CBS Upcoming Episode Press Releases - Various Shows - 5th February 2015

NCIS: New Orleans - Episode 1.15 - Le Carnivale de la Mort

MARDI GRAS PARADES AND PARTIES FILL THE STREETS OF NEW ORLEANS BUT THE NCIS TEAM MUST SOLVE THE MURDER OF A PETTY OFFICER BEFORE JOINING THE FESTIVITIES, ON “NCIS: NEW ORLEANS,” TUESDAY, FEB. 17

Stacy Keach Guest Stars as Cassius Pride, Dwayne’s Father

“Le Carnivale de la Mort” – After a Petty Officer is found murdered in the midst of Mardi Gras events, the NCIS team investigates what parades and parties led to his untimely death. Also, Pride must decide what aspects of his strained relationship with his father he is willing to share with his daughter, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, Tuesday, Feb. 17 (9:00-10:01, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network. Stacy Keach guest stars as Cassius Pride, Dwayne’s father.

CHEAT TWEET: Celebrate #FatTuesday with #NCISNOLA in a special #MardiGras episode #CBS 2/17 9pm http://bit.ly/1ugfnXp

REGULAR CAST:

Scott Bakula      (NCIS Special Agent Dwayne Pride)
Lucas Black      (NCIS Special Agent Christopher Lasalle)
Zoe McLellan      (Special Agent Meredith “Merri” Brody)
CCH Pounder      (Dr. Loretta Wade)
Rob Kerkovich (Forensic Scientist Sebastian Lund)

GUEST CAST:

Stacy Keach (Cassius Pride)
Daryl “Chill” Mitchell (Investigative Computer Specialist Patton Plame)
Shanley Caswell (Laurel Pride)
Yetide Badaki (Felicia Patrice)
Harold House Moore (Russell “Screwy Douce” Jaynes
Rocky Marquette (Cyd Lawson
Thomas Tah Hyde (Navy Petty Officer Toussaint Patrice)
Julia Lashae (Vera Maps)
Jeremy Jude (Male Partygoer)
Andrew Serpas (NOPD Officer Smith)

WRITTEN BY: Jonathan I. Kidd and Sonya Winton
DIRECTED BY: Tony Wharmby

Two and a Half Men - Episode 12.15 - 12.16 - Of Course He's Dead

CHARLIE HARPER IS ALIVE. OR IS HE? THE SPECIAL ONE-HOUR SERIES FINALE OF “TWO AND A HALF MEN,” TO AIR THURSDAY, FEB. 19 ON CBS

Surprise Guest Stars Will Appear

“Of Course He’s Dead – Part One and Part Two” – Charlie Harper is alive. Or is he? The one-hour series finale of TWO AND A HALF MEN will be broadcast Thursday, Feb. 19 (9:00-10:00PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Surprise guest stars will appear in the conclusion of the successful comedy’s 12th and final season.

CHEAT TWEET: Charlie Harper is alive. Or is he? Find out on the #TwoAndAHalfMen 1-hour series finale 9-10pm #CBS @aplusk @MrJonCryer http://bit.ly/1zdksLL

REGULAR CAST:

Jon Cryer (Alan Harper)
Ashton Kutcher (Walden Schmidt)
Conchata Ferrell (Berta)

GUEST CAST:

Surprise!

WRITTEN BY:  Chuck Lorre, Lee Aronsohn, Don Reo and Jim Patterson
DIRECTED BY:  James Widdoes

The Odd Couple - Episode 1.02 - The Ghostwriter

FELIX OFFERS HIS “HELP” WHEN OSCAR IS HIRED TO GHOSTWRITE A RETIRED BASEBALL PLAYER’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY, ON “THE ODD COUPLE,” THURSDAY, FEB. 26

Geoff Stults Guest Stars as Murph, a Retired Baseball Player

“The Ghostwriter” – When Oscar is hired to ghostwrite the autobiography of a retired baseball player, Felix offers his “help” by advising Murph to go in a different direction, making Oscar’s job more difficult, on THE ODD COUPLE, Thursday, Feb. 26 (8:31-9:01 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network. Geoff Stults guest stars as Murph, a retired baseball player.

CHEAT TWEET: Oscar’s writing a book. Will Felix be able 2 “help”? .@geoffstults guest stars #TheOddCouple #CBS 2/26 @ 8:31PM ET/PT http://bit.ly/1zdhiaQ

REGULAR CAST:

Matthew Perry (Oscar Madison)
Thomas Lennon (Felix Unger)
Wendell Pierce (Teddy)
Lindsay Sloane (Emily)
Yvette Nicole Brown (Dani)

GUEST CAST:

Dave Foley   (Roy)
Geoff Stults   (Murph)
Greg Wilson   (Manager)

WRITTEN BY: Co-Executive Producer Lesley Wake Webster
DIRECTED BY: Phill Lewis

Mom - Episode 2.15 - Turkey Meatballs and a Getaway Car

CHRISTY DISCOVERS THAT SHE ENJOYS SEX MOST WHEN THERE IS A RISK OF GETTING CAUGHT, ON “MOM,” AT A SPECIAL TIME, THURSDAY, FEB. 26

