Midseason 2025 TV: CBS

CBS  Midseason  Winter TV  

            CBS has set its winter premiere dates for the winter part of the 2024-25 TV primetime season.  There's a mixture of new and old with returning shows and a new series.   

            The new Drew Barrymore produced and Nate Burleson hosted version of "The Hollywood Squares" game show premieres on Thursday, January 9 at 8/7c.  The show will move later to Wednesday nights at 10/9c starting January 29 as part of CBS' game night.  

         New medical mystery series, Watson, will be getting an AFC Championship Game boost premiere on Sunday, January 26, 2026 at 10pm ET/ 9ct/8mt/ 7pm, before it's regular time period of Sunday nights at 9pm starting February 16.  The series will air between Tracker  and The Equalizer , which finishes the night at a new time.

            NCIS: Sydney returns for season two on Friday, January 31 at 8pm and S.W.A.T moves to 10pm. 

            The rest of 'CBS Game Night' starts on  Wednesday, January 8 with The Price is Right at Night at a new time of 8pm, followed by season 2 premiere of Raid the Cage at 9pm. 

            

            The majority of CBS winter schedule is on task as normal.  Mondays continue the comedies of The Neighborhood and  Poppa's House and the "NCIS" series of NCIS and NCIS: Origins ; Monday Nights starting January 27.   FBI's three series are back on Tuesday, January 28.     

             The Thursday line up returns January 30, with Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage at 8pm, Ghosts at 8:30pm, Matlock at 9pm, and Elsbeth at 10pm. 

                Survivor returns for season 48 on Wednesday, February 26 at 8pm with a two hour-long episode, followed by 90 minutes through the rest of the season. The new 37th season of The Amazing Race premieres on Wednesday, March 5 at 9:30pm with 90-minute episodes. 

            

    Here's a full look at the details 

Wednesdays, Starting January 8 

8-9pm The Price is Right at Night (new time period premiere) 

9-10pm Raid the Cage (season 2 premiere)

Thursdays, starting January 9

8-9pm Hollywood Squares (series premiere) 

Sunday, January 26

6:30-10pm (approx.) ET : AFC Championship Game (all time zones Live)

10-11pm (approx.)  Watson (series premiere) (all time zones live) 

Mondays, starting January 27- original episodes return 

8-8:30pm The Neighborhood 

8:30-9pm Poppa's House 

9-10pm NCIS 

10-11pm NCIS: Origins 

Tuesdays, starting January 28- original episodes return 

8-9pm FBI

9-10pm FBI: International 

10-11pm FBI: Most Wanted 

Wednesdays, starting January 29

10-11pm Hollywood Squares (new time period premiere) 

Thursdays, starting January 30- original episodes return  

8-8:30pm  Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage 

8:30-9pm Ghosts

9-10pm  Matlock

10-11pm Elsbeth 

Fridays, starting January 31- original episodes return 

8-9pm NCIS: Sydney (season 2 premiere) 

10-11pm Fire Country 

10-11pm S.W.A.T (new time period premiere)

Sunday, February 2 

7-8pm 60 Minutes (new episode) 

8-11:30pm Grammy Awards 

Wednesday, February 5

8-9pm The Price is Right at Night 

9-10pm Super Bowl Greatest Commercials 

Sundays, starting February 16 - original episodes return 

8-9pm Tracker

9-10pm Watson (episode 2, regular time period premiere) 

10-11pm The Equalizer (new time period premiere) 

Wednesday, February 26 

8-10pm Survivor (season 48 premiere) 

Wednesdays, starting March 5 

9:30-11pm The Amazing Race (season 37 premiere) 

Full Press release after the jump 

CBS Announces Holiday Programming 2024

CBS  Thanksgiving  Christmas  New Year

            

         

           CBS has released holiday programming schedule for this year leading from Thanksgiving all the way to New Year.  

             There's also something of note this year,  CBS, for the first time since 1972, will not be airing Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and for the first time ever since it premiered, will not be airing Frosty the Snowman.  This is pretty interesting as both specials have big anniversaries this year with Rudolph turning 60 and Frosty turning 55.  They will be moving to NBC, who's parent company owns the rights to these specials.  Freeform, the cable network, will still air these specials to, it's not a Peanuts moving to streaming situation here.  

          That also means, sadly- to me, that CBS will not be airing "Frosty Returns" and it also seems that  "The Story of Santa Claus" will not be airing meaning that CBS won't be airing it for the 2nd year in a row, it might be done at CBS.  Kind of a shame there.  

          Here's what they do have.   Here's the full line up all times in ET/PT unless otherwise noted. 

         Thursday, November 14 

        8pm   Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage (Thanksgiving) 

        Thursday, November 21 

        8-10pm  Nugget is Dead?  A Christmas Story (new movie) 

        Saturday, November 30 

        8-9pm  Reindeer in Here 

    

