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If you’re more into TV shows than tackling, don’t worry — Super Bowl Sunday has something for you too.

This year the freshman drama Elementary has scored the plum post-Super Bowl game slot, and the Sherlock Holmes drama has an excellent new episode in store for fans and newbies alike. In this preview video, the cast of the hit CBS drama takes you behind the scenes of the highly-anticipated episode, which has Holmes working with an ex (Kari Matchett) to find a mad man who’s loose on the streets of New York.

Elementary star Jonny Lee Miller also muses on his character’s evolving relationship with Joan Watson, played by Lucy Liu. “The characters are still trying to figure each other out,” he says. “They’ve gotten closer, but there are still moments where they’re not quite connecting fully.”

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CBS announced today that its hit freshman drama “Elementary,” which provides a modern take on Sherlock Holmes in New York City, will receive the coveted post-Super Bowl slot. A special episode of “Elementary” will be broadcast following CBS Sports’ coverage of “Super Bowl XLVII,” Sunday, Feb. 3 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/7:00-8:00 PM, PT, time approximate after post-game coverage).

“Elementary,” which has won its Thursday (10:00-11:00 PM) time period in key ratings measures in every broadcast against regularly scheduled programming this season, is averaging 14.2 million viewers, 4.6/11 in adults 25-54 and 3.5/10 in adults 18-49. “Elementary” ranks as the #2 new series on television this season, only slightly behind CBS’ “Vegas” (14.5 million viewers).

The series has also opened strong in international markets. “Elementary” is the number one new series in Canada, airing on the Global Network, where it wins its time period in viewers and key demographic categories. In the UK, “Elementary” ranks as Sky Living’s third highest rated series since 2002, and the top-rated launch of a drama acquisition in the channel’s history.

“Elementary” stars Jonny Lee Miller as eccentric, mischievous detective Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Dr. Joan Watson, a former surgeon turned sober companion. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with his worst nightmare – a sobriety coach. Now running free in New York solving crimes, it’s simple deduction that he’s going to need someone to keep him grounded, and it’s elementary that it’s a job for Watson.

Also, Aidan Quinn stars as Capt. Thomas Gregson, who knows from previous experience working with Scotland Yard that Sherlock is brilliant at closing cases, along with Jon Michael Hill, who portrays Det. Marcus Bell, a top-notch investigator who is initially skeptical of Holmes and his unorthodox methods.

Robert Doherty, Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly and Craig Sweeny are executive producers for CBS Television Studios.

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CBS announced on Tuesday that it was ordering the back-nine episodes for its freshmen dramas, “Vegas” and “Elementary,” bringing both series to full season orders of 22 episodes.

Nina Tassler, President of CBS Entertainment, made the announcement in a press release. “’Vegas’ and ‘Elementary’ have opened strong, delivering big audiences and winning performances in important time periods,” Tassler said. “Each of the shows has rich characters, big stars and a unique visual style that have stood out in the crowd, helping make two of our strongest nights even stronger.”

“Vegas” stars Dennis Quaid, Michael Chikilis, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jason O’Mara, Taylor Handley and Sarah Jones. The series is ranked as the #1 new series of the season and wins its Tuesday night time period in viewers and key demographics, averaging 14.94 million viewers.

“Elementary” stars Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu, Aidan Quinn and Jon Michael Hill. The series is ranked the #2 new series of the season and wins its Thursday time period, averaging 14.30 million viewers.

“Vegas” airs Tuesdays at 9:00 p.m. CST and “Elementary” airs Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. CST on CBS.

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CBS has issued an official write-up for the pilot episode of Elementary which airs on Thursday, September 27. This modern take on Sherlock Holmes sees Jonny Lee Miller as the famed detective with Lucy Liuas his Watson.

