
The military drama is getting a sendoff on CBS, with the first four episodes airing on the network before the series leaves for the streamer. “You will probably see some alternative by the end of the season,” Kahl said.Īs Deadline reported yesterday, SEAL Team will be moving to Paramount+ for Season 5. The move follows statements by George Cheeks, president & CEO of the CBS Entertainment Group, about balancing the broadcast network’s schedule with more lower-cost unscripted fare alongside its high-end scripted originals. hour with a reality series later in the season. Additionally, CBS plans to replace S.W.A.T. This is the first time in six years that CBS has had more than one hour of reality programming on the fall schedule and the first time in 12 years the network has had a two-hour unscripted block on. In addition to a two-hour NCIS block on Monday and a three-hour FBI block on Tuesday, CBS is opening a two-hour unscripted block on Wednesday where Tough As Nails will be paired with veteran Survivor, back after a pandemic-imposed hiatus.

slot was where the network successfully launched another Hawaii-based crime procedural, Hawaii Five-0.

Our Tuesday night becomes very strong.”ĬBS previously used NCIS to launch NCIS: Los Angeles and then NCIS: New Orleans. Instantly, our Monday night becomes very very strong. 1 drama there and use that drama to launch another show. “How do you help a night? You help a night by moving the No. “We ware looking at this as a long-term scheduling move,” CBS Entertainment president Kelly Kahl told Deadline of NCIS‘ new berth. occupant, veteran procedural Bull, will take over another problematic slot for CBS as of late, Thursday 10 p.m., where serialized dramas like Evil and Clarice struggled to gain traction in linear ratings.)

Now CBS brass are bringing in the cavalry with NCIS, which will be used to launch new offshoot NCIS: Hawai’i at 10 p.m. comedy block with The Neighborhood and Bob ♥ Abishola was an important first step. Its improvement has been a priority, and establishing a strong 8-9 p.m. While Dick Wolf certainly has clout and adding a third FBI series to the existing two on Tuesday makes sense, the move of NCIS also was done to help Monday night, a one-time CBS stronghold ruled by mega hits like Everybody Loves Raymond, Two and a Half Men and CSI: Miami, which became a weak spot several years ago. CBS Boss On 'NCIS: New Orleans', 'MacGyver', 'All Rise' & 'The Unicorn' Cancellations
