CBS Announces 18 Series Renewals

Following the recent two season pick-up for “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS has confirmed 17 other series returning in 2017-18. The breakdown is six comedies, nine dramas, one reality series, and two newsmagazines. And they are, in alphabetical order, “Blue Bloods,” “Bull,” “Hawaii Five-O,” “Kevin Can Wait,” “Life in Pieces,” “MacGyver,” “Madam Secretary,” “Man With a Plan,” “Mom,” “NCIS,” “NCIS: Los Angeles,” “NCIS: New Orleans,” “Scorpion,” “Superior Donuts,” “Survivor,” “48 Hours” and “60 Minutes.”

Missing from the CBS renewal list is ‘The Amazing Race,” “Code Black,” “Criminal Minds,” “Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders,” “Elementary,” “The Great Indoors,” “Hunted,” “The Odd Couple,” “2 Broke Girls,” and, of course, “Ransom” and “Training Day.” Of these current on-the-fencers, “Code Black” and “Criminal Minds” seem the most likely to also be picked up.