Finale dates for the likes of Friends with Better Lives and Bad Teacher have yet to be released, likely due to the fact that they’ll be running into the summer. You can get a look at the full list of CBS 2013-2014 finale dates below.

Do you think CBS should have allowed How I Met Your Mother to air into May? Will any of the currently unrenewed shows (The Crazy Ones, The Mentalist, Intelligence) be renewed for next season? Should more networks allow full nights of programming to end on the same date?

Monday, March 31st
8:00 How I Met Your Mother (One-Hour Series Finale)
10:00 Intelligence

Monday, April 14th
9:30 Mom

Thursday, April 17th
9:00 The Crazy Ones (One-Hour Season Finale)

Monday, May 5th
8:00 2 Broke Girls

Wednesday, May 7th
10:00 CSI

Thursday, May 8th
9:00 Two and a Half Men

Friday, May 9th
9:00 Hawaii: Five-0
10:00 Blue Bloods

Thursday, May 13th
8:00 NCIS
9:00 NCIS: Los Angeles
10:00 Person of Interest

Wednesday, May 14th
9:00 Criminal Minds

Thursday, May 15th
8:00 The Big Bang Theory
8:30 The Millers
10:00 Elementary

Sunday, May 18th
8:00 The Amazing Race
9:00 The Good Wife
10:00 The Mentalist

Monday, May 19th
9:00 Mike & Molly

Wednesday, May 21st
8:00 Survivor (Two-Hour Season Finale)
10:00 Survivor Reunion Special

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This week on TVHackr, we talked about the futures of The Originals and The Tomorrow People, what’s been going on with Grey’s Anatomy, and a changing of the guard at The Daily Show, while the internet touched on subtitling, Italian TV, and a Netflix redesign.

HBO Debuting Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 on Monday, November 11th
HBO premiered documentary special Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1, focusing on the Veterans Crisis Line, on Veteran’s Day this year.

NBC Orders Five Additional Episodes of Sean Saves the World
NBC has extended the order of struggling freshman sitcom Sean Saves the World to 18 episodes, meaning that it could be off the air by March.

FOX Gives New Animated Comedy Bordertown 13-Episode Order
FOX will have a new animated comedy on its schedule next season in the form of Bordertown, which tells the story of two neighbors – a border patrol agent and a Mexican immigrant.

Reign 1.05 Preview: Danger from the Woods is Brought to the Castle
On the most recent episode of Reign, a visit from Francis’ ex following an attack on her carriage brings the dangers from the woods to the castle.

Grey’s Anatomy 10.08 Review: Two Against One
While Meredith reaches the next milestone in her research, Callie conducts an interview with Owen’s new girlfriend and April tells her fiancée that she wants to wait to have sex.

Bob’s Burgers Recap: Brotherly Love
While Bob takes a part-time gig as a cook for a fraternity house at a local university, Linda tags along with Gretchen as she attempts to sell sex toys to housewives.

Witches of East End 1.06 “Potentia Noctis” Recap
While Ingrid flashes back to a past life that links her to Fair Haven, Freya makes a shocking discovery related to what Dash pulled out of Maura Thatcher’s throat.

Witches of East End 1.07 Preview: The Shifter Summons a Familiar Face
On the next episode of Witches of East End, Ingrid discovers something startling about her past, while a novelist comes to East End and Joanna reads Freya’s tarot cards.

The CW Picks Up Full Seasons of The Originals, The Tomorrow People, and Reign
The CW has picked up full 22-episode seasons of new fall dramas The Originals, The Tomorrow People, and Reign after promising reviews and even more promising early numbers.

Starz Makes Changes to Encore Channels
Starz has made over its Encore channel package, replacing Encore Drama with Encore Black and Encore Love with Encore Classic.

Looking Teaser: Get a First Look at HBO’s Upcoming Gay Dramedy
HBO released the first teaser for upcoming dramedy Looking, which stars Jonathan Groff as a man looking for love in San Francisco, this week.

How I Met Your Mother 9.09 Review – Platonish
In a flashback episode, the gang ponders the future of Ted, Barney, and Robin, while Barney accepts challenges from Lily and Robin.

The Originals 1.07 Preview: The Hunt for Hayley is On
On this week’s episode of The Originals, Hayley’s disappearance prompts Klaus and Elijah to search the bayou, while Davina makes a connection with Josh and Rebekah receives an offer from Marcel.

