CBS wants a few good men.(programming plans for network)(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, July, 1998 by Stroud, Michael

Scheduling of second '60 Minutes' not nailed down; may consider dropping a movie night CBS President Leslie Moonves laid out a good chunk of his prime time game plan for journalists at the semiannual press tour in Pasadena last week, but not all of it. The network will continue to retain older viewers and women with shows like 60 Minutes, Maggie Winters and To Have and to Hold, Moonves said.

And it will reach out to young men with NFL coverage and shows like Brian Benben and JAG. Two important blocks of prime time remain mysteries. Will CBS be the only major broadcaster to retain two nights of movies throughout the season? And where will the network put its upcoming 60 Minutes II broadcast later this season? On movies, Moonves said the network may...

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