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Fall Fusion 2019 (CBS)

In another month, ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, and The CW are slated to unveil their primetime rosters for the 2019-20 network television season.  Adding an unprecedented complication, this year, is the unresolved standoff between the WGA (Writers Guild of America) and ATA (Association of Talent Agents).

NBC and Fox announce their fall schedules on May 13, followed by ABC on May 14 and CBS on May 15.  Bringing up the rear will be The CW on May 16.

The “bubble shows” for this season, which most likely won’t know their fates until May:  Blindspot, The Village, The Enemy Within, Manifest, A.P. Bio, and I Feel Bad on NBC; For The People, Whiskey Cavalier, The Fix, Single Parents, and The Kids Are Alright on ABC; Madam Secretary, Bull, Ransom, Instinct, Life in Pieces, Murphy Brown, FAM, and Happy Together on CBS; The 100, All-American, Roswell New Mexico, and In the Dark on The CW; and Lethal Weapon, The Gifted, The Orville, The Passage, Proven Innocent, and REL on Fox.

So, as I’ve been doing for the past several years, here is the roster I have dreamed up for the broadcast networks when the Big Five trot out their autumn slates in a few weeks.  I also include potential backup plans for the spring months, depending on which TV series fail or succeed.

When a show is picked up for the fall, it usually gets a 13-episode order – which can then be extended (usually via a “Back-Nine” order), if the show performs well enough.  Some freshmen series fall short of receiving a full 22 episodes (usually with an 16- or 18-episode order).  If the show stays far enough above the network’s average in terms of ratings and demos (the estimated number of viewers between the ages of 18-49, who are coveted by advertisers), it will most likely return for the following season.

As for the series that are held over to be midseason replacements:  they usually get 13-episode orders, as well.  Sometimes, a program that looks like more of a gamble might only get picked up for 6, 8, or 10 episodes instead.  If those shows attain a significant audience when they step in to fill gaps anytime between November and May, they may also find themselves on the next fall schedule.  

There are yet other TV series that are intended to be “limited series” or an “event series” – airing for a finite period of time during one predetermined juncture of the year – similar to many original cable television shows intentionally designed with shorter runs.  Fox and The CW have gradually transitioned to more of a year-round format for their programming, and ABC, CBS, and NBC should follow suit over the next two or three years.  For this reason, we may see more of the broadcast networks “time-sharing” different programs within the same time slots as they transition from winter to spring to summer and back to autumn.

After all, there are a limited number of available time slots on the primetime schedule.  With the frequency of limited-run “event programming,” we should expect to see less of the traditional model where one solitary series occupies one specific time slot for nine months of original programming (followed by three months of reruns).

(All times are Eastern/Pacific; subtract one hour for the Central/Mountain time zones)

(New shows highlighted in bold)

Featured network for today’s column…

CBS

Sunday

7:00 – 60 Minutes

8:00 – God Friended Me

9:00 – NCIS:  Los Angeles

10:00 – SEAL Team (fall/winter) / Madam Secretary (spring/summer)

The success of God Friended Me and the stability of NCIS: Los Angeles can lend lead-up support to SEAL Team, which has struggled to reach coveted demographics in its Wednesday night slot.  Midseason (or Summer 2020), Madam Secretary can be waiting in the wings to give viewers an event-style glimpse of Elizabeth McCord’s journey to the presidency (with an abridged seventh and final season possible in 2021, if she wins the election).\

Monday

8:00 – The Neighborhood

8:30 – Carol’s Second Act (with possible Back-Nine) / Broke (spring)

9:00 – Criminal Minds (fall) / Man With A Plan (winter/spring)

9:30 – Criminal Minds (fall) / The Emperor of Malibu (winter/spring)

10:00 – Blue Bloods

Building on the prosperity of The Neighborhood, the high-profile Patricia Heaton sitcom Carol’s Second Act would seem to be sure bet to carry over much of the former’s audience.  Criminal Minds would air its 10-episode swan song in the middle hour up through November sweeps, and Blue Bloods could be relocated from Friday to Monday in order to stabilize that time slot (and make room on Fridays for Magnum P.I. to join MacGyver and Hawaii Five-0 forming a three-hour block of Nostalgia TV).

Broke, a sitcom featuring Pauley Perrette of NCIS, would receive a midseason tryout here.  Meanwhile, reliable utility player Man with a Plan can take over for Criminal Minds in December and January, followed by Ken Jeong’s new sitcom The Emperor of Malibu.  Any leftover new sitcoms with shorter orders could be placed on Mondays in April or May, contingent upon the broadcast timelines of Carol’s Second Act, Broke, and/or The Emperor of Malibu.

Tuesday

8:00 – NCIS

9:00 – FBI / FBI: Most Wanted (spring)

10:00 – NCIS: New Orleans

There’s no reason to believe CBS won’t continue to nurture FBI in-between the NCIS mothership and its New Orleans spinoff.  And, with the offshoot FBI: Most Wanted in the works, Dick Wolf’s first CBS-based spinoff can be tried out here for 8-10 episodes in the spring.

Wednesday

8:00 – Survivor (fall/spring) / The Amazing Race (winter)

9:00 – Courthouse (with possible Back-Nine) / Tommy (spring)

10:00 – Bull

Courthouse (not to be confused with the short-lived 1995 series of the same name) – headlined by CSI alum Marg Helgenberger – can benefit from Survivor as its lead-in, while simultaneously being compatible with Bull.  In the spring, Edie Falco’s new cop drama, Tommy, should receive a limited run in that same slot.

