CBS 2017-18 SCHEDULE
HIGHLIGHTS:
- CBS are adding 3 new comedies to their fall schedule, the most of any network.
- 6 out of their 8 new shows are airing in the fall, the most of any network. The network has one comedy By The Book and one drama Instinct on tap for midseason.
- TBBT spin-off Young Sheldon will be previewed after the mother-ship show (Sept. 25) and begin airing regularly on Thursdays (Nov. 2).
CBS
TELEVISION NETWORK 2017-2018 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
YOUNG
SHELDON (N) (Special One Time Preview Sept. 25)
8:30-9:00
PM
9JKL
(N) (Premieres Oct. 2)
9:00-9:30
PM
KEVIN
CAN WAIT
9:30-10:00
PM
ME,
MYSELF & I (N)
10:00-11:00
PM
SCORPION
8:00-8:30
PM
KEVIN
CAN WAIT (RTP) (Starting Oct. 30)
8:30-9:00
PM
9JKL
9:00-9:30
PM
ME,
MYSELF & I (RTP) (Starting Oct. 30)
9:30-10:00
PM
SUPERIOR
DONUTS (Starting Oct. 30)
10:00-11:00
PM
SCORPION
TUESDAY
8:00-9:00
PM
NCIS
9:00-10:00
PM
BULL
10:00-11:00
PM
NCIS:
NEW ORLEANS
WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:00
PM
SURVIVOR
9:00-10:00
PM
SEAL
TEAM (N)
10:00-11:00
PM
CRIMINAL
MINDS (NTP)
THURSDAY
8:00-11:00
PM, ET/ 5:00-8:00 PM, PT
NFL
THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (Premieres Sept. 28)
8:00-8:30
PM
THE
BIG BANG THEORY (RTP) (Starting Nov. 2)
8:30-9:00
PM
YOUNG
SHELDON (N) (RTP) (Starting Nov. 2)
9:00-9:30
PM
MOM
(Starting Nov. 2)
9:30-10:00
PM
LIFE
IN PIECES (Starting Nov. 2)
10:00-11:00
PM
S.W.A.T.
(N) (Starting Nov. 2)
FRIDAY
8:00-9:00
PM
MACGYVER
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
WISDOM
OF THE CROWD (N)
9:00-10:00
PM
NCIS:
LOS ANGELES (NTP)
10:00-11:00
PM
MADAM
SECRETARY (NTP)
CBS ADDS
8 NEW SERIES – 6 FOR FALL – JOINING 23 RETURNING SHOWS TO BUILD ON THE SUCCESS
OF AMERICA’S MOST WATCHED NETWORK
The New
Fall Series Are Comedies “Young Sheldon,” “9JKL” and “Me, Myself & I,” and
Dramas
“SEAL Team,” “S.W.A.T.” and “Wisdom of the Crowd”
“Young
Sheldon” Will Have a Special Monday Launch Behind the Season Premiere of
“The Big
Bang Theory,” Then Move to Thursdays
“9JKL”
and “Me, Myself & I” Join the Monday Comedy Block,
“SEAL
Team” Takes Command on Wednesday at 9:00 PM,
“S.W.A.T.”
Reports for Duty Thursday at 10:00 PM,
“Wisdom
of the Crowd” Follows “60 Minutes” on Sunday at 8:00 PM
“NFL
Thursday Night Football” Kicks Off on CBS Sept. 28
Year-Round
Original Programming Will Roll Out
New and
Returning Series throughout the Season, Including the
New
Drama “Instinct” and New Comedy “By the Book”
CBS
today unveiled its 2017-2018 primetime lineup, featuring four new comedies,
four new dramas and 23 returning series. The new series join a lineup that will
finish the current season as America’s most watched network in viewers for the
14th time in 15 years, including the last nine years straight.