“Turkey Meatballs and a Getaway Car” – Christy discovers she enjoys sex most when there's a risk of getting caught. Meanwhile, Bonnie takes her new role as secretary of the women's meeting a little too seriously, on MOM, at a special time, Thursday, Feb. 26 (9:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

CHEAT TWEET: Christy discovers an intimacy issue & Bonnie takes her leadership role at AA too seriously on #Mom 2/26 9:30p #CBS! LINK

REGULAR CAST:

Anna Faris (Christy)
Allison Janney (Bonnie)
Matt Jones (Baxter)
French Stewart (Chef Rudy)
Sadie Calvano (Violet)
Blake Garrett Rosenthal (Roscoe)
Mimi Kennedy (Marjorie)

RECURRING CAST:

Nate Corddy (Gabriel)
Reggie De Leon (Paul)

GUEST CAST:

Courtney Henggeler (Claudia)
Lyn Alicia Henderson (Susan)
Steven Banks (Randy)
Beth Hall (Wendy)

STORY BY: Eddie Gorodetsky, Marco Pennette and Susan McMartin
TELEPLAY BY: Chuck Lorre, Nick Bakay, Gemma Baker and Adam Chase
DIRECTED BY: Ted Wass

Hawaii Five-0 - Episode 5.17 - Kuka'awale

MCGARRETT AND DANNY WORK ON THEIR RELATIONSHIP WHILE THEY STAKEOUT A WOMAN'S APARTMENT AFTER SHE ESCAPES FOLLOWING A DIAMOND ROBBERY, ON “HAWAII FIVE-0,” FRIDAY, FEB. 27

Series Star Daniel Dae Kim Makes His Directorial Debut

Max Weinberg, Emmy Award Winner Cloris Leachman, Charlie Saxton, Jon Lovitz and Jessica Lowndes Guest Star

“Kuka'awale” – McGarrett and Danny work on their relationship while they stakeout a woman's apartment after she escapes following a diamond robbery, on HAWAII FIVE-0, Friday, Feb. 27 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network. Series star Daniel Dae Kim makes his directorial debut. Max Weinberg, Emmy Award winner Cloris Leachman, Charlie Saxton, Jon Lovitz and Jessica Lowndes guest star.

(*Kuka'awale is Hawaiian for “Stakeout”)

CHEAT TWEET: #H50 fans, RT congratulations 2 @DanielDaeKim on his directorial debut 2/27 9pm #Five0Fridays http://bit.ly/1ugcdCS

REGULAR CAST:

Alex O’Loughlin (Steve McGarrett)
Scott Caan (Danny “Danno” Williams)
Daniel Dae Kim (Chin Ho Kelly)
Grace Park (Kono Kalakaua)
Masi Oka (Dr. Max Bergman)
Chi McBride (Lou Grover)
Jorge Garcia (Jerry Ortega)

RECURRING CAST:

Taylor Wily (Kamekona)
Dennis Chun (Sgt. Duke Lukela)
Shawn Garnett (Flippa)
Max Weinberg (Norm)

GUEST CAST:  

Cloris Leachman (Ruth Tennenbaum)
Jon Lovitz (Barry Burns)
Charlie Saxton (Ricky Schiff)
Jessica Lowndes (Emma Mills)
Arden Cho (Mia Price)
Julien Foures (Josif Radzik)
Zoltan Hayth (Jacob Anders/Radomir Ivanovich)

WRITTEN BY: David Wolkove and Lorenzo Manetti
DIRECTED BY: Daniel Dae Kim

Madam Secretary - Episode 1.14 - Whisper of the Ax

ELIZABETH IS HUMILIATED AT A PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING WHEN HER STAFF FAILS TO FIND THE CORRUPTION THAT EXISTS IN HER MICROLOAN PROGRAM, ON “MADAM SECRETARY,” SUNDAY, MARCH 1

Kevin Rahm Guest Stars as Michael Barnow, a Special Consultant

Elizabeth Hires to Help with the Budget Hearing Fiasco;

Journalist Martin Bashir Appears as Himself

“Whisper of the Ax” – Elizabeth is humiliated at a public budget hearing when her staff fails to find the corruption that exists in her microloan program. Also, the investigation into Marsh’s death continues, on MADAM SECRETARY, Sunday, March 1 (8:01-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Kevin Rahm guest stars as Michael Barnow, a special consultant Elizabeth hires to help with the budget hearing fiasco. Journalist Martin Bashir appears as himself.