        Thursday,  December  5

         9pm  Matlock   

         10pm  Elsbeth 

        Sunday, December 8 

        8:30-9:30pm The Equalizer 

        Sunday, December 15 

        8:30-10pm/ 8-9:30pm PT  An Evening with Dua Lipa 

         Monday, December 16 

         9pm  NCIS 

        10pm  NCIS: Origins 

        Thursday, December 19

      8pm  One-Hour Ghostmas Special 

     9pm  Nate Bargatze's Nashville Christmas 

        Friday, December 20

        8pm  National Christmas Tree Lighting  

        9pm  Josh Groban & Friends Go Home for the Holidays 

        Sunday, December 22 

      8:30-11pm / 8-10:30pm PT   The 47th Annual Kennedy Center Honors

        Tuesday, December 24 

         8pm The Price is Right at Night 

        Friday, December 27 

        8pm  The Greatest @Home Videos : Holiday Edition

        9-11pm Grammy ® Greats: The Stories Behind the Songs 

       Sunday, December 29 

       9-11pm  9-11pm Grammy ® Greats: The Most Memorable Moments 

       Tuesday, December 31 

       8-10pm ET and 10:30-1:30AM ET/PT  New Year's Eve Live: Nashville's Big Bash 

CBS Sets 2024 Fall Premiere Dates

CBS  FallTVLook2024 

   Update:      7/26 CBS has changed "Tracker" and "The Equalizer" premiere dates to be during premiere week instead of originally planned  October 27.  This post has been updated to reflect that change and a new pr has been added under the older one.  No other dates and times have been changed.  

      CBS has set its fall premiere dates with an interesting mostly October start.  Certain shows such as:  "Survivor", "48 Hours", "60 Minutes"  will be premiering in September. "Matlock" gets a special September 22 premiere, before its normal Thursday night slot premiere in October.  "The Summit" also gets a Sunday night special premiere on September 29, before its October premiere.  

        A Premiere Week starts on October 14 , that's when shows like "NCIS" , the "FBI" series, "Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage", "Ghosts" and more make their premieres.  New comedy, "Poppa's House" and returning  comedy , "The Neighborhood" premiere on October 21. New series, "NCIS: Origins" gets a 2 hour special premiere on October 14, before a time slot premiere on the 21st.  

        "Tracker" and "The Equalizer" get their  premieres on October 13 and 20, respectively.  

Here's the full premiere dates , all times ET/PT , unless otherwise noted 

Wednesday, September 18 

8-10pm Survivor - Season 47 premiere (regular time slot beings Wednesday, September 25) 

Saturday, September 21 

9-11pm  48 Hours- Season 37 premiere (regular 10-11pm time slot begins Saturday, September 25) 

Sunday, September 22 

7-8pm  60 Minutes - season 57 premiere

8-9pm Matlock (regular 9-10pm , Thursday time slot, begins October 17) 

Sunday, September 29

7-7:30/ 4-4:30pt NFL on CBS Double Header 

7:30-9pm ET/ 7-8:30pm PT  60 Minutes (90-Minute Episode) 

9-10:30pm/ 8:30-10PT  "The Summit -regular 9:30-11pm Wednesday timeslot begins October 16) 

10:30-11:30pm et/ 10-11pm pt  Big Brother

Sunday, October 6 

7-8pm NFL on CBS Doubleheader

8-10pm American Music Awards 

10-11pm  Big Brother 

Wednesday, October 9

8-9:30pm Survivor 

9:30-11pm The Summit (Encore of premiere) 

Thursday, October 10 

8-9pm Big Brother 

9-10pm Matlock (Encore of Premiere) 

10-11pm Elsbeth (rerun) 

Sunday, October 13, 

7-8:30pm 60 Minutes (90-Minute episode) 

8:30-10pm Big Brother - season finale

CBS Premiere Week 

Sunday, October 13

8-9pm  Tracker (Season 2 premiere) 

Monday, October 14 

8-9pm NCIS -Season 22 premiere  (regular 9-10pm time slot begins, Monday, October 21) 

9-11pm NCIS: Origins - series premiere (regular 10-11pm. timeslot begins Monday, October 21) 

Tuesday, October 15

8-9pm FBI - Season 7 premiere

9-10pm FBI: International - Season 4 premiere 

10-11pm FBI: Most Wanted - Season 6 premiere

Wednesday, October 16 

8-9:30pm Survivor 

9:30-11pm The Summit - Episode 2 

Thursday, October 17 

8-8:30pm  Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - series premiere 

8:30-9pm Ghosts -season 4 premiere 

9-10pm  Matlock - episode 2 

10-11pm Elsbeth -season 2 premiere 

Friday, October 18 

8-9pm S.W.A.T -Season 8 premiere 

9-10pm Fire Country- season 3 premiere

10-11pm Blue Bloods - season 14 return 

Sunday, October 20

9:30-10:30pm The Equalizer (Season 5 Premiere) 

Monday, October 21

8-8:30pm The Neighborhood - season 7 premiere 

8:30-9pm  Poppa's House - series premiere 

9-10pm NCIS 

10-11pm NCIS :Origins 

Sunday, October 27 

7-7:30pm NFL on CBS doubleheader

7:30-8:30pm 60 Minutes 

8:30-9:30pm Tracker 

9:30-10:30pm The Equalizer 

Sunday, November 3 

9-10pm The Equalizer (time period premiere) 

Full press release after the jump 

CBS Releases 2024-25 Season Line Up

CBS  Fall TV Look 2024 Upfronts 

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      After a struck season where things ended up being pushed to February, CBS and the other networks are hoping for a more normal time.  CBS has taken the move of announcing their entire 2024-25 schedule, not just fall.  

       "The Big Bang Theory" universe? continues with "Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage" a  spinoff of "Young Sheldon"  will be taking the former's slot on Thursdays at 8PM ET.  "Ghosts" will continue in its 8:30pm ET slot.    

