Paramore has announced that they are releasing a new album in September! But… First, they've got a tour opening for No Doubt to get through this summer! (Perez Hilton)

Michael Jackson has delayed the opening four nights of his residency at London's O2 arena. The first show of the “This Is It” tour on July 8 has been pushed back by five nights. The other dates have gone back to March 2010. An email from Ticketmaster and promoter AEG Live  states: "Due to the sheer magnitude of the “This Is It” concerts at the O2 Arena promoters and producers AEG Live and Kenny Ortega, Michael’s directorial partner and creative collaborator have elected to move back a few of the opening shows in order to meet the challenges presented by such a massive and technically complex show. "We wanted to ensure that all of Michael's fans attending the concerts get the same quality in staging and level of entertainment. "It is AEG Live's sincere hope that those lucky enough to have purchased tickets will have enough time to change their personal schedules and travel plans if they are coming from outside of London. "We do not want anyone to miss this once-in-a-lifetime experience. We understand the inconvenience this may have caused and for this reason we have secured some excellent hotel deals for Michael Jackson fans traveling to London on these rescheduled dates." Full refunds are available to those who can't make the shows. There is no explanation for the delay. Here's the changed Michael Jackson dates:  (Billboard)
8th July will take place on 13th July 2009
10th July will be moved to 1st March 2010
12th July will be moved to 3rd March 2010
14th July will be moved to 6th March 2010

It was short and sweet but decidedly victorious as Eminem brought his "Relapse" back home with a special free concert in Detroit. Marking the release of his first new studio album in five years, the rapper blitzed through eight songs in 35 minutes at the Sound Board theater in the  MotorCity Hotel Casino, delivering seven tracks from "Relapse" (including the singles "We Made You" and "Crack a Bottle" and a medley of "Hello" and "Insane") and an encore of his 2002 hit "Lose Yourself" for which he brought the other members of his group, D12 on stage. Looking fit in a gray hoodie, black T-shirt and black baseball cap, Eminem pronounced himself "a little bit nervous 'cause I don't have my right-hand man (the late MC Proof) with me." The crowd then obliged with gusto when he asked it to "make some noise if you miss Proof." D12's Denaun Porter stepped into Proof's role as hype man, while longtime Eminem DJ Alchemist manned the turntables and laptop. Eminem also poked fun at the well-chronicled rehab stint he raps in great detail about on "Relapse." "How many motherfuckers are going to get fucked up tonight?," he queried. "Get fucked up for me, 'cause, goddamn it, I can't anymore." He then added that, "This might actually be one of the best shows I've ever done, 'cause when I get offstage I'm actually going to remember it." The entire performance was filmed, and two of the songs will be broadcast Friday on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" for the third of Eminem's appearances on the late-night program. About 2,200 tickets were distributed for the Detroit show, and Eminem himself Twittered different locations where fans could pick up tickets on Tuesday, including restaurants, a music store, a shoe store, Saint Andrews Hall and under a mailbox. The show brought out other luminaries from Detroit's rap community, including Trick Trick, Dwele, Obie Trice, DJ Head and members of Proof's early group 5 Elementz. Eminem hasn't announced any tour plans for "Relapse" yet, but he's slated to drop another album, "Relapse 2," in the fall.  The full set list for Tuesday's show included:  (Billboard)
"3 A.M."
"Hello/Insane"
"Beautiful"
"Crack a Bottle"
"We Made You"
"Underground"
(encore)
"Lose Yourself" (with D12)

