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Allowances must be made for and by fans of the medical procedural. While our current Golden Age of TV has been a boon for lovers of superheroes, zombies and glowering male antiheroes, doc drama devotees have often had to make do with shows like Three Rivers, Black Box, Monday Mornings, 3 Lbs, The Night Shift and Emily Owen, MD. And if you can identify more than three of those shows, your brother-in-law probably works as a tech advisor or else you've been truly desperate for any manna in the wilderness. So when something like CBS' Code Black makes

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In real life, the emergency room may be a place where you wait and wait and wait for treatment until your arm falls off, but on TV, it's the most exciting place there is. Every week, life-and-death drama plays out there, and every second counts. The stakes couldn't be higher, or the drama more intense.

And yet, for all the dozens of medical shows that have aired, only a few actually center on the emergency room or emergency doctors and paramedics. There'll be a couple more this fall: "Code Black," on CBS, and "Chicago Med," joining "Chicago Fire" and "Chicago Pd" on NBC. Here are some all-time great ER shows for you, stat.

Based on the award-winning documentary by Ryan McGarry, CBS’ new Code Black (premieres Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 10pmET/9pmCT) is a fascinating look at the split-second, life-and-death decisions being made at the nation’s busiest and most notorious ER. A group of medical residents gets a fast introduction to this ER as it operates in a code black (when an influx of patients is so great, they can’t treat them all) about 300 times a year. Code Black is an adrenaline rush of high-stakes drama, built around strong characters (played by standouts Marcia Gay Harden, Luis Guzman and Bonnie Somerville) and an … Continue reading →

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Continuing on from part one of this week’s mega-podcast, David Bax from Battleship Pretension and Hey Watch This! joins Kate to break down this fall’s new series:

September premieres (3:51-54:25): Life in Pieces (CBS), 9/21; Blindspot (NBC), 9/21; Minority Report (Fox), 9/21; Limitless (CBS), 9/22; The Muppets (ABC), 9/22; Scream Queens (Fox), 9/22; Rosewood (Fox), 9/23; Heroes Reborn (NBC), 9/24; The Player (ABC), 9/24; Blood & Oil (ABC), 9/27; Indian Summers (PBS), 9/27; Quantico (ABC), 9/27; Grandfathered (Fox), 9/29; The Grinder (Fox), 9/29; Code Black (CBS), 9/30

October premieres (54:49-1:13:22): Benders (IFC), 10/1; Dr. Ken (ABC), 10/2; Casual (Hulu), 10/7; Red Oaks (Amazon), 10/9; The Last Kingdom (Bbca), 10/10; Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (The CW), 10/12; Truth Be Told (NBC), 10/16; Supergirl (CBS), 10/26; Wicked City (ABC), 10/27; Ash vs. Evil Dead (Starz), 10/31

November and December premieres (1:13:24-1:27:09): Angel From Hell (CBS), 11/5; Master of None (Netflix), 11/6; Flesh and Bone (Starz), 11/8; Chicago Med (NBC), 11/10; Spotless (Esquire), 11/14; Into the Badlands (AMC), 11/15; The Art of More...

We are nothing if not a nation of laws, and according to the official arbiters of audience measurement at Nielsen, the 201516 television season begins today. Do you feel any different? In this age of bingeing and viewing on demand, the start of a new TV year isn’t quite the Pop-Culture Moment it was even as recently as a decade ago. That’s particularly true for younger viewers, many of whom are much more inclined to browse Netflix than park themselves in front of the tube for a network-dictated evening of Must-See TV. And yet, barring a total year-to-year collapse in the linear model, tens of millions of viewers will still return to the broadcast folks over the next few weeks, successfully wooed by months of marketing to check out the first episodes of The Muppets, Code Black, The Grinder, or one of the couple dozen other new shows. Many...

Right now, there is a great documentary on Netflix called Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau. It follows the director's downward spiral on set as he attempted to make the 1996 fantasy horror thriller The Island of Dr. Moreau. The film was such a substantial bomb, no one has wanted to touch it since. Until now. Only instead of another big screen reboot, of which there are many, the classic novel is going to become a weekly TV series on CBS.

Sleepy Hollow series creator Phillip Iscove is set to take on another historical legend for the small screen. He is going to reconstruct one of H.G. Wells' more infamous titles, with a drama series based on The Island of Dr. Moreau. CBS has already handed out a script commitment for the show. And it sounds like the basic story is getting a major overhaul.