The new
fall dramas are: SEAL TEAM, a military drama that follows the professional and
personal lives of the most elite unit of Navy SEALs as they train, plan and
execute the most dangerous missions, starring David Boreanaz; S.W.A.T.,
inspired by the television series and feature film, starring Shemar Moore as a
S.W.A.T. sergeant in Los Angeles; and WISDOM OF THE CROWD, starring Emmy and
Golden Globe Award winner Jeremy Piven as a visionary tech innovator who
creates a cutting-edge crowdsourcing app to solve his daughter’s murder.
The new
fall comedies are the highly anticipated YOUNG SHELDON, about 9-year-old genius
Sheldon Cooper growing up in East Texas; 9JKL, starring Mark Feuerstein as an
actor who’s newly single and returns home to live in an apartment sandwiched
between his doting parents and his competitive brother and family; and ME,
MYSELF & I, starring Bobby Moynihan in a single-camera comedy about the
defining moments in one man’s life over three distinct periods – as a
14-year-old in 1991, at age 40 in present day and at age 65 in 2042. 9JKL and
ME, MYSELF & I will both join the Monday night comedy block.
Providing
CBS unparalleled stability, the Network will return 23 successful series to its
2017-2018 schedule. The 23 returning shows include the comedies THE BIG BANG
THEORY, television’s #1 scripted series and the #1 comedy for seven consecutive
years; KEVIN CAN WAIT, this season’s #1 new comedy; the critically acclaimed
time period winner MOM; as well as LIFE IN PIECES, MAN WITH A PLAN and SUPERIOR
DONUTS.
The
returning dramas are NCIS, television’s #1 drama for eight consecutive seasons;
BULL, this season’s #1 new drama in viewers; SCORPION, the most watched
broadcast drama on Monday; BLUE BLOODS, a top 10 broadcast drama in viewers;
NCIS: LOS ANGELES and MADAM SECRETARY, which are the #1 and #2 broadcast series
on Sunday, respectively; time period winners NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, HAWAII FIVE-0
and MACGYVER; as well as CRIMINAL MINDS, ELEMENTARY and CODE BLACK.
The
returning reality series are the Emmy Award-winning programs SURVIVOR, THE
AMAZING RACE and UNDERCOVER BOSS.
In news,
CBS will return 60 MINUTES, as it celebrates its 50th anniversary and five
decades as television’s #1 news program, and Saturday’s #1 regularly scheduled
program, 48 HOURS, as it celebrates its 30th anniversary.
Two new
series also set to premiere later in the 2017-2018 season are: BY THE BOOK, a
comedy about a modern day man who decides to live his life strictly by the
Bible, and INSTINCT, a drama starring Alan Cumming as a gifted author,
university professor and former CIA operative who is lured back to his old life
by the NYPD when they need his help to stop a serial killer.
In
addition, NFL THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL returns to CBS’ #1 primetime lineup for
the fourth consecutive year with five early-season games on consecutive weeks.
The Thursday broadcasts kick off on Sept. 28 with Chicago Bears at Green Bay
Packers.
The
2017-2018 night-by-night schedule:
MONDAYS
– Two new comedies will join a night that will roll out in several phases this
fall, with THE BIG BANG THEORY once again opening the night while the Network
broadcasts NFL THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL.
On Sept.
25, YOUNG SHELDON will have a special Monday premiere at 8:30 PM following the
season premiere of THE BIG BANG THEORY, and then move to its regular Thursday
time period on Nov. 2. Television’s #1 new comedy KEVIN CAN WAIT will open the
season at 9:00 PM, providing a strong launch pad for the new comedy ME, MYSELF
& I, starring Bobby Moynihan, at 9:30 PM. SCORPION, Monday’s most watched
scripted broadcast, returns at 10:00 PM to wrap up the night.
On Oct.
2, new family comedy 9JKL premieres at 8:30 PM, starring Mark Feuerstein, Linda
Lavin and Elliott Gould, with THE BIG BANG THEORY providing the best comedy
lead-in on television.