Green Day bows at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with "21st Century Breakdown," selling 215,000 in an abbreviated three-day sales week. The Reprise/Warner Bros. set saw an off-cycle release on Friday, May 15 in order to more closely align its world-wide street dates. Nielsen SoundScan's tracking week ends on Sunday. "Breakdown" gives the band its second chart-topper, following 2004's "American Idiot," which debuted with 267,000 after a normal-length's week of sales. Both "Breakdown" and "Idiot" were hampered by not being stocked in Wal-Mart stores, as the big box giant declines to stock albums that carry parental advisory stickers. (Neither album was available in an edited version.) "Breakdown's" sales figure will perhaps grow on next week's chart, when it will have a full seven-day week's worth of sales reflected on the tally. However, Eminem's "Relapse" -- which was released yesterday (May 19) -- will presumably give the rapper his fifth consecutive No. 1 album. In non-Green Day chart news this week, Cam'Ron's "Crime Pays" (Diplomatic Man/Asylum) cashes in with a No. 3 debut, selling 43,000 copies. That gives the rapper, who has been absent from the chart since 2006, his fifth top 10 album. Paul Wall's "Fast Life" (SwishaHouse/Asylum) enters at No. 15 on the Billboard 200 with 22,000. His last set, "Get Money Stay True," bowed at No. 8 with 92,000 in 2007. He topped the tally with "The Peoples Champ" in 2005 when that set opened at No. 1 with 176,000. Roots rock singer/songwriter Steve Earle achieves the highest charting album of his career as his "Townes" set (New West) bows at No. 19 with 18,000. The effort is comprised of 15 songs written by the late Townes Van Zandt. New rock band Parachute lands at No. 39 with its debut album "Losing Sleep" (Mercury), starting with 11,000 solely from sales through the iTunes Store. The digital retailer got the set one week early -- all other physical and digital retailers bowed the album yesterday (May 19). Not coincidentally, the set's song "Under Control" was promoted as a free single of the week in the iTunes Store, which likely garnered a lot of consumers to snap up the economically priced $6.99 album. Elsewhere in the top 10 this week, the "Hannah Montana: The Movie" soundtrack (Walt Disney) holds at No. 2 with 68,000 (down 17%); Lady GaGa's "The Fame" (Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope) moves up two slots to No. 4 with 41,000 (up less than 1%); Rascal Flatts' "Unstoppable" (Lyric Street) slips one position to No. 5 with 33,000 (down 44%); Bob Dylan's "Together Through Life" (Columbia) falls one rung to No. 6 with 31,000 (down 40%); Taylor Swift's "Fearless" (Big Machine) stays put at No. 7 with 30,000 (down 25%); Chrisette Michele's "Epiphany" (Def Jam) falls from No. 1 last week to No. 8 this week with 29,000 (down 65%); Rick Ross' "Deeper Than Rap" (Maybach/Slip-N-Slide/Def Jam) falls four slots to No. 9 with 26,000 (down 24%) and Ciara's "Fantasy Ride" (LaFace) rounds out the top 10, at No. 10 (26,000; down 68%), after its No. 3 opening last week. Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending May 17) totaled 5.82 million units, down 10.5% compared to the sum last week (6.51 million) and down 21.6% compared to the same sales week of 2008 (7.43 million). Year to date album sales stand at 136.4 million, down 13.3% compared to the same total at this point last year (157.3 million). (Billboard)

Mandy Moore is hoping her forthcoming sixth studio album, "Amanda Leigh," continues the gradual process of transitioning from teen hitmaker ("Candy") to greater acceptance as a bona fide musical artist. "I find it silly that there would be any sort of apprehension, as if it's really hard to believe that people grow up and evolve and change," Moore, who married singer-songwriter Ryan Adams in March, tells Billboard.com. "I mean, it was 10 years ago; I don't think anyone wants what they did when they were 14 or 15 to follow them around.  "I was proud of the work I was doing back then, but I was really just a kid. I'm going to continue to grow, and my musical tastes will change and hopefully I'll only get better and better and work harder and harder and study more. I'm not desperately seeking out credibility as an artist. I just love music. This is what I'm most passionate about." Unlike 2007's "Wild Hope," which Moore calls "a big kind of studio album," "Amanda Leigh" -- which comes out May 26 -- was recorded with producer and co-writer Mike Viola, mostly at engineer Ducky Carlisle's basement studio near Boston. "I enjoyed breaking it down even more from 'Wild Hope,' where we were in a beautiful, huge state-of-the-art studio and you had a bunch of people there for, like six weeks," says Moore, who also co-wrote songs for "Amanda Leigh" with Inara George and Lori McKenna. "This was the more acoustic form of that, I guess. This was ideal and, like, the ultimate learning experience for me. I felt like I was the kid sister and the assistant in terms of learning about the production and engineering side of things, just being present for absolutely everything. That's a lot different from being 14 and 15 yeas old and just being brought into the studio song by song with a different songwriting team or production team." Moore has "no solidified plans as of yet" to tour in support of "Amanda Leigh," but she predicts that "we'll be doing our fair share of little things here and there." And while her acting career has taken second-fiddle to music the past couple of years, Moore says that she plans to put some focus on that during the second half of 2009. "I'm ready. I'm excited," she notes. "I want to be challenged in the way that I've been challenged with music. I felt like for awhile there so much of my energy was put on...the acting and film stuff that the music had to sort of match. Now the film stuff has to make sense, too, and match up to the music." (Billboard)


