New CBS Shows Coming in January 2020

New CBS Shows Coming in January 2020

With most of the TV shows either showing reruns or on hiatus after airing their fall finales, it’s a great time to look forward to all the new shows that premiere in 2020.

There are a lot of them too and viewers can find themselves a bit overwhelmed.

It’s also important to note that viewers may become emotionally invested in a show only to have their network cancel them suddenly. It can be a little frustrating.

So lets just take it one step at a time and look at the new shows coming on the CBS network.

What’s coming on in 2020? We’re glad you asked.

Here’s what’s to look forward to you are still in the throws of holiday overload:



FBI: Most Wanted

January 7, 2020

·       Created by: René Balcer

·       Starring: Julian McMahon as Jess LaCroix  (Red, Home & Away, The Profiler, Charmed, Nip & Tuck); Keisha Castle-Hughes as Hana Gibson (Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, The Walking Dead, The Almighty Johnsons, Game of Thrones); Kellan Lutz as Ken Crosby (The Twilight Saga: New Moon, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Parts 1 & 2, The Expendables 3, 90210); Roxy Sternberg as Sheryll Barnes (Emerald City); Nathaniel Arcand as Clinton Skye (Black Summer, Heartland, Smallville, Blackstone).

Premises: A spin-off of CBS’ hit show, FBI, the show features FBI agents of the Fugitive Task Force who are charged with tracking and capturing the nation’s most notorious criminals.

The Boob Tuber review: When the cast appeared on an FBI episode last season, nothing special about them really stood out.

The episode was flat and the plot was uninspiring.

Where the show FBI got started with an exhilarating sprint, FBI: Most Wanted took off with a stroll.

It was thought that CBS may have jumped the shark by giving a show that was still in its infancy stage a spin-off.

The challenges that lie ahead for this show are not being compared to Criminal Minds, the CSI franchise or the NCIS franchise.

Hopefully the showrunners will be able to separate themselves from the pack of the nine crime/law enforcement dramas that they already have.



Tommy

·       February 6, 2020

·       Created by: Paul Attanasio

·       Starring: Edie Falco as Abigail "Tommy" Thomas (Oz, The Sopranos, Nurse Jackie, Homicide: Life on the Streets, Law & Order, 30 Rock); Michael Chernus as Ken (Men in Black 3, Captain Phillips, Mercy, Orange is the New Black, Manhattan, Patriot); Russell G. Jones as Cooper (Motherless Brooklyn, Detroit, Godless, Last O.G., Law & Order, The Americans); Olivia Lucy Phillip as Kate (Bull); Adelaide Clemens as Blake (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Rectify); Joseph Lyle Taylor as Dudik (Summer of Sam, The Dark Knight Rises, Justified, House, Dexter, Lie to Me); Thomas Sadoski as Buddy (John Wick, John Wick Chapter 2, As the World Turns, Law & Order: SVU, The News Room, Life in Pieces)

Premises: Tommy is a former high-ranking detective of the NYPD who then takes the job as the first female Chief of Police for Los Angeles.

As a native New Yorker she also brings with her a personality that has become stereo-typical for TV characters (Danny Reagan-Blue Bloods, Mike Logan-Law & Order, Mary Beth Lacey-Cagney & Lacey, Captain Frank “Pizzaman” Furillo-Hill Street Blues, and Tony Baretta-Baretta); one that is unapologetically honest, with uncompromising tactics and a lack of politically correct subtlety. 

She uses these tools to deal with the myriad of issues that come with the job such as political and social that affects law enforcement in Los Angeles.

The Boob Tuber review: Does this premise sound familiar? It should. Remember The Closer which starred Kyra Sedgwick as Brenda Leigh Johnson a driven, hard-nosed law enforcement officer from the South?

Even the description of the show sounds oddly familiar if you read the premises of The Closer (which also took place in Los Angeles and centers around the LAPD).

The creator, Paul Attanasio, comes with a TV pedigree full of successes (Homicide: Life on the Streets, Bull and House) which were successful as well as cutting edge, so the show has that going for them. However, the female characters on all three of his shows are typical of Hollywood: one-dimensional cardboard cut-outs while the male characters are multifaceted.

Casting Edie Falco in the lead role was genius. She has a proven track record of performances on long running series and has the Emmys (four of them) to prove it. Besides women like her and see themselves in her.

Whether Tommy can step out of the shadows of characters like Lieutenant Anita Van Buren (Law & Order), Brenda Leigh Johnson (The Closer) or Jenny Shepherd (NCIS) remains to be seen.

If the show runners can do this Tommy may have a long run on CBS.



Star Trek: Picard

·       January 26,2020

·       CBS: All Access

·       Created by: Alex Kurtzman

·       Starring: Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard (Dune, L.A, Story, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Star Trek Generations, Star Trek: First Contact, X-Men, X2, Star Trek: Insurrection, Star Trek: Nemesis, X-Men Origins: Wolverine,  X-Men: The Last Stand, Ted, Ted:2, Star Trek Next Generation, Family Guy, American Dad); Isa Briones as Dahj (Blind Date, American Crime Story/Versace Assassination), Alison Pill as Agnes Jurati (The Newsroom, The Family, American Horror Story: Cult); Santiago Cabrera as Cristobal Rios (Empire, Heroes, Merlin, Anna Karenina, The Musketeers, Big Little Lies); Michelle Hurd as Raffi Musiker (Another World, New York Undercover, Malcolm & Eddie, Law & Order: SVU, ER, Gossip Girl, Hawaii 5-0, Blindspot); Harry Treadaway as Narek (Penny Dreadful, Mr. Mercedes).

·       Recurring cast: Brent Spiner as Data, Jonathan Frakes as William Riker, Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine, and Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi.

Premises: The show picks up 20 years after the end of the destruction of the planet Romulus which was seen in Star Trek: Nemesis and centers on former captain, Jean-Luc Picard who has been deeply affected by what happened to Romulus and the death of Data who sacrificed himself in order to save Picard and the crew of the Enterprise.

To fully understand what has happened and how it has affected Picard, The Boob Tuber suggests that you watch Star Trek: Nemesis prior to the show’s debut.


The movie is available through Amazon Prime Video or iTunes to either rent or buy. On December 10 and 11, the cable channel IFC is airing the movie.

The Boob Tuber Review: This is the eighth installment of the Star Trek franchise and, with possibly the exception of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, they have all been pretty successful.

This is almost entirely due to their devout fan following and the Science Fiction genre.

It is this franchise that opened the doors for shows/movies such as Battlestar Galactica, Star Wars, Alien, Buck Rogers in the 25 Century and Stargate SG-1.

The good news is that the show is bringing back a favorite in the form of Jean-Luc Picard so the probability of it being around for awhile is a good one.

The bad news is that it won’t be shown on CBS, but on CBS: All Access which means including the absorbent amount you’re already paying for cable, you’ll have to shell out more money to see the show.

For die hard Star Trek fans, the $59.99 per year is worth it.