After
NFL THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL ends, THE BIG BANG THEORY will move to its regular
Thursday time period on Nov. 2. On Monday, Oct. 30, KEVIN CAN WAIT will shift
to 8:00 PM to open the night, followed by 9JKL. Then, ME, MYSELF & I will
move to its regular 9:00 PM time period, followed by the return of SUPERIOR
DONUTS at 9:30 PM, starring Jermaine Fowler and Judd Hirsch.
TUESDAYS
– Tuesday’s winning schedule remains intact. NCIS, television’s #1 drama for
eight years, returns at 8:00 PM, followed by BULL, this season’s #1 new drama
in viewers, at 9:00 PM. NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, which improved its time period +33%
from last year, caps the night at 10:00 PM.
WEDNESDAYS
– Two established hits bracket an exciting new drama. SURVIVOR once again
anchors the night at 8:00 PM, where it continues to win in viewers and
demographics, leading into the new military drama SEAL TEAM starring David
Boreanaz at 9:00 PM. The hit drama CRIMINAL MINDS shifts to 10:00 PM to begin
its 13th season.
THURSDAYS
– NFL THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL kicks off on Sept. 28, giving CBS a strong
promotional platform to launch the new season. The Network’s top-rated
entertainment schedule returns Nov. 2 with THE BIG BANG THEORY in its regular
8:00 PM slot, providing a perfect lead-in for the new comedy YOUNG SHELDON at
8:30 PM. Next is time period winner MOM at 9:00 PM, followed by LIFE IN PIECES,
a time period winner in adults 25-54 at 9:30 PM. At 10:00 PM, Shemar Moore
returns to CBS in the new action-packed drama S.W.A.T.
FRIDAYS
– The only night on television where every hour grew in viewers this season.
CBS’ winning night begins with time period winner MACGYVER at 8:00 PM, followed
by HAWAII FIVE-0, another time period winner. At 10:00 PM, BLUE BLOODS,
Friday’s #1 program, caps the evening of top-rated dramas.
SATURDAYS
– CBS’ Saturday lineup features CRIMETIME SATURDAY, encore broadcasts of the
Network’s popular dramas at 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM, followed by the night’s #1
regularly scheduled program, 48 HOURS, at 10:00 PM.
SUNDAYS
– The venerable 60 MINUTES returns at 7:00 PM, celebrating its 50th anniversary
season. Television’s #1 news program for five decades will lead into the new
drama WISDOM OF THE CROWD, starring Jeremy Piven, at 8:00 PM. Sunday’s #1
scripted broadcast, NCIS: LOS ANGELES, shifts to 9:00 PM, followed by MADAM
SECRETARY, Sunday’s #2 scripted broadcast, at 10:00 PM to close out the
weekend.
CBS will
once again present original programming throughout the full season, rolling out
new series BY THE BOOK and INSTINCT, and returning favorites CODE BLACK,
ELEMENTARY, MAN WITH A PLAN and the award-winning reality series THE AMAZING
RACE and UNDERCOVER BOSS.
THE NEW
FALL DRAMAS:
SEAL
TEAM stars David Boreanaz in a military drama that follows the professional and
personal lives of the most elite unit of Navy SEALs as they train, plan and
execute the most dangerous, high stakes missions our country can ask of them.
Deployed on clandestine missions worldwide at a moment’s notice, and knowing
the toll it takes on them and their families, this tight-knit SEAL team
displays unwavering patriotism and fearless dedication, even in the face of
overwhelming odds. Ben Cavell, Ed Redlich, Chris Chulack, Sarah Timberman and
Carl Beverly are executive producers for CBS Television Studios. Emmy Award
winner Chulack directed the pilot.
SEAL
TEAM stars David Boreanaz as Jason Hayes, Max Thieriot as Clay Spenser, Neil Brown
Jr. as Ray, A.J. Buckley as Sonny, Toni Trucks as Diaz and Jessica Paré as
Mandy Ellis.
