Upfronts: CBS renews Britney Spears-enhanced 'How I Met Your Mother' and 'The Unit'
My, what a difference a little Britney makes.
A couple of months ago, word on the street -- well, on the sound stages -- was that CBS viewers would probably never get to finish the "How I Met Your Mother" story unless, of course, Fox picked the series up, which was part of the rumor. The youngest-skewing show on CBS has never broken out, the thinking goes, because it's on the wrong network.
Enter: Britney Spears. Tonight she appears in the single-camera comedy for the second time. Her first visit gave the show its highest ratings ever and more buzz than Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) could ever muster, no matter how legendary he is. (And believe us, he is.)
Well, CBS has come to its senses and renewed the series for next fall. It also picked up "The Unit," which stars Dennis Haysbert and is run by Shawn Ryan ("The Shield").
-- Maria Elena Fernandez
thank god!
Posted by: brian | May 12, 2008 at 02:34 PM
Dare I even *hope* to think that CBS picked up THE UNIT? Will they pull a Jericho on it later? In any case, THANK YOU CBS! (It's about time)
Posted by: Becca | May 12, 2008 at 02:49 PM
Re: bubble shows....
Media Predict is forecasting strong odds for Reaper to survive, as well as Boston Legal. The Unit, not so strong, but still likely for a renewal.
Other projections are at http://mediapredict.com/markets?term=Television
Posted by: MikeM | May 12, 2008 at 03:10 PM
I think she did a fine job and for a few moments I didn't see Britney but a so so actress.
She was believable.
Posted by: Peter Hutchins | May 12, 2008 at 07:02 PM
YES, THANK GOD!
Now, just waiting on the Season 4 Premiere date and the release of Season 3 on DVD. :-) Hope they're able to add a lot more commentary and behind the scenes interviews to the DVD set with the short season 3.
Posted by: temar | May 12, 2008 at 09:23 PM
How I Met Your Mother is awesome! Great news!
Posted by: anna | May 12, 2008 at 10:37 PM
How I Met Your Mother is a multi-camera show, actually
Posted by: Larrik Jaerico | May 13, 2008 at 05:03 AM
Yeah, they use more than one camera, but they shot over several days without an audience, which is more of the single-camera approach.
Posted by: Mike | May 13, 2008 at 10:43 AM
Hallelujah!! The Unit is on for fall. Quality show!
Couldn't care less about HIMYM & Brittany.
Posted by: Tracy in NC | May 13, 2008 at 01:37 PM
Thank you CBS for another season of the unit. My wife and i think it's the best show on T.V. !
Posted by: owen carpenter | May 27, 2008 at 09:22 AM
Yea, I am soooo glad they picked up the Unit, I am former military, though Navy, and I loved this show. I loved Tues when I could watch my NCIS and My Unit. I was disappoiinted when they took the Unit out. Am looking forward to seeing it in the fall.
Posted by: Debby | August 16, 2008 at 06:21 PM
Thanks for renewing "the unit" probably the best show on TV
Posted by: Warren rhen | March 15, 2009 at 08:06 PM