CBS Announces Premiere Dates

On Tuesday, CBS became the fourth broadcasting network to announce their premiere plan for the 2016-2017 season. As NBC, FOX and The CW did last week and it looks like the eye network will once again kicks things off with Thursday Night Football on Sept. 15.

The network announces it's new six-hour douc-series Case Closed, which examines the unsolved JonBenet Ramsay murder, which will air over three nights beginning on Sunday, Sept 18, Monday Sept. 19 and Sunday, Sept. 25 during premiere week.

Also for fans of Scorpion and Two Broke Girls, they'll return with a super-sized episodes.

Here's what the CBS Schedule looks like:

Thursday, Sept. 15
7:30pm Thursday Night Football Pre-Game Show
8:25pm Thursday Night Football (Denver @ Kansas City)

Sunday, Sept. 18
8:30pm Case Closed (JonBenet Ramsey, Part 1)

Monday, Sept. 19
8pm The Big Bang Theory (Season 10)
8:30pm Kevin Can Wait (premiere)
9pm Case Closed (JonBenet Ramsey, Part 2)

Tuesday, Sept. 20
8pm NCIS (Season 14)
9pm Bull (premiere)
10pm NCIS: New Orleans (Season 3)

Wednesday, Sept. 21
8pm Survivor (Season 33)
9:30pm Big Bother Finale

Friday, Sept. 23
8pm MacGyver (premiere)
9pm Hawaii Five-O (Season 7)
10pm Blue Bloods (Season 7)

Saturday, Sept. 24
10pm 48 Hours (Season 29)

Sunday, Sept. 25
7pm 60 Minutes (Season 49)
9pm Case Closed (JonBenet Ramsey, Part 3)

Monday, Sept. 26
9pm Presidental Debate

Wednesday, Sept. 28
9pm Criminal Minds (Season 12)
10pm Code Black (Season 2)

Sunday, Oct. 2
8pm NCIS: Los Angeles (Season 8)
9pm Madam Secretary (Season 3)
10pm Elementary (Season 5)

Monday, Oct. 3
9pm Scorpion (Season 3; two hour premiere)

Monday, Oct. 10
9pm Two Broke Girls (Season 6, one hour premiere)

Monday, Oct. 17
9:30pm The Odd Couple (Season 3)

Monday, Oct. 24 (Regular post-football lineup)
8pm Kevin Can Wait
8:30pm Man with a Plan (premiere)
9pm Two Broke Girls
9:30pm The Odd Couple
10pm Scorpion

Thursday, Oct. 27 (post-football lineup)
8pm The Big Bang Theory
8:30pm The Great Indoor (premiere)
9pm Mom (Season 4)
9:30pm Life in Pieces (Season 2)
10pm Pure Genius (premiere)

Mid-season: Return shows: The Amazing Race, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders and Undercover Boss. New: Training Day and Doubt.

CBS Fall 2016-2017 Schedule

On Wednesday, CBS presented it Upfront for the 2016-2017 season with the advertisers.

The big news out of this would be that there will be eight comedies on the network as they are restrting their signature Monday comedy block, with the return of Kevin James' new series "Kevin Can Wait." This will be James' return to the network on Mondays at 8 pm slot where King of Queens spent most of it's 9 year run. James will be joining with Matt LeBlanc and his new sitcom "Man with a Plan."

After CBS scaled back on their Monday comedy block to one hour two years ago and getting way with it all of last season, the network is re-expanding it in a major way with the return of the two-hour block.

Like this isn't new, CBS is using it's strongest shows to launch new shows. The network's #1 drama, NCIS, will be used as the launching pad for Bull, who's stars by the departed NCIS co-star Michael Weatherly. So I guess he's departure didn't really need to be that big since he's coming right back. TO make room for Bull (no pun intended) NCIS: New Orleans will be moving to 10 pm.

With CBS top comedy The Big Bang Theory will help launch fellow ensemble multi-camera comedy The Great Indoors, starring Joel McHale.

Here's the CBS Fall 2016-2017 schedule:

Monday

8pm The Big Bnag Theory
8:30pm Kevin Can Wait

8pm Kevin Can Wait (NEW)
8:30pm Man With a Plan (NEW)
9pm 2 Broke Girls
9:30pm The Odd Couple
10pm Scorpion

Tuesday
8pm NCIS
9pm Bull (NEW)
10pm NCIS: New Orleans

Wednesday
8pm Survivor
9pm Criminal Minds
10pm Code Black

Thursday
8pm NFL Thursday Night Football (Premieres Sept. 15)
5pm PT

8pm The Big Bang Theory (Oct. 27th)
8:30pm The Great Indoors (Starting Oct. 27th) (NEW)
9pm Mom (starting Oct. 27th)
9:30pm Life in Pieces (Starting Oct. 27th)
10pm Pure Genius (Starting Oct. 27th) (NEW)

Friday
8pm MacGyver (NEW)
9pm Hawaii Five-O
10pm Blue Bloods

Saturday
8pm Crimetime Saturday
9pm Crimetime Staturday
10pm 48 Hours

Sunday
7pm 60 Minutes
8pm NCIS: Los Angeles
9pm Madam Secretary
10pm Elementary

CBS Renews Code Black, Beyond Borders and Odd Couple.

As the Upfronts are underway, CBS has winnow i's bubble show list for those that get renewal and cancelled.

CBS has announced that Code Black, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders are renewed for a second season and also renewed The Odd Couple for a third season.

Code Black and Beyond Borders have performed not just in the ratings but creatively and performance as well.

Expect to see some changes come season two for Code Black with new characters and such.

The Odd Couple have performed both Thursday and Monday nights  well and found it's stride.

I'm guessing CBS will be milking the Friends mini-reunion when Matt LeBlanc's new series premieres.

As for popping the bubble, CBS announced that Rush Hour will not get a second season. Rebooting a film to television isn't going well but that won't stop networks trying from FOX's Lethal Weapon.