Inspired
by the television series and feature film, S.W.A.T. stars Shemar Moore as a
locally born S.W.A.T. sergeant newly tasked to run a specialized tactical unit
that is the last stop in law enforcement in Los Angeles. Torn between loyalty
to the streets where he was raised and allegiance to his brothers in blue,
former Marine Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson (Moore) has everything it takes to
successfully bridge the divide between his two worlds and excel at leading his
dedicated team of brave men and women as they risk their lives to protect the
community. Aaron Thomas, Shawn Ryan, Justin Lin, Neal Moritz, Marney Hochman,
Danielle Woodrow and Pavun Shetty are executive producers for Sony Pictures
Television in association with CBS Television Studios. Lin directed the pilot.
S.W.A.T.
stars Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, Stephanie Sigman as Jessica
Cortez, Alex Russell as Jim Street, Jay Harrington as David “Deacon” Kay, Lina
Esco as Christina “Chris” Alonso, Kenny Johnson as Dominique Luca and Peter Onorati
as Mumford.
WISDOM
OF THE CROWD stars Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Jeremy Piven as a
visionary tech innovator who creates a cutting-edge crowdsourcing app to solve
his daughter’s murder, and revolutionizes crime solving in the process. Inspired
by the notion that a million minds are better than one, Silicon Valley
entrepreneur Jeffrey Tanner (Piven) develops “Sophe,” an online platform for
publicly shared information, and recruits the original cop who searched for his
daughter’s killer, Det. Tommy Cavanaugh (Richard T. Jones), to work with him.
As Tanner taps into the “wisdom of the crowd,” his unexpected success fuels his
determination to solve even more cases than just the one that’s personal to
him. Ted Humphrey; Adam Davidson (pilot); Avi Nir, Alon Shtruzman, Peter
Traugott, Rachel Kaplan (Keshet Media Group); and Dror Mishani and Shira Hadad
are executive producers for CBS Television Studios in association with
Universal Television. Davidson directed the pilot. Based on the Israeli format
of the same name.
WISDOM
OF THE CROWD stars Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Jeremy Piven as Jeffrey
Tanner, Richard T. Jones as Det. Tommy Cavanaugh, Natalia Tena as Sara Morton,
Blake Lee as Josh Novak, Jake Matthews as Tariq Bakari and Monica Potter as
Alex Hale.
THE NEW
FALL COMEDIES:
9JKL
stars Mark Feuerstein in a family comedy inspired by his real life. Josh
Roberts (Feuerstein) is a new divorcé and actor between projects who moves home
to New York to regroup, living in an apartment sandwiched between his doting,
meddlesome parents on one side and his competitive brother, sister-in-law and
their new baby on the other. As Josh’s family literally comes at him from both
sides, he realizes he desperately needs to establish some personal boundaries,
because his loving family is always going to be right there for him. Always.
Dana Klein, Mark Feuerstein, Aaron Kaplan, Wendi Trilling, Dana Honor and Pam
Fryman are executive producers for Kapital Entertainment in association with
CBS Television Studios. Fryman directed the pilot.
9JKL
stars Mark Feuerstein as Josh Roberts, Linda Lavin as Judy, Elliott Gould as
Harry, David Walton as Andrew, Liza Lapira as Eve and Matt Murray as Nick.
ME,
MYSELF & I stars Bobby Moynihan in a comedy about the defining moments in
one man’s life over three distinct periods – as a 14-year-old in 1991, at age
40 in present day and at age 65 in 2042. During these pivotal periods of
yesterday, today and tomorrow, Alex always finds a way to move forward with
determination and humor, knowing his life story isn’t defined by the bad things
that happen to him, but instead by how he chooses to deal with them. Dan
Kopelman, Aaron Kaplan, Dana Honor and Randall Einhorn (pilot only) are
executive producers for Kapital Entertainment in association with Warner Bros.
Television and CBS Television Studios. Einhorn directed the pilot.