If you delighted in seeing Billy Bob Thornton pop up on The Big Bang Theory last season, you can go ahead and thank the Oscar winner’s mother, Virginia.

PhotosFall TV Spectacular: Exclusive Spoilers and Photos on 43 Returning Favorites!

“I said in an interview that my mom’s favorite show was The Big Bang Theory,“ Thornton recounts in the above featurette from The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Eighth Season DVD (available Tuesday). “So [exec producer] Chuck Lorre got a hold of my manager and said, ‘Would you consider doing a guest spot for your mom?'”

Lorre had Thornton at...

NBC’s broadcast of the NFL Kickoff game between the Patriots and Steelers on Thursday night drew 27.4 million total viewers and a 10.3 demo rating (per updated numbers), up 300,000 viewers versus last year’s match-up.

It thus stands as the second most-watched NFL Kickoff game in the 14-year history of the event, trailing only 2010’s Saints/Vikings opener (which drew 27.5 mil).

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Elsewhere….

CBS | Big Brother (6.1 mil/1.9) dipped a tenth while the Under the Dome series finale (4.3 mil/0.8, average “C+” grade from TVLine readers) added some eyeballs...

Stephen Colbert has attempted a number feats in his first week as host of The Late Show, but it was his 20-minute interview with Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday that will likely prove his greatest accomplishment.

RelatedStephen Colbert Debuts Two New Bits on Late Show: Are They Keepers?

Less than three minutes into the discussion, Colbert offered his condolences on the recent loss of Biden’s son Beau to brain cancer, cuing up a refreshingly honest, open conversation about life and death you’d never expect to see on latenight TV.

“My dad had an expression,” Biden said with tears in his eyes.

There seems to be an unspoken rule in the TV industry these days: A show isn’t truly cancelled until another network or streaming service fails to resurrect it.

But upon hearing that Under the Dome would not be returning for Season 4, executive producer Neal Baer had no desire to shop the CBS series to another platform.

“I’m very happy with this ending. I feel very satisfied,” Baer tells TVLine. “We made it so there could be another [season]… but it wasn’t necessary.”

RelatedFall TV Spectacular: Exclusive Scoop and Photos on 43 Returning Favorites!

Thursday’s series finale found the...

Forget back-to-school shopping and all things pumpkin spice, the real reason everyone's excited for fall is because it brings the return of all of our favorite TV shows – and the chance to develop new obsessions.

In the next few months it looks like TV schedules are going to be more packed than ever as tons of new comedies, dramas and even variety shows vie for DVR space. And even though we've only gotten the briefest of teases of what's heading to small screens, there are already a few shows whose premiere dates we've got marked down on our calendars. (Or,...

It was just the other day that my wife asked me, “when is the fall line-up out?”, to which I replied, “running out of things to watch already?” Well the good news is that we have a bunch of premiere dates that covers pretty much every show you can think of. This list includes everything expect reality shows (stop it) and will be updated as needed. We have included all the premiere dates for upcoming scripted TV series on streaming sites like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and Crackle. So much TV!

September

Tuesday, Sept. 1

Drunk History (Comedy Central, 10:30 p.m.)

Friday, Sept. 4

Hand of God (Amazon Prime, Streaming)

Sunday, Sept. 6

Arthur & George (PBS, 9 p.m.)

Tuesday, Sept. 8

The Awesomes (Hulu, Streaming)

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (CBS, 11:35 p.m.)

Wednesday, Sept. 9

The League (Fxx, 10 p.m.)

You’re the Worst (Fxx, 10:30 p.m.)

Thursday, Sept. 10

Longmire (Netflix,...

This morning at the Television Critics Association (TCA) summer press tour, Nina Tassler, Chairman of CBS Entertainment outlined the network’s hopes for fall 2015. CBS’ family of networks also includes Showtime and The CW, but most of Tassler’s presentation highlighted the 5 freshman series on CBS. Tassler offered a single thought on each show’s appeal: Code Black– We were looking for something with “the urgency of ER.” Limitless– “What would you if you could use 100% of your mind?” Angel From Hell– “Jane Lynch perfectly embodies this role.” Life in Pieces – We quickly were able to assemble an outstanding … Continue reading →