MOVIE . . .

Gossip Girl hottie Chace Crawford will be kicking off his Sunday shoes in the remake of Footloose, stepping into the void left behind when Zac Efron dropped out. Crawford, 23, will play Ren McCormack, the rebellious dancing high schooler who launched the career of a then 25-year-old Kevin Bacon, Paramount Pictures has announced. In a recent PEOPLE poll, readers were into the idea, but Crawford still trailed front-runner Derek Hough as a replacement for Efron (followed by David Cook and Bow Wow). High School Musical star Efron told EW.com he passed on the role because he didn't want to be type-cast as the musical guy and was searching instead for "the unknown." Footloose, to be directed by High School Musical's Kenny Ortega, is set to begin shooting in March 2010. (People)

Dimension Films is going sumo. The company has acquired English-language remake rights to Israeli sumo wrestling pic "A Matter of Size." The film, which made its debut at Tribeca last month, centers on an overweight Israeli restaurant employee who is turned on to the world of sumo wrestling by several co-workers at the Japanese eatery where he works, and discovers his weight can actually be an advantage. The comedy-drama was a breakout among attendees and media at the New York fest. Dimension topper Bob Weinstein called the film "touching and funny" and "a relatable story that will translate for American audiences." David Permut will produce the remake, with Steve Longi and Neil Cohen co-producing. The movie continues a renaissance of sorts for Israeli remakes. Miramax will soon release John Madden-directed "The Debt" and Overture is developing dark comedy "92 Minutes;" both projects are based on Israeli pictures. Erez Tadmor and Sharon Maymon co-directed the original, while United Channels Movies controlled the remake rights.  K5 International is repping international rights to the original at the Festival de Cannes. (Hollywood Reporter)

Ole Bornedal will write and direct an adaptation of Dean Koontz' thriller "The Husband" for Random House Films and Focus Features. The novel follows an ordinary working man whose love for his wife is put to a series of tests over a 60-hour period, beginning with a phone call from a stranger. Bornedal, whose latest thriller "Deliver Us from Evil," has just been released in his native Denmark, has begun writing the newest draft of the screenplay, which had most recently been scripted by Glenn Gers. "The Husband" was published in 2006 in hardcover in the U.S. and Canada by the Bantam Books imprint of Random House, the paperback edition was published in 2007 in the U.S. and Canada by Bantam. Focus creative exec Matthew Plouffe is supervising the film for Focus president of production John Lyons, and Random House Films president Peter Gethers is supervising for his company. Films co-produced by Focus with Random House Films are jointly owned, with Focus holding worldwide distribution and sales rights. (Hollywood Reporter)


TV . . .

