CBS in Fall 2016: Six New Series (Three Comedies and Three Dramas)

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CBS, the No. 1 network, will introduce six new series (comedies “Kevin Can Wait,” “Man With a Plan” and “The Great Indoors;” and dramas “Bull,” Pure Genius” and the revival of “MacGyver”) this fall. Six returning shows (“Two Broke Girls,” “Scorpion,” “NCIS: New Orleans,” “Life in Pieces,” “NCIS: Los Angeles” and “Madam Secretary”) are moving to new time periods. And the changes will impact five nights of the week (excluding Wednesday and Saturday).

See the grid below for the specific times and the new fall show descriptions.

Debuting on CBS in midseason are new dramas “Doubt” and “Training Day” and new non-scripted hour “Hunted,” and returning are “The Amazing Race,” “Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders” and “Undercover Boss.” The future of freshman drama “Limitless” is still a question mark, with talks of moving to another platform. Canceled shows on CBS include “Mike & Molly,” “The Good Wife” and recent entry “Rush Hour.”

What follows is the CBS primetime schedule this fall (with the new series in bold), followed by the new fall series descriptions:

Monday
(“The Big Bang Theory” will open the season at 8 pm. into new comedy “Kevin Can Wait.” It moves back to Thursday after “Thursday Night Football” concludes)
8:00 p.m. “Kevin Can Wait”
8:30 p.m. “Man With a Plan”
9:00 p.m. “Two Broke Girls” (new day and time)
9:30 p.m. “The Odd Couple”
10:00 p.m. “Scorpion” (new time)

Tuesday
8:00 p.m. “NCIS”
9:00 p.m. “Bull”
10:00 p.m. “NCIS: New Orleans” (new time)

Wednesday
8:00 p.m. “Survivor”
9:00 p.m. “Criminal Minds”
10:00 p.m. “Code Black”

Thursday
(“Thursday Night Football” initially)
8:00 p.m. “The Big Bang Theory”
8:30 p.m. “The Great Indoors”
9:00 p.m. “Mom”
9:30 p.m. “Life in Pieces” (new day and time)
10:00 p.m. “Pure Genius”

Friday
8:00 p.m. “MacGyver”
9:00 p.m. “Hawaii Five-O”
10:00 p.m. “Blue Bloods”

Saturday
8:00 p.m. Crimetime Saturday (drama repeats)
9:00 p.m/ Crimetime Saturday (drama repeats)
10:00 p.m. “48 Hours”

Sunday
7:00 p.m. “60 Minutes”
8:00 p.m. “NCIS: Los Angeles” (new day and time)
9:00 p.m. “Madam Secretary” (new time)
10:00 p.m. “Elementary”

New Program Descriptions

DRAMAS

“BULL”
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Team: Paul Attanasio, Dr. Phillip C. McGraw (Stage 29 Productions), Steven Spielberg (Amblin Television), Justin Falvey & Darryl Frank (Amblin Television), Jay McGraw (Stage 29 Productions)
Logline: A drama inspired by the early career of Dr. Phil McGraw as the founder of one of the most prolific trial consulting firms of all time. Brilliant, brash and charming, Dr. Bull (Michael Weatherly) is the ultimate puppet master as he combines psychology, human intuition and high tech data to learn what makes jurors, attorneys, witnesses and the accused tick.
Cast: Michael Weatherly as ‘Dr. Jason Bull’, Freddy Rodriguez, Geneva Carr, Chris Jackson, Jaime Lee Kirchner, Annabelle Attanasio

“MACGYVER”
Studio: CBS Television Studios in association with Lionsgate
Team: Peter Lenkov, Henry Winkler, Lee Zlotoff, James Wan, Michael Clear, David Von Ancken
Logline: A reimagining of the television series of the same name, following a 20-something MacGyver as he creates a clandestine organization where he uses his knack for solving problems in unconventional ways to help prevent disasters from happening.
Cast: Lucas Till as ‘MacGyver’, George Eads

“PURE GENIUS”
Studio: Universal Television in association with CBS Television Studios
Team: Jason Katims, Michelle Lee, David Semel
Logline: The focus is on a young Silicon Valley tech titan (Augustus Prew) who enlists a veteran surgeon with a controversial past in starting a hospital with a cutting edge, “new school” approach to medicine.
Cast: Augustus Prew, Dermot Mulroney, Brenda Song, Reshma Shetty, Ward Horton, Aaron Jennings, Odette Annable

COMEDY

“THE GREAT INDOORS”
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Team: Mike Gibbons, Chris Harris, Andy Ackerman
Logline: An adventure reporter (Joel McHale) must adapt to becoming the boss to a group of millennials in the digital department of the magazine.
Cast: Joel McHale, Stephen Fry, Chris Williams, Shaun Brown, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Christine Ko, Susannah Fielding

“KEVIN CAN WAIT”
Studio: Sony Pictures Television and CBS Television Studios
Team:
Logline: Former “The King of Queens” star Kevin James plays a newly retired police officer looking forward to spending carefree, quality time with his wife and three kids, only to discover he faces tougher challenges at home than he ever did on the streets.
Cast: Erinn Hayes, Taylor Spreitler, Mary-Charles Jones, James Digiacomo, Ryan Cartwright, Leonard Earl Howze, Lenny Venito and Gary Valentine.

“MAN WITH A PLAN”
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Team: Jeff & Jackie Filgo, Matt LeBlanc, Michael Rotenberg, Troy Zien
Logline: A contractor (Matt LeBlanc) whose wife goes back to work starts spending more time with his kids and discovers the truth every parent eventually realizes: his little angels are maniacs.
Cast: Matt LeBlanc, Jessica Chaffin, Matt Cook, Grace Kaufman, Hala Finley, Matthew McCann