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Following their limited edition soundtrack releases for Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox and Justice League: Throne Of Atlantis, record label La-La Land Records has now announced that they will release a limited edition soundtrack album for the latest DC Entertainment/Warner Bros. Animation film Justice League: Gods And Monsters, which was recently released on Blu-ray and tells the story of Superman, Batman, & Wonder Woman in an alternate universe. This limited edition offering features music composed by longtime DC collaborator Frederik Wiedmann and will be available to order from La-La Land's official website on August 11th. Check out the full track list below: 1. Last Child of Krypton 2. Main Title 3. Code Black 4. Another Kill 5. Fair Play 6. In Another Life 7. Torn Apart 8. Virtually Impenetrable 9. No More Disappearing 10. A Warm Heart 11. You Belonged To Someone Once 12. Tasting Blood 13. No Redemption 14. Trust 15. Aftermath 16. Superman’s Legacy 17. Evacuate Metropolis 18. Victor Fries 19. All Minds As One...

Marisol Nichols, who last season recurred on NCIS as Atf Agent Zoe Keats, next will be upholding the law on CBS’ Criminal Minds.

RelatedCriminal Minds Season 11: Aisha Tyler to Fill Jennifer Love Hewitt Vacancy

TVLine has confirmed that Nichols will guest-star in the second Season 11 episode of the creepy crime drama as Natalie Colfax, a top agent at a Los Angeles outpost of the FBI.

The actress teased her new gig Monday afternoon via Twitter.

In addition to NCIS and her Season 6 run as 24‘s Nadia Yassir, Nichols’ TV credits include Gcb, The Gates and an Oct. 2010 episode...

The Fall TV season will be here before you know it, and with it comes exciting — sometimes excruciating — viewing choices. And the time to get dwelling on those DVR dilemmas is now.

Related Fall TV: Your Handy Calendar of 90+ Premiere Dates

All this week, TVLine is presenting you with the grids for each night’s fall line-up, including Big 5 fare and the likely cable competition. (Click for Monday and Tuesday polls.) You then vote for what you plan to watch “live” during each time slot.

(If you are forever hung up on my use of the word “live,” I invite...

We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including Defiance, Game of Thrones, Finding Carter and Mistresses!

1 | Are Defiance’s Omec giving any Star Trek fans out there an Andorians vibe? Also, did not one producer question the optics of killing off in one fell swoop the show’s minority family in the same episode you bring on two black actors as ruthless, purple-skinned villains?

2 | Is it too big of a coincidence that Orphan Black‘s Castor and Leda original is Mrs.

CBS has announced the start dates for their upcoming fall schedule. Due to Thursday night football, the premieres will be staggered over September, October and December.

New and returning shows include 48 Hours, 60 Minutes, The Amazing Race, Angel from Hell, The Big Bang theory, Blue Bloods, Code Black, Criminal Minds, CSI: Cyber, Elementary, The Good Wife, Hawaii Five-0, Life in Pieces, Limitless, Madam Secretary, Mom, NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS: New Orleans, Scorpion, Supergirl, and Survivor. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is ending its run with a two-hour movie on September 27th.

Here are the details and dates: Read More…...

CBS Fall 2015 Premiere Dates Released. CBS’s 2015 premiere dates for its new and returning TV series has been released. The most interesting part is that CBS has paired The Big Bang Theory with Supergirl. The former will be the lead-in for the latter. That is huge for Supergirl. That is the best lead-in that the network could have thrown at the new superhero TV show. The Big Bang Theory has fantastic ratings and their audience-base is identical to the one that Supergirl hopes to cultivate.

The CBS premiere dates for 2015:

Thursday, Sept. 17

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8:25 Pm, Et NFL Thursday Night Football (Denver @ Kansas City)

Premiere Week

Monday, Sept. 21

8:00-8:30 Pm The Big Bang Theory (9th Season Premiere)

8:30-9:00 Pm Life In Pieces (Series Debut)

9:00-10:00 Pm Scorpion (2nd Season Premiere)

10:00-11:00 Pm NCIS: Los Angeles...

CBS is first out of the gate this year in detailing its premiere plan for the 2015-16 TV season, and the network once again kicks things off with Thursday Night Football on Sept. 17.

But the big news is the Eye’s decision to launch Supergirl after The Big Bang Theory in late October. Greg Berlanti’s anticipated drama will debut on Monday, Oct. 26 at 8:30/7:30c after an original episode of Big Bang. It will then move into its regular Monday-at-8/7c slot on Nov. 2.

RelatedFall TV Grid 2015: What’s on When? And Versus What?

Elsewhere, CSI’s...

