CBS ANNOUNCES ITS 2015-2016 PRIMETIME LINEUP
CBS unveiled its primetime schedule this morning ahead of their Upfronts presentation to advertisers in New York City. No big changes–Survivor and Amazing Race keep the same day and time slot, as does the Katharine McPhee drama, Scorpion.
Supergirl, starring Glee’s Melissa Benoist, has a spot on the schedule. NFL Thursday Night Football is back, once again moving Big Bang Theory up against NBC’s The Voice for a time. Speaking of Glee alums, Jane Lynch stars in Angel from Hell, about a “loud, colorful and often inappropriate woman who claims to be a guardian angel.” Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders is a new spinoff starring Gary Sinise.
The 22 returning shows for the 2015-2016 season are dramas NCIS, television’s #1 drama for six consecutive seasons; NCIS: New Orleans, television’s #1 new show of the 2014-2015 season; Blue Bloods, Criminal Minds, CSI Cyber, Elementary, The Good Wife, Hawaii Five-0, Madam Secretary, NCIS: Los Angeles, Person of Interest and Scorpion.
The returning reality series are Survivor, 10-time Emmy Award winner The Amazing Race, and the two-time Emmy Award-winning Undercover.
In news, CBS will return 60 Minutes and 48 Hours.
The veteran show, CSI has been cancelled, and will be sent off with a two hour special on Sunday September 27, reuniting original cast members including William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger. Ted Danson will join Patricia Arquette in the cast of CSI: Cyber.
Stalker, The McCarthys and Battle Creek are cancelled.
CBS TELEVISION NETWORK 2015-2016 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE
(N=New, RTP=Regular Time Period, NTP=New Time Period) All Times ET/PT
MONDAY
8:00-8:30 PM THE BIG BANG THEORY
8:30-9:00 PM LIFE IN PIECES (N)
8:00-9:00 PM SUPERGIRL (N) (Starting in November)
9:00-10:00 PM SCORPION
10:00-11:00 PM NCIS: LOS ANGELES
TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM NCIS
9:00-10:00 PM NCIS: NEW ORLEANS
10:00-11:00 PM LIMITLESS (N)
WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM SURVIVOR
9:00-10:00 PM CRIMINAL MINDS
10:00-11:00 PM CODE BLACK (N)
THURSDAY
8:00-11:00 PM, ET/ NFL THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (Premieres Sept. 17)
5:00-8:00 PM, PT
8:00-8:30 PM THE BIG BANG THEORY (RTP) (Starting in November)
8:30-9:00 PM LIFE IN PIECES (NTP) (Starting in November)
9:00-9:30 PM MOM (Starting in November)
9:30-10:00 PM ANGEL FROM HELL (N) (Starting in November)
10:00-11:00 PM ELEMENTARY (Starting in November)
FRIDAY
8:00-9:00 PM THE AMAZING RACE
9:00-10:00 PM HAWAII FIVE-0
10:00-11:00 PM BLUE BLOODS
SATURDAY
8:00-9:00 PM CRIMETIME SATURDAY
9:00-10:00 PM CRIMETIME SATURDAY
10:00-11:00 PM 48 HOURS
SUNDAY
7:00-8:00 PM 60 MINUTES
8:00-9:00 PM MADAM SECRETARY
9:00-10:00 PM THE GOOD WIFE
10:00-11:00 PM CSI: CYBER (NTP)
