CBS announced today its new 2012-2013 primetime schedule, ordering four new series and making four key time period moves to further enhance television’s top-rated schedule.
CBS will finish the season as America’s most-watched network for the ninth time in the past 10 years, leading in viewers by the widest margin of any network in 23 years.
The new series include ELEMENTARY, a contemporary take on the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes in New York City, starring Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu, VEGAS, a drama inspired by a real-life sheriff and his battle with a powerful mobster for control of Las Vegas in the 1960s, starring Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis and PARTNERS, a comedy about two very different life-long best friends and business partners and their significant others, starring David Krumholtz and Michael Urie.
"These new series feature a great range of bold concepts, rich characters, big stars and fresh faces,” said Nina Tassler, President, CBS Entertainment.
The freshman series will be joined by 19 returning shows, including the season’s #1 drama/scripted program – NCIS, the #1 scripted series in adults 18-49 and #1 comedy – THE BIG BANG THEORY, and the #1 new series – PERSON OF INTEREST.
The new 2012-2013 schedule is as follows:
MONDAY
7:00 PM HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER7:30 PM PARTNERS8:00 PM 2 BROKE GIRLS 8:30 PM MIKE & MOLLY10:00 PM HAWAII FIVE-0
TUESDAY
7:00 PM NCIS8:00 PM NCIS: LOS ANGELES9:00 PM VEGAS
WEDNESDAY
7:00 PM SURVIVOR8:00 PM CRIMINAL MINDS9:00 PM CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION
THURSDAY
7:00 PM THE BIG BANG THEORY7:30 PM TWO AND A HALF MEN 8:00 PM PERSON OF INTEREST9:00 PM ELEMENTARY
FRIDAY
7:00 PM CSI: NY8:00 PM MADE IN JERSEY 9:00 PM BLUE BLOODS
SATURDAY
7:00 PM CRIMETIME SATURDAY8:00 PM CRIMETIME SATURDAY9:00 PM 48 HOURS MYSTERY
SUNDAY
6:00 PM 60 MINUTES7:00 PM THE AMAZING RACE8:00 PM THE GOOD WIFE9:00 PM THE MENTALIST
