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After a tumultuous year, the major networks were back – albeit virtually – with upfront presentations, announcing their proposed fall line-ups that include all of the returning shows and the new shows that will debuting.

Here is the breakdown for CBS:

Monday
8 PM The Neighborhood
8:30 PM Bob Hearts Abishola
9 PM NCIS [New Night and Time Slot]
10 pm NCIS: Hawai’i (NEW)

NOTE:  After 18 years on Tuesday night at 8 PM, NCIS has been relocated to lead into the new spin-off NCIS: Hawai’i.

NCIS: Hawai’i – The franchise expands to the Aloha State as the first female Special Agent in Charge of NCIS Pearl Harbor (Vanessa Lachey from BH90210 and Call Me Kat) and her team balance duty to family and country, investigating high-stakes crimes involving military personnel, national security and the mysteries of the island itself. The cast includes Yasmine Al-Bustami (The Originals), Jason Antoon (Claws) and Noah Mills (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and The Brave).

Tuesday
8 pm FBI
9 pm FBI: International (NEW)
10 pm FBI: Most Wanted

FBI: International – Debuting in a crossover episode of FBI and FBI: Most Wanted next season, the offshoot follows the elite agents of the FBI’s International division as they travel the world with the mission of protecting Americans wherever they may be. The cast has yet to be announced.

Wednesday
8 pm Survivor
9 pm Tough as Nails
10 pm CSI: Vegas (NEW)

CSI: Vegas – The reboot of the series opens a brand new chapter in Las Vegas, the city where it all began. Facing an existential threat that could bring down the Crime Lab, a brilliant new team of forensic investigators must welcome back old friends and deploy new techniques to preserve and serve justice in Sin City.
Original CSI stars William Petersen, Jorja Fox and Wallace Langham reprise their roles along with original star Paul Guilfoyle guest-starring. The new cast members will include Matt Lauria (Friday Night Lights and Kingdom), Paula Newsome (Chicago Med and Barry), Mel Rodriguez (The Last Man on Earth) and Mandeep Dhillon (After Life).

Thursday
8 pm Young Sheldon
8:30 pm United States of Al
9 PM Ghosts [New Comedy]
9:30 PM B Positive
10 PM Bull [New Night]

Friday
8 PM S.W.A.T/reality series TBA [New Night and Time Slot] **
9 PM Magnum P.I.
10 PM Blue Bloods

Saturday
8 PM Crimetime Saturday (drama series encores)
9 PM Crimetime Saturday (drama series encores)
10 PM 48 Hours

Sunday
7 PM 60 Minutes
8 PM The Equalizer
9 PM NCIS: Los Angeles
10 PM SEAL Team/S.W.A.T. [New Night and Time Slot] **

** SEAL Team, which will be moving over to the network’s rebranded streaming service Paramount+ (formerly CBS All Access), will air its first four Season 5 episodes on Sundays at 10 PM before moving over to its “new” home. Also, S.W.A.T. will move from its Wednesday night time slot to Fridays at 8 PM and then to Sundays at 10 PM when SEAL Team moves to Paramount+.

The second season of the summer drama Blood & Treasure will air during mid-season; it is being reported that the new drama Clarice will move over to Paramount+ for its second season; the third season of thriller drama Evil will also now be on Paramount+ instead of on CBS itself; and the new drama Good Sam will also air during mid-season. Here is the description:

Good Sam – A talented yet stifled surgeon (Sophia Bush from Chicago P.D. and One Tree Hill) embraces her leadership role after her renowned and pompous boss falls into a coma. When he awakens and wants to resume surgery, however, it falls to her to supervise this overbearing blowhard who never acknowledged her talents — and also happens to be her father. The ensemble cast includes Jason Isaacs (The OA and Star Trek: Discovery), Michael Stahl-David (Narcos and The Deuce), Skye P. Marshall (Black Lightning), Edwin Hodge (Mayans M.C. and Chicago Fire), Davi Santos (Tell Me a Story), Omar Maskati (Unbelievable) and Wendy Crewson (Saving Hope).

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After a tumultuous year, the major networks were back – albeit virtually – with upfront presentations, announcing their proposed fall line-ups that include all of the returning shows and the new shows that will debuting.

Here is the breakdown for ABC:

Monday
8 PM Dancing With the Stars
10 PM The Good Doctor

Tuesday
8 PM The Bachelorette
10 PM Queens (NEW)

Queens – Estranged and out-of-touch, four women in their 40s reunite for a chance to recapture their fame and regain the swagger they had as the Nasty Bitches, their ’90s group that made them legends in the hip-hop world. The cast includes Actress-Rapper Eve, Brandy (Moesha), Naturi Naughton (Power), Nadine Velazquez (My Name Is Earl), Pepi Sonuga (Famous in Love) and Taylor Selé (P-Valley).

Wednesday
8 PM The Goldbergs
8:30 PM The Wonder Years (Reboot of Comedy)
9 PM The Conners
9:30 PM Home Economics [New Time Slot]
10 PM A Million Little Things

Thursday
8 PM Station 19 Season 5
9 PM Grey’s Anatomy Season 18
10 PM Big Sky Season 2 [New Time Slot]

Friday
8 PM Shark Tank Season 13
9 PM 20/20

Saturday
8 PM Saturday Night Football

Sunday
7 PM America’s Funniest Videos
8 PM Celebrity Wheel of Fortune [New Time Slot]
9 PM Supermarket Sweep
10 PM The Rookie

The limited series Women of the Movement will air as a mid-season event. The series will shine a light on Emmett Till’s mother, Mamie Till-Mobley (relative newcomer Adrienne Warren), and her fight for justice for her murdered son (newcomer Cedric Joe). The cast also includes Tonya Pinkins, Ray Fisher and Glynn Turman.

