preview Grid thing you guys do (where you have the new (and old) shows and where they will air by day in the new season). Help?
Posted by eo5 Jul 18, 2007 4:48 PM Report Abuse

A state legislature closed a loophole in a law in just a few short months? Whew! Kid Nation must have really gotten someone's attention in a negative way.
Posted by Katcon Jul 18, 2007 5:08 PM Report Abuse

Assorted stuff on Saturdays... that has ALWAYS irked me about the networks! There are some of us who don't go clubbing, and would LOVE to have something decent on tv to watch for a change!!
Posted by Shel Jul 18, 2007 6:42 PM Report Abuse

Saturday, Sept. 29 8-11 pm: Assorted... stuff TV lingo for any old crap they feel like.
Posted by CinderAngelkc Jul 19, 2007 12:01 AM Report Abuse

Is "The New Adventures of Old Christine" not on the fall schedule?
Posted by tx_scott Jul 19, 2007 9:01 AM Report Abuse

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