Who imagined it might really feel so good to obtain information concerning the upcoming fall schedule?
CBS is the primary community to announce its plans for the 2024-25 season, and it’s brimming with great things.
The lineup options three new dramas, two new comedies, a brand new various collection, a reimagined basic sport present, particular occasion programming, and 18 returning collection. WOW!
Most of that is information we’ve already shared, however there are additionally some surprises.
Let’s get the complete scope of what CBS simply introduced.
New drama collection for fall embrace NCIS: Origins, starring Austin Stowell as a younger Leroy Jethro Gibbs and narrated by flagship NCIS collection star Mark Harmon; and Matlock, a reimagining of the basic tv collection, starring Emmy and Academy Award winner Kathy Bates as a superb, wily lawyer with uncommon and sudden techniques.
Midseason will introduce Watson, starring Morris Chestnut as a contemporary model of one in all historical past’s biggest detectives fixing medical mysteries.
The brand new multi-camera comedy for fall is Poppa’s Home, starring Damon Wayans as fortunately divorced “Poppa,” who finds himself nonetheless parenting his grownup son, Damon Wayans Jr.
Additionally coming is Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, the sequel to Younger Sheldon, following Georgie (Montana Jordan) and Mandy (Emily Osment) as they increase their younger household in Texas whereas navigating the challenges of maturity, parenting, and marriage.
The brand new fall various collection is The Summit, hosted by Manu Bennett, which follows 16 strangers embarking on a once-in-a-lifetime journey via the treacherous New Zealand Alps in an try to achieve the height of a distant, towering mountain and win $1 million.
Midseason will launch a brand new version of the legendary sport present Hollywood Squares, starring Drew Barrymore as the middle sq., by which two contestants play tic-tac-toe to win cash and prizes.
The brand new schedule of CBS Unique collection additionally contains the return of the brand new #1 collection on tv, Tracker, starring Justin Hartley; the 2023-2024 season’s #2 new program, Elsbeth, starring Carrie Preston; the world’s #1 TV franchise, NCIS; and #1 information program 60 Minutes.
“That is one other CBS primetime schedule that can break via the litter and entertain a mass viewers,” stated Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Leisure. “We’re grateful to the inventive expertise who ship the characters and tales, in addition to the viewers who spend nights, seasons and years with them.”
Along with CBS’ new and returning high collection, the Community’s year-round schedule of unique programming additionally options annual high-profile occasions, together with the return of the GRAMMY Awards, the Golden Globe Awards, the Tony Awards, the distinguished Kennedy Middle Honors, New 12 months’s Eve Dwell: Nashville’s Large Bash and the not too long ago introduced American Music Awards.
Quick forwarding one 12 months into the longer term, the CBS additionally ordered its first new collection for the 2025-26 broadcasting season – the drama collection Sheriff Nation, starring Morena Baccarin, an extension of the Hearth Nation universe.
The next is the brand new 2024-2025 schedule:
MONDAY – Monday night time options the additions of two new collection. The favored comedy The Neighborhood returns for its seventh season at 8:00 PM, paired with the brand new comedy Poppy’s Home at 8:30 PM. At 9:00 PM, the flagship collection NCIS returns for season 22 as a robust lead-in for the brand new drama NCIS: Origins at 10:00 PM.
TUESDAY – FBI Tuesday returns with the top-rated lineup of the night time. FBI opens the night time at 8:00 PM, adopted by FBI: Worldwide at 9:00 PM and FBI: Most Wished, concluding the block of heroic storytelling at 10:00 PM.
WEDNESDAY – Wednesday night time returns in fall and spring with two 90-minute high-stakes competitors collection, and in mid-winter a particular all sport show-themed night time. Within the fall, the groundbreaking actuality collection Survivor kicks off the night time at 8:00 PM, serving as a appropriate lead-in for the brand new actuality collection The Summit at 9:30 PM.
The annual midseason winter break between the spring version of Survivor and the return of The Superb Race at 9:30 PM might be eventized with three sport exhibits.
