HI GUYS! It’s Upfronts week and I AM A LITTLE STRESSED OUT. Cancelations, renewals, series orders, THERE IS JUST A WHOLE LOT GOING ON RIGHT NOW, WON’T SOMEONE BOOK ME A THERAPY SESSION?
This post is an attempt to organize what we know about what CBS has in store for the fall season: all the new shows, all the renewed shows and, R.I.P. — all the canceled shows. News is fluid right now, so check back in as I will continue to update these posts.
Candy. I’ll take any candy you got as long as it doesn’t involve coconut.
Schedule
MONDAY
7 p.m.: The Neighborhood
7:30 p.m.: BOB ♥ ABISHOLA
8 p.m.: ALL RISE
9 p.m.: Bull
TUESDAY
7 p.m: NCIS
8 p.m.: FBI
9 p.m.: NCIS: New Orleans
WEDNESDAY
7 p.m: Survivor
8 p.m.: SEAL Team
9 p.m.: S.W.A.T.
THURSDAY
7 p.m: Young Sheldon
7:30 p.m.: THE UNICORN
8 p.m.: Mom
8:30 p.m.: CAROL’S SECOND ACT
9 p.m.: EVIL
FRIDAY
7 p.m: Hawaii Five-0
8 p.m.: MacGyver
9 p.m.: Blue Bloods
SUNDAY
6 p.m.: 60 Minutes
7 p.m: God Friended Me
8 p.m.: NCIS: Los Angeles
9 p.m.: Madam Secretary
New Shows
Bob ♥ Abishola
Description from CBS:
After having a heart attack, a middle-aged sock businessman from Detroit unexpectedly falls for his cardiac nurse, a Nigerian immigrant, and sets his sights on getting her to give him a chance. (Multi-camera)
Cast: Billy Gardell, Folake Olowofoyeku, Christine Ebersole, Matt Jones, Maribeth Monroe, Shola Adewusi, Barry Shabaka Henley, Travis Wolfe, Jr.
Writer(s): Chuck Lorre, Eddie Gorodetsky, Al Higgins, Gina Yashere
Producer(s): Chuck Lorre, Eddie Gorodetsky, Al Higgins, Beth McCarthy Miller
Director(s): Beth McCarthy Miller (pilot only)
T’s Take:
I am not a Chuck Lorre fan, and I am not going to watch this show — this is just a fact. But dare I say there’s something very sweet about this trailer? And I wish this show well? There are a lot of potential pitfalls with this premise, but good luck, little show!
All Rise
Description from CBS:
A drama that follows the dedicated, chaotic, hopeful, and sometimes absurd lives of judges, prosecutors, and public defenders as they work with bailiffs, clerks, and cops to get justice for the people of Los Angeles amidst a flawed legal system.
Cast: Simone Missick, Wilson Bethel, Jessica Camacho, Marg Helgenberger, J. Alex Brinson, Lindsay Mendez, Ruthie Ann Miles
Writer(s): Greg Spottiswood
Producer(s): Greg Spottiswood, Len Goldstein, Mike Robin
Director(s): Mike Robin
T’s Take:
This light-hearted legal drama is going to pair really nicely with The Neighborhood, Bob ♥ Abishola, and Bull. Again, I’m not going to watch it, but I think it looks inoffensive and reassuring enough to do well on CBS.
The Unicorn
Description from CBS:
A tight-knit group of friends and family help a widower move on following the most difficult year of his life, which includes being an ill-equipped but devoted single parent to his two daughters, and taking the major step of dating where, to his shock, he’s a hot commodity. (Single camera)
Cast: Walton Goggins, Rob Corddry, Michaela Watkins, Omar Benson Miller, Maya Lynne Robinson, Ruby Jay, Makenzie Moss
Writer(s): Bill Martin, Mike Schiff
Producer(s): Bill Martin, Mike Schiff, Aaron Kaplan, Dana Honor (Kapital Entertainment), Wendi Trilling, Peyton Reed, John Hamburg
Director(s): John Hamburg (pilot only)
T’s Take:
This feels like a really weird show for CBS. I love pretty much every single cast member, it’s single camera, and it’s the only trailer that made me actually LOL (well, it was more of a chuckle). I … I could actually see myself watching this one? WHO AM I? WHAT HAVE I BECOME?