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After a tumultuous year, the major networks were back – albeit virtually – with upfront presentations, announcing their proposed fall line-ups that include all of the returning shows and the new shows that will debuting.

Here is the breakdown for FOX:

Monday
8 PM 9-1-1
9 PM The Big Leap (NEW)

Big Leap – A group of diverse underdogs from all different walks of life compete to be part of a competition reality series that is putting on a modern, hip remake of Swan Lake. What they lack in the traditional dancer body type, they make up for with their edge, wit and desire to reimagine an iconic story to fit their own mold. The ensemble cast includes Scott Foley (Scandal and Whiskey Cavalier), Piper Perabo (Covert Affairs), Teri Polo (The Fosters), Mallory Jansen (Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Kevin Daniels (Council of Dads), Ser’Darius Blain (Charmed and the Jumanji reboot movie franchise) [among others].

Tuesday
8 PM The Resident
9 PM Our Kind of People (NEW)

Our Kind of People – The drama takes place in the aspirational world of Oak Bluffs on Martha’s Vineyard, a historical stronghold where the rich and powerful Black elite have come to play for over 50 years. Strong-willed single mom Angela Vaughn (Yaya DaCosta from Chicago Med) sets out to reclaim her family’s name and make an impact with her revolutionary hair care line that highlights the innate, natural beauty of Black women. But she soon discovers a dark secret about her mother’s past that will turn her world upside-down and shake up this community forever. Morris Chestnut (The Resident) will also star.

Wednesday
8 PM The Masked Singer
9 PM Alter Ego (New Reality Series)

Thursday
8 PM Thursday Night Football

Friday
8 PM WWE’s SmackDown Live

Saturday
8 PM FOX Sports Saturday

Sunday
8 PM The Simpsons
8:30 PM The Great North
9 PM Bob’s Burgers
9:30 PM Family Guy

9-1-1: Lone Star will be back during mid-season.  The new FOX dramas The Cleaning Lady and Monarch will also debut during mid-season.  The descriptions of each show is below:

The Cleaning Lady – Based on the Argentine series La Chica que Limpia, this darkly aspirational character drama follows a whip-smart doctor who comes to the U.S. for a medical treatment to save her ailing son. But when the system fails and pushes her into hiding, she refuses to be beaten down and marginalized. Instead, she becomes a cleaning lady for the mob and starts playing the game by her own rules. The cast includes Élodie Yung (Marvel’s Daredevil and The Defenders) and Adan Canto (Designated Survivor).

Monarch – The series will be about the Romans, America’s first family of country music, a multi-generational, fiercely talented family. But while their name is synonymous with honesty, the very foundation of their success is a lie. When their reign as country royalty is put in jeopardy, Nicky Roman, the heir to the crown, already battling an industry stacked against her, will stop at nothing to protect her family’s legacy. The cast has yet to be announced.

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After a tumultuous year, the major networks were back – albeit virtually – with upfront presentations, announcing their proposed fall line-ups that include all of the returning shows and the new shows that will debuting.

Here is the breakdown for NBC:

Monday
8 PM – The Voice
10 PM – Ordinary Joe (NEW)

Ordinary Joe – The series explores the three parallel lives of the show’s main character (James Wolk from Zoo and Tell Me a Story) and after he makes a pivotal choice at a crossroads in his life, asking the question of how different life might look if you made your decision based on love, loyalty or passion. The cast will include Natalie Martinez (Under the Dome), Charlie Barnett (Arrow and Russian Doll) and Elizabeth Lail (YOU and Once Upon a Time).

Tuesday:
8 PM The Voice
9 PM La Brea (NEW)
10 PM New Amsterdam

La Brea – When a massive sinkhole mysteriously opens in Los Angeles, it tears a family in half, separating mother and son from father and daughter. When part of the family find themselves in an unexplainable primeval world, alongside a disparate group of strangers, they must work to survive and uncover the mystery of where they are and if there is a way back home. The ensemble cast includes Natalie Zea (The Detour and Justified), Eoin Macken (The Night Shift and Merlin), Jon Seda (Chicago P.D.) and Nicholas Gonzalez (The Good Doctor) [among others].

Wednesday
8 PM Chicago Med
9 PM Chicago Fire
10 PM Chicago P.D.

Thursday
8 PM Law & Order: For the Defense (NEW)
9 PM Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
10 PM Law & Order: Organized Crime

Law & Order: For the Defense – The new spin-off takes an unbiased look inside a criminal defense firm. The drama will put the lawyers under the microscope, along with the criminal justice system, with every week delivering the promise of a contemporary morality tale. The cast has yet to be announced.

Friday
8 PM The Blacklist
9 PM Dateline NBC

Saturday
8 PM Drama Encores
9 PM Dateline Saturday Night Mystery
10 PM SNL Encores

Sunday
7 PM Football Night in America
8 PM Sunday Night Football

This Is Us will be back for its sixth and final season during mid-season; and the Canadian medical drama Transplant will also be back for a second season during mid-season. The NBC dramas that are on the bubble – Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, Manifest, Debris and Good Girls – have not been cancelled YET; and reps for the network claim a final decision for all four shows will be made in the coming weeks.

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