CBS revealed the network’s 2016-2017 on Wednesday. Like last fall, Big Bang Theory will move to Monday’s for five weeks to make room for Thursday night Football. Survivor keeps its timeslot at 8 pm on Wednesday’s. A new series, MacGyver, is scheduled for 8 pm on Fridays and it’s unclear when Amazing Race will be added to the schedule.
Check out the full schedule from CBS below:
CBS today unveiled its 2016-2017 primetime lineup, featuring three new comedies, five new dramas and 21 returning series.
In 2016-2017, CBS will expand its comedy lineup, increasing the number of comedies from four to eight, compared to last fall, and programming two two-hour blocks on Mondays and Thursdays.
The new fall comedies are: KEVIN CAN WAIT, starring Kevin James as a newly retired police officer who faces tougher challenges at home with his wife and three kids than he ever did on the streets; MAN WITH A PLAN, starring Golden Globe Award winner Matt LeBlanc as a contractor who starts spending more time with his kids when his wife goes back to work and discovers the truth every parent eventually realizes: his little angels are maniacs; and THE GREAT INDOORS, starring Joel McHale as a renowned adventure reporter for an outdoor magazine who becomes the desk-bound boss to a group of eager millennials in the publication’s digital edition.
The new fall dramas are: BULL, starring Michael Weatherly as a brilliant and charming trial consultant; the action-adventure drama MACGYVER, an origin story of the classic series starring Lucas Till and George Eads; and PURE GENIUS, starring Dermot Mulroney and Augustus Prew in a medical drama about a Silicon Valley billionaire superstar who enlists the world’s best medical minds to work in his state-of-the-art hospital.
Two new series also set to premiere in 2016-2017 are: TRAINING DAY, a crime drama that begins 15 years after the events of the successful feature film, starring Bill Paxton as a hardened, morally ambiguous detective for the LAPD, and Justin Cornwell as a young, idealistic officer tapped to go undercover as his trainee to spy on him; and the legal drama DOUBT, starring Katherine Heigl, Steven Pasquale, Dulé Hill and Laverne Cox, about an attorney who begins to fall for her charismatic client accused of murdering his girlfriend.
The 21 returning shows for the 2016-2017 season are dramas NCIS, television’s #1 drama for seven consecutive seasons; BLUE BLOODS and MADAM SECRETARY, the #1 broadcast dramas on Friday and Sunday, respectively; time-period winners CODE BLACK, CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS, ELEMENTARY, HAWAII FIVE-0, NCIS: LOS ANGELES and NCIS: NEW ORLEANS; Monday night’s most-watched drama, SCORPION; and CRIMINAL MINDS. The comedies are THE BIG BANG THEORY, television’s #1 comedy for the past six years; LIFE IN PIECES, this season’s #1 new comedy; the critically acclaimed MOM, THE ODD COUPLE and 2 BROKE GIRLS.
The returning reality series are the Emmy Award-winning programs SURVIVOR, THE AMAZING RACE and UNDERCOVER BOSS.
In news, CBS will return 60 MINUTES, television’s #1 news program for nearly five decades, and Saturday’s most-watched program and time period winner 48 HOURS.
In addition to the new shows and 21 established series, NFL THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL returns to CBS’s #1 primetime lineup for the third consecutive year with five early-season games. The Thursday broadcasts kick off on Sept. 15 with New York Jets at Buffalo Bills.
The 2016-2017 night-by-night schedule:
MONDAYS – Comedy is back on Monday! With THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL premiering Sept. 15, the Network will again move THE BIG BANG THEORY to Mondays at 8:00 PM to start the season, giving the best lead-in on television to the new family comedy KEVIN CAN WAIT, starring Kevin James. Following football, THE BIG BANG THEORY will move to its regular Thursday time period, and KEVIN CAN WAIT will shift to 8:00 PM to anchor the night and lead in to the new comedy MAN WITH A PLAN starring Matt LeBlanc. The expanded night of comedy will continue with Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs in 2 BROKE GIRLS at 9:00 PM, paired with Matthew Perry and Thomas Lennon in THE ODD COUPLE at 9:30 PM, creating a two-hour comedy block. Moving to 10:00 PM to wrap up the night is SCORPION, Monday night’s top-rated scripted series.
