CBS Fall 2022 Schedule: SWAT And Ghosts on the Move

 On Wednesday morning, CBS became the third network to release its fall 2022 schedule after NBC and ABC had done but not FOX (quite yet). So, what to expect in the new schedule? 

SWAT is returning to its Friday leadoff spot, where it will kick off the new firefighter drama, Fire Country (starring SEAL Team's Max Thieriot). NCIS: Los Angeles will, in turn, move an hour later on Sundays, which will make way for the new cop drama, East New York.

The newest reality series, The Real Love Boat, will close out Wednesday night, anchored by the new seasons of Survivor and The Amazing Race. 

And Thursdays look to be a bit different, with only two Thursday sitcoms now, Young Sheldon and Ghosts (moving a half-hour earlier), which will kick off into the freshman dramedy So Help Me Todd (Starring Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin). While CSI: Vegas' second season will close out the night.

Here's a look at the schedule:

MONDAY:

8/7c The Neighborhood

8:30/7:30c Bob Hearts Abishola

9/8c NCIS.

10/9c NCIS: Hawai'i

TUESDAY:

8/7c FBI.

9/8c FBIL International

10/9c FBI: Most Wanted

WEDNESDAY:

8/7c Survivor

9/8c The Amazing Race

10/9c The Real Love Boat (NEW)

THURSDAY:

8/7c Young Sheldon

8:30/7:30c Ghosts

9/8c So Help Me Tood (NEW)

10/9c CSI: Vegas

FRIDAY:

8/7c SWAT. 

9/8c Fire Country (NEW)

10/9c Blue Bloods

SATURDAY:

8/7c Drama encores

9/8c Drama encores

10/9c 48 Hours

SUNDAY:

7/6c 60 Minutes

8/7c The Equalizer

9/8c East New York (NEW)

10/8c N.C.I.S.: Los Angeles

MIDSEASON:

Lingo (new), Secret Celebrity Renovation, Superfan (new), Tough as Nails, True Lies (new)

CANCELLED:

B Positive (ending airing May 26), How We Roll, Magnum PI, United States of Al, Good Sam

CBS made some changes and added more new shows to its fall schedule compared to NBC (two new shows) and ABC (three new shows). CBS has gone back to two comedies and two dramas for their Thursday night lineup (something they haven't done since the 2012-2013 season). 

Fire Country and East New York look promising from the trailers, but I still have some doubts about So Help Me Todd.

The schedule looks solid, and I look forward to the new seasons of CBS' Tuesday night and Thursday night. I wonder if they will kick off SEAL Team's new season by airing on CBS for a couple of weeks and airing the rest on Paramount+ because I thought that was a brilliant move to kick off the newly rebranded streaming service. 

What do you think of CBS' fall schedule? Are you looking forward to their new programing? Leave a comment below.

The Duo is Back: FBI "Never Trust a Stranger" Season Premiere

 

The season premiere of FBI was this week, and boy, did it feel good to see not only the show returning but the return of the dynamic duo. 

The premiere deals with the FBI team dealing with a white surpmerist group attacking companies and events going live. OA has an informant who knows who was behind the shooting, but it turns out that he was the driver for the shooters.  

With OA's informant going MIA, OA and Maggie (her return later), along with Stuart and new agent Wallace, try to find him before another attack occurs. But just when they thought they had him, he took seven people hostage. OA does what OA does best, trying to talk him down from doing the worst thing possible, and that's pretty much what he did. 

Also, in the episode, we meet new agent Tiffany Wallace, who came from White Collar crimes in Atlanta and is now Stuart's partner. We do learn that Kristen Chazal has transferred as she was looking for a different opportunity. 

Maggie Bell finally returns, but we see her kind of vague in her undercover job as she and the team arrest 16 people. We meet one of her partners, Agent Nessler Vertiz, who seems to have something going on with Maggie, even after the hostage situation. Could there be a thing going on, and is OA jealous of that with that concerned look at the end of the episode? 

I enjoyed this season's premiere, which was fast, fun, and intense. I'm happy to see Maggie and OA back together on the show. They're so fun to watch, and it's just like she never left when she took control over who's driving. I thought Katherine Renee Turner's character, Agent Wallace, had an excellent first episode. Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/10,

What did you think of the episode? Leave a comment below!