Ravenswood 1.04 Sneak Peeks: Luke Searches for a Distraction
While Luke searches for a distraction from the recent séance in Mr. Collins’ house, Olivia finds a connection between her family and Miranda’s family and Caleb struggles to share what’s been happening with Hanna.

HBO to Premiere Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley November 18th
HBO will be premiering a documentary special about stand-up comedian Moms Mabley, to be directed by Whoopi Goldberg, this coming Monday.

CBS Moves Intelligence Premiere to January 7th
CBS has moved the series premiere of action thriller Intelligence ahead six weeks to January 7th, where it will follow a new episode of NCIS.

Cougar Town: Matthew Perry to Guest Star in Season 5
Friends alum Matthew Perry is set to guest star on an upcoming episode of Cougar Town, though no details have been released as to his role.

The Tomorrow People 1.06 Sneak Peek: Stephen Wants to Help a New Break-out
On this week’s episode of The Tomorrow People, Jedikiah has a game changing secret, Russell attends his father’s wake in Oregon, and Stephen wants to help a new breakout.

FX Releases Red Band Trailer for Upcoming Animated Comedy Chozen
FX has released the red band trailer for upcoming animated comedy Chozen, which tells the story of a gay white rapper being released from prison and attempting to conquer the music industry.

NBC Reviving Last Comic Standing for Summer 2014
NBC has resurrected Last Comic Standing yet again, this time for a planned summer 2014 launch that will be executive produced by Wanda Sykes.

Maya Rudolph to Host Post-Olympics Variety Show
Maya Rudolph has landed a post-Olympics variety special on NBC that could turn into a full series if it’s successful enough.

The Tomorrow People Spoilers: Stephen Tries to Handle a Breakout on His Own
Coming up on The Tomorrow People, Stephen tries to have fun with his powers, John feels tension between himself and Cara, and a plan is hatched to get inside Jedikiah’s head.

The Originals Spoilers: Elijah Struggles with the Fallout with Klaus
Coming up on The Originals, Elijah deals with guilt from the fallout with Klaus, Hayley learns more about her past, and the human faction of New Orleans takes matters into their own hands.

Power Adds La La Anthony and Andy Bean
Upcoming crime drama Power has added former MTV VJ La La Anthony and stage actor Andy Bean to its continually expanding cast.

Hell on Wheels Renewed for Season 4 by AMC
After surviving a move to Saturday nights, Hell on Wheels has been awarded with a fourth season renewal and three additional episodes, bringing its order for next season to 13 from the 10 it had for season three.

Reign 1.05 Sneak Peek: Mary Confronts Kenna About the Affair
On this week’s episode of Reign, Mary confronts Kenna about the affair with King Henry, which learned from an ever-manipulative Queen Catherine.

John Oliver Lands Comedy Series at HBO
Daily Show correspondent John Oliver, who filled in for Jon Stewart this summer, has landed a satirical talk series on HBO, set to air Sundays in 2014.

Grey’s Anatomy 10.09 Review: Sorry Seems to be the Hardest..
While Callie faces her malpractice suit in court, her father attempts to bring her back together with Arizona through a story about his own relationship with her mother.

People Magazine to name Adam Levine Sexiest Man Alive
People Magazine is set to name The Voice judge (and Maroon 5 frontman) Adam Levine as its Sexiest Man Alive.

Reign 1.06 Preview: Has Mary Been Targeted by the Pagans?
On the next episode of Reign, it looks as if Mary has been targeted for a blood sacrifice, while Francis turns to Olivia when he sees how close Mary and Bash have become.

Looking Trailer: You Have to Find Someone Who Understands
HBO has released the first trailer for upcoming gay dramedy Looking, which stars Jonathan Groff, Murray Bartlett, and Frankie Alvarez.

The Killing Renewed for Fourth Season by Netflix
The Killing has been brought back for a fourth (and reportedly final) season by Netflix, though season four will consist of only six episodes.

Pop Culture Happy Hour: Twitter And Subtitled Television (NPR)
NPR takes a look at Sundance’s The Returned, including issues of television subtitling and how far one is willing to go from their native tongue in order to find good TV.

Netflix Revamps Its Television Viewing Experience (Fast Company)
Netflix has completely redesigned the way streaming on television looks – using more comprehensive content photos, allowing more information that could persuade a watch, etc.

