Streaming channels make headlines with mergers and syndication deals, but CBS has reached its level of network television success simply by maintaining a well-stocked lineup of scripted shows. Boasting consistently high ratings, CBS proves there is indeed a large audience that tunes in for scripted television outside of streaming channels. This is good news for
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With viewership that peaked at nearly 14 million an episode, Young Sheldon is one of the most successful sitcoms in recent memory. And the show is spun off from The Big Bang Theory, which, despite never gaining a foothold with critics, was one of the most-watched sitcoms of all time, serving as CBS’ biggest hit
Fire Country washed over the competition when it launched on CBS last fall. The Max Thieriot firefighter drama quickly secured a renewal. As the ratings continued to burn bright, news broke that spinoffs were being eyed at the network to make the show a franchise akin to NCIS and FBI. While details about Fire Country
It’s not your typical November Sweeps, but FBI TRUE will feature all-new cases and episodes that haven’t been aired before on Paramount+. CBS announced Tuesday that the cases highlighted would include the Ruby Ridge Standoff, the manhunt for spy Robert Hanssen, the Times Square Bomber, the disappearance of Chyenne Kircher, and more. The November 7
For the longest time, people sought out films at the movie theater to be scared out of their minds. These 13 TV shows prove that television can be scary, too. We’re willing to bet at least one of them will raise the hairs on the back of your neck! 1. The X-Files (FOX) From aliens
Today, CBS announced the first five episodes of FBI TRUE. This docuseries takes viewers into some of the most significant and astonishing cases in FBI history through the eyes of the agents who were there. FBI TRUE will debut on CBS Tuesday, October 3 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) and is available to stream on Paramount+. FBI
The 2023-24 season is winding down, meaning we’ll be saying goodbye to some of our favorite shows. CBS previously announced finale dates for its roster of shows, and now, we have some plot details to help us understand how these shows will end their seasons/series. Check out the season finale schedule and spoilers below. Thursday,
CBS is getting a head start on the 2023-24 TV season with nine more renewals. Veteran dramas CSI: Vegas, NCIS, and NCIS: Hawai’i have landed renewals for next season. On the unscripted front, The Amazing Race, Lingo, Survivor, Tough as Nails, 48 Hours, and 60 Minutes. CBS previously renewed freshman dramas So Help Me Todd
CBS is looking ahead to the 2023-24 TV season and beyond. The network has announced details of its development slate for next season, and one of the exciting projects is a third entry in the Good Wife universe. The potential series would feature Carrie Preston’s fan-favorite lawyer Elsbeth Tascioni. “After her successful career in Chicago,
Who doesn’t love a good ship? Every year we have to sit down and decide which relationships blew us away with their chemistry and genuine love for one another. And while some of these couples will look familiar from years past, some newbies also snuck on the list. It was a good year for love
There’s nothing better than stumbling across something monumental on television. That episode that gets you so excited, or that new series you want to talk about all the time. Sometimes it’s simply the ending to your favorite reality series giving you the most perfect ending imaginable. 2022 saw plenty of gratifying things happening on the
CBS has some big decisions to make as we head into 2022. Many of its shows are struggling in the ratings, and some are aging, which makes it more difficult to justify renewals. The shows most in danger are CSI: Vegas, NCIS: Los Angeles, and So Help Me Todd. Get all the details below. 1.
