The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is returning to prime time this winter, albeit the outer limits of prime time.
CBS will be bringing sexy back Dec. 4 at 10 p.m., late enough, execs are hoping, to placate those concerned viewers out there who worry that all that low-cut lace is a little much for those whose bedtimes fall in the 8-10 p.m. range.
Heidi Klum, Adriana Lima, Karolina Kurkova and Selita Ebanks will be among the professional lovelies taking part in the nearly annual event, which was temporarily replaced by the Angels Across America tour in 2004. The lingerie showcase was booted from the airwaves in 2004 in the wake of Janet Jackson's nipple slip and then again the following year, to avoid antagonizing the FCC.
Ebanks and Kurkova joined Victoria's Secret president and CEO Sharen Tuney Monday at the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street to ring the bell that opens the day's trading and announce the plans for this year's program.
Notably missing from the catwalk this year will be Giselle Bündchen, who parted ways with Victoria's Secret in May after being a frequent catalogue fixture for several years. While neither party gave a particular reason, the breakup reportedly occurred after the upscale undies purveyor refused to raise the leggy Brazilian's $5 million annual salary.
Justin Timberlake headlined last year's special, which returned to CBS after its aforementioned two-year absence, but there's no word yet on what sort of musical accompaniment is in the works for 2007.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Victoria's Secret return to prime time on CBS
Friday, July 20, 2007
CBS Announces Fall Show Schedule
CBS 2007-2008 PREMIERE DATES
Wednesday, Sept. 19
8 p.m. ET/PT - Kid Nation (series premiere)
Thursday, Sept. 20
8 p.m. ET/PT - Survivor: China (15th installment premiere)
Sunday, Sept. 23
7 p.m. ET/PT - 60 Minutes (40th season premiere)
9 p.m. ET/PT - Cold Case (5th season premiere)
10 p.m. ET/PT - Shark (2nd season premiere)
Monday, Sept. 24
8 p.m. ET/PT - How I Met Your Mother (3rd season premiere)
8:30 p.m. ET/PT - The Big Bang Theory (series premiere)
9 p.m. ET/PT - Two and a Half Men (5th season premiere)
9:30 p.m. ET/PT - Rules of Engagement (2nd season premiere)
10 p.m. ET/PT - CBS: Miami (6th season premiere)
Tuesday, Sept. 25
8 p.m. ET/PT - NCIS (5th season premiere)
9 p.m. ET/PT - The Unit (3rd season premiere)
10 p.m. ET/PT - Cane (series premiere)
Wednesday, Sept. 26
9 p.m. ET/PT - Criminal Minds (3rd season premiere)
10 p.m. ET/PT - CBS: NY (4th season premiere)
Thursday, Sept. 27
9 p.m. ET/PT - CBS: Crime Scene Investigation (8th season premiere)
10 p.m. ET/PT - Without a Trace (6th season premiere)
Friday, Sept. 28
8 p.m. ET/PT - Ghost Whisperer (3rd season premiere)
9 p.m. ET/PT - Moonlight (series premiere)
10 p.m. ET/PT - Numb3rs (4th season premiere)
Saturday, Sept. 29
8 p.m. ET/PT - Crimetime Saturday
9 p.m. ET/PT - Crimetime Saturday
10 p.m. ET/PT - 48 Hours Mystery (season premiere)
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Rerun-Packed Friday Goes to CBS
Eye wins soft night thanks to crime dramas
Fast National ratings for Friday, April 20, 2007
Friday night was a quiet one on the TV landscape as the networks loaded up with reruns.
CBS came out on top with a 5.1 rating/9 share in primetime. NBC won a tight race for second with a 3.9/7, followed by ABC, 3.6/7, and FOX, 3.5/7. The CW averaged 2.4/4.
ABC and CBS tied for the lead among adults 18-49, albeit with only a meager 1.9 rating. FOX, 1.6, came in third. NBC drew a 1.5 and The CW a 1.2.
A "Ghost Whisperer" rerun, 4.5/9, put CBS on top at 8 p.m. FOX finished second for the hour with a "House" rerun, 3.7/7. NBC's game show "Identity" earned a 3.3/6 for third, beating out a "Grey's Anatomy" repeat on ABC. The CW got a 2.1/4 from "Friday Night Smackdown!"
CBS improved to 5.4/10 at 9 p.m. with a "Close to Home" encore, while NBC moved up to second with "Raines," 3.9/7. A "Bones" repeat kept FOX in third, ahead of ABC's "Wife Swap" rerun, 3.2/6. The second hour of "Smackdown!" scored a 2.7/5.
At 10 p.m., a "Numb3rs" repeat finished the CBS sweep with a 5.4/10. A "Law & Order" rerun posted a 4.6/9 for NBC, a little better than the 4.3/8 for ABC's "20/20."
Ratings information is taken from fast national data, which includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change.
Booty Call: CBS' 'Pirate' Sets Sail in May
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CBS has set a Thursday, May 31 premiere date for "Pirate Master," a summer reality series from "Survivor" mastermind Mark Burnett. The show will air through the summer on Thursday nights at 8 p.m. ET.
On "Pirate Master," 16 contestants will live aboard a 179-food, square-rigged barque. Over the course of 33 days, they'll live as buccaneers, traveling around a Caribbean island in search of a treasure totaling $1 million. Each episode will find the contestants gathering at Pirate's Court, where they'll state their case and somebody will be cut adrift.
"'Pirate Master' breaks new ground in that it's the collision of fantasy and reality," Burnett says. "This is a show where, in true pirate fashion, anything can happen with a group of people that live by their own set of rules and usually break them. It's adventure, excitement and loads of treasure. Anyone who ever wanted to be a pirate will love this show!"
The winner will be the first contestant to find the largest booty, a treasure worth $500,000.
With all of this emphasis on big booty, one might guess Sir Mix-a-Lot would be the perfect host. Instead, the host will be Australian actor Cameron Daddo, who may be familiar from films including "Big Mamma's House 2" and TV appearances on shows like "Boston Legal" and "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles."