With Thursday Night Football launching on September 17, CBS has set what the network is calling a "multi-phase launch" for its 2015-2016 season, including giving the heavily anticipated "Supergirl" a special "Big Bang Theory"-fueled premiered. CBS will still launch much of its lineup the week of Monday, September 21, which is the traditional and official start of the Nielsen season. That Monday, the 21st, CBS will premiere "The Big Bang Theory" and "Life in Pieces" in the 8 p.m. hour, followed by the returns of "Scorpion" and "NCIS: Los Angeles." "NCIS" and "NCIS: New Orleans" will return the following night accompanied by the series premiere of "Limitless." On Wednesday, September 23, CBS will continue a recent trend by having a 90-minute premiere for the latest installment of "Survivor," followed by a 90-minute finale for "Big Brother." Friday, September 25 will be the 27th season premiere for "The Amazing Race," followed by the returns...

"Supergirl" is bound to be a big hit for CBS, and the network is so excited about the new show that it's moving up its premiere date.

The series, which was set to debut sometime in November, will now premiere on Monday, October 26 at 8:30 p.m., before shifting to its permanent timeslot on Monday, November 2 at 8 p.m. That switch is part of a larger strategic scheduling plan, according to CBS brass, meant to expose the largest audiences possible to new programming.

"With many of the biggest hits on primetime television as well as Thursday Night Football, we have the ability to strategically roll out our new season over several weeks this fall," said CBS Entertainment Chairman Nina Tassler in a statement. "We've created a very focused scheduling and promotional environment to provide the best possible launch platform for new and returning series across the schedule."

Check out CBS's...

The Following executive producer Brett Mahoney has closed an overall deal with CBS TV Studios. Under the two-year pact, Mahoney is joining new CBS medical drama Code Black, from ABC Studios and CBS Studios, as executive producer alongside creator/showrunner Michael Seitzman. Mahoney also will develop new projects for the studio. Based on the award-winning documentary by Ryan McGarry, Code Black is described as a heart-pounding medical drama that takes place in the…...

[As in years past, this week, I'm going to be glancing, night-by-night, at how the primetime schedules have changed after the network announcements at upfronts. I'll be looking at how the various changes will impact the ratings races on each night, as well as my own DVRing habits. Readers can chime in on how their own DVRs will be impacted. And yes, this brief series assumes that anybody still watches TV on their TVs. I'm old-fashioned. I'm also probably gonna ignore that I have a fancy new six-tuner DVR that means that I really don't have to make choices anymore. This will assume that I make choices for my own sanity.] Wednesday Nights 8:00 p.m. ABC: "The Middle," "The Goldbergs" CBS: "Survivor" The CW: "Arrow" Fox: "Rosewood" NBC: "The Mysteries of Laura" 9:00 p.m.  ABC: "Modern Family," "Black-ish" CBS: "Criminal Minds" The CW: "Supernatural" Fox: "Empire" NBC: "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" 10 p.m.  ABC: "Nashville" CBS: "Code Black" NBC: "Chicago Pd" What's Changed: Wednesday is easily the most stable night of the week thus far. Eleven of the 15 shows airing on Wednesday night are the same shows that were airing in the exact same times last fall, while "Empire" and "Supernatural" both came over to their current time periods in the spring. I know you're capable of doing rudimentary math, but that means that 13 of 15 shows airing on Wednesday in the fall were airing here in the spring, with the only two exceptions being Fox's "Rosewood" and CBS' latest 10 p.m. drama "Code Black." No other night can come close to this stability.

In Part 1 of this episode of Tfgp's Channel Control we discuss the Fall Season of Television programming and which shows we think will last for a little while or die a painful ratings death.

In This Episode:

CBS

Supergirl Code Black Limitless Angel from Hell Life in Pieces Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders Rush Hour

NBC

Blind Spot Heart Breaker People Are Talking The Player Heroes Reborn Game of Silence Crowded Little Big Shots Best Time Ever Chicago Med Coach Hot and Bothered Super Store You the Jury Shades of Blue You, Me, and the End of the World

ABC

The Catch Dr. Ken The Family The Muppets Of Kings and Prophets Oil Quantico The Real O'Neils Uncle Buck Wicked City

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The TV network up fronts take place this week with the five major U.S. free-to-air networks (along with major basic cabler TNT/TBS) unveiling their new shows for the 2015/2016 TV season. I'll be doing a breakdown of the line-up this week, check the features section or click on the logos below to access the individual guides for each network.

