CBS Announces Programming for the 2021/2022 Season

Big changes are coming to CBS. 

The network announced its plans for the 2021/2022 primetime schedule today, which includes four new dramas, two new comes, and 22 returning series. 

New drama series include NCIS: Hawaii, FBI: International, and CSI: Vegas, with original cast members William Petersen and Jorja Fox joining forces with the new team lead by Paula Newsome.

The Fall schedule also includes the new comedy series Ghosts, based on the critically acclaimed BBC series, starring Rose McIver and Utkarsh Ambudkar as the new owners of a country estate inhabited by an eclectic group of deceased residents.

Returning series this Fall include NCIS, Young Sheldon, United States of Al, The Equalizer, 60 Minutes, and Survivor. 

New series debuting midseason include the medical drama Good Sam, starring Sophia Bush and Jason Isaacs; Smallwood, a comedy based on professional bowler Tom Smallwood’s life, starring Pete Holmes, Katie Lowes, and Chi McBride; and the family competition series executive produced by LL COOL J and Chris O’Donnell, Come Dance With Me, hosted by Philip Lawrence.

Returning shows include Undercover Boss, The Amazing Race, and Blood & Treasure. 

SEAL Team will return for a four-episode special event before making the switch to streaming service Paramount +.

A noteworthy change to the schedule this fall is a new night for NCIS. The long-running series will move to Monday nights and will be followed by the new spinoff series NCIS: Hawaii. Bull will move to a new slot on Thursday nights.

FBI takes over Tuesdays, much like the One Chicago Franchise from Dick Wolf that airs Wednesdays on NBC. With all three FBI series airing on Tuesdays, we can look forward to a three-hour crossover premiere event in the Fall.

“This season, we proved we could create a winning schedule against seemingly insurmountable odds,” said Kelly Kahl, President, CBS Entertainment. “Next season, we aim to repeat that success with bold, strategic scheduling moves designed to strengthen nights and maximize flow across the week. We’re expanding three of our biggest, globally popular franchises, returning 22 fan favorites while nurturing our newer rising hits, and adding a host of year-round original programming that will appeal to viewers and advertisers alike.”

Also this season, CBS will feature special-event programming, including The Activist, a competition series aimed at bringing change to important world causes; and two CBS Original Movies: A Christmas Proposal, starring Adam Rodriguez and Jessica Camacho; and Christmas Takes Flight.

Here’s a look at the Fall 2021 schedule. See below for more details on new series.

MONDAY
8:00 — The Neighborhood
8:30 — Bob Hearts Abishola
9:00 — NCIS
10:00 — NCIS: HAWAII

TUESDAY
8:00 — FBI
9:00 — FBI: INTERNATIONAL
10:00 — FBI: Most Wanted

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Survivor
9:00 Tough as Nails
10:00 CSI: VEGAS

THURSDAY
8:00 — Young Sheldon
8:30 — United States of Al
9:00 — GHOSTS
9:30 — B Positive
10:00 — Bull

FRIDAY
8:00 — S.W.A.T 
9:00 — Magnum P.I.
10:00 — Blue Bloods

SATURDAY
8:00 — Drama series encores
9:00 — Drama series encores
10:00 — 48 Hours

SUNDAY
7:00 — 60 Minutes
8:00 — The Equalizer
9:00 — NCIS: Los Angeles
10:00 — SEAL Team (four weeks, then S.W.A.T will replace)

New CBS Series

NCIS: Hawaii

On NCIS: Hawaii, the first female Special Agent in Charge of NCIS Pearl Harbor, Jane Tennant (Vanessa Lachey), has thrived and risen through the ranks by equal parts confidence and strategy in a system that has pushed back on her every step of the way. Together with her unwavering team of specialists, they balance duty to family and country while investigating high-stakes crimes involving military personnel, national security, and the mysteries of the sun-drenched island paradise itself.

NCIS: Hawaii stars Vanessa Lachey as Special Agent in Charge Jane Tennant, Yasmine Al-Bustami as Lucy, Jason Antoon as Ernie, and Noah Mills as Jesse. Matt Bosack, Jan Nash and Christopher Silber serve as executive producers for CBS Studios. Larry Teng is an executive producer and directed the initial episode from a script by Bosack, Nash, and Silber.

FBI: International

From Emmy Award-winning executive producer Dick Wolf, fast-paced drama FBI: International is the third iteration of the successful FBI franchise. Headquartered in Prague, elite operatives travel the world with the mission of tracking and neutralizing threats against American citizens wherever they may be.

Not allowed to carry guns, the Fly Team relies on intelligence, quick thinking, and pure brawn as they put their lives on the line to protect the U.S. and its people. Dick Wolf, Derek Haas, Matt Olmstead, Arthur Forney, and Peter Jankowski are the executive producers. The series is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with CBS Studios.

