Yesterday, CBS aired the highly anticipated Billy Joel: The 100th – Live at Madison Square Garden. However, the Masters ran late, and that caused the concert to start late. Therefore, the local news would also be starting later.
However, the local news started earlier than expected and cut the Piano Man off during his final song Piano Man.
Needless to say, the fans were pissed, as they should be.
So, today, CBS released this statement, “A network programming timing error ended last night’s Billy Joel special approximately two minutes early in the Eastern and Central Time Zones. We apologize to Mr. Joel, his fans, our affiliated stations, and our audience whose viewing experience was interrupted during the last song. Due to the overwhelming demand from his legion of fans, BILLY JOEL: THE 100TH – LIVE AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN will be rebroadcast in its entirety on CBS on April 19th at 9:00PM ET/PT.”
I am surprised this happened again after the Heidi incident in 1968. That was when NBC cut off the NY Jets vs the Oakland Raiders and switched to the movie Heidi during the game. Fans missed the Raiders coming from behind in the final few minutes. And they went nuts. Can you blame them?
Since then, the networks have tried never to do that again. But yesterday, it happened, and CBS felt the Pressure to make it up to the fans.
So they will re-air it on Friday instead of repeats of Fire Country and Blue Bloods.
If you cannot wait until then, you can watch it on Paramount+.
Today is a good day for some of the CBS shows. Earlier today, they renewed FBI: Most Wanted and FBI: International.
And now they announced that they want more of Monday night’s shows The Neighborhood and NCIS.
“THE NEIGHBORHOOD and NCIS are the very best definition of a CBS comedy and drama,” said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment. “They embody authentic storytelling with heart, humor and family dynamics. We are proud to bring them back next season.”
The only Monday night show waiting to find out its fate is NCIS: Hawaii. I wonder if they will cancel it so they can have an NCIS only night with the Mothership, NCIS: Sydney, and NCIS: Origins.
The 2023-2024 season started late because of the strikes. However, it is still ending at the same time. Today, CBS announced when their shows will be airing their season finales.
Thursday, May 2
8:31-9:01 PM GHOSTS (third season finale)
Monday, May 6
8:00-8:30 PM THE NEIGHBORHOOD (sixth season finale)
8:30-9:00 PM BOB ♥ ABISHOLA (series finale)
9:00-10:00 PM NCIS (21st season finale)
10:00-11:00 PM NCIS: HAWAI’I (third season finale)
Wednesday, May 15
9:30-11:00 PM THE AMAZING RACE (36th season finale)
Thursday, May 16
8:00-9:00 PM YOUNG SHELDON (special back-to-back episodes for series finale)
9:00-10:00 PM SO HELP ME TODD (second season finale)
Friday, May 17
8:00-9:00 PM S.W.A.T. (series finale)
9:00-10:00 PM FIRE COUNTRY (second season finale)
10:00-11:00 PM BLUE BLOODS (14th season finale*)
Sunday, May 19
7:00-8:00 PM 60 MINUTES (56th season finale)
8:00-9:00 PM THE EQUALIZER (fourth season finale)
9:00-10:00 PM TRACKER (first season finale)
10:00-11:00 PM CSI: VEGAS (third season finale)
Tuesday, May 21
8:00-9:00 PM FBI (sixth season finale)
9:00-10:00 PM FBI: INTERNATIONAL (third season finale)
10:00-11:00 PM FBI: MOST WANTED (fifth season finale)
Wednesday, May 22
8:00-11:00 PM SURVIVOR (three-hour 46th edition finale)
Thursday, May 23
10:00-11:00 PM ELSBETH (first season finale)
I hope you got calendars out and wrote the dates down.
NBC parted ways with the Golden Globes because they reportedly had a history of lack of diversity.
It looked like no one wanted to air the award shows that parted ways with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and taken over by Dick Clark Productions.
I guess that sounded good to CBS because they decided to air it this year. Even though it was not a ratings success, the network is happy enough with it to give it five more years.
“We’re so proud to continue to call CBS our home for the Golden Globes,” said Jay Penske, chairman and CEO of Penske Media and Dick Clark Productions. “CBS stepped up for the Globes during a very challenging time, and inherently understood its value, while having the foresight, imagination and conviction to bring this iconic show to its many platforms. We’ve long admired CBS’ commitment to some of the greatest cultural live events and partnering for the long term further cements this show’s legacy and incredible place in history.”
The Globes must be cheap because why else would they keep them going in a television world with way too many awards shows?
We are two months away from finding out what broadcast shows will be back next season. But we don’t have to wait until then to find out if Ghosts and Fire Country will be on the schedule. That is because CBS announced that both shows were renewed for another season.
“Ghosts and Fire Country are proven viewer favorites on both broadcast and streaming thanks to exceptional storytelling, talented actors and an ever-growing fan base,” said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment. “We are elated to keep the momentum going and bring them back to CBS next season.”
The news is not a surprise because both shows are two of the network’s top-rated series and deliver strong episodes week after week.