Gymnast Shawn Johnson, who brought home gold and silver from the 2008 Summer Olympics, now has another gleaming prize to place beside her medals: the mirrored disco-ball trophy from Dancing With the Stars. She and pro partner Mark Ballas defeated celebrity second-placer Gilles Marini (with partner Cheryl Burke) and third-place Melissa Rycroft (with Tony Dovolani) in the Season 8 finale Tuesday. Johnson is the third Olympian, after skaters Kristi Yamaguchi and Apolo Anton Ohno, to win. "I thought Gilles got it. Honestly, he's a great dancer," Johnson said in an interview afterward. "I stepped outside my comfort zone and learned something totally different. In gymnastics, you're not allowed to show emotion. I feel like everyone's seeing a new side of Shawn Johnson." Though actor Marini, 33, best known for his Casanova role in the Sex and the City movie, has been the top-scorer and favorite for the past few weeks, the race was tight going into the finale. He and Johnson, 17, tied Monday with 58 points each from the judges, just shy of a perfect 60 for two dances. Bachelor reject Rycroft, 26, was only slightly behind at 56. And for their last performances Tuesday, each team scored a perfect 30. Less than 1% of the viewer votes separated the final two, co-host Samantha Harris said. "I'm pretty pumped up," said Johnson. "This has been the best day ever." "I'm so happy for Shawn and Mark," Marini said just after Johnson's name was announced. "They worked so hard. We love them so much." (Daily Record)

Amy Grant will appear alongside Kathie Lee and Hoda on tomorrow’s edition of Today on NBC. The singer will discuss her latest EP titled She Colors My Day and her partnership with the skincare brand philosophy. Today with Kathie Lee and Hoda airs on NBC at 10am EST Mon. through Fri. For more information, visit http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/29054368/. Alongside her Today appearance, the musician, philanthropist and mother will also speak with Fox News Radio regarding her latest initiatives as well as their Fox on Faith podcast and Fox affiliate servicing. For more information about Fox News Radio & Fox News, visit www.foxnews.com. (Press Release)

Jimmy Kimmel might have managed to throw himself under the bus at the ABC 2009 Upfronts in New York yesterday. The Upfronts are held every year as a way for the major networks to speak to the press about their fall schedules as well as attract advertisers, and when Kimmel gave a presentation at ABC's Upfronts on Tuesday afternoon, he used the opportunity to speak his mind about his employers. The Jimmy Kimmel Live host's case of verbal diarrhea was evident within seconds of starting: "Everything you're going to hear this week is nonsense. Let's get real here. Let's get Dr. Phil-real here. These new fall shows? We're going to cancel about 90 percent of them. Maybe more," Kimmel proclaimed. Funny! Scandalous! And most likely true! He continued: "Every year we lie to you and every year you come back for more. You don't need an upfront. You need therapy. We completely lie to you, and then you pass those lies onto your clients." How will ABC spin this???? Kimmel also took shots at NBC and their choice to schedule Jay Leno at 10 pm nightly ("NBC got such a head start, they’ve already had time to cancel half their schedule."), as well as FOX and the hit show 24 ("[24's] a head butt away from cancellation.”). The late night talk show host closed with a punch: "I think all our shows are going to work this year. I really do… I don’t, really." And Jimmy's final words? "The important thing to remember is: who cares, it’s not your money." (Perez Hilton)

We've been getting emails all morning from Perezcious reader about an epic failure over at the Ellen show on Monday. The show was scheduled to record an episode with No Doubt and hundreds of fans came to see the outdoor performance on the Warner Bros lot. Many of our readers were out in the sweltering sun for close to 7 hours standing in line and all had reserved tickets for the episode. Well, apparently there was an error in judgment on the show's part and many of the fans were turned away. MANY! It all ended almost violently! Reader Kristen says: "At 4:15pm an Ellen rep with tons of police came out to say they had underestimated how many people could fit in the venue and thanks but go home." All of our readers stated that the estimated over-count for the show was 500! 500 disappointed people were turned away! How is that even possible? Who's running this operation?! There were a fortunate few who got to stand behind the stage, like reader Andrea, but even that was a disaster. Andrea writes: "We had no speakers to hear anything! My nose started bleeding and NO ONE even bothered to see if I was ok. The security guy just gave me a napkin. Two other girls fainted because of the heat." Everyone who was turned away was told to call back for tickets next season, but most traveled for No Doubt specifically and many refuse to return because of the horrible treatment they received from the staff. Most of the fans wanted to know if host Ellen DeGeneres or No Doubt even knew about the problem and if this was something that often happened in Hollywood. (Perez Hilton)

