• Mediaweek, Friday, January 19, 2007 12 PM

Despite having the most stable schedule this season, CBS has still rolled out some big flops. Among the major ones was the swift fall of action drama "Smith." The network's entertainment president Nina Tassler notes that it has "a long history with ["Smith" producer] John Wells, and a great relationship. He was producing the show that he wanted to produce. We aired the show that he wanted us to air."

Despite a substantial audience lead-in with "The Unit," it failed to click.

Medical drama "3 Lbs." replaced Smith, and it went down as fast. "I can't really say why it didn't work, but your audience tells you whether or not they want to continue watching," Tassler says. "In hindsight, I thought the stories were a little too benign, a little too tame."

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