11 potential reality television shows about writing (The LA Times)
The LA Times came up with 11 potential reality shows about writing, including Project Publish, The Amazing Manuscript, and Clichebusters.

New Italian TV show is ‘American Idol’ for authors (Christian Science Monitor)
Masterpiece, a new Italian reality series, will pit aspiring authors against one another to win a book deal.

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Intelligence stars Josh Holloway (Lost) as Gabriel, a high-tech intelligence operative enhanced with a super-computer microchip in his brain. The first human to be connected to the worldwide information grid, he can hack any data center and access key information to help the United States against its enemies, but if Gabriel falls into the wrong hands, he could potentially bring about destruction the country isn’t prepared to deal with.

In addition to Holloway, Intelligence stars Marg Helgenberger (CSI) as Gabriel’s boss who oversees his missions; Meghan Ory (Once Upon a Time) as Riley Neal, a Secret Service agent assigned to help protect Gabriel; Michael Rady (Emily Owens, M.D.) as federal investigator Chris Jameson, John Billingsley (Enterprise) as Dr. Shenendoah Cassidy, designer of Gabriel’s chip; and PJ Byrne (Horrible Bosses) as Nelson, Dr. Cassidy’s son who is jealous of how prominent Gabriel is in his father’s life.

Hostages currently airs Mondays at 10:00 on CBS. You can check out a trailer for Intelligence below.

Will you be watching Intelligence? Do you think that pushing up the premiere date is a good idea? Is this the show to bring Josh Holloway back to television for an extended run?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjgObuY_EOk

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-Fresh off its premiere at the Television Critics Association press tour, Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD will be screened during D23 Expo 2013, a Disney fan event designed to give access to Disney films, television, and theme parks. About six weeks ahead of its September 24th television premiere, SHIELD is set to screen on Sunday, August 11th at 3:00 p.m. in the D23 Expo Center. The event itself takes place from August 9th-11th at the Anaheim Convention Center.

-Bravo has greenlit Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce, about the author of a self-help book navigating her life as a newly single woman in her 40’s in Los Angeles, to pilot. The pilot was written by Marti Noxon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Glee) and becomes the second project currently in development at the network, who recently passed on Rita, a drama starring Anna Gunn as a teacher struggling to balance her three children and chaotic job.

-Former soccer player Juan Pablo Galavis has been named the next Bachelor by ABC. His season of looking for love, and someone to introduce to his daughter Camila, will air this January. He was eliminated during the home visits that recent Bachelorette Desiree made this past season.

-Emmy winner Jaime Pressly (My Name is Earl) has joined TVLand pilot Jennifer Falls, which tells the story of a single mother who gets fired from her job and has to move back in with her mother until she gets on her feet. Pressly will play the title character, a woman who goes from a six-figure position to a waitressing job at her brother’s bar. Her most recent series was FOX’s I Hate My Teenage Daughter, where she co-starred along with Katie Finneran.

-After bowing to its strongest premiere numbers in two years, America’s Next Top Model has bumped two new episodes of Perfect Score, as the second half of its season premiere will be rebroadcast this Friday at 8:00; the first half will now be aired the previous day at 9:00, following a Vampire Diaries repeat. An all-new episode of Top Model, where the first cut is made in the group of 16 contestants, is still set to air Friday, August 9th at 9:00 on The CW. There’s no word on when (or if) the two booted Perfect Score episodes will surface.

-Kanye West will perform at the MTV Video Music Awards for the seventh time this year. The rapper joins Lady Gaga on the 2013 VMA lineup, where he’s scheduled to perform “BLKKK SKKKN HEAD” from his most recent album Yeezus. The 2013 VMAs will air live Sunday, August 25th at 9:00 on MTV.

-CBS midseason drama Intelligence has named Barry Schindel (Law and Order) as showrunner and executive producer. The series, which stars the likes of Josh Holloway (Lost) and Marg Helgenberger (CSI), will premiere Monday, February 24th at 10:00. You can check out a trailer here.

-Netflix has picked up 13th-century adventure series Marco Polo from Starz, the latter having ordered the show straight-to-series in January 2012. However, after little movement following said announcement, Starz released the project, from John Fusco (Hidalgo) and showrunner Dave Erickson (Sons of Anarchy). The nine-episode series, originally slated to film in China, will chronicle the famed explorer’s journey during his early years in the court of Kublai Khan.