Containment, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, DC's Legends of Tomorrow Angel from Hell, Code Black, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, Life in Pieces, Limitless, Rush Hour, Supergirl The Catch, Dr. Ken, The Family, The Muppets, Of Kings and Prophets, Oil, Quantico, The Real O'Neals, Uncle Buck, Wicked City Bordertown, The Frankenstein Code, Grandfathered, The Grinder, The Guide to Surviving Life, Lucifer, Minority Report, Rosewood, Scream Queens, The X-Files Blindspot, Chicago Med, Coach, Crowded, Game of Silence, Heartbreaker, Heroes Reborn, Hot and Bothered, People Are Talking, The Player, Shades of Blue, Superstore, You Me and...

Earlier today, CBS announced their 2015-2016 lineup, which includes 22 returning programs and seven new shows, five of which will debut this fall. Now that the lineup has been officially set, CBS has released the first trailers for all five of the fall programs, Supergirl, Limitless, Code Black, Angel from Hell and Life in Pieces. CBS did not debut trailers for the two midseason programs, Rush Hour and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, but we'll let you know as soon as footage from these shows arrives.

The Big Bang Theory will kick off the season in its Monday 8 Pm timeslot until NFL Thursday Night Football ends its run in November, when the comedy will move back to its original Thursday 8 Pm time slot. Supergirl will take over on Monday nights at 8 Pm, putting it in direct competition with yet another DC Comics superhero series, Fox's Gotham. Limitless will air Tuesday nights at 10 Pm Et,...

Life in Pieces

Along with all other networks on Upfronts week, CBS is unveiling the lineup for their 2015-2016 television season, just as the current one winds down. Having already announced the existing shows that will and won’t be returning next season, CBS also revealed the new shows that will be appearing on the channel, along with trailers.

Among the new series on CBS in the fall will be Supergirl.

Supergirl is an action-adventure drama based on the DC Comics character Kara Zor-El (Melissa Benoist), Superman’s (Kal-El) cousin who, after 12 years of keeping her powers a secret on Earth, decides to finally embrace her superhuman abilities and be the hero she was always meant to be. Twelve-year-old Kara escaped the doomed planet Krypton with her parents’ help at the same time as the infant Kal-El. Protected and raised on Earth by her foster family, the Danvers, Kara grew...

Along with its fall 2015 schedule, CBS on Wednesday revealed first looks at its new series, including the highly anticipated Supergirl, a small-screen adaptation of Limitless, the Jane Lynch-starrer Angel From Hell and family comedy Life in Pieces.

Photos Fall TV Preview: Your Guide to Next Season’s New Shows and Stars

Watch the trailers in their entirety below:

Supergirl (Mondays, 8/7c)

Angel From Hell (Thursdays, 9:30/8:30c)

Code Black (Wednesdays, 10/9c)

Life In Pieces (Mondays, 8:30/7:30c)

Limitless (Tuesdays, 10/9c)

Your thoughts on CBS’ fall offerings? Drop a line in the comments section with your review of the trailers.

CBS has announced their plans for the upcoming 2015-16 season. They include the returns of 2 Broke Girls, 48 Hours, 60 Minutes, The Amazing Race, The Big Bang Theory, Blue Bloods, Criminal Minds, CSI: Cyber, Elementary, The Good Wife, Hawaii Five-0, Madam Secretary, Mike & Molly, Mom, NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS: New Orleans, The Odd Couple, Person of Interest, Scorpion, Survivor, and Undercover Boss.

Also, CSI will have a two-hour send-off and Person of Interest (which has a 13 episode order) is being held until late in the season.

New shows include Angel From Hell, Code Black, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, Life In Pieces, Limitless, Rush Hour, and Supergirl.

CBS Announces Its 2015-2016 Primetime Lineup

The New Fall Series Include Dramas "Code Black," "Limitless" and "Supergirl," And the Comedies "Angel From Hell" and "Life in...

CBS today unveiled its 2015-2016 primetime lineup, featuring seven new shows and 22 returning series. CBS will build on a schedule that will finish the current season as America's most-watched network in viewers for the 12th time in 13 years, including the last seven years straight. The new fall dramas are: the heart-pounding medical series Code Black, set in the busiest, most notorious ER in the nation; the fast-paced Limitless, based on the feature film with Bradley Cooper, starring Jake McDorman as an average guy who can suddenly access 100% of his brain capacity with a mysterious pill; and Supergirl, starring Melissa Benoist in the title role based on the DC Comics superhero.

