CBS cancels CSI: Miami

UPFRONTS: Ahead of its Upfront next Wednesday, US network CBS has greenlit seven new series for next season, renewed plenty but cancelled dramas CSI: Miami and Unforgettable.

The network’s series pick-ups include dramas Elementary, Golden Boy, Made in Jersey and Vegas; comedies Friend Me and Partners; and unscripted format The Job, from Embassy Row Productions, Mark Burnett Productions and Sony Pictures Television.

CBS said CSI: Miami, the second in the CSI franchise, “leaves an amazing television legacy – a signature look and style, global popularity and as a key player in CBS’s rise to the top over the past decade.” The show ran for 10 seasons.

The broadcaster has also axed drama A Gifted Man, with co-star Patrick Wilson yesterday tweeting: “So…shocking to no one: #agiftedman is done. Found out via email…and not from the network. Stay classy. Thanks to AGM fans! Great cast/crew!”

Comedy Rob and drama NYC 22 have also been cancelled, while CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and CSI: New York have survived. Sitcom Two & a Half Men has also been renewed for the 2012/13 season, marking the ninth season of the show and the second with co-star Ashton Kutcher.

Comedies How I Met Your Mother, 2 Broke Girls, Mike & Molly and The Big Bang Theory have previously been renewed for 2012/13. Likewise dramas Blue Bloods, NCIS, NCIS: LA, Person of Interest, The Mentalist, Criminal Minds, The Good Wife and Hawaii Five-0, and unscripted formats The Amazing Race and Undercover Boss.

ABC, NBC and The CW have also made numerous series pick-ups, cancellations and renewals this weekend.

CBS comedies

Friend Me CBS TV Studios, Tannenbaum Co. Auspices: Alan Kirschenbaum (EP, W-pilot), Ajay Sahgal (EP, W-pilot), Eric Tannenbaum (EP), Kim Tannenbaum (EP), Pamela Fryman (D-pilot). Cast: Tim Robinson, Parvesh Cheena. Logline: Multi-camera comedy about two 20-something best friends who move from Indiana to Los Angeles.

Partners Warner Bros TV, KoMut Entertainment. Auspices: Max Mutchick (EP, W-pilot), David Kohan (EP, W-pilot), James Burrows (D-pilot). Cast: Sophia Bush, Michael Urie, Brandon Routh, Elizabeth Regen, Lucy Davis, David Krumholtz. Logline: When a man decides to propose to his girlfriend, his long-time best friend’s attempts to be supportive put his own relationship in danger.

CBS dramas

Elementary CBS TV Studios, Timberman-Beverly Productions. Auspices: Robert Doherty (EP, W-pilot), Sarah Timberman (EP), Carl Beverly (EP), Michael Cuesta (EP, D-pilot). Cast: Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu, Aidan Quinn. Logline: A modern take on classic detective character Sherlock Holmes (á la the BBC’s Sherlock), set in New York City.

Golden Boy Warner Bros TV, Berlanti TV. Auspices: Nicholas Wootton (EP, W-pilot), Greg Berlanti (EP), Richard Shepard (EP, D-pilot). Cast: Theo James, Chi McBride, Kevin Alejandro, Stella Maeve. Logline: About a cop’s meteoric rise from officer to detective to police commissioner.

Made in Jersey (aka Baby Big Shot) Sony Pictures Television, FanFare Productions. Auspices: Dana Calvo (Co-EP, W-pilot), Kevin Falls (EP), Jamie Tarses (EP), Julia Franz (EP). Cast: Toni Trucks, Janet Montgomery, Kyle MacLachlan, Felix Solis. Logline: A legal drama about a working-class woman who uses her street smarts to compete at a New York law firm.

Vegas (fka Ralph Lamb project) CBS TV Studios. Auspices: Nicholas Pileggi (EP, W-pilot), Greg Walker (EP, W-pilot), James Mangold (EP, D-pilot), Cathy Konrad (EP), Arthur Sarkissian (EP), Dennis Quaid (Co-EP), Michael Chiklis (Co-EP). Cast: Michael Chiklis, Dennis Quaid, Taylor Handley, Carrie-Anne Moss. Logline: The true story of Ralph Lamb, a rodeo cowboy-turned-sheriff in Las Vegas.