TNT is launching new shows from Mark Burnett and Jerry Bruckheimer this summer and developing scripted drama projects with the likes of Steven Spielberg, Steven Bochco, "Roseanne" creator Matt Williams and the husband-and-wife team of Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon. Turner Entertainment Networks unveiled the news at its upfront presentation here Wednesday morning. It will also tell media buyers that TBS is next year launching an animated series from Fox TV Animation, DreamWorks Animation and its CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg that will revolve around a family from hell, and is developing a project executive produced by Kevin James. TNT will launch three new star-powered series this summer, while bringing back four established original shows.  The new shows are hospital drama "Hawthorne" (Tuesdays, 9pm) with Jada Pinkett Smith, police drama "Dark Blue" (Wednesdays, 10pm) from producer Bruckheimer and starring Dylan McDermott, as well as "Wedding Day" (Tuesdays, 8pm) from Burnett and DreamWorks Television, which gives deserving couples their dream wedding. The returning originals are "The Closer," "Saving Grace," "Raising The Bar" and "Leverage."  Meanwhile, the network has ordered a pilot, dubbed "Untitled Alien Invasion Project," from DreamWorks Television and executive producer Spielberg for a show set six months after a worldwide alien invasion. A group of everyday heroes must fight for their survival and maintain their humanity, according to a description of the concept. "Saving Private Ryan" screenwriter Robert Rodat is writing the pilot based on an idea he and Spielberg came up with. In December, TNT plans to debut new series "Men of a Certain Age," a character-based drama from Ray Romano and Mike Royce. Romano will also star along with Andre Braugher and Scott Bakula in the series that will look at a guy approaching mid-life. Under the working title "Class Action," Bochco and Stephen Godchaux ("Spin City") are developing a project featuring a down-on-his-luck attorney fighting for the disenfranchised. And Bacon/Sedgwick will executive produce the story of a small Texas border town and its newly elected sheriff under the working title "Zapata, Texas." Among other development plans, TNT is working on an untitled family drama from Williams, an untitled Daniel Pyne noir drama set in 1954 LA, as well as unscripted dramas "The Mayo Clinic" and "Trip of a Lifetime." "Our networks are continuing to grow as rivals to broadcasters, with original programming that reaches a wide spectrum of viewers," said Steve Koonin, president of Turner Entertainment Networks. In other Turner news, TBS will in 2010 premiere "Neighbors from Hell," a half-hour animated show about a suburban family that happens to be from hell. The series comes from Fox TV Animation, DreamWorks Animation and Katzenberg. TBS is also developing sitcom "The Game of Life," executive-produced by Kevin James and "King of Queens" collaborators Rock Reuben and Jeff Sussman; the animated "Big Tow" from executive producer Clay Graham ("The Drew Carey Show") about a single Dad who runs a towing company; and slice-of-life sketch comedy show "Wee Hours" from Second City TV. Turner on Wednesday also said it plans to add to the program lineup of its truTV network this year to further attract young men. Planned shows include an NFL Films project with the working title "NFL Full Contact" that is set to provide a behind-the-scenes look at pro football - and become the first of what could become a range of major sports-themed shows on the channel; "Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura" that will see the former wrestler and Minnesota governor uncover modern-day conspiracy theories; four-part series "Full Throttle" about the world's biggest biker bar; and a look at elite anti-terrorism operations under the working title "U.S. Special Ops: Declassified" from producer Tom DeSanto ("X-Men," "Transformers"). During the TBS portion of Wednesday's program at Manhattan's Hammerstein Ballroom, Katzenberg said he was excited to join the network's comedy lineup. Introducing a trailer for his upcoming show "Neighbors From Hell," he told the crowd that "you are very familiar with hell -- you are about half-way through upfront week." Other TBS stars taking the stage included Tyler Perry, Bill Engvall and George Lopez, who will debut his own late night show "Lopez Tonight" in November. "My name is Lopez -- the late is already implied," Lopez quipped in explaining why the word "late" isn't part of the show title. "Some nights I may not even show up." He also joked that in this recession he has to do three jobs on the show -- write, executive produce and host it. And he quipped that TBS has big trust to give a Mexican a show at the height of the swine flu epidemic. A little video showed the comic with President Obama who said he wants Lopez to bring change to late night TV. And Lopez vowed Wednesday to do that by bringing a party atmosphere to late night and allowing celebrities to be themselves. Wednesday's upfront presentation brought out many of the big TNT stars, such as Pinkett Smith, Hunter, Bruckheimer and McDermott, as well as Romano, Braugher and Bakula. Bruckheimer and McDermott said "Dark Blue" is their first cable project, with the former saying he enjoys "the creative freedoms" of cable. Romano, Braugher and Bakula had the media buying audience in stitches when they hit the stage.  Romano quipped that his father's reaction to the TNT project was simple: "I guess now we got to get cable!?"  He added that for his first major project after the end of his hit sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond" he wanted to make sure that "I made about 95% less money." He added: "And TNT went above and beyond." Turner execs had some serious messages and jokes to share in Wednesday's presentation.  David Levy, president of ad sales, distribution and sports, Turner Broadcasting System, quipped that due to the recession, ABC's "Lost" is now being shot on Staten Island.  But he also called on media buyers to follow consumers who don't differentiate between cable and broadcast TV shows, but simply watch what they enjoy. "It's time to erase the line" and ad rate discount cable has fought for years, he said. "Just buy television." Koonin made a reference to NBC's decision to put the upcoming Jay Leno show into the weekday 10pm time slot. "We are not abandoning the 10pm hour," Koonin said, adding he sees a "robust" opportunity at that time of evening. "We plan to invest in 10pm." (Hollywood Reporter)