The new fall comedies are: Angel from Hell, about a loud, colorful, often inappropriate woman who claims to be a guardian angel, starring Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Jane Lynch and Maggie Lawson; and Life in Pieces, an irreverent...

Is CBS trying to freshen up its image?

At its upfronts presentation to advertisers, the most-watched network announced it's finally doing away with the aging "CSI" after 15 years. And the highest-profile new series on the fall docket is the younger-skewing "Supergirl."

CBS canceled three shows: "Battle Creek," "The McCarthys," and "Stalker." "Two and a Half Men" and "The Mentalist" concluded earlier this year.

Still, the Eye still boasts strong ratings across the board for its dramas and comedies, so there are not a lot of holes to plug.

Their new shows are: the comedy "Angel From Hell" with Jane Lynch as a guardian angel; medical drama "Code Black"; family comedy "Life in Pieces"; the movie adaptation "Limitless," featuring guest appearances by Bradley Cooper; and "Supergirl."

Here's the new lineup for CBS:

Monday

8 p.m. Supergirl (starting in November)

9 p.m. Scorpion

10 p.m. NCIS: Los Angeles

Tuesday

8 p.m. NCIS

9 p.

CBS announced its fall 2015 new series and schedule: Three new dramas: Code Black, Limitless, Supergirl Two new comedies: Angel From Hell, Life in Pieces Midseason: Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, Rush Hour More notes on the CBS fall 2015 schedule: The Late Show With Stephen Colbert premieres Tuesday, Sept. 8 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation will have a two-hour series finale on Sunday, Sept. 27, which will include original cast members William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger. CBS airs Super Bowl 50 on Sunday, Feb. 7. Returning series premiering later in the season are 2 Broke Girls, Mike & Molly, The Odd Couple, … Continue reading →

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CBS released its fall schedule for 2015–2016 this morning. As we reported earlier, the pilots that CBS ordered have been picked up to series: Code Black, Limitless, Angel From Hell, and Life in Pieces are all there (Rush Hour and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders will be mid-season starters). We'll have our analysis coming later, but one thing to note is that the schedule is partly affected by Thursday Night Football: The Big Bang Theory and Life in Pieces start off Monday nights and will move over to their regular time slot on Thursdays later on. Freshman show Supergirl will take their place on Mondays.MONDAY8 p.m. Supergirl (Starting in November)9 p.m. Scorpion10 p.m. NCIS: Los Angeles TUESDAY8 p.m. NCIS9 p.m. NCIS: New Orleans10 p.m. Limitless WEDNESDAY8 p.m. Survivor9 p.m. Criminal Minds10 p.m. Code Black Thursday 8 p.m. NFL Thursday Night Football8 p.

CBS announced its 2015-16 schedule on Wednesday (May 13) morning, a schedule accompanied by much talk about the network's stability and CBS' latest overall ratings triumph. For all of the network's success, CBS' schedule answered a slew of important questions, including: Where would "Supergirl" go? What will get the benefit of the "Big Bang Theory" lead-in? What's actually happening with the end of "CSI"? And which established successes will be on the bench for midseason? Your answers in brief? Monday, "Life in Pieces," two-hour finale and lots of stuff. Let's get more details. "This is a schedule well-positioned to build on the foundation of last year when we introduced five successful new series and increased our audience by 5 percent," blurbs Nina Tassler, Chairman, CBS Entertainment. "With ‘Thursday Night Football,’ many of the biggest hits on primetime television and huge events throughout the year, all of our exciting new shows have the best possible environment to succeed,...

Kara Zor-El will take flight on Mondays this fall.

CBS on Wednesday revealed its primetime schedule for the 2015-16 TV season, and the big news is that Supergirl will assume Monday’s formerly comedy-dominant opening hour after Thursday Night Football ends in early November.

Also of note: New family comedy Life in Pieces has scored the plum post-Big Bang slot (first on Mondays and then on Thursdays after Tnf concludes), and new drama Limitless takes over Person of Interest‘s Tuesday-at-10 perch (the latter is being held for midseason),

PhotosFall TV Preview: Your Guide to Next Season’s New Shows...