–Community‘s Donald Glover is set to write, executive produce and play the lead in a half-hour comedy for FX. The series, tentatively titled Atlanta and currently in development, is set against the backdrop of the Atlanta music scene, which Glover grew up in.

-Issa Rae (The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl) and Larry Wilmore (The Bernie Mac Show) have teamed up for a half-hour comedy currently in development at HBO. The series, starring Rae, is said to focus on the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern day African-American woman.

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-ABC is set to air the final six episodes of Secret Millionaire on Sundays at 8:00 beginning August 4th. The series, narrated by Blair Underwood, was pulled last summer due to low ratings and will take over for Celebrity Wife Swap, which wraps the week prior.

-Comedian Josh Wolf will host Shark After Dark, Discovery’s attempt to capitalize on its upcoming Shark Week. Beginning Sunday, August 4th at 11:00, Wolf will lead viewers through an hour-long celebration of all things shark-related.

-USA has announced the existence of a five-episode Royal Pains webisode series, which chronicles Evan on his journey to claim a seat on the Hamptons Village Council. Fans can help vote for him to win the election here.

–Betty White’s Off Their Rockers has been canceled after two seasons, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

-Millennial-targeting network Pivot is set to premiere its first scripted series on August 1st in Please Like Me, a comedic-drama from Australian comic Josh Thomas. The series follows Josh as he heads towards his 21st birthday. In the span of 24 hours,  Josh is dumped by his girlfriend, realizes he may be gay and moves in with his  mother, who has just attempted suicide.

-HBO Films will produce a documentary about the recent victories for gay marriage activists, including the overturn of Prop 8 in California. The currently untitled film will be directed by Ben Cotner and Ryan White and debut sometime in 2014.

-NBC has ordered eight episodes of Wall of Fame, an hour-long comedic game show where one family can win big money if they can not only answer pop culture trivia questions correctly, but can also guess whether members of our celebrity “Wall of Fame” delivered the correct answers to those same questions.

-Nickelodeon’s Sam & Cat has been given 20 additional episodes after becoming the network’s biggest live-action debut in three years when it premiered in June.

–Intelligence showrunner Rene Echevarria has left the series in an amicable split. The series, which stars Josh Holloway as a Cyber Command agent with a microchip has been implanted in his brain that allows him to access the entire electromagnetic spectrum, premieres in February 2014.

-The subject of the next Comedy Central Roast will be James Franco, as the multi-hyphenate will be lambasted by his loved ones and admirers in August for a Labor Day premiere. Immediately after the ceremony, his documentary Francophrenia will debut on Comedy Central’s digital and VOD platforms. Past roastees include Pamela Anderson, Bob Saget, and Flavor Flav.

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You can check out the CBS 2013-2014 schedule here.

Which new show looks the most promising? The most disappointing? What will you be watching next season on CBS?

The Crazy Ones
Who’s in it: Robin Williams, Sarah Michelle Gellar, James Wolk, Hamish Linklater, and Amanda Setton
What’s it about: An eccentric advertising genius who works with his Type-A daughter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz-8JoUQzE0

Hostages
Who’s in it: Toni Collette, Dylan McDermott, Tate Donovan, Billy Brown, and Quinn Shephard
What’s it about: A surgeon ordered to assassinate the President.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwD2OR3n0TU

Intelligence
Who’s in it: Josh Holloway, Michael Rady, Meghan Ory, Marg Helgenberger, and James Martinez
What’s it about: A high-tech intelligence operative enhanced with a super-computer microchip in his brain.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-nqhGQeniM

The Millers
Who’s in it: Will Arnett, Margo Martindale, Beau Bridges, J.B. Smoove, and Mary Elizabeth Ellis
What’s it about: A divorced man whose parents are going through marital problems of their own

Mom
Who’s in it: Anna Faris, Allison Janney, French Stewart, Matt Jones, and Nate Corddry
What’s it about: A newly sober woman working as a waitress in Napa Valley and dealing with her estranged mother

We Are Men
Who’s in it: Christopher Nicholas Smith, Jerry O’Connell, Kal Penn, Tony Shalhoub, and Rebecca Breeds
What’s it about: A twentysomething single man moving into a rental complex and befriending three other singles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiZo4AjTbQw

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