This Week CBS Launches Primetime Post-WGA Strike Episode Premieres

Set back in your seats, bring out the popcorn, and be ready with remote in hand. This week is the CBS Post WGA Writer's Strike Premiere! Ok, so they aren't calling it that but still- it is what it is. Starting today, Sunday March 30^th, brand new episodes of our favorite CBS primetime shows return! If you are looking forward to Cold Case, CSI, Without a Trace, or Ghost Whisperer, you are in luck! These and other CBS favorites will air new episodes all week, making this the first week in a long time I have actually wanted to watch television!

The week begins with Cold Case, on tonight at 9pm Eastern/Pacific, 8pm Central. The Fifth season resumes with "Andy in C Minor", an episode where, according to CBS.com, "The team attempts to find the body and killer of a popular deaf teen who went missing in 2006." Unfortunately CBS does not give us Cold Case episodes online, so if you want to catch up on the last few episodes you can view pictures and short video recaps and CBS.com or you can download the episodes from eMule. After this first new episode, four others are planned. According to www.tv.com, "The Road" will be next, airing April 6^th. The episode will be about solving a 2007 missing persons case where a bride-to-be disappeared on the night of her engagement party. Following "The Road" will be "Bad Reputation", where the team will re-open a 1997 case of a convicted criminal who was thought to be on the run. The twist? A severed hand found at the scene of a drug bust! The last two episodes are titled "Slipping" and "Ghost of my Child".

CSI Miami airs its second post-strike episode on Monday, March 31^{st at} 10pm Eastern/Pacific, 9pm Central. This episode, "Ambush", will be the first of a 2-part episode. Horatio's past comes back to haunt him, and he is arrested. The second part will air on Tuesday, April 1^st at 10pm Eastern/Pacific, 9pm Central. The team works to rescue Calleigh from kidnappers in "All In". The last 3 episodes are titled "To Kill a Predator", "Tunnel Vision", and "Rock and a Hard Place" and will air in their usual Monday night 10pm slot. If you missed last week's episode, you can watch it online at CBS.com. The new episodes are usually posted online a day after they air.

On Tuesday this week, NCIS will be a re-run. We can look forward to next Tuesday, April 8^th, for the newest NCIS episode. "Stakeout" will air at the usual NCIS time, 8pm Eastern/Pacific, 7pm Central. This episode features the team witnessing a murder and Ducky keeping secrets. The next NCIS episode scheduled after "Stakeout" is titled "Dog Tags", where the team must determine if a dog committed a murder and Jenny reveals a secret. If you want to take time this week to catch up on the last NCIS episode, tune in at CBS.com and get ready for next week!

Criminal Minds returns on Wednesday, April 2^nd. Criminal Minds opens the post-strike season with "Damaged", which will air at 9pm Eastern/Pacific, 8pm Central. This is the episode where Nicholas Brendon returns as Kevin Lynch and the team re-opens an unsolved case from Rossi's past. The next 2 scheduled episodes are titled "A Higher Power" (Team investigates murders apparently committed by an "angel of death"), and "Elephant's Memory" (Team investigates a spree killing in Texas). If you have missed some episodes this season, you can check out recaps at CBS.com but unfortunately if you want to actually watch the episodes you will have to download them from eMule. CBS does not currently offer full episodes of Criminal Minds on their website.

CSI NY's first post strike episode will air on Wednesday, April 2^nd at 10pm Eastern/Pacific, 9pm Central. "Dead for a Day" will have the CSI's responding to an anonymous tip leading them to a warehouse where they hope to find one of New York's most wanted criminals. Next week's episode, "Right Next Door", will put Stella in danger as her apartment building catches fire and she tries to help others escape by running into the burning building. Titles of the rest of the scheduled episodes are: "Like Water for Murder", "The Price of Admission", and "Personal Foul". You can catch up on some episodes on CBS.com, and you will find the new ones available the day after they air.

On Thursday, April 3^rd you will find a full evening of new episodes of your favorites. The night begins with Survivor: Micronesia (Fans vs. Favorites) at 8pm Eastern/Pacific, 7pm Central. This will be episode 8 of this Survivor installment, and though it is not a new post-strike episode per say, I thought I would mention it anyway. You can catch all the episodes of this Survivor online at CBS.com, and look for the new one on Friday.

Next up is CSI (Las Vegas) at 9pm Eastern/Pacific, 8pm Central. The new episode "Grissom's Divine Comedy" looks to be a good one! Grissom is called to be a witness against a dangerous gang, the team has the flu, and they must investigate deaths of key witnesses in a grand jury. The next three CSI episodes scheduled to air this month are: "A Thousand Days on Earth", "Drops Out", and "The Theory of Everything". You can catch up on CSI episodes online at CBS.com, as well as watch the new ones after they air.

Thursday tops out with Without a Trace, airing at its usual time 10/9pm. In "Hard Reset", Jack goes missing when trying to take down a human trafficking ring on his own. The other currently scheduled episode is "A Bend in the Road", where the team rushes to find a young transplant recipient whose disappearance may be connected to the donor. You can watch video recaps on CBS.com, but not full episodes. CBS doesn't have full episodes of this series online, so I suggest eMule to download the ones you missed.

Friday, April 4^th you can watch the brand new, post WGA Writer's strike episodes of both Ghost Whisperer and Numb3rs. Ghost Whisperer airs at it's usual time of 8pm E/P, 7pm Central and Numb3rs airs at it's usual time of 10pm E/P, 9pm Central.

Ghost Whisperer's newest episode, "Home But Not Alone" guest stars Cristoph Sanders as Ned Banks. Ned's girlfriend thinks she is being haunted by her father, and Melinda (Jennifer Love Hewitt), tries to keep the family together. Next weeks episode, "The Gravesitter", has Melinda confronting the town blogger when he threatens to expose her. Also this month, look for "Horror Show" and "Deadbeat Dads". The final episodes, not yet named, should air in May. If you missed the last few episodes or want to catch up, you will have to download them from eMule as CBS doesn't have full episodes of GW on their website.

The final Post-Strike Premiere this week goes to Numb3rs. The episode, "Black Swan", find Don and his team busting a meth lab and learning there is more to see than meets the eye. Next weeks episode "Checkmate" involves a chess master and informants. You can catch up on Numb3rs at CBS.com as the full episode videos are available. Check on the weekend for the newest episodes to be posted online.

Sources:

http://www.cbs.com

http://www.tv.com