CBS has officially announced that full season orders have been given to their new shows, 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 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.
Vegas has debuted as the #1 new series of the season and ranked sixth overall, winning its Tuesday (10:00-11:00 PM) time period in viewers and key demographics, averaging 14.94 million viewers.
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.
The #2 new series of the season, Elementary ranked ninth overall, also wins its Thursday (10:00-11:00 PM) time period in the key ratings measures, averaging 14.30 million viewers.
This is good news for me. Both shows are awesome, and I’ve managed to get a few coworkers at DISH to get hooked on Elementary, even though they didn’t think they would like the Holmes redo. I’ll be saving the entirety of both seasons to my Hopper, because it has more than enough memory to spare, and I know I’ll feel nostalgic between some episodes. Cheers to 2 solid shows gaining some ground.