At 74, Bates may be the oldest woman to lead a new web connection drama series.
It makes sense to use older-skewing and widely watched60 Minutesas a lead-in.
The two shows have very similar sensibilities.
‘Survivor’, ‘The Amazing Race’, Elsbeth and Matlock.CBS
On the bench for midseason is new Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr. comedy seriesPoppas House.
I hear it would likely air Mondays, succeedingBobAbishola, which, as Deadlinereported, received a 13-episode oder.
Its regular time slot is TBD.
Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni and Wendell Pierce as Captain C.W. Wagner
Here are descriptions of CBS new series.
Based on the character featured in THE GOOD WIFE and THE GOOD FIGHT.
ELSBETH stars Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni, Wendell Pierce as Captain C.W.
Wagner and Carra Patterson as Officer Kaya Blanke.
Robert King, Michelle King, Liz Glotzer and Jonathan Tolins are executive producers.
Tolins will serve as showrunner.
Robert King directed the pilot from a script he wrote with Michelle King.
The series is produced by CBS Studios.
Inspired by the classic television series of the same name.
Bates, Jennie Snyder Urman, Joanna Klein, Eric Christian Olsen and John Will are executive producers.
Kat Coiro directed the pilot from a script written by Urman.
The series is produced by CBS Studios.
Hartley, Ken Olin, Ben Winters, Hilary Weisman Graham and Jeffrey Deaver are executive producers.
Olin directed the pilot from a script written by Winters.
The series is produced by Twentieth Television.
Wayans and Kevin Hench are executive producers.
Andy Ackerman directed the pilot from a script written by Hench and Wayans.
The series is produced by CBS Studios.
