CBS: corpses, comics but no 'Cane'

CBS, for the past decade a network built around CSI and its gory crime-drama clones, Wednesday unveiled a fall schedule intended to make its viewers laugh as well as gag. The network added two sitcoms, renewed a couple of others that seemed near cancellation just a few days ago, and expanded comedy programming from one night to two.

To make room for the comedies, the network canceled three notable dramas, including Cane (left), its groundbreaking nighttime soap about Cuban exiles in South Florida. Also biting the video dust were the vampire-detective cult favorite Moonlight and Shark, which won James Woods rave reviews for his portrayal of an ethics-schmethics district attorney. Read the entire Miami Herald story here.