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You can catch FBI Tuesdays at 9/8c on CBS.

FBI and FBI Most Wanted Season Premiere Promos

 

The latest new promo for CBS's FBI and FBI Most Wanted was released Sunday. 

For FBI going into its third season, not a whole lot is given except that they're gonna need all hands on deck. While FBI Most Wanted that's going into its second season, gives a teaser of how they dive into the criminal's mind to solve the crime. 

It may not be much, but it gets me excited about the return for these shows. 

Here's the promo:

Are you excited for the new season of FBI and FBI Most Wanted? Leave a comment below!

You can catch the season premiere of FBI and FBI Most Wanted Tuesday, Nov. 17th at 9/8c and 10/9c on CBS. 

FBI "Never Trust a Stranger" Season 3 Premiere Preview

Here's a preview of the season premiere of FBI titled, "Never Trust a Stranger." 

"Never Trust a Stranger"

In the season three premiere, the team welcomes a new member, Special Agent Tiffany Wallace (Katherine Renee-Turner), as they search for killers who orchestrated a mass shooting at a media company. OA's personal connection with the case threatens to cloud his judgment.

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Man, I think we all can't wait to see Maggie and OA back together as partners once again. Looks like OA is trouble with this case. I just hope that this new team member will be staying for more than a season. But all in all, I can't wait for the new season to begin. 

Are you looking forward to the season premiere? What are your thoughts going in? Excited? Leave a comment below!

The season premiere of FBI begins Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 9/8c on CBS.

CBS Sets Pemieres for NCIS, All Rise, and More in November

 

Looks like CBS will have a fall season after all.

On Tuesday, the eye network has released dates or nine of their 18 returning shows, now that there are full episodes in the can. Show that include NCIS, NCIS New Orleans, NCIS Los Angeles, Young Sheldon, and Mom. 

Also scoring a premiere date us the freshman comedy B Positive starring Thomas Middleditch and Annaleigh Ashford. 

Also note: There will be "Fan Favorite" episodes from NCIS previous 17 seasons will be closing out Sunday nights starting  Nov.8th until Queen Latifah's The Equalizer is ready to join the mix (where it will lead into NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS New Orleans).

Here's the fall lineup:

Thursday, Nov. 5

8/7c Young Sheldon (Season 4 Premiere)

8:30/7:30c B Positive (series premiere)

9/8c Mom (Season 8 premiere)

Sunday, Nov. 8

8:30/7:30c NCIS: Los Angles (Season 12 premiere)

9:30/8:30c NCIS: New Orleans (Season 7 premiere)

10:30/9:30c NCIS (Fan Favorites Episodes)

Wednesday, Nov. 11

9/8c S.W.A.T. (Season 4 two-hour season premiere)

Monday, Nov. 16

8/7c The Neighborhood (Season 3 premiere)

8:30/7:30c Bob Hearts Abishola (Season 2 Premiere)

9/8c All Rise (Season 2 Premiere)

Tuesday, Nov. 17

8/7c NCIS (Season 18 Premiere)

Fall Shows Still Awaiting Premiere Dates: Blue Bloods, Bull, The Equalizer, Evil, FBI, FBI Most Wanted, MacGyver, Magnum P.I, SEAL Team, and The Unicorn.

So it looks like now that CBS has their foot in the door for premiere dates in November. I'm thrilled that these shows are back, especially hearing that All Rise has its premiere set date. I think FBI and FBI Most Wanted will be making their premieres in November. If not then I think they could possibly keep them til the new year for backup purposes. 

What do you think about the CBS premiere dates? Leave a comment!

Blue Bloods Alum and Lost Alum Joins FBI Most Wanted

Looks like a familiar face is returning to CBS. 

Deadline is reporting that Amy Carlson is returning to CBS, after three years since the Blue Bloods blindsided reveal that her character, Linda Reagan, had been killed off, off-screen.

Carlson is set to be in a recurring role during Season 2 of FBI: Most Wanted as Jackie Ward, a veteran bounty hunter who has previously crossed paths with Julian McMahon's Jess. Jess describes her as "a force of nature" and "good at her job," but a "thorn in the (FBI) team's side."