       "Tracker" which has proven to be a break out hit for the network, will be moving to an earlier slot on Sundays at 8pmet, following the high rated "60 Minutes" (and Football) .   "The Equalizer" moves down to 9pmet, and new series "Watson" at 10pm ET. 

        Tuesdays will still be "FBI" nights.  Wednesday will be reality and competition night. "Survivor" is on the line up in the fall and spring.  "The Amazing Race" returns in spring, "The Price is Right at Night", "Raid the Cage" and a new "Hollywood Squares" in winter.   A new series "The Summit" will follow the fall "Survivor" 

        "Matlock" which was pushed from the 2023-24 season, premieres in the fall leading with "Elsbeth" following on Thursday nights.   

      CBS recently uncanceled "S.W.A.T" will get a new season on Fridays in the fall, "Blue Bloods" which CBS decided to break that show's final season into to parts will finish up in the fall.  In spring,  "S.W.A.T" takes "Blue Bloods"  and "NCIS: Sydney" will lead the nights. 

        Mondays has "Poppa's House", another series that was pushed to the new season, following "The Neighborhood" rounding out CBS' 4 comedies.  "NCIS" continues followed by "NCIS: Origins" 

Here's the full line up, all times ET (unless otherwise noted) new series are highlighted in blue. 

Monday  (fall and spring) 

8pm The Neighborhood

8:30pm Poppa's House 

9pm NCIS 

10pm NCIS: Origins

Tuesday (fall and spring) 

8pm FBI 

9pm FBI :International 

10pm FBI: Most Wanted 

Wednesday (fall) 

8pm Survivor  

8:30pm  The Summit 

Wednesday (January) 

8pm The Price is Right at Night

9pm Raid the Cage 

10pm Hollywood Squares 

Wednesday (spring) 

8pm  Survivor  

9:30pm The Amazing Race 

Thursday (fall and spring) 

8pm  Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage 

8:30pm Ghosts 

9pm Matlock 

10pm Elsbeth 

Friday  (fall) 

8pm S.W.A.T 

9pm Fire Country

10pm Blue Bloods (finale episodes) 

Friday (spring) 

8pm NCIS : Sydney

9pm Fire Country

10pm S.W.A.T 

Saturday 

8pm CBS Encores 

10pm 48 Hours 

Sunday 

7pm 60 Minutes 

8pm  Tracker  (new time) 

9pm  The Equalizer 

10pm Watson 

Full press release after the jump 

"The Talk" is coming to an End

TV NEWS   CBS  Soaps Talk shows 

        CBS has announced that daytime show "The Talk" will be coming to end in December.  The show launched in 2010, after replacing daytime show "As The World Turns" which ran from 1956 to 2010. It was part of a moment where networks were clearing out soaps.  The Guiding Light was canned in 2009 and replaced by a revival of Let's Make a Deal . ABC would go on to replace two of it's soaps the announcing in 2011.  

        The Talk  was made as a lower cost alternative to making soap opera programming and gave CBS a networked daytime talk show.  In concept, the show was  CBS doing their own version of The View , a few women around a table talking about stuff.  Though, as that show became more political "The Talk" was less political but did talk about issues.  Overtime, it shifted hosts and focus, experienced controversy and weathered the pandemic.   An interesting thing it did more in 2021 was add male hosts to its panel, making it different than "The View".

            Soaps seemed to be on their way down, even more. NBC had moved their only soap Days of Our Lives to the streaming service Peacock in 2022 to make room for more news. Then a surprise news item popped up in  March 2024, CBS had already renewed Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful, but there was news that CBS was developing a new daytime soap.    

        That's a surprise because the last new soap that premiered on network TV was 1999's Passions  which ended in 2007, when NBC decided to have another another hour of The Today Show.  The Gates was the title, a soap opera about a wealthy black family.  Of course, that did mean some more speculation.  CBS had just renewed two soaps so those weren't going, this didn't say Paramount Plus, and that meant , either a game show is going or "The Talk" and then thinking, would CBS can the game shows or the weakest link- The Talk? 

            Now it seems that "The Talk" is the one that's going.  CBS hasn't announced officially more about the soap, but December end for "The Talk" seems to make it feel like a January soap premiere. This does make an interesting change as this was a soap being worked on by Procter and Gamble 15 years after a soap being made by Procter and Gamble was canceled , now the talk show that replaced that is being replaced by a soap. It's also an interesting move to make a new soap when speculation was the there could come a time ABC and CBS would either cancel their last soaps or move them to sister streaming services. 

            Days of Our Lives fans did find something nice about new daily streaming episodes, no more having to worry about the network breaking away for either actual breaking news or random things that aren't really news, but the network feels they need to do even though they have a news streaming channel that could cover that. CBS soap fans (and game show fans) have the trouble of times when CBS does the same. Of course, with Paramount+ a viewer could watch there too, and gives P+ another hour of drama daily.

          If that's the time slot holding, "The Talk" airs on CBS at 2pm ET/ 1c,  1 or 2pm  in the Mountain Time zone,  1pm in the west.  After ABC destroyed its 2pm ET slot after the end of "One Life to Life" and a failed talk show took its place, they put "General Hospital" there and gave an hour to local stations. Some stations like ABC owned stations on the East still air GH in the OG slot of 3pm ET, but in some markets General Hospital airs at 2pm/1c at the same time as "The Talk".  Now this could cause a soap race, but maybe not.  NBC did make "Days of Our Lives" flexible in where stations could air it, and that could let markets decide where the show could run and not be affected by running up against another soap. CBS could give this show a flexible slot to allow their stations a space to air it either earlier or later than GH in markets. Though CBS might feel "The Gates" would be a different audience grabber than GH.   That will be interesting to see. 

