CBS announced Wednesday its first winter creations, without the cover of "Murphy Brown" or the comedy freshman "Happy Together" getting orders for more episodes.
According to a person familiar with the situation, the relaunch of the sitcom should always be a 13-episode event rather than the continuation of the series. Despite everything, "Murphy Brown" has not opened as well in the rankings as other recent sitcom resumes such as "Roseanne" (now "The Conners") and "Will & Grace". The show debuted at a rating of 1.1 among adults aged 18 to 49 and 7.5 million viewers in September in Live + Same Day. In Live + 7, the series has an average rating of 1.4 and 9.1 million viewers to date. The show also entails higher costs, in part because of filming in New York rather than in Los Angeles.
"Happy Together", which brings together Damon Wayans Jr., Amber Stevens West and Felix Mallard, has never taken off in the ratings, opening its doors to 1.0 and 6 million viewers in Live + Same Day. In Live + 7, the multi-camera currently represents 1.1 and 5.5 million viewers. The show drew attention from the start given the determination with which many networks have turned to Wayans during the pilot season. The star signed a major contract with CBS that allowed her to score points in the program and a multi-year first look deal with CBS Television. Studios.
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American actress Candice Bergen directs her film on the European filming of "The Magus" by Guy Green, after the book by John Fowles, October 1967. (Photo by Terry O Neill / Iconic Images / Getty Images)
American actress Candice Bergen on the set of the film T.R. Baskin, directed by American director Herbert Ross. USA, 1971 .. (Photo of Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – CIRCA 1966: Actress Candice Bergen attends a show in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Earl Leaf / Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images)
American actress Candice Bergen poses with the stage dress that she will wear in the movie The Sand Pebbles. USA, 1966 .. (Photo of Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)
(Original caption) Bewitched, beautiful and with glasses … Candice Bergen is an American model in Paris who wears glasses and laughs loudly in front of the jokes of Yves Montano in Live for Life.
USA – MAY 01: The American actress Candice Bergen wearing a dress and earrings B. H. Wragge of Mimi di N; Hair of Carita (photo by Bert Stern / Conde Nast via Getty Images)
Around 1967: American actress and model Candice Bergen. (Photo by Hulton Archive / Getty Images)
Around 1967: Actress and American photojournalist Candice Bergen (1946 -). (Photo by Keystone / Getty Images)
Half-length portrait of American actress Candice Bergen, who smokes a cigarillo and looks at the camera. 1967 .. (Photo of Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)
The actress Candice Bergen, on September 3, 1968, films scenes from the movie "The Adventurers" at Cinecitta Studios in Cinecitta, Rome, Italy. (Photo by Ron Galella / WireImage)
Candice Bergen and Bekim Fehmiu during the filming of The Adventurers & # 39; – September 3, 1968 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Ron Galella / WireImage)
Close-up of American actress Candice Bergen, looking away with a serious look. September 1968 .. (Photo of Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)
American actress Candice Bergen on the set of Magus in Mallorca, Spain. (Photo by Terry O'Neill / Iconic Images / Getty Images)
The wonderful American actress Candice Bergen wears the precious jewelery provided by the Buccellati jewelery for the film The Adventurers, directed by the English director Lewis Gilbert and based on the novel by the American writer Harold Robbins, The Adventurers. Italy, 1968 .. (Photo of Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)
Candice Bergen during the filming of "The Hunting Party", director Don Medford, 1970, Almeria, Spain. (Photo by Gianni Ferrari / Cover / Getty Images).
LIFE magazine cover of 24/07/1970 w. logo and legend Activist Actress Candice Bergen w. photo of Michael Mauney. (Photo by Michael Mauney / Life Magazine, Copyright Time Inc. / LIFE Premium Collection / Getty Images)
Actress Candice Bergen at home with her pet dog Leonard. (Photo by Michael Mauney / LIFE / Getty Images Collection)
A close-up of American actress Candice Bergen during the filming of The Wind and the Lion, directed by American director John Milius. United States, 1975 .. (Photo of Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)
Head of Candice Bergen, actress and American model, circa 1975. (Photo: Silver Screen Collection / Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – CIRCA 1979: Candice Bergen circa 1979 in New York. (Photo by Robin Platzer / IMAGES / Getty Images)
Portrait of American actress Candice Bergen in front of a window overlooking Central Park, New York, New York, mid-1980s. (Photo by Oliver Morris / Getty Images)
Candice Bergen at Candice Bergen File Photos, USA. (Photo by Ron Galella / WireImage)
New York, NY – CIRCA 1980: Candice Bergen on the film set circa 1980 in New York. (Photo by Press Images / IMAGES / Getty Images)
Candice Bergen photographed in New York in 1984. (Photo of Walter McBride / Corbis via Getty Images)
THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON – Pictured: Actress Candice Bergen, host Johnny Carson, March 29, 1984 – (Photo: Gary Null / NBC / NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
Candice Bergen and Louis Malle at the 60th Academy Awards at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, USA. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage)
Actress Candice Bergen and director Louis Malle attend the 45th annual Golden Globe Awards gala on January 23, 1988 at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Ron Galella / WireImage)
Actress Candice Bergen and her daughter Chloe Malle and the Disney Executive, Michael Eisner, attend the premiere of Burbank's Oliver & Company & # 39; November 6, 1988 at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage)
Actress Candice Bergen and her daughter Chloe Malle attend the premiere of Burbank's Oliver & Company & # 39; November 6, 1988 at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage)
Actress Candice Bergen participates in the 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony on January 18, 1992 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage)
Actress Candice Bergen attends the 44th edition of the Primetime Emmy Awards on August 30, 1992 at Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage)
Actress Candice Bergen attends the 48th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony on September 8, 1996 at Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage)
CANDICE BERGEN ON THE AVENUE MADISON (Photo by Lawrence Schwartzwald / Sygma via Getty Images)
Candice Bergen and Dustin Hoffman at the Pediatric Aids Picnic in 1996 at a private residence in Brentwood, California, USA. (Photo by SGranitz / WireImage)
Actress Candice Bergen attends the Hollywood premiere "Miss Congeniality" on December 14, 2000 at the Mann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage)
Oprah Winfrey and Candice Bergen, TV personalities, at the launch party of Winfrey's cable channel, OXYGEN. (Photo by Dave Allocca / DMI / The LIFE / Getty Images Collection)
American actress Candice Bergen, circa 2000. (Photo by Nancy R. Schiff / Getty Images)
Candice Bergen during CBS at 75 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, New York, USA. (Photo by Jim Spellman / WireImage)
Candice Bergen at the premiere of Miramax Films with the screening of "The Station Agent & # 39; at Walter Reade Theater in New York, New York, USA. (Photo by Sylvain Gaboury / FilmMagic)
Tribute Film Festival – premiere of The In-Laws at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center in New York City, New York, USA. Candice Bergen and Robert De Niro. (Photo by Jim Spellman / WireImage)
United States – April 29: Candice Bergen is on hand at the dairy in Central Park to launch a celebration of the park's 150th anniversary. This year – long celebration will include a birthday party from dawn to dusk on July 19.
