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Article: CBS is hoping Bill Cosby will pull it out of the ratings doldrums.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
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- May 22, 1996
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Welcome back, Cosby. He's the man who's expected to save the desperate CBS prime-time programming,if the fall CBS schedule, announced Wednesday, is any indication.
Comedian Bill Cosby and ``Cosby Show'' co-star Phylicia Rashad will star in ``Cosby,'' a new Monday-night sitcom about a man discovering the frustrations of retirement. It will be the flagship of CBS' new crop, which will include four other new sitcoms and five new dramas.
Many of the new shows will have high-profile stars. Following Cosby on Monday nights, for instance, will be ``Ink,'' a comedy starring real-life husband and wife Ted Danson (``Cheers'') and Mary Steenburgen as a divorced couple ...