               The idea of a daily soap in "The Age of Streaming" (TM) isn't a bad one. Compared to a talk show, since we know all network shows end up on streaming, this allows a daily drama to be also on a streaming service and where as a talk show like "The Talk" relies on being current to a point, meaning an episode could become outdated on things quickly, soaps don't.  

          It is nice that CBS is trying something different instead of going with another daytime news department based show. They've done something different in late night and now trying a new daytime idea, or more returning to old format once thought to be on the decline. 

 

Fall TV Look 2024: What's New, What's Renewed, What's Ended?

Fall TV Look 2024 ABC CBS CW FOX NBC

Updated: May 23,2024 at 3:40 pm MT 

    

    It's our annual list of network TV moves either shows being renewed or canceled /ending. Also what's new? For disclosure, we are going to count reboot or one of those shows that are returning after ending as new , just to keep this list consistent.

Also to be determined is our list for shows that haven't been officially given a status.  Most scripted shows get final decisions by May. Unscripted shows flow on their own time.

ABC

Renewed

9-1-1
Abbott Elementary 

America's Funniest Home Videos

American Idol 

The Bachelor 

The Conners  (renewed for a final season) 

Celebrity Family Feud

Celebrity Jeopardy! 

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune 

Dancing with the Stars 

Grey's Anatomy 

The Rookie 

Shark Tank 

What Would You Do? 

Will Trent 

Canceled

Not Dead Yet 

Station 19 
The Good Doctor 

Reality/Summer shows (determined at their own times)
The Bachelor 

The Bachelor in Paradise 

The Bachelorette 

Celebrity Jeopardy! 

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune 

The Chase 

Claim to Fame 

Dancing with the Stars 

Generation Gap 

The Golden Bachelor 

The Great Christmas Light Fight 

Judge Steve Harvey 

Press your Luck 

The Prank Panel 
Shark Tank 

New Series

High Potential (moved to 2024-25 season) 

CBS

Renewed

48 Hours 

60 Minutes 

Elsbeth 

The Equalizer 

F.B.I  (renewed for 3 more seasons) 

F.B. I: International 

F.B. I: Most Wanted 

Fire Country 

Ghosts 

NCIS 

NCIS: Sydney 

The Neighborhood 

SWAT 

Tracker 

Canceled
Bob ❤️Abishola

Blue Bloods  

CSI: Vegas 

NCIS: Hawai'i 

So Help Me Todd 

Young Sheldon 

Reality/Summer shows (determined at their own times)
The Amazing Race

Big Brother 

Big Brother : Reindeer Games 

Buddy Game s

The Challenge: USA 

Lingo 

Raid the Cage

Secret Celebrity Renovation 

Superfan 

Survivor 

Though as Nails 

New Series

Matlock (moved from the 2023-24 season to the 2024-25 season) 

Poppa's House (move to the 2024-25 season) 

 

CW 

Renewed

Family Law 
Sullivan's Crossing 

Wild Cards

Canceled
Bump 

Fantastic Friends 
Superman & Lois 

Walker 





To Be Determined
All American 

All American: Homecoming 

Crime Nation 

Sight Unseen 

Reality/Summer shows (determined at their own times)

New Series

FOX 

Renewed

9-1-1: Lone Star (show moved to fall 24-25) 

Accused (2nd season was delayed to 2024-25 season) 

Alert: Missing Persons Unit 

Animal Control 

Bob's Burgers 

The Cleaning Lady 

Family Guy 

The Floor 

The  Great North 

Grimsburg

Hell's Kitchen 

Krapopolis 

The Masked Singer 

The Simpsons 

Special Forces: World's Toughest Test

Canceled

Housebroken 

Reality/Summer shows (determined at their own times)
America's Most Wanted 

I Can See Your Voice 

Kitchen Nightmares 

MasterChef 

MasterChef Junior 

Name that Tune 

Next Level Chef 

Snake Oil 

So You Think You Can Dance 

Stars on Mars 

TMZ Investigates 

We Are Family 

Smack Down - Moving to USA Network in September 

New Series

Doc 

Rescue: Hi-Surf 

Universal Basic Guys/ The Hoagie BROS 

NBC

Renewed

Chicago Fire 

Chicago Med

Chicago P.D 

Dateline NBC 

Found 

The Irrational 
Law & Order 

Law & Order: SVU 

Lopez vs. Lopez

Night Court

Canceled

Extended Family 
La Brea 

Magnum PI

Quantum Leap  

Transplant  (CTV, the home network in Canada has ended it) (NBC plans to air final season at some point) 





Leaving to Peacock 

Law & Order : Organized Crime  (renewed) 

Reality/Summer shows (determined at their own times)
AGT: Fantasy League 

American Ninja Warrior 
Deal of No Deal Island  -Renewed for new Season 

The Voice 

The Wall 

Weakest Link 

New Series

Dr. Wolf 

Happy's Place 

St. Denis Medical 

 

CBS Sets 2024 Premiere Dates

CBS NETWORK TV 

         With both the writers' strike and actors' strike over, CBS has become the first broadcast network to announce their post-strike programming plans.  [CBS' Prime Time Promo] 

           The Super Bowl is the kick off date for a roll out.  The new drama Tracker , will premiere right after the big game on February 11, 2024. 