ME,
MYSELF & I stars Bobby Moynihan (Alex, present day), Jack Dylan Grazer
(Alex, 1991), Brian Unger (Ron, 1991, present day), Jaleel White (Darryl,
present day), Kelen Coleman (Abby, 2042), Skylar Gray (Abby, present day),
Christopher Paul Richards (Justin, 1991), Mandell Maughan (Maggie, 1991),
Reylynn Caster (Nori, 1991), with Sharon Lawrence (Eleanor, 2042) and John
Larroquette (Alex, 2042).
YOUNG
SHELDON – For 9-year-old Sheldon Cooper (Iain Armitage), it isn’t easy growing
up in East Texas. Being a once-in-a-generation mind capable of advanced
mathematics and science isn’t always helpful in a land where church and
football are king. And while the vulnerable, gifted and somewhat naïve Sheldon
deals with the world, his very normal family must find a way to deal with him.
THE BIG BANG THEORY’s multiple Emmy Award winner Jim Parsons narrates as Adult
Sheldon. This single-camera, half-hour comedy gives us the chance to meet
Sheldon in childhood, as he embarks on his innocent, awkward and hopeful
journey toward the man he will become. Chuck Lorre and Steve Molaro created the
series and executive produce along with Jim Parsons and Todd Spiewak for Warner
Bros. Television. Jon Favreau directed the pilot.
YOUNG
SHELDON stars Iain Armitage as Sheldon, Zoe Perry as Mary, Lance Barber as
George Sr., Raegan Revord as Missy and Montana Jordan as Georgie Jr. THE BIG
BANG THEORY’s multiple Emmy Award winner Jim Parsons narrates the comedy as
Adult Sheldon.
NEW
SERIES FOR LATER THIS SEASON:
INSTINCT
stars Alan Cumming as a former CIA operative who is lured back to his old life
when the NYPD needs his help to stop a serial killer. Dr. Dylan Reinhart
(Cumming) is a gifted author and university professor living a quiet life
teaching psychopathic behavior to packed classes of adoring students. But when
top NYPD detective Lizzie Needham appeals to him to help her catch a serial
murderer who is using Dylan’s first book as a tutorial, Dylan is compelled by
the case, comes out of retirement and taps into his old skill set. Though Dylan
and Lizzie initially clash, when it comes to catching killers, they realize
they will make an ideal team if they both trust their instincts. Based on the
soon to be published James Patterson book. Michael Rauch, Marc Webb, Alex
Kurtzman and Heather Kadin (Secret Hideout), James Patterson, Bill Robinson,
Leopoldo Gout and Alan Cumming are executive producers for CBS Television
Studios. Webb directed the pilot.
INSTINCT
stars Alan Cumming as Dr. Dylan Reinhart, Bojana Novakovic as Lizzie Needham,
Daniel Ings as Andy, Naveen Andrews as Julian Cousins and Khandi Alexander as
Lt. Monica Ford.
BY THE
BOOK is a comedy about a modern day man at a crossroads in his life who decides
to live strictly in accordance with the Bible. Chip Curry (Jay R. Ferguson) is
the film critic for a New York newspaper and a soon-to-be father who wants to
be a better man following the loss of his best friend. As he begins his sincere
spiritual journey toward a more moral life with the help of his wife and
friends, he wonders if he’ll be able to take a page – or every page – out of
the Good Book, and if the effect will be of Biblical proportions. Based on The
New York Times bestselling book The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs.
Patrick Walsh, Johnny Galecki, Andrew Haas, Spencer Medof and multiple Emmy
Award winner Andy Ackerman (pilot) are executive producers for Alcide Bava
Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television
Studios. Ackerman directed the pilot.
BY THE BOOK
stars Jay R. Ferguson as Chip, Lindsey Kraft as Leslie, Ian Gomez as Father
Gene, David Krumholtz as Rabbi Ableman, Tony Rock as Vince and Camryn Manheim
as Ms. Meadows.
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