Here's some data for buyers to chew on as they mull over the latest offerings from the broadcast networks during upfront week: Americans are spending more time watching TV than ever before. Yet nearly 80 million people watched some amount of time-shifted TV during the first quarter, meaning that lots of ads are likely getting skipped. According to Nielsen's latest quarterly Three Screen Report, Americans averaged roughly 153 hours a month watching TV at home during Q1, nearly three more minutes than the same quarter in 2008. Meanwhile, the 79.5 million viewers who watched time-shifted TV during the quarter (up from 58 million a year ago) averaged over eight hours doing so. That's an increase of up 40% versus the same quarter last year and a full hour more than the most recent quarter (Q4), per Nielsen (which is the parent company of Mediaweek).  Nielsen attributes some of the increase in time-shifted viewing to the 2008 writer's strike (when there was perhaps less original content for viewers to record and play back later). But the growth in time-shifted viewing is also likely driven by the growing penetration of DVRs. In March, Nielsen found that 30.6% of the households in its National People Meter Panel have a DVR. Besides time-shifted viewing on TV, many viewers are watching their favorite TV shows on the Web, along with all sorts of other content. Over 131 million Web users watched some video online in Q1, an increase of 13% year over year. Those users spent an average of three hours watching Web video during the quarter, just seven minutes more than the previous quarter but a full hour more than Q1 2008 (a surge of 53.2%).  Perhaps not surprisingly, Web video consumption is being driven by younger demographics, found Nielsen's report. Adults 18-24 averaged over five hours a month (5:07) watching online video in Q1, nearly as much time as the group spent watching time-shifted TV (5:47). Nearly every other age group exhibited a preference for watching time-shifted TV over online video based on the gap between time spent on each activity. For example, adults 25-34 averaged over four and a half hours watching online video each month in Q1 but spent over 12 hours each month watching time-shifted TV. Lastly, watching video on mobile devices continues to grow, albeit from a small base. Nielsen found that over 13 million Americans watched some video on a mobile device in Q1, an increase of 52% versus last year. That group averaged over three and half hours consuming mobile during the quarter, though that number was down slightly versus the previous quarter: 3:42 in the fourth quarter of 2008 vs. 3:37 in the first quarter of 2009, per Nielsen. (Hollywood Reporter)

