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Hope you liked this season’s CBS line-up, because almost all of those shows will be back next year. The network announced the bulk of its renewals today, and since CBS is in generally good shape with a very stable schedule, the fact that it’s not changing what ain’t broke isn’t a surprise. The vote of confidence for THE GOOD WIFE suggests that even with declining ratings, the show’s prestige and upscale audience (2 quantities in relatively limited supply at CBS) continue to make it worthwhile. TWO AND A HALF MEN‘s absence from the renewal list is strictly a contractual matter: the show’s producer, Warner Bros Television, needs to make a new deal with Ashton Kutcher before the network officially issues a renewal (even if by some chance Kutcher didn’t return, the show would probably still come back, but the resulting change in cast might affect the financial terms of the deal).
The only current CBS shows still in question are CSI MIAMI and CSI NY (it’s unlikely the network would cancel both, and NY is probably the more at risk), ROB (which did perfectly well–it would be a no-brainer renewal at any other network–but CBS may think it could do even better with the post-BIG BANG THEORY slot), and UNFORGETTABLE (a show that hasn’t lived up to its title on Tuesdays). RULES OF ENGAGEMENT may have finally run its course–although one should never give that show up for dead–and A GIFTED MAN has almost certainly breathed its last.
Here’s the full list of CBS renewals:
Monday: HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (per its multi-year deal)
2 BROKE GIRLS
MIKE & MOLLY
HAWAII 5-0
Tuesday: NCIS
NCIS LA
Wednesday: SURVIVOR
CRIMINAL MINDS
CSI
Thursday: THE BIG BANG THEORY (per its multi-year deal)
PERSON OF INTEREST
THE MENTALIST
Friday: UNDERCOVER BOSS
BLUE BLOODS
Saturday: 48 HOURS MYSTERY
Sunday: THE AMAZING RACE
THE GOOD WIFE
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