Carol’s Second Act
Description from CBS:
After raising her two children and retiring from teaching, Carol Chambers embarks on a unique second act: pursuing her dream of becoming a doctor. (Multi-camera)
Cast: Patricia Heaton, Kyle MacLachlan, Ito Aghayere, Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Sabrina Jalees
Writer(s): Emily Halpern and Sarah Haskins
Producer(s): Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Patricia Heaton, Adam Griffin, David Hunt and Rebecca Stay (Four Boys Entertainment); Aaron Kaplan and Dana Honor (Kapital Entertainment), Pamela Fryman
Director(s): Pamela Fryman (pilot only)
T’s Take:
Carol’s Second Act here, this feels more like a CBS sitcom. Patricia Heaton is a known quantity and it’s a multi-camera comedy with a laugh track about an older woman making her way in the world. It hits all the right CBS notes. I’m not going to watch, but this feels like a no-brainer for this network.
EVIL
Description from CBS:
A psychological mystery that examines science vs. religion and the origins of evil. The series focuses on a skeptical female forensic psychologist who joins a priest-in-training and a carpenter to investigate and assess the Church’s backlog of supposed miracles, demonic possessions and unexplained phenomena.
Cast: Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, Aasif Mandvi, Michael Emerson, Brooklyn Shuck, Skylar Gray, Maddy Crocco, Dalya Knapp
Writers(s): Michelle King & Robert King
Producer(s): Michelle King, Robert King, Liz Glotzer
Director(s): Robert King
T’s Take:
Another CBS show that I’ll watch? WHAT IS EVEN HAPPENING? First of all, I love a horror series, full stop, will not apologize. But second of all, Michelle and Robert King, they know what they’re doing with TV shows. Also, Mike Colter and Aasif Mandvi AND MICHAEL EMERSON? On board, all the way, absolutely. Let’s watch it now.
Midseason
Broke
Description from CBS:
When an outrageously wealthy trust fund baby is cut off by his father, he and his wife move into her estranged sister’s Reseda home, forcing the two siblings to reconnect. (Multi camera)
Cast: Jaime Camil, Pauley Perrette, Natasha Leggero, Izzy Diaz, Antonio Corbo
Writer(s): Alex Herschlag
Producer(s): Alex Herschlag, Jennie Snyder Urman, Joanna Klein, Ben Silverman, Jaime Camil, Guillermo Restrepo, Gonzalo Cilley and Maria Lucia Hernandez (RCN TV and Resonant TV)
Director: Victor Gonzalez
T’s Take:
Another multi-camera series that I am definitely not going to watch, but I deeply appreciate the cast. Natasha Leggero and Jaime Camil are both PERFECTLY cast as spoiled rich people and while Pauley Perrette is not my thing, I know she’s very popular, especially on CBS. Godspeed, Show.
FBI: Most Wanted
Description from CBS:
Series centered on the Fugitive Task Force of the FBI that tracks and captures the notorious criminals on the FBI’s Most Wanted list.
Cast: Julian McMahon, Alana de la Garza, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Kellan Lutz, Roxy Sternberg, Nathaniel Arcand
Writer(s): Dick Wolf, Rene Balcer
Producer(s): Dick Wolf, Rene Balcer, Arthur W. Forney, Peter Jankowski
Director(s): Fred Berner
T’s Take:
It’s a CBS procedural. I mean, you’re either into CBS procedurals or nah.
Tommy
Description from CBS:
When a former high-ranking NYPD officer becomes the first female Chief of Police for Los Angeles, she uses her unflinching honesty and hardball tactics to navigate the social, political, and national security issues that converge with enforcing the law.
Cast: Edie Falco, Michael Chernus, Adelaide Clemens, Russel G. Jones, Olivia Lucy Phillip, David Fierro, Joseph Lyle Taylor
Writer(s): Paul Attanasio
Producer(s): Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey
Director(s): Kate Dennis (pilot only)
T’s Take:
Edie Falco is one of the most brilliant actresses of our time, and considering how interesting all of her past projects have been, I can only assume there’s something here that she’s seeing that I’m not seeing. Because all I’m seeing is a cop drama with an obvious Chris Christie protagonist. I dunno, but I have faith she’ll make it worth watching (until I get bored with it and fire it from the DVR after 11 episodes pile up unwatched).
Cancellations
- The Big Bang Theory
- Elementary
- Fam
- Happy Together
- Life in Pieces
- Murphy Brown
- Salvation
Renewals
- Blue Bloods
- Bull
- Criminal Minds (for 15th and final season)
- FBI
- God Friended Me
- Hawaii Five-0
- MacGyver
- Madam Secretary (for 6th and final season)
- Magnum P.I.
- Man With a Plan
- Mom (for Seasons 7 and 8)
- NCIS
- NCIS: Los Angeles
- NCIS: New Orleans
- The Neighborhood
- SEAL Team
- S.W.A.T.
- Young Sheldon (for Seasons 3 and 4)
Shows Still Up in the Air
- The Code
- Ransom
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