‘Good Wife’ moves to Sunday

Newsday

NEW YORK

One of the most closely watched scheduled shifts this fall is CBS’ decision to move the critically acclaimed “The Good Wife” from Tuesdays at 10 p.m. to Sundays at 9 p.m. That means the Julianna Margulies-Chris Noth drama will be airing against the final season of ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” and NBC’s highly rated “Sunday Night Football.”

Reruns started airing in the new slot last week, but to get viewers more acclimated, CBS has scheduled a half-hour catch-up special, “The Good Wife: A New Beginning,” Sunday at 9:30 p.m. The special contains interviews from the executive producers and stars of the show, and footage and story lines from the past two seasons. A sneak peek at scenes from the third-season premiere will also be included. The new season begins Sept. 25.

As for the time-slot change, Margulies had this to say to The Hollywood Reporter when the move was announced: “This opens up a whole door to the kinds of people that we want to attract to our show — a younger audience and an older audience, because younger people can stay up at 9, and older people can stay up at 9.”