CBS schedule shakeup: 2 popular shows aren’t airing this week

Alabama Life & CultureLuke Grimes as Kayce Dutton in "Marshals."CBSThe CBS schedule is getting a major shakeup this week, with two popular shows not airing at their usual time.On Sunday, Nov. 8, three episodes of the new legal drama “Cupertino” will air back to back beginning at 8 p.m. ET. That means new episodes of the hit procedural dramas “Marshals” and “Tracker” won’t air this week. The usual schedule will resume Sunday, Nov. 16, with “Marshals” airing at 8 p.m. ET and “Tracker” at 9 p.m. ET. The schedule change is a chance for CBS to highlight “Cupertino” and attract new viewers.“Cupertino,” which premiered Oct. 8, normally airs Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET. The series follows Michael Price (Mike Colter), a lawyer who is being cheated out of his stock options by his former employer, a tech start-up. He teams up with Olivia Siffre (Rachel Keller), another recently fired attorney, to seek justice. The “Cupertino” cast also includes Ella Stiller, Nik Dodani, Busy Philipps and Renée Elise Goldsberry.“Cupertino” is the latest project from husband-and-wife writing and producing team Robert King and Michelle King, known for creating “The Good Wife,” “The Good Fight” and “Elsbeth.” With a 100% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes, “Cupertino” has been praised for its thoughtful commentary on the AI boom. In an interview with The A.V. Club, Michelle King said it was important for the “Cupertino” characters to have differing views on the world of big tech so the series doesn’t get “preachy.” Robert added that the “core meaning” of the show is that Silicon Valley shouldn’t “lose track of humanity” as innovation continues. READ MORE: I’m a TV expert. Here are 5 things you should watch on Netflix this weekend“AI is kicking a lot of people out of work, and will kick out a lot more. It seems stupid because who is going to buy these services if we don’t have money,” he said. “I do think there’s this utopian view that loses track of the here and now and what humans are and what they’re about and the brilliance of the human brain. It gets downgraded when they compare it to AI.”Keller, who plays Olivia Siffre in “Cupertino,” thinks the show provides an opportunity “to learn about what’s going on in our tech world right now.”“[Viewers are] gonna learn more about what’s happening right now in these big tech companies and AI — maybe things that they didn’t realize they were already kind of seeing, experiencing on the daily,” she told TV Insider in April.Past episodes of “Cupertino,” “Marshals” and “Tracker” are available to stream on Paramount+.CBS schedule shakeup: 2 popular shows aren’t airing this weekI’m a TV expert. Here are 5 things you should watch on Netflix this weekendBeloved music group abruptly cancels two shows — and fans are concernedReality TV star’s husband criticized her ‘sagging’ postpartum body before divorceSara Donnellan is a trending entertainment news writer. She worked as a TV news reporter for NJ.com, covering scripted and reality television and other viral TV moments, answering viewers’ burning questions and...