Other returning programs include "The Neighborhood," "Bull," "NCIS," "FBI," "Survivor," "The Amazing Race," "SEAL Team," "Young Sheldon," "Mom," "MacGyver," "Magnum, P.I." "Blue Bloods," "48 Hours," "60 Minutes," "NCIS: Los Angeles" and "NCIS: New Orleans." That gave us confidence to move forward with both." "We saw stories in addition to the pilot and how they will arc their seasons out. "The producers of those shows laid out a plan for us," Kahl said.
"The Equalizer" and "Clarice" were picked up without pilots. "B Positive" was the only pilot filmed before the pandemic. Thomas Middleditch and Annaleigh Ashley star in the new CBS sitcom "B Positive." (CBS)
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For midseason, the network has picked up "Clarice," a series with Rebecca Breeds re-creating the role of FBI agent Clarice Starling from "The Silence of the Lambs." New additions to the 2020-21 schedule include "The Equalizer," which stars Queen Latifah in the lead role in a new version of the 1980s drama series about a mysterious vigilante.
The network plans to bring back the comedies "Bob (Hearts) Abishola" and "The Unicorn" as well as the dramas "All Rise," "FBI: Most Wanted" and "Evil" for second seasons. "Even without COVID-19, there were not going to be a whole lot of new shows on our schedule, because we have five returning freshman shows."ĬBS’ programming plans are contingent on the lifting of shelter-at-home orders that would allow production work to resume. "There are a lot of unknowns out there, and what we're giving viewers and advertisers is a schedule that's very well known, very proven and very appealing to both," Kahl said. Traditionally, CBS takes the most minimalist approach to its schedule with few changes, an approach Kahl believes will be welcome when advertisers are ready to spend on commercial time. CBS will aim to start the 2020-21 fall season with just two new series and has ordered only one other for midseason, while returning 23 of its current shows.