            Returning scripted dramas and comedies make their season premieres starting on February 12.  This includes shows like the FBI  and NCIS shows, Young Sheldon, and Ghosts. The seasons will be shorter than previous due to the strikes.    

        The new series that were planned during the fall original fall line up , like the reimagined Matlock and Poppa's  House  have been moved to the 2024 fall season.  Elsbeth , a spin-off of The Good Wife , will be premiering this season. 

        Reality shows,  Survivor and The Amazing Race will have new seasons in March.  

Here's the 2024 schedule all times are ET/PT, unless otherwise noted  

Sunday, February 11 

(Following Super Bowl LVIII)

10-11pm  Tracker (Series premiere, estimated start time ) 

Monday, February 12 

8pm The Neighborhood  (sixth season premiere) 

8:30pm  Bob ❤️ Abishola (fifth season premiere) 

9pm  NCIS (season premiere) 

10pm NCIS : Hawaii (third season premiere) 

Tuesday, February 13 

8pm  FBI  (sixth season premiere) 

9pm  FBI :International  (third season premiere) 

10pm  FBI: Most Wanted (fifth season premiere) 

Thursday, February 15 

8pm Young Sheldon (seventh season premiere) 

8:30pm Ghosts  (third season premiere) 

9pm  So Help Me Todd (second season premiere) 

10pm  Tracker (premiere episode encore)

February 16

8pm  S.W.A.T (seventh season premiere) 

9pm Fire Country (second season premiere) 

10pm  Blue Bloods (fourteenth season premiere) 

Sunday, February 18 

7pm 60 Minutes 

8pm  The Equalizer (fourth season premiere) 

9pm  Tracker (Time Period) 

10pm  CSI: Vegas (third season premiere, new time) 

Thursday, February 22

8pm Young Sheldon

8:30pm Ghosts 

9pm  So Help Me Todd 

10pm  Tracker (second episode encore) 

Wednesday, February 28

8-10pm  Survivor (46th season premiere) 

Thursday, February 29 

8pm Young Sheldon 

8:30pm Ghosts 

9pm So Help Me Todd 

10pm Elsbeth (series premiere) 

Wednesday, March 6 

8-10pm Survivor (two hour episode) 

Wednesday, March 13 

8-9:30pm Survivor (return to 90 minute episodes) 

9:30-11pm  The Amazing Race (36th season premiere) 

Press release after the jump

CBS Announces Holiday Programming 2023

CBS Thanksgiving Christmas New Year 

        CBS is ready for the holidays with their annual holiday programming. This includes the annual Thanksgiving Day Parade , Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman , and more. The season caps off with the return of CBS' New Year's Eve  Live Nashville's Big Bash.   Here's a look at the line up.    All times are ET/PT , unless otherwise noted.

 Thursday, November 23

 

     9AM-12PMET/PT (Watch live 8AM CT/7AM MT)   The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS 

Friday, November 24 

    8pm    The Greatest @HomeVideos : Hosted by Cedric the Entertainer 

    9pm     Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer 

Saturday, December 2 

     8pm  Reindeer in Here 

     9pm  Robbie the Reindeer 

Monday, December 4

   8pm The Price is Right at Night Christmas Week : Office Holiday Party

Tuesday, December 5 

   8pm  The Price is Right at Night Christmas Week :  College Students Home for The Holidays

Thursday, December 7

  8pm    The Price is Right at Night Christmas Week :  Blind Holidate

Friday, December 8

8pm   The Price is Right at Night Christmas Week : Holiday Heroes

Saturday, December 9 

8pm   Byron Allen Presents A Merry Soulful Christmas 

Friday, December 15th 

8pm National Christmas Tree Lighting 

Saturday, December 16

9pm Frosty the Snowman 

9:30pm Frosty Returns 

Monday, December 18

8pm The Price is Right At Night Christmas Week: Holidays with the Family. 

Friday, December 22 

8pm  The 25th Annual a Home for the Holidays 

9pm Fit For Christmas 

Sunday, December 24 

9pm When Christmas was Young

Monday, December 25 

 9pm Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All ! 

Friday, December 29 

9pm Must Love Christmas 

Saturday, December 31

7:30pm  New Year's Eve Live: Nashville's Big Bash 

Full Press Release after the Jump 

It's CW Affliaton Change Day

The CW  TV News 

           Today is Friday, September 1, 2023 and some more changes have happened at the CW. The network has been changing under its new ownership of Nexstar Media Group.  So far, that had been programming, leadership, and behind the scenes stuff.   Today marks another change to the network and that's how it's supplied in some areas of the country. 

   Back in May, CBS (the old C in the CW) announced that their 8 stations that had been part of the network since the 2006 launch would be dropping the network and going non-affiliated, from September 1st. 

     The stations affected in this were  WUPA-TV Atlanta,  KBCW-TV Bay Area, WKBD-TV Detroit, WPCW-TV Pittsburgh, WPSG-TV Philadelphia, KMAX-TV Sacramento, KSTW-TV Seattle, and WTOG-TV Tampa.  This meant in those markets  that Nexstar would have to find new affiliates for the CW network as CBS' plans were for non-affiliated stations.  Here's a look at those changes by market.

  

Atlanta 

      Atlanta is one of the areas where CBS owns a single station, but not a CBS affiliate. Instead, they owned a CW station that was a hold over from the days pre first Viacom merger that CBS ended up owning after the split.  WUPA-TV Channel 69 swaps from being CW69 to Atlanta 69 as a branding.  

