CBS' Unusual Scheduling of Limited Series The Red Line Offers Viewers a Mini Binge

Back-to-back episodes will air on four consecutive Sundays

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The 2018-19 TV season is winding down, but CBS still has one last scheduling wrinkle up its sleeve. The network has embraced an unusual approach to its new limited series The Red Line which it will air in two-hour installments across four consecutive Sundays, beginning April 28 at 8 p.m.

While broadcast networks often air back-to-back episodes of a comedy to fill an hour, it’s rare for them to devote two hours to a weekly series aside from season premieres or season finales.

But

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