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It’s a hectic week for networks who are deciding which shows to bring onto their Fall 2014-2015 schedule. Thankfully, TV Guide has a breakdown for us! See what shows CBS is contending.

DRAMA

Madam Secretary
A drama about the personal and professional life of a maverick female Secretary of State (Tea Leoni) as she drives international diplomacy, wrangles office politics and balances a complex family life. Joan of Arcadia creator Barbara Hall will write and executive-produce with Oscar winner Morgan Freeman. Tim Daly, Bebe Neuwirth, Geoffrey Arend, Patina Miller, Erich Bergen and Katherine Herzer will also star.

NCIS: New Orleans
The two-episode backdoor pilot takes a look at NCIS’ New Orleans office, which handles cases from Pensacola, Fla., through Mississippi and Louisiana to the Texas panhandle. New Orleans, with its rich setting of music, fun and debauchery, is a magnet for military personnel on-leave. And with the fun comes trouble. NCIS‘ Gary Glasberg and Mark Harmon will executive-produce. Scott Bakula, Zoe McLellan, Lucas Black, CCH Pounder and Paige Turco will star.

Red Zone
When a terrorist event rocks Washington, D.C., a retired CIA operative is pulled back into action and forced to investigate the next generation of terrorists being bred closer to home. Revenge‘s Nikki Toscano will write and executive-produce with Bates Motel‘s Kerry Ehrin. Anthony LaPaglia, Kim Dickens, Aimee Garcia, Sepideh Moafi, Stefanie Scott and Shanley Caswell will star.

Scorpion
An eccentric genius (Elyes Gabel) and his international network of super-geniuses form the last line of defense against the complex threats of the modern age. Sleepy Hollow creators Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci will executive-produce the project from Prison Break‘s Nick Santora. Katharine McPhee, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Ari Stidham and Robert Patrick will also star.

Untitled CSI Spin-off
Technology, as we know it, has amplified human behavior to the point where faceless criminals are committing crimes at global proportions with a touch of a button.  Avery Ryan (Patricia Arquette), Special Agent in Charge at the Cyber Crime Division of the FBI in Quantico, VA, is tasked to solve high octane crimes that start in the mind, live on-line, and play out into the real world. Jerry Bruckheimer and Jonathan Littman will executive-produce; Carol Mendelsohn, Anthony Zuiker and Ann Donahue will write and executive-produce.

Untitled Cusack/McCabe/Elmore/Cavell Project
The drama from John Cusack is set in the world of Wall Street power and money. The Say Anything… actor co-wrote the story with Justified producers Taylor Elmore, Ben Cavell and Kevin McCabe, who will all serve as executive producers, alongside Elementary producers Sarah Timberman and Carl Beverly. Charlie Cox, Maggie Grace, David Morse, Joseph Lyle Taylor and Sophie Okonedo will star.

Untitled David Marshall Grant Project
A soapy medical show stars quadruplets — three brothers and a sister — who grew up on a reality show. Jamie Lee Curtis has been cast as the foursome’s mother Caroline, a physician who now runs the hospital. Elementary producers Sarah Timberman and Carl Beverly will executive-produce with writer David Marshall Grant (Looking). Ashton Holmes, Anna Brewster, Nick Jandl and Cameron Scoggins will also star.

Untitled Kevin Williamson Project
A pair of detectives handle stalking incidents for the Threat Management Unit of the LAPD in this thriller. Dylan McDermott will star as Detective Jack Larsen, a recent transfer to the Threat Assessment Unit from the Big Apple, and Maggie Q will play Detective Beth Davis, the head of the Unit. The Following‘s Kevin Williamson will write and executive-produce. Mariana Klaveno and Victor Rasuk will also star.

COMEDY

Cuz-Bros
The perfect life of a successful, suave ladies’ man (Geoff Stults) gets turned upside-down when his mess of a cousin (Parker Young) needs a place to stay. Happy Endings creator David Caspe and Erik Sommers will write and executive-produce with Jamie Tarses. Ian Gomez, Debra Jo Rupp and Andrea Anders will also star.