   The CW will be finding a new home on Channel 17, PeachTree TV ,WPCH. This station is owned by Gray. For the historical note, WPCH was the station that Ted Turner bought and used later to launch TBS. This station will be affiliated with its first network ever.  It was also later owned by Warner as their only OTA station , but didn't join the CW (W being Warner) in 2006. 

      On WUPA, the station will replace the CW programming with 8pm local news (probably produced outside the market as before)  and 48 Hours  at 9pm.   Peach Tree TV is replacing local programming at 8pm and the local news at 9pm with the CW.   

      

BayArea (Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose) 

     
 In the Bay Area, the station KBCW TV will also be changing it's call letters to KPYX, and on air going from KBCW to KPIX+ after sister station KPIX-TV.   In speaking of KPIX-TV, the hours on KPYX-TV that held the CW will be replaced by 2 hours of news from KPIX at 8 and 9pm. Giving the area its only 8pm and 9pm newscasts.  Though, not CW leaving related the station will also be adding a morning newscast from 7-9pm: The Morning Edition from CBS NEWS Bay Area. 

           Nexstar didn't have to go far to find a CW replacement, they own local station KRON-TV "KRON 4" which airs My Network TV programming. They are switching to the CW , still branded as KRON 4.  They have replaced their 8pm and 9pm local news with CW programming. They are adding an 11pm newscast back to their line up along with 2pm news. 

Detroit 

     

   In the Detroit area, CBS owned WKBD is leaving the CW. They've changed their branding from CW50 to Detroit. Their primetime line up will include Family Feud at 8, and 48 Hours  at 9.  The CW will be moving to WADL-TV channel 38.  This station is currently in a sale to Mission Broadcasting to be run by Nexstar in the future, if approved. 

Philadelphia 

    
    In Philadelphia, WPSG is going back to a branding they had pre-UPN days and had been using on their CW logo "Philly 57".  They are replacing the CW with local news from sister station KYW-TV at 8pm and 48 Hours at 9pm. 

        Nexstar owns WPHL-TV "PHL 17"  and CW programming is moved there.  The station, like KRON-TV ran My Network TV after hours  so they are replacing off network sitcoms at 8 and 9pm.   

Pittsburgh 

   
   Like San Francisco/ Bay Area,  WPCW will be changing their call letters to be WPKD , in homage to sister station KDKA. Also they will be rebranded on air as KDKA+ . They will continue to air High School Football on Fridays, and will be adding an 8pm newscast in November, The 10pm news continues.  48 Hours will air at 9pm.  

      Nexstar doesn't own a station in Pittsburgh, but made a deal with Sinclair Broadcasting to have WPNT-22  - 22 The Point! air CW programming.  The station was airing My Network TV on normal timing (8-10pm) so the CW programming is replacing that.   

Sacramento 

     

   In Sacramento, KMAX-TV is changing from CW31 to KMAX 31.  The station is adding an 8pm newscast from sister station CBS 13 and  48 Hours at 9pm. 

       Nexstar owns  a station in the area, but they are dropping FOX programming from KTXL, instead, Hearst owned KQCA-TV channel 58 (MY 58) will be airing CW programming. The station aired My Network TV in the late hours and will continue to do that.   

Seattle 

    
    Like Atlanta, this is a market where CBS owns only a CW station, KSTW will be now Seattle 11 and airing Family Feud at 8 and 48 Hours at 9pm. 

        Nexstar, doesn't own a station here and they've made a deal with Sinclair to air CW programming on KOMO-TV's digital sub channel.   

Tampa Bay 

    

    Last, of the CW  stations , but not least. WTOG-TV is going to be Tampa Bay 44 . They are replacing CW programming with The Simpsons reruns at 8 and 48 Hours at 9pm. 

      Nexstar-owned WTTA , Great 38, will be now called CW Tampa Bay. Also with the CW programming being added, the hour long 8pm news from their sister station WFLA 8 will be moving to a half hour at 10pm, and Spanish language newscast Noticias Tampa Hoy  will be moving from 9pm to 10:30pm. Todo Tampa Bay moves to 11pm. My Network TV programming will still air after hours. 

  But, wait, There's More! 

        Non CBS related, but Sinclair station KOCB-TV Channel 34 in Oklahoma City will be leaving the CW network and instead Nexstar station KAUT-TV Channel 43 "Freedom 43" will be airing programming instead.   

    

The next age of the CW continues and interesting to see what else CBS will do with their independent stations. There is a chance that as regional sports cable networks seem to be getting hit hard, that they could pick up local teams

  

Sources: 

https://sbgi.net/the-cw-network-and-sinclair-expand-and-extend-affiliation-partnership/

https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-news-and-stations/shows/stations/releases/?view=108406-cbs-to-transition-eight-company-owned-stations-from-affiliates-of-the-cw-to-independents-on-friday-sept-1

https://www.peachtreetv.com/2023/08/30/atlantas-peachtreetv-becomes-cw-affiliate/

https://www.kron4.com/news/kron4-new-network-new-newscasts-live-sports/

https://www.nexstar.tv/the-cw-and-sinclair-expand-and-extend-affiliation-partnership/

https://www.nexstar.tv/the-cw-and-gray-expand-extend-affiliation-partnership/

https://kfor.com/programming/kaut-tv-will-carry-cws-primetime-entertainment-and-live-sports/

https://www.kcra.com/article/the-cw-on-my58s-launch-on-sept-1-kqca/44954850

https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/nexstar-stations-in-philly-san-fran-and-tampa-to-become-cw-affiliates

CBS Announces Fall Premiere Dates

CBS  Fall TV Look 2023

           Amid the current dual strikes of writers and actors, CBS has released their fall premiere dates. This is for the schedule they released a couple weeks back where they had to adjust because of the strikes continuing.   