CHEAT TWEET: Elizabeth’s staff fails 2 find corruption in her microloan program, who’s @ fault? @KevinRahm @MadamSecretary #CBS 3/1 8:01pm http://bit.ly/1zdfdeS

REGULAR CAST:

Téa Leoni (Elizabeth McCord)
Tim Daly (Henry McCord)
Bebe Neuwirth (Nadine Tolliver)
Željko Ivanek      (Russell Jackson)
Patina Miller (Daisy Grant)
Erich Bergen      (Blake Moran)
Geoffrey Arend      (Matt Mahoney)
Kathrine Herzer (Alison McCord)
Evan Roe      (Jason McCord)
Wallis Currie-Wood  (Stephanie “Stevie” McCord)

RECURRING CAST:

Marin Hinkle (Isabelle)
Sebastian Arcelus (Jay Whitman)
Keith Carradine (President Dalton)
Patrick Breen (Andrew Munsey)
Nilaja Sun (Juliet)

GUEST CAST:

Martin Bashir (Himself)
John Bedford Lloyd (Everard Burke)
Andrew Durand (Kyle Feeney)
Kevin Rahm       (Michael “Mike B” Barnow)
Ruffin Prentiss (Barry)
Josh Hamilton (Arthur Gilroy)
Chantal Thuy (Nhung Chuang)
Cara Loften      (Waitress)
Clark Jackson (Polygrapher)
Alexis Suarez (Security Guy)
Pooya Mohseni (Samila Mahdavi)
James Henry Doan (Translator)
De’adre Aziza (Janice Dwyer)
Patricia Kalember (Senator Kate Fletcher)
Patricia Stark (News Anchor)
Nick Wyman (Pundit)
Leroy Mcclain (Agnet)

WRITTEN BY: Barbara Hall
DIRECTED BY: Eric Stoltz

Battle Creek - Episode 1.01 - Pilot

FBI AGENT MILT CHAMBERLAIN AND DET. RUSS AGNEW PARTNER FOR THE FIRST TIME TO CLEAN UP THE HARDSCRABBLE STREETS OF BATTLE CREEK, MICH., ON THE SERIES PREMIERE OF “BATTLE CREEK,” SUNDAY, MARCH 1

Dean Winters, Josh Duhamel, Academy Award Nominee and Golden Globe Award Winner Janet McTeer, Kal Penn, Aubrey Dollar and Edward Fordham, Jr. Star

Teleplay by Executive Producers David Shore and Vince Gilligan

“The Battle Creek Way” – Jaded Det. Russ Agnew reluctantly partners with charming FBI Agent Milt Chamberlain to solve a drug-related double homicide, but while Milt investigates with the high-tech resources of the FBI, Russ prefers old-school police work and instinct, on the series premiere of BATTLE CREEK, Sunday, March 1 (10:00-11:00, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network. Dean Winters, Josh Duhamel, Academy Award Nominee and Golden Globe Award Winner Janet McTeer, Kal Penn, Aubrey Dollar and Edward Fordham, Jr. star. The teleplay was written by executive producers David Shore and Vince Gilligan.

BATTLE CREEK stars Josh Duhamel and Dean Winters in a drama about two mismatched law enforcement officers whose polar opposite views of the world and crime-solving breed frustration, disdain, humor and possibly a grudging respect as they clean up the hardscrabble streets of Battle Creek, Mich. Det. Russ Agnew, a good but gruff, hard-boiled detective, has his world upended when strikingly handsome, charismatic Special Agent Milton Chamberlain opens an FBI field office at the police station and chooses Russ to be his partner. Milt’s polished sophistication and access to unlimited state-of-the-art equipment is impressive to his new co-workers in the absurdly underfunded department. As Russ and Milt work long hours together in the economically distressed city of Battle Creek, the question is: will it be Milt’s charm and endless supply of high-end resources or Russ’s old-fashioned cynicism, guile and deception that prove to be the keys to catching the bad guys in his beloved hometown? Janet McTeer, Kal Penn, Edward Fordham, Jr. and Aubrey Dollar also star.

CHEAT TWEET: .@JoshDuhamel & @TheDeanWinters are ready to clean up the mean(ish) streets of @BattleCreek! Series premiere 3/1 10PM http://bit.ly/1ughdaE

REGULAR CAST:

Josh Duhamel (Milt Chamberlain )
Dean Winters (Russ Agnew)
Janet McTeer (Commander Guziewicz)
Kal Penn (Fontanelle White)
Aubrey Dollar (Holly Dale)
Edward Fordham, Jr. (Aaron Funkhauser)

GUEST CAST:

Damon Herriman (Detective Niblet)
Liza Lapira (Detective Erin Jacocks)
David Warshofsky (Agent Bromberg)
DustinYbarra (Teddy the Snitch)
Travis Tope (Ricky)
Rick Gonzalez (Omar)
Omar J. Dorsey (Travis Taylor)
Jayne Taini (Mrs. Seymour)
Arielle Vandenberg (Milt’s Assistant)
Christopher Wallinger (Officer Caldwell)
Adam Karell (Dad)
Fran Phillips (Carole Brown)
Gerry Phillips (Jim Brown)
Carl Bressler (Leonard Berg)
Tiffany Janeen (Resident)
Vanessa Waters (Marla)
Matthew Willig (Dealer)
Amber Friendly (Female Agent)
Julie Pearl (D.A. Perlmutter)
Daniel Lee Robertson (Uniformed Officer)
Jan Devereaux (Carla)

TELEPLAY BY: Executive Producers David Shore and Vince Gilligan
STORY BY: Vince Gilligan and David Shore
DIRECTED BY: Bryan Singer

Source:

CBS