Vegas picked up for a whole season.

[Diana]

Well, it looks like Tuesday's at 10pm is filled up until at least through May 2013 as Vegas along with Elementary at 10pm Thursdays just got a full season order.


10.23.2012

CBS GIVES FULL SEASON ORDERS TO TELEVISION’S #1 AND #2 NEW SERIES — “VEGAS” AND “ELEMENTARY”





Freshman Dramas Win Their Time Periods in Viewers and Key Demographics

CBS has given full season “back nine” orders to television's top two freshman series — VEGAS and ELEMENTARY.

“VEGAS and ELEMENTARY have opened strong, delivering big audiences and winning performances in important time periods,” said Nina Tassler, President, CBS Entertainment. “Each of the shows has rich characters, big stars and a unique visual style that have stood out in the crowd, helping make two of our strongest nights even stronger.”

VEGAS, the #1 new series of the season and ranked sixth overall, wins its Tuesday (10:00-11:00 PM) time period in viewers and key demographics, averaging 14.94 million viewers, 2.7/08 in adults 18-49 and 3.8/09 in adults 25-54. VEGAS has improved the year-ago time period by +8% in viewers.

ELEMENTARY, the #2 new series of the season and ranked ninth overall, also wins its Thursday (10:00-11:00 PM) time period in the key ratings measures, averaging 14.30 million viewers, 3.5/10 in adults 18-49 and 4.6/11 in adults 25-54. Compared to the time period last year, ELEMENTARY is up +17% in adults 18-49 and +10% in adults 25-54.

VEGAS stars Dennis Quaid, Michael Chiklis, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jason O'Mara, Taylor Handley and Sarah Jones. Greg Walker, Nicholas Pileggi, Cathy Konrad, Arthur Sarkissian and James Mangold are executive producers for CBS Television Studios.

ELEMENTARY stars Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu, Aidan Quinn and Jon Michael Hill. Rob Doherty, Sarah Timberman and Carl Beverly are executive producers for CBS Television Studios.

[joekido]

Full season for Elementary? So people are ok with Watson being a female Asian?

[biochemgeek]

Oct 24, 2012 18:22:04 GMT -5 joekido said:

Full season for Elementary? So people are ok with Watson being a female Asian?

Is there a reason they shouldn't be okay with it?

[joekido]

Well I thought it as a bad idea. Some people thought the same and someone I knew in my life didn't like the idea so I'm surprised

[ls]

Oct 24, 2012 18:31:45 GMT -5 joekido said:

Well I thought it as a bad idea. Some people thought the same and someone I knew in my life didn't like the idea so I'm surprised

Really? You thought something was bad?

Truly mind-blowing information.

[joekido]

Oct 24, 2012 22:19:12 GMT -5 ls said:

Oct 24, 2012 18:31:45 GMT -5 joekido said:

Well I thought it as a bad idea. Some people thought the same and someone I knew in my life didn't like the idea so I'm surprised

Really? You thought something was bad?

Truly mind-blowing information.

But it's true. Anyway I'll take a look at that show later

[darksea]

Nina Tassler likes to gloss over a lot. She said the same thing about Jericho...then cancelled it because it wasn't true. They are locking everything in place for the season laying down big bets that once election season and the World Series are over, that all will be hunkey dorey.

That woman's time is starting to run into retirement, just like her dead-horse shows like the original CSI. Just a week ago, she was complaining in Variety about how the new scripted shows are costing too much, and losing lead-in, and used Vegas specifically as an example.

[booklover]

Oct 24, 2012 18:22:04 GMT -5 joekido said:

Full season for Elementary? So people are ok with Watson being a female Asian?

The character of Boomer on Battlestar Galatica went from a black male to an Asian female (i.e. Grace Park), not to mention Kono also went from a male to a female, so why not a female Watson? It puts a different spin on the whole Holmes story.

[joekido]

Ok, I understand. Some people has different taste. I'll watch the show tonight

[trina]

Just a week ago, she was complaining in Variety about how the new scripted shows are costing too much, and losing lead-in, and used Vegas specifically as an example.

Did she give a reason for all the high costs? I read that actors' salaries are a large part of the problem.

[darksea]

The actor's salaries as well as writer's salaries, special effects, etc are far more expensive than dumping a bunch of people out in the wilderness and letting them make fools of themselves, or tossing people on a stage and letting the judges fight it out.