         The CBS line up includes shows they found from other things owned by the same parent company.  Yellowstone (from Paramount Network), and SEAL Team (from Paramount Plus, a show that previously ran on CBS).   Ghosts , the UK version that the CBS version is based on.  Also reality shows and other stuff to fill in their line up. 

        CBS has College Football and will be airing some games on Saturday Nights as well their standard Saturday daytime.   Thursday, September 14 is reality premiere day with  Big Brother Live show at 8pm ET,  then the debut of Buddy Games at 9pm ET, The Challenge:USA at 10pm ET.  Big Brother  has already started airing. 

            Yellowstone will make its broadcast debut on Sunday, September 17 at 8:30pm ET. This is not a new season, this is repeats of the first season airing on CBS.   

       NCIS is turning 20 and will have a special one-night only marathon on September 25. 

        The Paramount Plus series FBI True premieres on Tuesday, October 3 at 9pm ET; SEAL Team on Thursday, November 2 at 10pm ET. 

      With the game shows,   The Price is Right at Night  will premiere on Monday, October 2 and Let's Make a Deal primetime on Friday, November 3. Both series 8pm ET. 

         More unscripted series,  Lotería Loca premieres on Monday, October 2 at 9pm ET, and Raid the Cage premieres on Friday, October 13 at 9pm. 

           Survivor and The Amazing Race return on September 27, they are 90 minutes for both shows. 

            The British version of Ghosts starts on November 16 at 9pm ET. 

            Here's the full details, all times ET/PT unless otherwise noted 

Saturday, September 2

7:30-11PM/4:30-8PT  College Football on CBS: Texas Tech at Wyoming 

Saturday,  September 9 

7:30-11PM/4:30-8PT  College Football on CBS:  UCLA at San Diego State

Thursday, September 14 

8-9pm  Big Brother (LIVE Show) 

9-10pm  Buddy Games (CBS Series Debut) 

10-11pm The Challenge :USA 

Saturday, September 16 

8-9pm NCIS  (Encore Episode) 

9-11p 48 Hours (Season 36, Two Back to Back episodes) 

Sunday, September 17 

7:30-8:30pm (7-8pm PT)  60 Minutes (Season 56 Premiere) 

8:30-10:30pm  (8-10pm Pt )  Yellowstone  (Starting with Season 1) 

10:30-11:30pm (10-11pm PT ) Big Brother 

Saturday, September 23

7:30-11pm (4:30-8PT) Big Ten on CBS College Football : Iowa at Penn State 

Sunday, September 24 

7-8pm 60 Minutes 

8-10pm Yellowstone (Two Back to Back Episodes) 

10-11pm Big Brother 

Monday, September 25 

8-11pm NCIS 20th Anniversary Mini-Marathon  (one time only) 

Wednesday, September 27 

8-9:30pn Survivor (Season 45 premiere, new time period) 

9:30-11pm The Amazing Race (Season 35 premiere, new time period) 

Friday, September 29 

8-10pm Fire Country (Two Encore Episodes Back to Back) 

10-11pm Classic Blue Bloods Episodes 

Monday, October 2 

8-9pm The Prices Is Right at Night (one time only) 

9-10pm Loteria Loca  (CBS Series Debut) 

10-11pm NCIS (Encore Episode) 

Tuesday, October 3

8-9pm Big Brother (new time period) 

9-10pm FBI True (Broadcast Debut) 

10-11pm FBI (Encore Episode, new time period) 

Monday, October 9 

8-9pm The Price is Right at Night (one time only) 

9-10pm Loteria Loca 

10-11pm NCIS (Encore Episode) 

Friday, October 13 

8-9pm The Price Is Right at Night (new time period) 

9-10pm  Raid the Cage (CBS Series Debut) 

10-11pm Classic Blue Bloods Episodes 

Thursday, November 2 

8-9pm Big Brother 

9-9:30pm Young Sheldon (Encore Episode- one time only) 

9:30-10pm  Ghosts (Encore Episode- One time only) 

10-11pm SEAL Team (Returns to CBS with Season 5) 

Friday, November 3 

8-9pm  Let's Make a Deal Primetime (new time period) 

9-10pm Raid the Cage 

10-111pm Classic Blue Bloods Episodes 

Saturday, November 4 

7:30-11pm SEC on CBS College Football: Game of the Week 

Saturday, November 11

8-10:30pm ET  NWSL (National Women's Soccer League) Championship Game 

10:30-11pm Bob ❤️ Abishola (Encore Episode, one time Only) 

Thursday, November 16

8-8:30pm Young Sheldon (Encore Episode- new time period) 

8:30-9pm  Ghosts (Encore Episode- new time period) 

9-10pm  Ghosts (UK)  (Two Back to Back Half Hour Episodes) 

10-11pm SEAL Team  

Press Release after the jump 

CBS Redoes Its Fall 2023 Line up

CBS  Fall TV Look 2023

         CBS' original fall line up release was an optimistic one that the writers' strike would be over in time that they could make some shows for the fall. Well, it's half way through July now, and there's now also an actors' strike to go along with the writers' strike.  CBS has had to make big adjustments to it's fall line up. 

