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As it usually does, CBS will concentrate most of its season premieres for fall 2011 in the first official week of the season. The network will also use its two biggest comedies to help launch new shows during premiere week."Two and a Half Men" will premiere at 9 p.m. ET Monday, Sept. 19 to what's likely to be a bigger-than-usual audience tuning into see how the show dispatches of Charlie Sheen's character and welcomes Ashton Kutcher into the mix. It will be followed by the new comedy "2 Broke Girls," which airs at 9:30 for one week only before settling into the 8:30 Monday spot the next week. ("How I Met Your Mother" will air two episodes on the 19th, while "Mike & Molly" debuts Sept. 26.)
On Sept. 22, back-to-back episodes of "The Big Bang Theory" will lead into the new drama "Person of Interest," starring Michael Emerson and Jim Caviezel and created by "The Dark Knight" co-wrter Jonah Nolan.
"Our playbook is pretty consistent: Wherever and whenever possible we use established successful series to introduce new shows," says Kelly Kahl, senior executive VP for CBS Primetime. "We've also asked a couple of our strongest series to work overtime during premiere week in order to support the new series and bolster our performance."
Here's the full premiere schedule, including new nights for "The Good Wife" and "CSI" (all times Eastern/Pacific, new shows in bold).
Wednesday, Sept. 14
8 p.m. "Survivor: South Pacific"
Monday, Sept. 19
8 p.m. "How I Met Your Mother" (back-to-back episodes)
9 p.m. "Two and a Half Men"
9:30 p.m. "2 Broke Girls"
10 p.m. "Hawaii Five-0"
Tuesday, Sept. 20
8 p.m. "NCIS"
9 p.m. "NCIS: Los Angeles"
10 p.m. "Unforgettable"
Wednesday, Sept. 21
9 p.m. "Criminal Minds"
10 p.m. "CSI" (new timeslot)
Thursday, Sept. 22
8 p.m. "The Big Bang Theory" (back-to-back episodes)
9 p.m. "Person of Interest"
10 p.m. "The Mentalist"
Friday, Sept. 23
8 p.m. "A Gifted Man"
9 p.m. "CSI: NY"
10 p.m. "Blue Bloods"
Saturday, Sept. 24
8 p.m. "Rules of Engagement" (new timeslot)
8:30 p.m. Comedy repeats
9 p.m. Drama repeats
10 p.m. "48 Hours Mystery"
Sunday, Sept. 25
7 p.m. "60 Minutes"
8 p.m. "The Amazing Race"
9 p.m. "The Good Wife" (new timeslot)
10 p.m. "CSI: Miami"
Monday, Sept. 26
8:30 p.m. "2 Broke Girls" (time period premiere)
9:30 p.m. "Mike & Molly"
Thursday, Sept. 29
8:30 p.m. "How to Be a Gentleman"
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CBS returning shows are STILL getting old. Canceled several of these crime dramas as well as new shows like UNFORGETTABLE, A GIFTED MAN and that crappy HOW TO BE A GENTLEMAN which is going to be the next BLEEP MY DAD SAYS. CBS really stands for CRAPPY BOMBING SERIES. Les Moonves is now running out of ideas and called it America's Most Hated Network.
Putting GOOD WIFE the same time as HOUSEWIFES what a stupid move
Kevin
What network would you suggest watching then. Fox banks on some stupid american kereokee show. Where NBC has shown nothing in years except Harry's Law and Law and Orders.
CBS at least has shows that are good and entertaining than the other networks.
Jeremy whoever you are you probably been watching HANGOVER PART TWO like eight times already? CBS is really going to BOMBED this year while NBC and ABC are in a fight to become number one NOT number two.
Which of these CBS shows are you willing to GIVE UP this year? PLEASE REPLY and don't even try to make me.
Kevin, can you stop being an idiot? CBS has been doing great vs the other nets and along with FOX commands more monies then both ABC/NBC for over 5 years now; so unless you are that fat lady announcing death please keep your limited opinions to yourself.
CBS is doing really good, and the somebody that wants to say it isn't, probably or just does have a lot of negative bias.
idiots like Kevin should be banned, God how on earth can anyone be that stupid. I pity your crackhead mother.
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I cannot wait for Person of Interest and Unforgettable.
Two Broke Girls looks awful , same as 2.5 man without Charlie Sheen.