CBS' Fall Schedule Goes Heavy on Drama, Light on Comedy

CBS has set its 2022-23 fall schedule ahead of parent company Paramount’s upfront event Wednesday afternoon—and the broadcaster is scaling back its comedy lineup to ramp up the drama. For the first time in a decade, CBS will feature only two comedies on Thursdays.

Though Kelly Kahl, president of CBS Entertainment, said the company isn’t stepping away from comedy development—especially on the heels of freshman breakout hit Ghosts—he acknowledged that’s just how the pilots turned out this season.

“The schedule breaks differently every year.