Since leaving Blue Bloods, Carlson has had roles on NBC's The Village, Netflix's The Society. Her previous TV credits also include Law & Order: Trial by Jury, Third Watch, and Another World. 

Also, in addition, Lost alum Terry O'Quinn will recur on FBI Most Wanted as Bryon Lacroix, Jess's divorced father who has "a big personality and a gambling addiction." We did get a couple of stories in Season One about their relationship. 

FBI Most Wanted is scheduled to return with Season 2 sometime this early November-ish...

This should be a fun season for Jess Lacroix. I think that the addition of Carlson for this season sounds interesting and exciting. While I'm not a fan of Blue Bloods, I was a fan of her in Third Watch and Law & Order: Trial By Jury. And the addition of O'Quinn should be very good as I just finished watching the first season of Most Wanted and listening to some of Lacroix's stories about his dad sounds something exciting to explore. 

What do you think of the additional casting? Leave a comment and tell us your thoughts! 

CBS Shifts Return Shows to November; Changes Fall Lineup

We knew this was going to happen.

On Wednesday, CBS has announced that they're juggling of the fall lineup with shows like Star Trek: Discovery and others that had been acquired to buy time unit NCIS and Young Sheldon return with new episodes.

CBS Entertainment chief Kelly Kahl said in a statement, "This is hardly a traditional fall season, but we are prepared with a strong slate of original content while our regular scripted series begin production. (We) hope to start rolling out our previously announced fall series as they become available in November."

Along with the beaming of Discovery's Season One voyage premiering on Thursday night lineup, CBS will use Season four of the acclaimed Netflix turned PopTV sitcom One Day at a Time to occupy some of the Monday lineups. Along with Manhunt: Deadly Games, a Spectrum's true crime anthology, will close out Mondays starting September 21st.

Here's a look at the premiere dates for the fall season lineup at CBS

Wednesday, September 9th: 
10/9c 48 Hours: Suspicion (special Wednesday edition)

Saturday, September 12th: 
9/8c Love Island: More to Love (weekly recap with never before seen footage)
10/9c 48 Hours Season 34 premiere

Sunday, September 20:
7:30/6:30c 60 Minutes Season 53 premiere
8:30/7:30c Big Brother
9:30/8:30c Love Island

Monday, September 21
10/9c Manhunt: Deadly Games (acquired Spectrum series)

Thursday, September 24
10/9c Star Trek: Discovery Season 1

Friday, September 25
8/7c The Greatest #AtHome Videos (new episodes)

Tuesday, September 29
8/7c Love Island Season 2 finale

Friday, October 2
9/8c Undercover Boss Season 10 premiere

Monday, October 12, 19 and 26
9/8c One Day at a Time Season 4 (two episodes per week)

Tuesday, October 13
10/9c The FBI Declassified (CBS News series premiere)

Wednesday, October 14
9/8c The Amazing Race SEason 32 premiere

Wednesday, October 28
8/7c The Amazing Race (regular time slot premiere)
9/8c Big Brother Season 22 finale

Premiering in November

All Rise, Blue Bloods, Bob Hearts Abishola, B Positive, Bull, The Equalizer, Evil, BI, FBI Most Wanted,
MacGyver, Magnum P.I., Mom, NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS: New Orleans, The Neighborhood, SEAL Team, The Unicorn, and Young Sheldon

Midseason

Clarice, Survivor and Undercover Boss


With shows looking to begin production the end of August to sometime in September; this is what was expected to come with networks acquiring other shows from streaming services and other broadcasting networks to fulfill the network with fresh content.

The lineup for the beginning of the fall looks okay (in my opinion). The one thing I'm really looking forward to seeing One Day at a Time return to the original series' network. And maybe, just maybe I might check out Star Trek Discovery that people are so divided about.

Too Close To Home: FBI "Little Egypt" Season Premiere

The season premiere of FBI has the agency facing a bombing that hits too close to home. Here's a recap! The 

When a bombing of a restaurant hits close to home to O.A., it goes even more profound and even butting heads with the new FBI supervisor, Isobel Castille, on the issues of spreading the word that Muslim terrorists were the ones that had attacked.

