Wednesday, December 3, 2008

CBS TV Announces Mid-Season Programming Plans

CBS has announced that “Flashpoint,” last summer’s top rated original scripted series, will return on Friday, Jan. 9, airing from 9:00-10:00 PM. A co-production with Canada’s CTV network, filmed in Toronto, the show depicts the risk-filled lives of a group of cops in the Strategic Response Unit (inspired by Toronto’s Emergency Task Force).

Simultaneously, CBS has announced that the 18th edition of “Survivor” will returns Thursday, Feb. 12, airing in its usual 8:00-9:00 PM slot and the 14th Edition of “The Amazing Race” will premieres Sunday, Feb. 15; also airing in its usual 8:00-9:00 PM period.

Finally CBS’s mid-season schedule will include a new non-fiction series entitled “Game Show in My Head,” (executive produced by Ashton Kutcher). This show will premieres Saturday, Jan. 3, 8:00-9:00 PM. It will be hosted by Joe (“Fear Factor”) Rogan. It will feature ordinary people performing extraordinary tasks on an unsuspecting public to win up to $50,000. In the preliminary round each contestant performs five outrageous, embarrassing and hilarious tasks worth $5,000 each. In the bonus round, each contestant has the chance to double their money up to $50,000.

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