FRIENDS, FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR and More Show Openings Get 8-Bit Treatment

To celebrate the movie adaptation of READY PLAYER ONE, Warner Bros. revamped a number of its classic shows’ opening titles—FRIENDS, FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR, FULL HOUSE, and TWO AND A HALF MEN—in the style of 8-bit. (And yes, they’re adorable.)

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TWO AND A HALF MEN to End After Season 12

TWO AND A HALF MEN will end its run next season, CBS announced.

“This will be TWO AND A HALF MEN’s final season,” Nina Tassler, Chairman, CBS Entertainment, told press this morning. “Chuck Lorre is creating a season-long event. I think we did very well last year of announcing [a] final season of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, too. Chuck is very excited about this. He has some great ideas in store, some very big surprises. And we know that fans, and we know that audiences respond to that. And that should really give us a nice boost.”

Are you sad TAAHM is coming to an end?

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CBS Renews NCIS, CSI, PERSON OF INTEREST, MOM, and 14 Other Shows

CBS has renewed 18 shows for the 2014-2015 season, the network announced.

“The best way to launch new shows in the fall and throughout the season is to surround them with a strong and stable lineup of successful series,” said Nina Tassler, Chairman of CBS Entertainment in a statement. “The shows we’re picking up today cut across every night of the week and feature genre leaders, time-period winners and the most-watched shows on broadcast television.”

So which shows made the cut? Check out CBS’ announcement…

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CBS Sets UNFORGETTABLE, BAD TEACHER Premiere Dates, Plus THE CRAZY ONES and TWO AND A HALF MEN Time Slot Swap

CBS has opted to swap time periods for THE CRAZY ONES and TWO AND A HALF MEN, the network announced today. Also, new comedy, BAD TEACHER, has gotten a series premiere date, and UNFORGETTABLE has received its season 3 launch spot.

Take a look at what the network had to say…

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THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL is Coming to CBS

We may have a few months before CBS’ fall 2014 lineup gets solidified, but one big piece of the puzzle has been placed: CBS has won the rights to air NFL’s Thursday Night Football — which consists of eight early season games — the network announced today.

“We are very pleased to build on our outstanding partnership with the NFL by expanding our coverage to Thursday nights,” said CBS Corporation President and CEO Leslie Moonves in a statement. “CBS is a premium content company and the NFL represents the best premium content there is. I look forward to all this new deal will do for us not only on Thursday nights, but across our entire schedule.”

With CBS using eight Thursdays on the sporting event, no word yet on what impact that will have on its scripted shows currently there. (Perhaps a few will be shuffled, and a few others will be delayed?)

Do you think you’ll check out football on CBS?