CBS has revealed premiere dates for a slew of new and returning series, including the debuts of three franchise newcomers — NCIS: Hawai’i, FBI: International and CSI: Vegas — along with Ghosts and The Activist.
The network also set dates for new seasons of comedies Young Sheldon, The Neighborhood, Bob ♥ Abishola, B Positive, United States of Al; dramas NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, FBI, FBI: Most Wanted, S.W.A.T., Blue Bloods, Magnum, P.I., Bull and The Equalizer; reality shows Survivor and Tough as Nails; and stalwarts 60 Minutes and 48 Hours.
The network also will air the first four episodes of SEAL Team‘s fifth season, before it moves to streamer Paramount+ for the rest of the season.
See the full list below.
CBS has a trio of new franchisees bowing in the fall. NCIS: Hawai’i lands at 10 p.m. Monday, September 20; FBI: International launches at 10 p.m. Tuesday, October 1; and CSI: Vegas begins its run at 10 p.m. Wednesday, October 6.
The Global Citizen competition series The Activist, which was ordered to series in May, will get a first run on Fridays, starting October 22. It will take over the 8-9 p.m. slot from S.W.A.T., whose fifth season premieres October 1. The cop drama then will return to the time period on December 3.
S.W.A.T. is among a handful of CBS series that are moving to new time slots for the fall, along with NCIS, FBI, Tough as Nails, Bull and the first episodes of SEAL Team.
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Here are CBS’ fall premiere dates announced today:
Sunday, Sept. 12
7:30-8:30 pm: 60 Minutes (Season 54 premiere)
Saturday, Sept. 18
10-11 pm: 48 Hours (Season 35 premiere)
Sunday, September 19:
5-8 pm PT/8-11 pm ET: 73rd Annual Emmy Awards
Monday, Sept. 20
8-8:30 pm: The Neighborhood (Season 4 premiere)
8:30-9 pm: Bob ♥ Abishola (Season 3 premiere)
9-10 pm: NCIS (Season 19 premiere; new time slot)
10-11 pm: NCIS: Hawai’i (Series premiere)
Tuesday, Sept. 21
8-9 pm: FBI (Season 4 premiere; new time slot)
9-10 pm: FBI: Most Wanted (Season 3 premiere, special date and time)
10-11 pm: FBI: International (Series premiere, special date and time)
Wednesday, Sept. 22
8-10 pm: Survivor (Season 41 premiere)
10-11 pm: Big Brother (Season 23 continues)
Sunday, Sept. 26
7-8 pm: 60 Minutes (regular time slot)
8-9 pm: Big Brother
9-11 pm: The Tony Awards Present: Broadway’s Back! (special)
Tuesday, Sept. 28
8-9 pm: FBI
9-10 pm: FBI: International (regular time slot)
10-11 pm: FBI: Most Wanted (regular time slot)
Wednesday, Sept. 29
8-9 pm: Survivor (regular time slot)
9-11 pm: Big Brother (live season finale)
Friday, Oct. 1
8-9 pm: S.W.A.T. (Season 5 premiere; new time slot)
9-10 pm: Magnum P.I. (Season 4 premiere)
10-11 pm: Blue Bloods (Season 12 premiere)
Wednesday, Oct. 6
8-9 pm: Survivor
9-10 pm: Tough as Nails (Season 3 premiere; new time slot)
10-11 pm: CSI: Vegas (Series premiere)
Thursday, Oct. 7
8-8:30 pm: Young Sheldon (Season 5 premiere)
8:30-9 pm: United States of Al (Season 2 premiere)
9-9:30 pm: Ghosts (Series premiere)
9:30-10 pm: B Positive (Season 2 premiere)
10-11 pm: Bull (Season 6 premiere; new time slot)
Sunday, Oct. 10
7-8 pm: 60 Minutes
8-9 pm: The Equalizer (Season 2 premiere)
9-10 pm: NCIS: Los Angeles (Season 13 premiere)
10-11 pm: SEAL Team (Season 5 premiere; new time slot)
Friday, Oct. 22
8-9 pm: The Activist (Series premiere)
Friday, Dec, 3:
8-9 pm: S.W.A.T. (Season 5 continuation)
Source: Deadline.com