CBS clones its 2008-09 season

CBS has announced it is renewing the following series for the 2008-09 season:

“Cold Case”
“Criminal Minds”
“CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”
“CSI: Miami”
“CSI: New York”
“Ghost Whisperer”
“NCIS”
“Numb3rs”
“The Big Bang Theory”
“Two and a Half Men”
“Without a Trace”

Renewals for “Survivor” and “The Amazing Race” had previously been announced.

Notably missing from the list:

“Shark”
“How I Met Your Mother”
“Rules of Engagement”
“The New Adventures of Old Christine”
“Welcome to the Captain”
“The Unit”
“Cane”
“Jericho”
“Moonlight”

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Correction: We earlier discussed an upcoming computer-animated series, “Star Wars: The Clone Wars.” Seems the date I listed, Aug. 15, is for a movie that’ll strafe theaters on that day. The TV show’ll appear at an unspecified date in the fall.

Speaking of star wars, that’s the opening date only if this doesn’t kill us all first.