CBS announces its fall schedule

CBS, the No. 1 network in total viewers, announced its new schedule on Wednesday morning at Black Rock, the network's New York headquarters on 52nd St.

News of its pickups -- "The Good Wife," "Accidentally on Purpose," "Three Rivers," "Undercover Boss," "Miami Trauma" and the heretofore untitled "NCIS: Los Angeles" -- had leaked out on Monday.

And the cancellations had been foretold in dribs and drabs, then finally leaked in toto on Tuesday. "The Unit," "Without a Trace," "Eleventh Hour" and "Worst Week" did not make the cut; "The Ex List" was a goner early in the season. Which means, when you look at it, the new shows had a poor ratio of success -- only two are returning to the schedule. But when one of those two is the huge hit "The Mentalist," people tend to forget that the other is "Gary Unmarried."

The big confirmation of the day is that CBS, as expected, picked up "Medium," which NBC dropped on Tuesday. It will appear on Friday nights sandwiched between "Ghost Whisperer" and "Numb3rs," and though the show's studio producer, CBS Paramount, was all angry at NBC and game-play-ish with the press Tuesday, this is definitely better for the show.

Full story to come, by Scott Collins, but for now, the fall schedule is after the jump. New shows "Miami Trauma," a Canadian show called "The Bridge," as well as reality offerings "Undercover Boss" and the previously announced "Arranged Marriage" are all midseason. New shows for the fall are in bold.

-- Kate Aurthur

MONDAY

8-8:30 p.m.  "How I Met Your Mother"

8:30-9 p.m. "Accidentally on Purpose"

9-9:30 p.m.    "Two and a Half Men"

9:30-10 p.m.  The Big Bang Theory"

10-11 p.m. "CSI: Miami"

TUESDAY

8-9 p.m.  "NCIS"

9-10 p.m.  "NCIS: Los Angeles"

10-11 p.m.  "The Good Wife"

WEDNESDAY

8-8:30 p.m.  "The New Adventures of Old Christine"

8:30-9 p.m.  "Gary Unmarried"

9-10 p.m. "Criminal Minds"

10-11 p.m.  "CSI: NY"

THURSDAY

8-9 p.m.  "Survivor"

9-10 p.m.  "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"

10-11 p.m.  "The Mentalist"

FRIDAY

8-9 p.m.  "Ghost Whisperer"

9-10 p.m.  "Medium" (new to CBS)

10-11 p.m.  "Numb3rs"

SATURDAY

8-9 p.m.  "Crimetime Saturday"

9-10 p.m.  "Crimetime Saturday"

10-11 p.m.  "48 Hours Mystery"

SUNDAY

7-8 p.m.  "60 Minutes"

8-9 p.m.  "The Amazing Race"

9-10 p.m.  "Three Rivers"

10-11 p.m.  "Cold Case"

Comments

[Linda Barrett]

This is GREAT news for 'Medium'! NBC never really seemed to respect the show, which is consistently great. They're definitely the best family on TV right now. Bravo CBS!

[Edna Cook]

I find it very odd that the best shows did not make the cut. The Mentalist, Eleventh Hour, and the Unit were good shows.
The crappy shows that are on to name a few: The New Adventures of Christine, Gary Unmarried, The Big Bang, do not deserve a second watch.
You have taken the best shows off the air, except for a few you had the good sense to keep like: NCIS, All the CSIs, and Survivor.