TUESDAYS – NCIS, television’s #1 drama for seven years with over 20 million viewers, returns at 8:00 PM, providing the perfect lead-in for former NCIS star Michael Weatherly in his new legal drama, BULL, at 9:00 PM. This highly compatible and powerful night of television continues with the top three drama NCIS: NEW ORLEANS at 10:00 PM, to cap the evening.
WEDNESDAYS – SURVIVOR once again opens the night at 8:00 PM, where it continues to win in viewers and demographics. CRIMINAL MINDS, a top 10 drama, returns at 9:00 PM, leading in to the fast–paced medical drama CODE BLACK at 10:00 PM, Wednesday’s #1 new series in viewers in its freshman season.
THURSDAYS – NFL THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL kicks off on Sept. 15, giving CBS big ratings in the middle of the week and a strong promotional platform to launch the new season. The Network’s top-rated entertainment schedule returns Oct. 27 with THE BIG BANG THEORY in its regular 8:00 PM slot, providing a potent lead-in for the new comedy THE GREAT INDOORS, starring Joel McHale as the boss to a group of millennials in his magazine’s digital department, at 8:30 PM. Anna Faris and seven-time Emmy Award winner Allison Janney star in the critically-acclaimed MOM at 9:00 PM, followed by this season’s #1 new comedy, LIFE IN PIECES, at 9:30 PM. Then, after opening the night with a group of geniuses, the evening closes with another group in PURE GENIUS, the medical drama about an Internet billionaire and his brilliant team of doctors, starring Dermot Mulroney and Augustus Prew, at 10:00 PM.
FRIDAYS – Kicking off the night at 8:00 PM will be the new action-adventure drama MACGYVER, a reimagining of the classic series, followed by another classic franchise, time-period winner HAWAII FIVE-0 at 9:00 PM. BLUE BLOODS, Friday’s most-watched show, anchors CBS’s winning Friday night at 10:00 PM.
SATURDAYS – CBS’s Saturday lineup features CRIMETIME SATURDAY, encore broadcasts of the Network’s popular dramas at 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM, followed by 48 HOURS at 10:00 PM, Saturday’s most-watched program.
SUNDAYS – The renowned 60 MINUTES, television’s #1 news program for nearly five decades, returns at 7:00 PM. At 8:00 PM, Monday hit NCIS: LOS ANGELES moves to its new home, leading into MADAM SECRETARY, Sunday’s most-watched broadcast drama, which shifts to 9:00 PM. At 10:00 PM, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are back on the case in ELEMENTARY, capping a night of three strong dramas from 8:00-11:00 PM.
In addition to TRAINING DAY and DOUBT, CBS will once again present year-round programming, rolling out new and established series throughout the season, including CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS, which is winning its Wednesday (10:00-11:00 PM) time period in viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54; the award-winning reality series THE AMAZING RACE and UNDERCOVER BOSS; and the new one-hour alternative series, HUNTED, which was previously announced.
CBS 2016-2017 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 KEVIN CAN WAIT (N)
8:00-8:30 PM KEVIN CAN WAIT (RTP)(Starting in October)
8:30-9:00 PM MAN WITH A PLAN (N) (Starting in October)
9:00-9:30 PM 2 BROKE GIRLS (NTP)
9:30-10:00 PM THE ODD COUPLE (NTP)
10:00-11:00 PM SCORPION (NTP)
TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM NCIS
9:00-10:00 PM BULL (N)
10:00-11:00 PM NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (NTP)
WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM SURVIVOR
9:00-10:00 PM CRIMINAL MINDS
10:00-11:00 PM CODE BLACK
THURSDAY
8:00-11:00 PM, ET/ NFL THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (Premieres Sept. 15)
5:00-8:00 PM, PT
8:00-8:30 PM THE BIG BANG THEORY (RTP) (Starting Oct. 27)
8:30-9:00 PM THE GREAT INDOORS (N) (Starting Oct. 27)
9:00-9:30 PM MOM (Starting Oct. 27)
9:30-10:00 PM LIFE IN PIECES (NTP) (Starting Oct. 27)
10:00-11:00 PM PURE GENIUS (N) (Starting Oct. 27)
FRIDAY
8:00-9:00 PM MACGYVER (N)
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 NCIS: LOS ANGELES (NTP)
9:00-10:00 PM MADAM SECRETARY (NTP)
10:00-11:00 PM ELEMENTARY