A particular primetime, The Worth Is Proper At Night time, hosted by Drew Carey, kicks off the festivities at 8:00 PM, adopted by the return of Raid the Cage, hosted by Damon Wayans, Jr. and co-host Jeannie Mai, at 9:00 PM, main into a brand new version of the Hollywood Squares, starring Drew Barrymore as the middle sq., at 10:00 PM.
THURSDAY – Thursdays characteristic a thematic night time of comedy and humorous dramas. At 8:00 PM, the brand new comedy Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage leads into the #2 comedy collection, GHOSTS, at 8:30 PM.
The amusing new authorized drama Matlock, starring Emmy and Academy Award winner Kathy Bates, debuts at 9:00 PM and serves as lead-in to the critically acclaimed #2 new collection, Elsbeth, at 10:00 PM.
FRIDAY – Friday night time options the return of S.W.A.T. at 8:00 PM adopted by the hit drama Hearth Nation at 9:00 PM. At 10:00 PM, Blue Bloods closes out the night time because it returns for the second half of its 14th and last season.
Following the conclusion of Blue Bloods in midseason, NCIS: Sydney leads off the night time at 8:00 PM, with Hearth Nation remaining within the 9:00 PM slot, adopted by S.W.A.T. at 10:00 PM.
SATURDAY – CBS’ Saturday night time lineup options encore broadcasts of the Community’s fashionable dramas at 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM, adopted at 10:00 PM by the true crime docuseries 48 Hours, Saturday’s #1 non-sports primetime collection.
SUNDAY – Sunday night time begins at 7:00 PM with 60 Minutes, tv’s acclaimed #1 information program, adopted at 8:00 PM by tv’s new #1 collection, Tracker. At 9:00 PM, The Equalizer, starring Queen Latifah, returns for a fifth season.
In the course of the first half of the season, when the CBS Sunday primetime lineup typically has a delayed begin as a result of late afternoon NFL broadcasts, the ten:00 PM slot will characteristic encore broadcasts of fashionable Community dramas.
In midseason, after the top of soccer, Tracker and The Equalizer will present a potent lead-in to the brand new drama Watson at 10:00 PM.
THE NEW FALL DRAMAS:
NCIS: ORIGINS (Monday, 10:00-11:00 PM)
NCIS: Origins follows a younger Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Austin Stowell) in 1991, years previous to the occasions of NCIS, and is narrated by Mark Harmon.
Within the collection, Gibbs begins his profession as a newly minted particular agent on the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton workplace, the place he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag crew led by NCIS legend Mike Franks (Kyle Schmid).
The collection stars Austin Stowell as younger Leroy Jethro Gibbs, Kyle Schmid as Mike Franks, Mariel Molino as Particular Agent Lala Dominguez, Tyla Abercrumbie as Area Operation Assist Officer Mary Jo Sullivan and Diany Rodriguez as Particular Agent Vera Strickland. Flagship collection star Mark Harmon will narrate and govt produce.
MATLOCK (Thursday, 9:00-10:00 PM)
MATLOCK stars Kathy Bates because the good septuagenarian Madeline “Matty” Matlock, who, after attaining success in her youthful years, decides to rejoin the workforce at a prestigious legislation agency the place she makes use of her unassuming demeanor and wily techniques to win instances and expose corruption from inside.
Matty is assigned to Olympia (Skye P. Marshall), a senior lawyer and key rainmaker with a thirst for justice, whereas Olympia’s ex-husband, Julian (Jason Ritter), the son of the top of the agency, is intrigued by Matty and her intelligent abilities.
Matty works alongside the agency’s youthful associates – the charismatic Billy (David Del Rio) and the uber-ambitious Sarah (Leah Lewis) – as she endeavors to determine herself in her new high-stakes world. Matlock is a reimagining of the basic tv collection of the identical title.
NEW FALL COMEDIES:
GEORGIE & MANDY’S FIRST MARRIAGE (Thursday, 8:00-8:30 PM)
Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, the sequel to Younger Sheldon, follows Georgie (Montana Jordan) and Mandy (Emily Osment) as they increase their younger household in Texas whereas navigating the challenges of maturity, parenting, and marriage.
