CBS’ Fall Lineup Will Premiere From September Into Mid-October

CBS has set premiere dates for its franchise-heavy fall lineup, which will see a lengthier rollout than usual from the network. In a break from tradition, the broadcaster—which usually debuts almost its entire lineup during Premiere Week, the first full week of the new TV season in September—will instead lengthen its rollout into mid-October. The first fall premiere will be 60 Minutes, kicking off Season 54 on Sunday, Sept. 12. Following that will be 48 Hours on Saturday, Sept. 18, the day before the 73rd Emmy Awards, which will be hosted by Cedric the Entertainer. The entire Monday lineup will premiere on Sept. 20: The Neighborhood, Bob Hearts Abishola, the relocated NCIS and its new spinoff, NCIS: Hawai’i. A day later, the network will kick off its all-FBI night: FBI, FBI: Most Wanted and new spinoff FBI: International. For that night only, Most Wanted will air at 9 p.m., followed by International at 10 p.m. Going forward, International will air at 9 with Most Wanted at 10. Survivor returns from its extended Covid-19 hiatus with a two-hour premiere on Wednesday, Sept. 22. The next round of premieres won’t occur until Oct. 1, when the Friday lineup rolls out: S.W.A.T., Magnum P.I. and Blue Bloods. The rest of the Wednesday lineup debuts on Oct. 6, with Tough as Nails and CSI revival series CSI: Vegas joining Survivor. The entire Thursday lineup rolls out Oct 7: comedies Young Sheldon, United States of Al, freshman show Ghosts and B Positive, followed by Bull. On Oct. 10, the remaining Sunday shows premiere, with The Equalizer, NCIS: Los Angeles and SEAL Team joining 60 Minutes on the night. SEAL Team will only air four episodes before moving to its new Paramount+ home. Unscripted series The Activist debuts Friday, Oct. 22 at 8 p.m., bumping S.W.A.T. until Dec. 3. With New NCIS, FBI and CSI Series, CBS’ Fall Is All About the Franchises Parent company ViacomCBS wrapped its “off the hook” upfront talks in late June, nabbing historic pricing for its CBS shows, along with the rest of its portfolio. CBS is only the second broadcaster to set its fall premiere dates, after The CW announced its lineup a month ago. Here is the entire premiere schedule for CBS’ fall shows (new programs are in all caps): MONDAY8-8:30 p.m. — The Neighborhood (Sept. 20)8:30-9 p.m. — Bob Hearts Abishola (Sept. 20)9-10 p.m. — NCIS (Sept. 20)10-11 p.m. — NCIS: HAWAI’I (Sept. 20) TUESDAY8-9 p.m. — FBI (Sept. 21)9-10 p.m. — FBI: INTERNATIONAL (Sept. 21, at 10 p.m.)10-11 p.m. — FBI: Most Wanted (Sept. 21, at 9 p.m.) WEDNESDAY8-9 p.m. — Survivor (two-hour premiere Sept. 22)9-10 p.m. — Tough as Nails (Oct. 6)10-11 p.m. — CSI: VEGAS (Oct. 6) THURSDAY8-8:30 p.m. — Young Sheldon (Oct. 7)8:30-9 p.m. — United States of AL (Oct. 7)9-9:30 p.m. — GHOSTS (Oct. 7)9:30-10 p.m. — B Positive (Oct. 7)10-11 p.m. — Bull (Oct. 7) FRIDAY8-9 p.m. — S.W.A.T. (Oct. 1)9-10 p.m. — Magnum P.I. (Oct. 1)10-11 p.m. — Blue Bloods (Oct. 1) SATURDAY8-10 p.m. — Saturday Encores10-11 p.m. — 48 Hours (Sept. 18) SUNDAY7-8 p.m. — 60 Minutes (Sept. 12)8-9 p.m. — The Equalizer (Oct. 10)9-10 p.m. — NCIS: Los Angeles (Oct. 10)10-11 p.m. — SEAL Team (Oct. 10)