Thursday

8:00 – Young Sheldon

8:30 –  The Unicorn (with possible Back-Nine) / Life in Pieces (spring)

9:00 – Mom

9:30 – Our House (with possible Back-Nine) / Bob Hearts Abishola (spring)

10:00 – S.W.A.T.

Following The Big Bang Theory’s retirement, CBS will likely turn to Young Sheldon to lead off the night.  Pairing it with another single-camera family sitcom would be the smartest strategy; The Unicorn, starring Walton Goggins, is the only contender in the running that fits this bill.  The post-Mom slot at 9:30 should be utilized while Mom is still hot; this is where I would place Katherine Heigl’s multi-cam family sitcom Our House.

S.W.A.T. has remained fairly stable, and will probably return in its established time slot.  If The Unicorn flails, Life in Pieces can be reserved for midseason. Similarly, if Our House doesn’t receive a back-order, Billy Gardell’s return to CBS in Bob Hearts Abishola might also be compatible with Mom (especially since it comes from the same creative team).

Friday

8:00 – MacGyver

9:00 – Hawaii Five-0

10:00 – Magnum P.I.

As I said earlier in this article:  I would transplant Magnum P.I. over from Monday onto Friday.  Together, MacGyver, Hawaii Five-0, and Magnum P.I. would provide Friday night viewers with a synergistic slate of nostalgic remakes – not to mention the potential for many crossover episodes, seeing how all three of these series are likely set in the same universe.  The loyal audience of Blue Bloods should follow it to Monday night (where Bull has been struggling).

MIDSEASON:  Undercover Boss (16 episodes), The Amazing Race (13 episodes), Life in Pieces (16-22 episodes), Madam Secretary (18-22 episodes), FBI: Most Wanted (10 episodes), Tommy (13 episodes), Evil (13 episodes), The Emperor of Malibu (13 episodes), Bob Hearts Abishola (13 episodes), Broke (8 episodes)

LATER THIS MONTH (APRIL 2019)

The Amazing Race (CBS)

Life in Pieces (CBS)

The 100 (The CW)

Bosch (Netflix)

The Son (AMC)

Cuckoo (Netflix)

Tales (BET)

Cobra Kai (YouTube Premium)

Top Gear (BBC America)

The Protector (Netflix)

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (Netflix)

Deep State (Epix)

MAY 2019

The Bachelorette (ABC)

Animal Kingdom (TNT)

Elementary (CBS)

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC)

iZombie (The CW)

Lucifer (Netflix)

Sneaky Pete (Amazon Prime)

What Would You Do? (ABC)

Beat Shazam (Fox)

Archer (FX)

Good Witch (Hallmark)

MasterChef (Fox)

American Ninja Warrior (NBC)

America’s Got Talent (NBC)

Bill Nye Saves the World (Neflix)

Chrisley Knows Best (USA)

Our Cartoon President (Showtime)

Southern Charm (Bravo)

Good Bones (HGTV)

Fleabag (Amazon Prime)

The Rain (Netflix)

Secrets of the Zoo (National Geographic WILD)

She’s Gotta Have It (Netflix)

Vida (Starz)

Pure (WGN America)

Property Brothers (HGTV)

JUNE 2019

Instinct (CBS)

Fear the Walking Dead (AMC)

Big Brother (CBS)

The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)

Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)

Pose (FX)

The $100,000 Pyramid (ABC)

The Wall (NBC)

Claws (TNT)

Masters of Illusion (The CW)

Match Game (ABC)

So You Think You Can Dance? (Fox)

Whose Line is it Anyway? (The CW)

Queen of the South (USA)

Good Trouble (Freeform)

The Affair (Showtime)

Younger (TV Land)

Food Network Star (Food Network)

Orange is the New Black (Netflix)

GLOW (Netflix)

Big Little Lies (HBO)

Queen Sugar (OWN)

Luther (BBC America)

Abstentia (Amazon Prime)

Yellowstone (Paramount)

Riviera (Sundance)

Rosehaven (Sundance)

JULY 2019

Bachelor in Paradise (ABC)

Stranger Things (Netflix)

The Terror (AMC)

Lodge 49 (AMC)

Hollywood Game Night (NBC)

The Wall (NBC)

Dateline NBC (NBC)

Power (Starz)

Suits (USA)

Killjoys (SyFy Channel)

13 Reasons Why (Netflix)

Harlots (Hulu)

AUGUST 2019

Preacher (AMC)

Insecure (HBO)

Ballers (HBO)

The Sinner (USA)

Shahs of Sunset (Bravo)

SEPTEMBER 2019

American Horror Story (FX)

BoJack Horseman (Netflix)

The Deuce (HBO)

OCTOBER 2019

The Walking Dead (AMC)

Below Deck (Bravo)

Ray Donovan (Showtime)

Van Helsing (SyFy)

Mr. Robot (USA)

Andi Mack (Disney Channel)

Shameless (Showtime)

The Man in the High Castle (Amazon)

NOVEMBER 2019

Outlander (Starz)

DECEMBER 2019

Running Wild with Bear Grylls (National Geographic)

Fuller House (Netflix)

Alexa & Katie (Netflix)

Marvel’s Runaways (Hulu)

Homeland (Showtime)

Impractical Jokers (TruTV)

JANUARY 2020

Future Man (Hulu)

Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)

Baskets (FX)

Grownish (Freeform)

Grace and Frankie (Netflix)

High Maintenance (HBO)

Schitt’s Creek (CBC)

FEBRUARY / MARCH 2020

Good Girls (NBC)

Silicon Valley (HBO)

Scream (MTV)

Barry (HBO)

APRIL 2020

Brockmire (IFC)

Killing Eve (BBC America)