Good Session
Happy couple Joel (James Roday) and Lindsay (Mandy Moore) decide to see a therapist to help them decide if they should have a baby, but they quickly discover that they have more to discuss. From I Love You, Man‘s John Hamburg and Chuck‘s Matt Miller. Rich Sommer, Ana Nogueira and Tracey Ullman will also star.

How I Met Your Dad
This How I Met Your Mother spin-off tells the story of flighty Sally (Greta Gerwig), whose stuck in a bad marriage with Gavin (Anders Holm) and perhaps ready for a fresh start. HIMYM creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas and Up All Night creator Emily Spivey will write and executive-produce. Tiya Sircar, Nick D’Agosto, Andrew Santino and Drew Tarver will also star. Meg Ryan will narrate.

McCarthy’s
This family comedy is about a loud, sports-crazy Boston clan that includes Laurie Metcalf, Jack McGee, Joey McIntyre, Tyler Ritter, Jimmy Dunn and Kelen Coleman. Brian Gallivan (Are You There, Chelsea?) will write and executive-produce with Friends with Benefits‘ Will Gluck and Mike Sikowitz.

The Mistake
This multi-camera comedy tells the story of a couple who discovers they’re going to have another baby just when they think they’re “finished” raising the kids they already have. Friends producers Scott Silveri and Shana Goldberg-Meehan will write and executive-produce with Seinfeld‘s David Mandel and Andy Ackerman, who will also direct the pilot. Julianna Guill will co-star.

More Time with Family
Comedian Tom Papa stars as a husband and father making a career change to, well, spend more time with his family. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon will executive-produce with writers Papa and ‘Til Death‘s John Goldsmith. Alyson Hannigan, Joe Pantoliano, Nancy Lenehan, Cyrus Arnold, Zoe Pessin and Jack Gore will also star.

The Odd Couple
Friends alum Matthew Perry and Reno 911!‘s Thomas Lennon will star in the modern take on Neil Simon’s 1965 Broadway play about polar opposite roomates. Perry and Joe Keenan will write and executive-produce with Elementary producers Carl Beverly and Sarah Timberman and Two and a Half Men‘s Eric and Kim Tannenbaum. Sarah Baker, Lindsay Sloane, Georgia King and Wendell Pierce will also star.

Save the Date
Newly single Katie (Psych‘s Maggie Lawson) drunkenly books a wedding venue and is now faced with the task of meeting the right man in time. That ’70s Show‘s Jackie and Jeff Filgo will write and executive-produce. Michelle Trachtenberg, Jay R. Ferguson, Julie White, Brian Howe and Tom Bennett will also star.

Untitled Jim Gaffigan Project
Jim Gaffigan stars as a happily married, harried NYC father of five — as he is in real life. Rescue Me co-creator Peter Tolan and Gaffigan will write and executive-produce. Ashley Williams, Michael Ian Black, Adam Goldberg and Tongayi Chirisa will also star.

original article:  http://www.tvguide.com/News/CBS-Pilots-Fall-2014-1077719.aspx

 

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‘Chicago PD’: Are Jesse Lee Soffer and Tracy Spiridakos Dating IRL?

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The rumors have been circulating for quite some time now, but neither Jesse Lee Soffer nor Tracy Spiridakos ever acknowledged them—no confirmation or denial from either party…until now, it seems. 

If their Instagram posts are anything to go by, they may have just given fans a massive hint at the status of their relationship with an upload on August 29, 2024 that had the internet buzzing with thoughts. 

Both Soffer and Spiridakos—whose characters Jay Halstead and Hailey Upton were married on Chicago PD–shared shots from their European vacation together. And yeah, sure, former co-stars can remain friendly and vacation together, but it was Soffer’s caption, “Europe is is kinda cool ,” that made heads turn and jaws drop. 

The duo also looked smitten with each other in several of the selfie-style photos taken in the city streets and beaches of Lisbon, Portugal—and fans definitely took notice in the comments. 