THE 58th ANNOUNCEMENT OF EMMY PRIMETIME AWARDS – Press Room – Pictured: Candice Bergen, presenter for Aaron Spelling Tribute (Photo by Chris Haston / NBC / NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
Candice Bergen at "The Curse of the Golden Flower" premiere in New York – Arrivals at Alice Tulley Hall – Lincoln Center in New York City, NY, USA. (Photo by Jim Spellman / WireImage)
Candice Bergen at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California (photo by Steve Granitz / WireImage)
Candice Bergen during "Boston Legal" celebrates her DVD debut from Season 1 at The 21 Club in New York, New York, USA. (Photo by Ryan Born / WireImage)
LUIS GUERRA / Photo 2009 RAMEY New York, Nov 03, 2009 This photo: CANDICE BERGEN * EXCLUSIVE * Celebrity viewing at the Harley Show. PGlg68 (Photo by Philip Ramey / Corbis via Getty Images)
END OF NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON – Episode 942 – On the photo: Candice Bergen on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 – (Photo by: Lloyd Bishop / NBC / NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 11: Actress Candice Bergen attends the 25th Anniversary Celebration of "Murphy Brown" at the Museum of Modern Art on December 11, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Desiree Navarro / WireImage)
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 2: Actress Candice Bergen attends the 30th annual tribute to the Museum of the Moving Image at 583 Park Avenue on November 2, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Jimi Celeste / Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
New York, NY – May 23: Candice Bergen attends the 2016 World Science Fest Gala at Lincoln Center on May 23, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski / Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 11: Candice Bergen attends the Lincoln Center American Song Book Gala in honor of Lorne Michaels at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on February 11, 2016 in New York City. (Photo Dipasupil / FilmMagic)
WESTWOOD, CA – MAY 06: Actress Candice Bergen arrives at the premiere of Paramount Pictures' "Reading Club" at the Regency Village Theater on May 6, 2018 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Axelle / Bauer-Griffin / FilmMagic)
WESTWOOD, CA – MAY 06: Actress Candice Bergen arrives at the premiere of Paramount Pictures' "Reading Club" at the Regency Village Theater on May 6, 2018 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Axelle / Bauer-Griffin / FilmMagic)
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CBS will now present the new comedy "Fam" on Thursday, January 10 at 9:30 pm ET / PT after "Murphy Brown" completes its season order. The series features Nina Dobrev and Tone Bell in a comedy about a woman whose vision of a perfect life with her beloved fiancé and her wonderful parents is radically altered when her 16-year-old uncontrollable half-sister arrives unexpectedly live with her. Odessa Adlon, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Sheryl Lee Ralph are also on the bill.
The third season of "Man With A Plan" will debut Monday, February 4th at 8:30 pm (Eastern Time) after the end of "Happy Together". Matt LeBlanc is back to old school life and faces the modern challenges of parenthood, marriage and family. Liza Snyder, Kevin Nealon, Stacy Keach, Grace Kaufman, Matthew McCann, Hala Finley, Matt Cook and Kali Rocha are also on the bill.
The first season of "Life in Pieces" will be announced at a later date.
Read the full program below.
CBS Thursday (as of January 10th)
20:00 – 20:30
THE THEORY OF BIG BANG
20:30 – 21:00
YOUNG SHELDON
21:00 – 21:30
MUM
21h30-10h00
FAM
10h-23h
TO CRUSH.
CBS Monday (February 4th and February 11th)
20:00 – 20:30
THE DISTRICT
20:30 – 21:00
MAN WITH A PLAN
From 21:00 to 22:00
GREAT BROTHER: CELEBRITY EDITION
10h-23h
TAURUS
CBS Monday (from February 18th)
20:00 – 20:30
THE DISTRICT
20:30 – 21:00
MAN WITH A PLAN
From 21:00 to 22:00
MAGNUM P.I.
10h-23h
TAURUS
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