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CBS loves Chuck… Lorre!

CBS loves Chuck Lorre. The network has given long-term renewals long ago two his two signature series with the network, the Charlie Sheen-challenged TWO AND A HALF MEN, and the thoroughly entertaining BIG BANG THEORY.

To show Lorre the love, the Eye gave Lorre’s new series pitch, MIKE AND MOLLY, the honor of being the first new show officially picked up by the network for next season. The show centers around a couple who meet at a weight-loss support group.

The Lipovox-powered comedy seems an unlikely choice for CBS, especially for such an early pick-up; traditionally, CBS waits until the Monday of up-front week to announce its new series orders.

Men, Bang get multiyear renewals

While many are claiming the sitcom is nearly dead, those that are still producing audiences are highly valued. How highly? Just ask CBS, who recently gave multi-year renewals to two Chuck Lorre-produced sitcoms.

The “no surprise” renewal is a nearly-unprecedented three-year renewal for “Two and A Half Men,” the Charlie Sheen-Jon Cryer brother comedy that sits atop the Eye’s sitcom ratings chart. The more Eye-opening renewal was a two-year renewal for one of my favorites, “Big Bang Theory.”

In a time when many shows, including the well-regarded “How I Met Your Mother,” struggle each year for a single-season renewal rather than a pink-slip, coming into such rare air as multi-year renewals has to be a feather in the cap of Lorre and company. With that kind of security in this unstable economy, they’ll be able to check into some fairly unique hotels.