Stability-embracing broadcaster CBS will make a few strategic moves next fall, including relocating its breakout hit "The Mentalist," shaking up its Monday comedy block and picking up "Medium" from rival NBC. CBS is shifting "The Mentalist" to Thursdays at 10 p.m., giving the show a "CSI" lead-in. Network executives told reporters Wednesday morning that the move is part of a strategy to take advantage of NBC pulling its scripted shows from the hour. "We think the 10 p.m. change is huge," said CBS Corp. president and CEO Les Moonves. "There will be more share available at 10 p.m. for those of us who put on great dramas." Regarding the "Mentalist" switch, CBS scheduling chief Kelly Kahl said, "We saw an opportunity to take a strong show and make it a stronger show."  As expected, a day after its cancellation by NBC, the CBS TV Studios-produced drama "Medium" landed on the CBS schedule, sandwiched between paranormal drama "Ghost Whisperer" and crime drama "Numbers" on Friday. "If 'Ghost Whisperer' and 'Numbers' had an offspring, it would be 'Medium,' " entertainment president Nina Tassler said of the Patricia Arquette starrer, a crime procedural with paranormal elements. On Tuesdays, the network will pair "NCIS" with the "NCIS" spinoff, which will be called "NCIS: Los Angeles," following the lead of city-based spinoff titles established by "CSI." The positioning places the spinoff in the time period that successfully launched "The Mentalist" this season.  "It's the same brand of humor, its the same sensibility," said Tassler of the "NCIS" spinoff compared to the original. "It's got a built-in audience." Kahl pointed out that "NCIS: Los Angeles" will be the only scripted series in its time period.  "If you don't want to watch reality, we're the only game in town there," Kahl said. At 10 p.m. Tuesdays, CBS will air the Julianna Margulies legal drama "The Good Wife." CBS is going with a Chuck Lorre hour on Monday. After experimenting with putting "Big Bang" following "Two and a Half Men" this past season, the network is making a "Big Bang" shift to 9:30 p.m. permanent, leaving "How I Met Your Mother" to open the night, leading into new comedy "Accidentally on Purpose."  "We're trying to take ['Big Bang'] from a Top 20 show to a Top 10 show," Kahl said. "We feel confident we can blow this show up." Medical show "Three Rivers," with former "Moonlight" star Alex O'Loughlin, will run at 9 p.m. Sundays, with "Cold Case" shifted to 10 p.m. The network's other new medical drama, the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced "Miami Trauma," will launch in midseason. The only broadcast network to grow this season, CBS canceled veteran shows "Without a Trace" and "The Unit." The cancellations were reflective of CBS' overall strength this season; both shows were fairly solid performers that CBS' rivals would likely have found some way to keep. CBS renewed bubble shows "Cold Case" and "The New Adventures of Old Christine," the latter after ABC offered to take the show off the network's hands should CBS refuse a pick up. "We want to continue to get younger we think the schedule reflects that" Tassler said, referring to actors such as L.L. Cool J in the "NCIS" spinoff. "You're going to see a really nice balance between new faces and existing stars." The network's other new medical drama, the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced "Miami Trauma," will launch in midseason. Also slotted for midseason are Canadian drama "The Bridge" and unscripted series "Arranged Marriage" and "Undercover Boss."  (Hollywood Reporter)
Here is CBS' fall schedule:
Monday
8 p.m. How I met Your Mother*
8:30 p.m. ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE
9 p.m Two and a Half Men
9:30 p.m. The Big Bang Theory*
10 p.m. CSI: Miami
Tuesday
8 p.m. NCIS
9 p.m. NCIS: LOS ANGELES
10 p.m. THE GOOD WIFE
Wednesday
8 p.m. The New Adventures of Old Christine
8:30 p.m. Gary Unmarried
9 p.m. Criminal Minds
10 p.m. CSI: NY
Thursday
8 p.m. Survivor
9 p.m. CSI
10 p.m. The Mentalist*
Friday
8 p.m. Ghost Whisperer
9 p.m. MEDIUM
10 p.m. Numbers
Saturday
8 p.m. Crime drama repeat
9 p.m. Crime drama repeat
10 p.m. 48 Hour Mystery
Sunday
7 p.m. 60 Minutes
8 p.m. The Amazing Race
9 p.m. THREE RIVERS
10 p.m. Cold Case*