CBS has released full-length trailers for some of its new series. Among the six new drama additions to the 2015-16 schedule are the TV remake of hit movie Limitless, medical drama Code Black and DC's Supergirl. See more Broadcast TV's New Shows for 2015-16 Season This season, the network is also adding two new comedies: the Jane Lynch-led Angel From Hell and the family comedy Life in Pieces. Check out the trailers below. Angel From Hell Code Black Life in Pieces Limitless Supergirl

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In advance of their full Fall schedule debut CBS just renewed a whole slew of programing, picking up nine dramas, one comedy, and three reality series for their 2015-16 lineup. The network also axed three series, Stalker, The McCarthys and Battle Creek, which was unofficially cancelled last week. The Odd Couple emerges as CBS's sole comedy renewal. On the drama side, The Good Wife, Criminal Minds, NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, Person of Interest, Hawaii Five-0, Elementary, Blue Bloods and CSI: Cyber all scored new seasons. On the reality front, Survivor, The Undercover Boss and The Amazing Race have also been renewed. [caption id="attachment_412128" align="alignright" width="360"] Image via CBS/caption] The pickups join the previously announced renewals for The Big Bang Theory, Mike & Molly, Madam Secretary, NCIS: New Orleans, Mom, Scorpion and 2 Broke Girls. Last week, CBS ordered several new shows, announcing orders for series adaptations of Rush Hour and Limitless, as well as a Criminal Minds spinoff,...

Since Fox’s House ended its run three years ago, ABC veteran Grey’s Anatomy has had the broadcast-tv medical drama field all to itself, with no serious challengers. That may change next season when four new medical dramas, NBC’s Chicago Med and Heartbreaker, CBS’ Code Black and, to some extent, Fox’s Rosewood join the fray. NBC has been the most aggressive in the arena, picking up both of its medical pilots — the Chicago Fire spinoff Chicago Med and Heartbreaker — as well…...

With the TV upfronts imminent, the fate of more shows are being decided ahead of their network's presentation.

On Fox, "Bones" has been renewed for an eleventh season but the Kevin Bacon serial killer drama "The Following" has been cancelled after three seasons. The Rainn Wilson-led comedy "Backstrom" has also been given the axe.

At NBC, the network has cancelled "State of Affairs," "Marry Me," "One Big Happy" and "About a Boy" on top of their just announced "Constantine" axing. They have renewed "Mysteries of Laura" for a second season and "The Night Shift" for a third, along with ordering two more new series - "The Player" and "Game of Silence".

CBS has given new series orders for TV adaptations of the films "Rush Hour" and "Limitless," along with medical entry "Code Black" and the "Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders" spinoff. They've also cancelled recent dramas "Battle Creek" and "Stalker...

Ahead of its official upfront presentation next week, CBS has ordered four new dramas: Limitless, Rush Hour, Code Black and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders as well as two comedies, Life In Pieces and Angel From Hell. It isn't known quite yet if all these shows will debut in the fall, or if some will saved for midseason. Take a look at the official descriptions and cast lists below.

Drama

Code Black

Ep/ Writer: Michael Seitzman

Ep: Marti Noxon

Ep: Linda Goldstein-Knowlton

Ep: Ryan McGarry

Ep/Director: David Semel

Studio: ABC Studios

Logline: Medical drama set in the busiest and most notorious ER in the nation where the extraordinary staff struggle in the face of a broken system to protect their ideals and the patients who need them the most.

Cast:

Marcia Gay Harden

Bonnie Somerville

Raza Jaffrey

Luis Guzman

Melanie Kannokada

Harry M. Ford

Ben Hollingsworth

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Fresh off its Supergirl pickup on Wednesday and ahead of its upfronts presentation next week, CBS announced orders for six new series, some of which have familiar titles.

On the drama front, CBS greenlit TV adaptations of the films Limitless and Rush Hour and picked up the Criminal Minds spinoff Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders. The network also finally added a medical drama to its roster in the form of Code Black.

Based on the 2011 feature film starring Bradley Cooper, Limitless follows Brian Finch as he discovers the power of the mysterious drug Nzt and uses his drug-enhanced abilities to solve weekly cases for the FBI. It stars Jake McDorman, Jennifer Carpenter, Hill Harper, and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. Cooper is executive producing along with Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Heather Kadin, Todd Phillips, Ryan Kavanaugh, Tucker Tooley, Tom Forman, Craig Sweeny, and Marc Webb.

Rush Hour is inspired by the 1990s Jackie Chan/Chris Tucker franchise.