After agreeing and getting the okay from Castille, O.A. tries to connect to one of the buyers, who cannot do what he's trying to do. But when he comes to visit the kid at home, the kid is no longer at home but at the park about to bomb Central Park. While Maggie stops the bomb, O.A. stops the kid and the suspect.

Meanwhile, in the episode, Kristen becomes a full agent of the FBI and gets a new partner, Agent Stuart Scola, as he helps Maggie and O.A. The two bond as unique partners, like Kristen learning that Scola did have an older brother who died on 9/11.

"Little Egypt" was an excellent episode that not only told a solid character development episode but pretty much added to what the feeling towards the characters would be this season. I very much enjoyed the tension between O.A. and Castille. But also nothing like a Law and order reunion between Sisto and Garza. I'm interested in where this season will take the characters and the stories that they'll be telling. Overall, I give this episode an 8/10.

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FBI "Little Egypt" Season Premiere Preview

With less than a month till the season premiere of CBS's FBI, here's a preview of the season two premiere titled, "Little Egypt."


"Little Egypt"

In the season two premiere, after a bomb detonates at a restaurant in Queens, the case becomes personal for OA, who grew up eating there. But when initially seems like a terrorist attack reveals itself to be more complex, and OA goes undercover to prevent another incident. Alana De La Garza (Law & Order) joins the cast as new Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castille.

The promo looks good so far. The premises reads pretty well. I can't wait to see what this season will bring and Alana De La Garza to the show. I just hope it could level up to last season.

You can catch the season premiere of FBI Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 9/8c on CBS.

FBI Season 1

It was one of the top new television shows of this past season; CBS's FBI is one of the best shows on the network, with good character development and compelling stories. Still, it only serves as a television drama snack of a show at the end of the day. 

FBI is about an elite team from the New York City Federal Bureau of Investigation that tackles major cases to save this country.  The team consists of FBI agent Maggie Bell (played by Missy Peregrym), the widow of a Wall Street Journal investigative reporter who was murdered. She's as tough as she comes, and when it comes to putting personal feelings aside, she can get the job done. FBI Agent Omar Adom "O.A. Zidan (played by Zeeko Zaki) is not only Bell's partner but also an ex-army soldier. 

Not to mention Jubal Valentine (played by Jeremy Sisto), who's not only the FBI assistant special agent in charge, but he's the master motivator and probably one of my favorite characters on the show. Plus, you got to love Ward, as the FBI supervisor, Dana Mosier. 

The show's first season is a bit bumpy, but around episode eight is where they find their identity. The team tackles bombings, white supremacists, a corrupt witness protection program, and kidnappings; even Maggie gets closure for the death of her husband. But it's not a Dick Wolf series unless you have a spinoff in place. They have FBI: Most Wanted. You can catch the series when it premieres sometime in the midseason of 2020.  

I very much enjoyed this series from the start to the end. It's got its moments with good writing and character development. While Peregrym and Zaki work great together, Sisto shines in this series, balancing out his wicked sense of humor and dramatic moments. I can't get enough of watching and listening to what he says to the team of employees as they hunt for their suspect. It just brings me back to his Law and Order day. Overall, It might not be the best drama on television, but it sure feeds the television palate once you watch and finish an episode.  I give this first season an 8/10.

You can catch FBI Tuesdays at 9/8c and the season premiere of Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 9/8c on CBS.

Personal Sight: FBI "Prey"/"Crossfire"

"Prey"

When an injured woman appears at someone's home with stab wounds around, the FBI must find her killer but it turns into even more than they thought it was.

The FBI takes the case of a woman who escaped death but leads them to what is a graveyard of other women. Not only are they searching for the murder but also the woman's sister as well. Learning that what this whole thing is sex trafficking and gets one of their own in an undercover sting to get their suspect. Maggie gets the suspect to give them the name of the boss, which one of them happens to be one that Maggie and Zidan interviewed earlier. After capturing the suspects of the crimes, Maggie and Zidan found their victim's sister as well.