CSI: Vegas

The sequel to the CBS hit CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Vegas opens a brand-new chapter in Las Vegas—the city where it all began. Facing an existential threat that could bring down the entire Crime Lab and release thousands of convicted killers back onto the neon-lit streets of Vegas, a new team of investigators led by Maxine Roby (Paula Newsome) must enlist the help of old friends, Gil Grissom (William Petersen), Sara Sidle (Jorja Fox) and David Hodges (Wallace Langham). This combined force will deploy the latest forensic techniques to do what they do best—follow the evidence—in order to preserve and serve justice in Sin City.

Jason Tracey serves as executive producer and showrunner; Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, KristieAnne Reed, Anthony Zuiker, Carol Mendelsohn, Ann Donahue, Craig O’Neill, William Petersen, and Cindy Chvatal are also executive producers. Uta Briesewitz is an executive producer and directed (initial episode only) from a script by Tracey. The series is produced by CBS Studios in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Television.

CSI: Vegas stars original cast members William Petersen, Jorja Fox, and Wallace Langham, who will reprise their roles as Gil Grissom, Sara Sidle, and David Hodges, respectively. It also stars Paula Newsome as Maxine Roby, Matt Lauria as Joshua Folsom, Mandeep Dhillon as Allie Rajan, and Mel Rodriguez as Hugo Ramirez.

Ghosts

Ghosts is a single-camera comedy about Samantha (Rose McIver) and Jay (Utkarsh Ambudkar), a cheerful freelance journalist and up-and-coming chef from the city, respectively, who throw both caution and money to the wind when they decide to convert a huge rundown country estate they inherited into a bed & breakfast. The catch? They find it’s inhabited by the many spirits of deceased residents who now call it home. 

Joe Port & Joe Wiseman, Mathew Baynton, Jim Howick, Simon Farnaby, Laurence Rickard, Ben Willbond and Martha Howe-Douglas; Alison Carpenter, Debra Hayward, and Alison Owen (Monumental Television); and Angie Stephenson (BBC Studios) are the executive producers for CBS Studios in association with Lionsgate Television and BBC Studios’ Los Angeles production arm. Trent O’Donnell is an executive producer (pilot only) and directed the pilot from a script by Port & Wiseman.  

Ghosts stars Rose McIver as Samantha, Utkarsh Ambudkar as Jay, Danielle Pinnock as Alberta, Brandon Scott Jones as Isaac, Richie Moriarty as Pete, Asher Grodman as Trevor, Sheila Carrasco as Flower, Román Zaragoza as Sasappis, Devan Chandler Long as Thorfinn, and Rebecca Wisocky as Hetty.

Smallwood

Smallwood is based on professional bowler Tom Smallwood’s life. It stars Pete Holmes as Tom, a stoic Midwest husband and dad who gets laid off from a car assembly line and makes the decision to provide for his family by following his dream of becoming a professional bowler. As a skilled player, Tom knows that in bowling you get two chances; no matter what you do with the first ball, you get another one to make it right—the ultimate second chance. 

Tom begins his new career with the loving okay from his wife, Jen (Katie Lowes), and the unfaltering support of Archie (Chi McBride), his mentor and the proud owner of Archie’s Lanes: Home of the Curly Fry.

Mark Gross, David Hollander, and Brian D’Arcy James serve as executive producers for CBS Studios. Mark Cendrowski directed the pilot from a script by Gross. 

Good Sam

Good Sam stars Sophia Bush and Jason Isaacs in a drama about Dr. Sam Griffith (Bush), a gifted heart surgeon who excels in her new leadership role as Chief of Surgery after her renowned boss falls into a coma. When her former boss wakes up months later demanding to resume his duties, Sam is tasked with supervising the man who never acknowledged her stellar talent.

Complicating matters is that the caustic and arrogant Dr. Rob “Griff” Griffith (Isaacs) also happens to be her father. As Griff defies Sam’s authority and challenges her medical expertise, the question becomes whether this father and daughter will ever be able to mend their own relationship as expertly as they heal the hearts of their patients.

Katie Wech, Jennie Snyder Urman and Joanna Klein serve as executive producers for CBS Studios. Tamra Davis is an executive producer (pilot only) and directed the pilot from a script by Wech. Good Sam stars Sophia Bush as Dr. Sam Griffith, Jason Isaacs as Dr. Rob “Griff” Griffith, Skye P. Marshall as Dr. Lex Trulie, Michael Stahl-David as Dr. Caleb Tucker, Davi Santos as Dr. Joey Costa, Omar Maskati as Dr. Isan M. Shah, Wendy Crewson as Vivian Katz, and Edwin Hodge as Malcolm A. Kingsley.

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