        First, Yellowstone from it's sister cable network, Paramount Network, will be making a broadcast network premiere.  The hit cable drama series will be airing on Sundays starting with its first season.  

        CBS has also called up Ghosts , but the original British version, which will be airing on Thursdays after reruns of  Young Sheldon and Ghosts.  The British series will air back to back episodes. Finishing up Thursdays will be a series called up from the Paramount+ league, and this one aired before on CBS  SEAL Team.   

            Another Paramount+ series being called up is  FBI: True which is a docuseries, to match up with their reruns of the main FBI series. They've also slotted Mondays 10/9c for a Paramount Plus series, which is to be named later.  Meanwhile, CBS has pulled out the reality series.  Loteria Loca and Raid the Cage.  And before, they air UK Ghosts and etc. on Thursdays, they'll air reality series including Big Brother, Buddy Games, and The Challenge: USA.   The Price is Right at Night and Let's Make a Deal Primetime will also be part of the line up.  

            60 Minutes will also get 90 minute editions on Sundays where there were NFL double headers. 

Here's the line up in detail , all times ET/PT, unless otherwise noted 

Mondays 

8pm  Loteria Loca 

9pm NCIS (R) 

10pm Paramount Plus Original -TBA 

Tuesdays

8pm Big Brother

9pm FBI True 

10pm FBI (R) 

Wednesdays

8pm Survivor 

9:30pm The Amazing Race

Thursdays  (First )

8pm Big Brother 

9pm Buddy Games 

10pm The Challenge: USA

Thursdays (later) 

8pm Young Sheldon (R)

8:30pm Ghosts (R) 

9pm UK: Ghosts 

9:30pm UK: Ghosts 

10pm SEAL Team 

Fridays 

8pm The Price is Right at Night/ Let's Make a Deal: Primetime 

9pm Raid the Cage 

10pm Blue Bloods :Classics (R) 

Saturdays

8pm Encores and Sports

10pm 48 Hours 

Sundays (single  header) 

7pm 60 Minutes 

8pm  Yellowstone 

9pm Yellowstone 

10pm Big Brother 

Sundays (Double header) 

7:30pm  60 Minutes 

9pm  Yellowstone 

10pm Big Brother 

Full Press release after the jump 

FALL TV 2023: CBS

CBS  Fall TV Look 2023 Upfronts 

            

       Earlier than normal, CBS has released their fall line up for the 2023-24 TV Season. Now, due to the writers' strike this is the CBS best hope that things get resolved very soon  schedule for the fall so this could not even happen if things are delayed.  

        Anyway, CBS' fall line up looks much like it did before, as CBS usually does keep their line ups stable.  Wednesday has been made all reality again, but with long running shows "Survivor" and "The Amazing Race" taking up 90 minute slots to fill a 3 hour night.  

        CBS has two new dramas for the fall, first "Elsbeth" which is also CBS continuing the world of "The Good Wife" and "The Good Fight" this series will air on Thursday Nights. "CSI Vegas" is being moved to Sundays, but because of Football overruns they've decided to hold the show until after football being mostly over. 

       No you aren't confused by the next show's name, yes they have decided to remake "Matlock"  with Kathy Bates in the lead role.  They will be pairing this with "The Equalizer" which moves up to 9PM /8c. 

       "S.W.A.T" was a show that CBS was going to end, but some last-minute deal making has kept it alive for a final season and they've ended "East New York" instead, so Friday Night stays the same from last season.   

        Mondays stay the same with "The Neighborhood" , "Bob Hearts Abishola" , "NCIS", and "NCIS Hawai'i".  Tuesdays are still the Dick Wolf shows with "FBI" , "FBI: International" , and "FBI: Most Wanted" and Fridays, as mentioned above will also still have "Fire Country" and "Blue Bloods" 

        Much like last year, you'll notice CBS isn't introducing a new comedy to their wings and still keeping Thursday with "Young Sheldon" and "Ghosts".  They do have new comedy series picked up, "Poppa's House" starting Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr.  which is waiting for a mid season slot to open up.  CBS has the Superbowl and new drama "Tracker" gets the post SB slot on Sunday, February 11, 2024.  

            Again, this line up is if the writers' strike comes to a deal on a good time to start working on series.  CBS could end up filling their line up with reality shows, reruns (some shows from Paramount Plus), Primetime game shows.  

    Here's the schedule all times ET/PT, unless otherwise specified. New series highlighted in blue

Monday
8pm The Neighborhood
8:30pm Bob ♥ Abishola
9pm NCIS
10pm NCIS: Hawai'i


Tuesday
8pm FBI
9pm FBI: International
10pm FBI: Most Wanted


Wednesday
8pm Survivor
9:30pm The Amazing Race




Thursday
8pm Young Sheldon
8:30pm Ghosts 
9pm So Help Me Todd
10pm Elsbeth 


Friday
8pm S.W.A.T 
9pm Fire Country
10pm Blue Blood


Saturday
8pm Saturday Encores
9pm Saturday Encores
10pm 48 Hours


Sunday
7pm 60 Minutes
8pm Matlock ( a new one, not the old one) 

9pm The Equalizer
10pm Repeats/CSI: Vegas (after football) 

Press release after the jump