And just like that… Maggie is back! CBS has dropped a first-look teaser for the next episodes of its trio of FBI universe series, including our first footage of Missy Peregrym back in action as Maggie. As previously reported, FBI Season 5 Episode 7, airing Tuesday, November 15 at 8/7c. “Maggie returns from medical leave
The upcoming U.S. midterm election, taking place Tuesday, November 8, will lead to a shake-up for some of broadcast TV’s most popular series. ABC, CBS, and NBC have announced none of their shows will air on the night and will instead run news coverage across the evening. CBS has revealed that the November 8 episode
My first thought while watching the proudly weird, thoroughly charming new comedy Ghosts was: How is this on CBS? To be fair, the Eye network has moved past the days of “fat guy with a hot wife” sitcoms lately with a host of more thoughtful and bittersweet comedies like the recently departed Mom. But still,
SEAL Team is leaving CBS behind. That much we’ve known for a while now. As previously reported, SEAL Team Season 5 will begin its run on CBS Sunday, October 10 at 10/9c. The first four episodes will air on CBS before it moves full-time to Paramount+. The CBS series finale airs Sunday, October 31. According
One of the biggest messages of Big Brother has always been to expect the unexpected, but we did not expect this: Just days ahead of the Big Brother Season 23 premiere, Christie Valdiserri, who was announced as a houseguest last week, will no longer be taking part on the CBS reality series. In a video
Bull may be renewed for a sixth season, but there are some big changes on the horizon for the embattled CBS procedural. Showrunner Glenn Gordon Caron and co-star Freddy Rodriguez are bowing out of the series following a workplace investigation. The Hollywood Reporter first reported the news. CBS has yet to elaborate on what went
After a lengthy hiatus, a return for Survivor is looking likely. Jeff Probst announced on Twitter that the beloved CBS reality series is returning to production on Survivor Season 41. “Fiji has invited us back to their beautiful country to shoot season 41,” Probst said in a video announcement. “We have all of our COVID
Even given TV’s current obsession with rebooting and reviving anything and everything, The Equalizer is an curious choice. The original 1985-89 CBS series, starring Edward Woodward as a spy-turned-private eye who cleaned up a crime-ridden New York City, is only a hazy memory to most viewers and plays like a dusty relic these days. (He
What would Silence of the Lambs be without Hannibal Lecter? The coldblooded cannibal genius played by Anthony Hopkins is one of the most iconic villains in film history — but, due to nagging rights issues, his name can’t even be uttered in CBS’ new drama Clarice, which follows FBI agent Clarice Starling a year after
B Positive will be on the CBS schedule for a bit longer. The freshman comedy has nabbed a full season order at CBS, becoming one of few shows to pull off such a move in that pandemic-affected season. While the show has been expanded, no details on how many episodes have actually been ordered. ABC’s
Just weeks after getting a premiere date at CBS, SEAL Team Season 4 has already suffered a major setback. The David Boreanaz-fronted drama series has been delayed by one week, pushing its highly-anticipated return to December. But there’s some good news. SEAL Team Season 4 will now commence with a two-hour premiere, so we’re waiting
A successful sitcom boils down to two things: characters and chemistry. Even the most inspired premise doesn’t matter after the first few episodes, if the show doesn’t have characters we care about and actors who work well together. Case in point: CBS’ new fall sitcom B Positive, debuting this Thursday, Nov. 5 at 8:30/7:30c. (I’ve
We are just weeks away from the premiere of NCIS Season 18 (November 17), and some new details have spilled out about the season premiere. NCIS Season 18 Episode 1 is titled “Sturgeon Season,” and will feature the return of Fornell. “Gibbs and Fornell (Joe Spano) attempt to track down the leader of a drug
Marie Osmond will be doing less talking for the world to see. Osmond is bowing out of her role as co-host of CBS daytime chat show, The Talk. The news means that Osmond stayed with the show for a single season. However, before becoming a permanent host, she did appear on the show more than
CBS TV Studios has struck an exclusive agreement with 21CP Solutions, the country’s preeminent law enforcement and public safety advisory group, to consult with the writing teams on their police, crime and legal drama series. The group of advisers includes former senior law enforcement officials, civil rights scholars, lawyers, academics, and community thought leaders in police
While FOX and The CW have already announced the bulk of their returning scripted series have been pushed to 2021, CBS is taking a different approach. The network on Tuesday unveiled its Fall 2020 schedule, and it includes 20 returning series, meaning that the network is eyeing production restarts for its shows in the coming
The highly anticipated TV adaptation of The Lincoln Lawyer is dead. CBS has reportedly decided to shelve the drama series based on Michael Connelly’s 2005 novel of the same, according to Deadline. The project snagged a series commitment from CBS back in June 2019, and was to be written and executive-produced by David E. Kelley