Upfronts week rolls on. The official unveiling hasn't been made (that'll be next week), but Vulture can confirm that CBS has ordered four dramas and two comedy pilots for the fall season (Supergirl has already made it to series). Three of the dramas, Code Black, Rush Hour, and Limitless, are based on feature films or documentaries, and the fourth is a spinoff of Criminal Minds. The Giant Eye network is also determined to get into the single-camera comedy game: Both Angel From Hell and Life in Pieces are single-cams, a slight surprise for a network that built its brand on multi-cam sitcoms.Code Black: Written by Michael Seitzman and directed by David Semel, the show is based on Ryan McGarry's feature documentary of the same title (he's also an executive producer). The cast includes Marcia Gay Harden, Bonnie Somerville, Raza Jaffrey, and Luis Guzmán (!) as medical professionals in...

CBS’ latest drama series orders for the 2015-16 TV season include a spinoff, two movie adaptations and a documentary-turned-tv drama.

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Having already declared Supergirl ready for takeoff, the Eye network on Thursday ordered to series the dramas Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, Rush Hour, Limitless and Code Black.

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Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders

Writer: Erica Messer

Other EPs: Mark Gordon, Nick Pepper

Cast: Gary Sinise, Daniel Henney and Tyler James Williams; Anna Gunn appeared...

CBS sprung into upfront action today, picking up four new dramas, Limitless, Rush Hour, Code Black and the Criminal Minds spinoff — now officially titled Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders — and two comedies, the single-camera Life In Pieces, starring James Brolin and Colin Hanks, and Angel From Hell, headlined by Jane Lynch and Maggie Lawson. There was no Beverly Hills Cop redo with Rush Hour this year as some dreaded early on, referring to the CBS’ high-profile 2013…...

CBS has placed orders for four dramas and two comedies, including adaptations of the films “Rush Hour” and “Limitless.” Other orders include the Marti Noxon medical drama “Code Black” and the Tad Quill comedy “Angel From Hell,” starring Jane Lynch and Maggie Lawson. “Rush Hour,” based on the New Line Cinema feature film, stars Justin Hires and John Foo in the story of a stoic, by-the-book Hong Kong police officer who’s assigned to a case in Los Angeles, where he’s forced to work with a cocky African-American Lapd officer who has no interest in a partner. Also Read:...

With its May 13 upfront presentation mere days away, CBS has begun doling out the remainder of its series orders. The network, the most tight-lipped of the broadcast bunch, placed its first big bet on Warner Bros. Television's Supergirl with a midweek order. Now, it’s following that with drama orders to adaptations of Rush Hour and Limitless, its Criminal Minds spinoff, and medical entry Code Black. Those join comedies Angel From Hell and Life in Pieces has having made the cut from the nearly 20 produced this past pilot season. See more Broadcast TV's New Shows 2015-16 The

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The time is almost upon us regarding when the major networks have to make a decision to either renew or cancel their shows that are 'on the bubble' along with selecting which of the dozens of pilots they've produced are good enough to go to series.

At NBC it seems "Chicago Med," "Blindspot" and "Heartbreaker" have made it alongside the straight-to-series "Shades of Blue" and "Telenovela," the previously ordered "Emerald City," and the event series "Heroes Reborn". Still in the running - "The Player," "Warrior," "Superstore" and "Game of Silence".

Fox seems to have "Minority Report" all set to go with "Frankenstein," "Rosewood," "Grinder," and "Studio City" all in contention.

CBS seems likely to move forward with its "Limitless," "Supergirl" and "Rush Hour" series along with medical drama "Code Black".

ABC has "The Catch" and the untitled Jenna Bans project as its likely drama selections with "Runner" and "Boom" said to be in contention.

A second drama pilot this season is making a major casting change with an actress getting promoted to a lead role after the table read in a recasting. Cynthia McWilliams, originally tapped for the series regular role of Tandi in the NBC pilot Love Is a Four Letter Word, will now play the female lead Julie. She replaces previously cast Meta Golding, who is leaving. CBS’ medical drama pilot Code Black similarly recast the lead, with Marcia Gay Harden, originally cast in a…...

Exclusive: There is a major casting change on the CBS medical drama pilot Code Black. Marcia Gay Harden, originally cast in the co-starring role of Christa, will now play the lead, Leanne. Bonnie Somerville has been tapped to replace Harden as Christa. The lead in Code Black became vacant after the table read earlier this week when 31-year-old Maggie Grace, originally cast in the role, was released. As part of the recasting process, the pilot’s producers and casting…...