“They are a real life couple. Yayyy…. That makes me smile ” someone wrote of the alleged confirmation, as another noted, “real ones know they’ve been dating for years.”

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
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Someone else suggested this was the duo finally “hard launching” their romance. 

Back in January 2024, The Post confirmed that the duo was dating after appearing on the show together for six years. 

Soffer left the police procedural in 2022 after 10 seasons, while Spiridakos followed shortly after in season 11 after signing on as a series regular in season 5. 

While things didn’t turn out well for the on-screen couple as their characters broke up and filed for divorce, fans are hoping things work out better in real life. 

Soffer previously dated his Chicago PD co-star Sophia Bush for about a year. She departed the series in 2017 at the end of season 4.

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‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Fans, We’ve Got Some Bad News About Season 3

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Summer 2024 is going to be one without Belly, Conrad and Jeremiah. 

During Amazon’s Upfront event on Tuesday, which was attended by writer Jenny Han, Lola Tung, Gavin Casaelgno and Christopher Briney, it was revealed that the highly-anticipated third installment of the series is being delayed, with an expected release next year in 2025. 

While that isn’t ideal for everyone waiting to see how this love triangle pans out (you should probably just read the book, if you haven’t, at this point), there is some good news on the horizon. 

Minimal details about what to expect have been revealed, however, to make up for the long hiatus—season 2 aired its last episode in August 2023 making this a two-year gap—the third installment will come with an expanded episode count: 11 episodes instead of the previous 7 and 8 in season’s 1 and 2, respectively. 

And as an extra little something-something for fans, the official TSITP X account shared a video of the cast playing beach volleyball with the caption, “see you in Cousins in 2025.”

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And even better—the series has already begun filming, which means that while there’s a wait, there’s also momentum and excitement. 

As for those who have read the book series—avert your eyes if you haven’t—it’s unclear if the 11 episodes will span the entire third book, We’ll Always Have Summer, which finds Belly making a choice between the brothers—or if it will divert from what’s already been established to something more fitting for television (and maybe even appeases the fandoms a bit more?).

I guess we’ll just have to wait and see! 

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When Is the Season 1 Finale of ‘Tracker’?

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When Is the Season Finale of 'Tracker' on CBS?

Tracker, CBS’ new hit series starring This Is Us actor Justin Hartley, was an instant hit amongst audiences after it premiered in February.

And now, 13 episodes later, the first season is coming to an end. 

Fans will have to say goodbye… for now… to Hartley’s Colter Shaw, a lone-wolf survivalist/reward seeker on May 19, 2024, when the series airs its season 1 finale. 

Titled “The Storm,” the 13th episode’s synopsis notes: “Colter investigates the disappearance of two amateur storm chasers that the local police have written off as an accidental drowning; Colter’s expert tracking skills lead him to uncover the seedy underbelly of a small town resort.”

Of course, fans are already looking forward to the episode’s guest star and Hartley’s former co-star Jennifer Morrison, who is just one of several recent A-list appearances on the thriller drama. Earlier episodes of this season saw Supernatural’s Jensen Ackles and Manifest’s Melissa Roxburgh guest star as Colter’s siblings, Russ and Dory Shaw, respectively. 

You can check out the season finale promo below, which finds Colter working against the clock to find his friend’s daughter alongside Morrison’s character. “She could still be alive,” he dramatically concludes as the teaser ends, reminding fans that he never gives up on those he’s helping. 

Many fans hoped for a romantic pairing between Hartley and Morrison, which never happened, but maybe this is their second shot at love. Even though he’s a nomad driven by wanderlust and the need to help citizens and police solve crimes, he still needs a romantic interest. For now, the chemistry has mostly been with Reenie (Fiona Rene), a firecracker lawyer who helps him get out of plenty of close calls, but there’s always a chance he’ll meet the “right one” during one of his many stops across the U.S. that will encourage him to settle down or join him. 

Check out the promo below and tune in next Sunday to see how the first season concludes:

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