"Prey" was a not only strong but a powerful character development piece for Maggie Bell. You can see her grow through this episode with strength and courage with her history that she mentions a bit. The writing was so good and kept me interested from the beginning to end. Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.

"Crossfire"

When a lawyer gets shot to death in daylight, the FBI tackles their toughest case yet.

Agents Bell and Zidan take on the case of a lawyer getting shot in brawn daylight from a snipper. From interviewing the wife that they thought had a motive because he was meeting with a divorce lawyer, but wasn't at all. Later on, a cop gets shot and a suspect was seen running away from the scene that happens to be a kid. When Bell and Zidan capture the kid, they try to talk with him but learns that he didn't do anything wrong as he was being taken care of from the shooter.

After talking with Dana, they try to reason with the kid and asked him where the shooter is located and gives them that he's at a church. As everyone secures the site, Maggie and Zidan tries to reason with the suspect but doesn't seem to come around. When someone is running in the streets, the suspect was about to take the shot but gets killed on Maggie's orders after trying to reason with him failed.

The after effects from that case carries out with Maggie talking with the victim's wife about how she acted and didn't tell her about the motive. But she gives her advice for carrying on. Zidan tries to help the kid because he understands what it was like growing up in an environment.

"Crossfire" was another powerful episode. Strong character development from not only Bell but Zidan as he understands the kid that was caught in the shooting and growing up with a father who forces religion on them. It was a well-performed episode from the ensemble cast. Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.

You can catch FBI Tuesdays at 9/8c on CBS.

Revenge: FBI "Green Birds"

When several people in New York City were dying from food that they've gotten from a take-out. Agents Bell and Zidan learn that it wasn't just the bad cooking that was killing people, but even bigger.

As people in New York City were collapsing and dying from take-out food that they've gotten, Agents Bell and Zidan learn that someone has poisoned the salads with a spray. But when they locate their suspect, it was too late as she died too.

As they investigate deeper, the FBI learn that their suspect was part of an online chat with a member of ISIS. Digging deeper Bell and Zidan learn that their suspect wasn't the only person to be in contact with the ISIS member. As they questioned the school friend, she too was apart of the chatfest.

The FBI begins to chat with the ISIS member but when he asked to meet with her, they asked how would he knew who he's looking for; that's when he responded that he knows and sends a photo of the girl. Now they have to use her to meet with the terrorist.

But as they wait for the meeting, it turns out that it wasn't who they expect but instead it was one of his many followers. They take her in and while learning what she knows, she learns that she's not the only one who's a follower of her so-called husband. Soon she talks and they get information about three more girls that could do the same thing as the others.

As soon as they got the names and faces, they went searching and stopped at a food market to stop anyone that was or will eat. And soon they spotted one of their suspects leaving in the park and as soon as they caught her, they learned from the flyer in her bookbag where their suspect is waiting at; at the dock.

Bell and Zidan get to the dock and look around a big crowd. Soon Zidan spots the suspect and just as he walks towards him, he takes a hostage. The two talked and talked but in the end, Zidan took him out. 

Later back at headquarters, Zidan tells Bell that he'll sleep better knowing that their suspect is dead instead of being in jail. After Zidan leaves, Bell sends an email to someone. Who and what could it be about?

"Green Birds" was a very good episode, probably an episode I would want to rewatched down the road if I'm bored of something. Even though Keeko Zaki gives a good performance as Agent Zidan, it was Sela Ward, who happens to be her first episode as the FBI's new boss that stole the episode with some of her wit and charm. Overall, I give this episode an 8/10.

You can catch FBI Tuesdays at 9/8c on CBS.

FBI "Pilot" Series Premiere Sneak Peak

Here's a look at the new CBS series "FBI" and a sneak peak of the "pilot" series premiere.

"Pilot" 

After a bomb explosion devastates a residential apartment building, special agents Maggie Bell and Omar "OA" Ziden of the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation investigates a possible war between rival gangs. But until their prime suspects are discovered to be brutally murdered.

Starring Missy Peregrym, Zeeko Zak, Ebonee Noel, Jeremy Sisto and Sela Ward.

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You can catch the series premiere of FBI Tuesday, Sept. 25th at 9/8c on CBS.