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[03/14/23 - 11:30 AM]
CBS Announces Season Finale Airdates for 2022-2023
Look for "Ghosts" on Thursday, May 11 all the way through "Survivor" on Wednesday, May 24.
[03/03/23 - 11:08 PM]
Development Update: Friday, March 3
Updates include: Wendell Pierce, Carra Patterson cast in "Elsbeth" pilot at CBS; Clancy Brown to recur on HBO Max's "The Penguin"; and Briga Heelan, Marissa Jaret Winokur to visit CBS's "So Help Me Todd."
[02/21/23 - 01:00 PM]
CBS Renews 9 Additional Series for the 2023-2024 Season
"NCIS," "60 Minutes," "CSI: Vegas," "NCIS: Hawai'i," "Survivor," "The Amazing Race," "Tough as Nails," "Lingo" and "48 Hours" are the latest due back.
[02/02/23 - 12:00 PM]
CBS Renews Hit Drama Series "So Help Me Todd" for a Second Season
Since its premiere in September, "So Help Me Todd" has become Thursday's #1 new series and has averaged 6.3 million viewers per episode, growing to 7.4 million with live plus 35-day multiplatform viewing.
[11/22/22 - 10:00 AM]
Nielsen Live +35-Day Ratings Reveal CBS Has 5 of the Top 6 Premieres with Over 10 Million Viewers
CBS also has 15 of the top 25 premieres in the 35-day metric.
[11/14/22 - 10:00 AM]
CBS Announces Premieres for New Word-Twisting Game Show, "Lingo," Hosted by RuPaul Charles; New Action-Drama, "True Lies," Inspired by James Cameron's Hit Action-Comedy Film; Plus Midseason Dates for Returning Series
"True Lies," inspired by James Cameron's hit action-comedy film of the same name, premieres on a special night and time, Thursday, February 23 at 9:00 PM, ET/PT.
[11/01/22 - 10:30 AM]
CBS Entertainment Programming Dominates New Primetime Season with Seven of the Top 10 Series and 17 of the Top 25
According to Nielsen, the most-watched non-sports series is "NCIS," with "FBI," NBC's "Chicago Fire" and "60 Minutes" not far behind.
[10/19/22 - 08:00 AM]
CBS Orders Full Season Pickups for This Year's Top Three New Series: "Fire Country," "East New York" and "So Help Me Todd"
"CBS is off to a tremendous start this season," said Kelly Kahl, president of CBS Entertainment. "We are thrilled to have the three most-watched new series, each with their own unique settings, characters and storylines."
[06/23/22 - 09:15 AM]
CBS Announces Fall 2022-2023 Primetime Premiere Dates
Of note, the new romance adventure competition "The Real Love Boat" will now air at 9:00 PM on Wednesdays, leading into "The Amazing Race" in its new time period at 10:00 PM.

[05/18/22 - 03:18 PM]
Paramount Global Showcases Full Scale and Power of IP-Driven, Multiplatform Content Company During Historic In-Person Upfront Presentation at Carnegie Hall
In addition to revealing the 2022-2023 CBS fall primetime schedule, new programming was highlighted from BET, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount+ and more.
[05/18/22 - 05:00 AM]
CBS Unveils Its 2022-2023 Primetime Lineup
For 2021-2022, the network finished #1 for the 14th straight season, winning 19 of the past 20 seasons.
[05/12/22 - 11:47 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, May 12
Updates include: Comedy Central renews "Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens"; Elizabeth Klaviter to run "So Help Me Todd" at CBS; and ABC's "Find the Light" pilot casts five.
[05/12/22 - 02:20 PM]
CBS Orders Three Drama Pilots to Series
"Fire Country" (fka "Cal Fire"), "East New York" and "So Help Me Todd" (fka "Mother & Son Esq. & P.I. Pilot") are all on tap at the network.
[03/25/22 - 11:38 PM]
Development Update: Friday, March 25
Updates include: Wendi McLendon-Covey closes deal to continue on ABC's "The Goldbergs"; CBS sets principal cast of "Rust Belt News"; and Charlotte Ritchie tapped for Netflix's "You."
[03/23/22 - 11:29 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, March 23
Updates include: Marcia Gay Harden to replace Geena Davis in CBS drama pilot; Mae Whitman to lead Hulu's "Up Here"; and Jimmy Smits cast in "East New York" at CBS.
[03/15/22 - 11:33 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, March 15
Updates include: Chris Sullivan to lead ABC's "The Son in Law"; Nida Khurshid, Jojo Fleites first to board The CW's "The Winchesters"; and Juliette Lewis cast in Hulu's "The Immigrant."
[03/14/22 - 11:51 PM]
Development Update: Monday, March 14
Updates include: NBC's "New Amsterdam" to end with previously ordered fifth season; Skylar Astin to star opposite Geena Davis in CBS drama pilot; and Ciarán Hinds boards Netflix's "Treason."
[03/11/22 - 11:29 PM]
Development Update: Friday, March 11
Updates include: Netflix cancels "The Baby-Sitters Club" after two seasons; Anna Wood to lead NBC's "Unbroken"; and Geena Davis to topline drama pilot at CBS.
[02/03/22 - 11:24 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, February 3
Updates include: The CW makes three pilot orders; John Harlan Kim cast in ABC's "LA Law"; and Scott Prendergast lands pilot commitment from CBS.






SO HELP ME TODD (CBS)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
9/29/22 - ???
STATUS:
currently airing (spring 2023)
TIME SLOT:
thursdays from 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (21 episodes)
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Season 2 ordered on 2/2/23
DESCRIPTION:
(from CBS's web site, September 2022) Academy Award® winner Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin star as razor-sharp, meticulous attorney Margaret Wright (Harden) and Todd (Astin), her talented but aimless son whom she hires as her law firm’s in-house investigator. As the black sheep of the Wright family, Todd is a laidback, quick-thinking, former private detective who fell on hard times after his flexible interpretation of the law got his license revoked. Margaret’s penchant for excellence and strict adherence to the law is at complete odds with Todd’s scrappy methods of finding his way through sticky situations. When Todd inadvertently teams with his mother on a case, she’s surprised to find herself duly impressed by – and proud of – his crafty ability to sleuth out information with his charm and his wide-ranging tech savvy. At last, Margaret sees a way to put her son on a “suitable” path to living an adult, financially solvent life she approves of, and she asks him to join her firm. Todd agrees, since it means getting his license back and once again doing the job he excels at and loves. Mother and son working together is a big first step toward mending their fragile, dysfunctional relationship, and they may even come away with a better understanding of each other. But whether Todd and Margaret will be able to accept each other for who they are is another case entirely.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Inga Schlingmann as Susan
· Madeline Wise as Allison
· Marcia Gay Harden as Margaret
· Rosa Arredondo as Francey
· Skylar Astin as Todd
· Tristen J. Winger as Lyle
RECURRING/PREVIOUS CAST INFORMATION:
· Geena Davis as Margaret (Originally Cast)
CREW INFORMATION:
· Amy York Rubin as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Craig Shapiro as EP (Pilot)
· Elizabeth Klaviter as EP
· Jay McGraw as EP
· Julia Eisenmann as EP
· Liz Kruger as EP (Pilot)
· Phil McGraw as EP
· Scott Prendergast as CRTR/EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· CBS Studios
· Stage 29 Productions