Here’s the description.
JONNY LEE MILLER, LUCY LIU AND AIDAN QUINN STAR IN “ELEMENTARY,” A MODERN-DAY VERSION OF SHERLOCK HOLMES SET IN NEW YORK CITY, PREMIERING ON THURSDAY, SEPT. 27

“Pilot” – Detective Sherlock Holmes, along with his sober companion, Dr. Joan Watson, uses his uncanny ability to read people and analyze crimes to assist the NYPD on some of their more difficult cases. In the season premiere, Holmes consults on a home invasion that resulted in murder, on ELEMENTARY, Thursday, Sept. 27 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

SERIES REGULARS: Jonny Lee Miller (Sherlock Holmes), Lucy Liu (Joan Watson), Aidan Quinn (Captain Toby Gregson)

GUEST CAST: Manny Perez (Olshansky), Bill Heck (Ty Morstan), Dallas Roberts (Dr. Richard Mantlo), Craig Walker (Peter Saldua), Jonathan Walker (Harrison Polk), Annika Boras (Amy Damper), Ward Horton (Soap Opera Actor), Randal Turner (Male Opera Singer), Melissa Zapin (Female Opera Singer)

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I can’t embed it but it can be seen here.

HOLLYWOOD – Yet another take on the Sherlock Holmes story? F’r Sher! Why not? “Elementary” is coming Sept. 27 on CBS. This go-round, Sherlock (played by Jonny Lee Miller), though a Londoner, lives in contemporary New York City. Watson (Lucy Liu) is not a dude. And Sherlock has recent issues with dissipating behavior, including but not exclusively cocaine abuse.

It is those twists/alterations/permutations that sold executive producer Rob Doherty (“Medium,” “Ringer”) on the project.

“As a fan, because Sherlock lives in the public domain, he’s been through many, many, many hands,” Doherty said during the CBS portion of the Summer TV Tour. “I think that’s actually one of the upsides to the character. I think if so many people couldn’t put their own spins on it, handle it at some point, I don’t know that he would exist in the popular culture the way he does.”

That Holmes is flawed – socially, chemically, perhaps mentally – may be the secret to the character’s durability.

“Our Sherlock is a puzzle-solver,” Doherty said. “I really think that is his obsession to the point you might call it an addiction. I think, in many senses, he has something of an addictive personality. In the source material, obviously, that turned into a real kind of addiction. The original Sherlock dabbled with cocaine, dabbled with opiates. Our Sherlock had those same problems, but I think one of the big differences is our Sherlock hit a serious wall. I’ve always described him as someone for whom the world and life came quite easily because he could see so many things. He could take things down to their simplest elements, and it makes not just investigation relatively simple but living your life and navigating this world.

“But, obviously, something happened. To his great surprise, the world is not as easy as he thought. Something terrible happened to him in London. He spiraled out of control. Our Sherlock has emerged with what I think is at his core just a tiny kernel of self doubt where one previously never existed. It’s not something we are going to speak to very often, but I think it’s one of the things that drives him.

“I absolutely don’t see him as a sociopath. I see him as someone who is driven, again, to solve puzzles, to do the right thing, to help people. I really do think, at the end of the day, he believes in justice. It’s not just about putting bad guys behind bars. Helping people and doing the right thing are factors that play into it as well.”

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Sherlock Holmes is getting a modern twist in CBS’ new series Elementary.  The show is being introduced to fans through a special screening and panel at San Diego Comic-Con.  Here are the details:

The screening and panel will take on Thursday, July 12 at 4:40-5:45 PM in Ballroom 20.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle introduced the world to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson over 120 years ago, and this fall on CBS the legendary characters get a contemporary update cracking cases in present-day New York City. Brilliant investigator Sherlock, played by Jonny Lee Miller (“Dexter”), is a recent rehab graduate paired with his worst nightmare: sober coach Joan Watson, played by Lucy Liu (“Charlie’s Angels”). Together, Sherlock’s unique detective skills and Watson’s medical expertise form a formidable force capable of solving the NYPD’s most impossible cases. Be the first to see the premiere episode of the new television series followed by a panel discussion with series stars Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu, Executive Producers Robert Doherty and Carl Beverly and moderated by Entertainment Weekly’s Assistant Managing Editor Dalton Ross.

Stars Miller and Liu and creators of Elementary will participate in an exclusive autograph signing at the CBS/CW Booth on Thursday, July 12 at 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM.

Want to get acquainted with Elementary before Comic-Con?  Watch an extended preview for the new series here.

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