We will not be the one ones questioning concerning the “first” within the title!
POPPA’S HOUSE (Monday, 8:30-9:00 PM)
Poppa’s Home, starring Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr., options Wayans as legendary speak radio host and fortunately divorced “Poppa,” who has his viewpoint challenged at work when a brand new feminine co-host (Essence Atkins) is employed.
He’s additionally challenged at house, the place he finds himself nonetheless parenting his grownup son (Damon Wayans Jr.), a superb dreamer who’s attempting to pursue his ardour whereas being a accountable father and husband.
Poppa’s Home stars Damon Wayans as Poppa, Damon Wayans Jr. as Damon, Essence Atkins as Ivy, and Tetona Jackson as Nina. The Wayans and Dean Lorey are govt producers.
NEW ALTERNATIVE SERIES:
THE SUMMIT (Wednesday, 9:30-11:00 PM)
THE SUMMIT, hosted by Manu Bennett, follows 16 strangers embarking on a once-in-a-lifetime journey via the treacherous New Zealand Alps in an try to achieve the height of a distant, towering mountain.
With their backpacks containing an equal share of $1 million, the group should traverse an exhausting distance in simply 14 days with the intention to win the money they’re carrying.
However not everybody will make it, as these strangers should work collectively to deal with the harmful terrain, unforgiving Antarctic winds, heart-pounding challenges, and gut-wrenching eliminations on their option to the height.
Monitoring them alongside this journey is the “Mountain’s Keeper,” who will shock the trekkers with brutal twists and pressure choices that complicate an already grueling ascent.
Morals and relationships might be examined after they should resolve what to do if somebody falls behind – as a result of if the group fails to achieve The Summit in time, all of the prize cash might be misplaced.
HOLLYWOOD SQUARES (Wednesday Starting in January, 10:00-11:00 PM)
HOLLYWOOD SQUARES, starring Drew Barrymore, is a basic sport present by which two contestants play tic-tac-toe to win cash and prizes.
The “board” for the sport is a vertical stack of open-faced cubes, every occupied by a celeb seated at a desk and dealing with the contestants.
The celebrities are requested questions, and the contestants choose the legitimacy of their solutions to win the sport.
Award-winning actress and speak present host Drew Barrymore will take her place because the famed “middle sq.,” answering questions for the contestants.
NEW DRAMA FOR MIDSEASON:
WATSON (Premieres Sunday Mid-Season, 10:00-11:00 PM)
Watson takes place seven months after the demise of the titular character’s pal and accomplice, Sherlock Holmes, by the hands of Moriarty.
Dr. John Watson (Morris Chestnut) resumes his medical profession as the top of a clinic devoted to treating uncommon problems. Watson’s previous life isn’t completed with him, although – Moriarty and Watson are set to write down their very own chapter of a narrative that has fascinated audiences for greater than a century.
Watson is a medical present with a robust investigative backbone, that includes a contemporary model of one in all historical past’s biggest detectives as he turns his consideration from fixing crimes to fixing medical mysteries.
Watson stars Morris Chestnut as Dr. John Watson. Craig Sweeny wrote the pilot and can showrun and govt produce.
NEW DRAMA FOR 2025-2026 BROADCAST SEASON:
SHERIFF COUNTRY
Sheriff Nation stars Morena Baccarin as straight-shooting sheriff Mickey Fox, the stepsister of Cal Hearth’s division chief Sharon Leone (Diane Farr of Hearth Nation).
Mickey investigates legal exercise as she patrols the streets of small-town Edgewater whereas contending along with her ex-con father and a mysterious incident involving her wayward daughter. Sheriff Nation is an growth of the universe of the hit drama collection Hearth Nation.
Sheriff Nation’s preliminary episode is being written by Tony Phelan and Joan Rater with a narrative by Phelan, Rater, and Max Thieriot.
Govt producers are Thieriot, Phelan, Rater, and Jerry Bruckheimer and KristieAnne Reed for JBTV. The collection is produced by CBS Studios.
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