CBS cancels seven shows, including 'Ghost,' 'Case'; Medium & Rules Renewed

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CBS is going to have some open slots next season after all. In an year when some insiders speculated that CBS would only lose a couple shows, the network just canceled four dramas (including three veterans) and two comedies.

Crime procedurals "Cold Case," "Ghost Whisperer" and "Numbers" will not be renewed for next season. Jerry Bruckheimer's drama "Miami Medical" is likewise canceled, as is fellow freshman "Accidentally on Purpose," which mainly aired in the network's Monday night comedy block. Veteran Wednesday night comedies "New Adventures of Old Christine" and "Gary Unmarried" are also cancelled.

Several of these titles could have easily returned and, indeed, were expected to return. The harsh verdicts will signal to ad buyers that TV's "most-watched network" is not being complacent and that executives have faith in their new shows, though will doubtless disappoint some fans. Also, the network picked up "Medium" and "Rules of Engagement" for next season, as expected.

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Preview: The Stones in Exile : An Imagine Special

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The Stones in Exile : An Imagine Special
BBC One, Sunday May 23rd, 10.25pm
Rating: 5 Stars



If it was possible to bottle claustrophobia, director Stephen Kijack would be doing it. If you’re looking for a wild ‘rocumentary’ with thrills and spills, you’re barking up the wrong tree. Cut together using still images, never before seen home video, radio announcers and new interviews … this film gives the viewer a taste of the good, the bad and the ugly that took place in the South of France in 1971 whilst the Stones struggled to record Exile on Main Street in Keith Richards’ basement.

So what were they doing in exile? Well as Bill Wyman explains, with 93 percent tax, “If you earned a million quid … which we didn’t … you’d end up with 70 grand, so it was impossible to earn enough money to pay back the inland revenue and stay here in England.”

This sense of not wanting to leave home comes through from all of the band, but especially Wyman who admits he spent a great deal of effort importing Bird’s Custard, PG Tips and Branston pickle for the duration of his stay … but maybe they needed this isolation, because as Martin Scorsese puts it, “The sense that they can’t go home … I think the music reflects that.”

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