Blue Bloods picked up by CBS for a 3rd season
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Both NCIS, 2 Broke Girls and Person Of Interest, Mike & Molly, The Mentalist, Criminal Minds and CSI and possibly Hawaii Five-0, whose star Alex O’Loughlin is getting treatment, critically praised but softly rated The Good Wife and Two And A Half Men are expected to come soon
UPDATE:
In one fell swoop,
CBS has renewed 15 series for next season, the first network to pick up existing series so far this season. The list includes two comedies, breakout hit
2 Broke Girls and sophomore
Mike & Molly and nine dramas, freshman
Person of Interest, which has been on a ratings upswing, sophomores
Hawaii Five-0 and
Blue Bloods, the critically praised (though modestly rated)
The Good Wife and veteran procedurals
NCIS, NCIS: LA, Criminal Minds, CSI and The Mentalist. They
join comedies How I Met Your Mother and The Big Bang Theory, which are in the middle of multi-year pickups. The
only glaring omission is veteran comedy Two And A Half Men, with CBS noting that it is in “preliminary discussions” with Warner Bros. TV about future seasons .
The main issue is the fact that WBTV is yet to secure a new deal with star Ashton Kutcher, which would pave the way to a renewal.
On the unscripted side,
CBS has renewed veteran The Amazing Race and Undercover Boss, which has done great in its new Friday time slot.
They join previously renewed Survivor.
And rounding out the group of returning series are venerable newsmagazine 60 Minutes and Saturday staple 48 Hour Mystery. With the previously picked up shows,
CBS now has a total of 18 series set to return next season. “This large-scale renewal is testimony to the strength, stability and success of a deep and diverse roster of top-rated programming,” said CBS Entertainment president Nina Tassler. “It positions us for continued success next season and certainly creates an environment that will give our new shows the best possible chance to succeed.”
As for the bubble series, which not surprisingly didn’t make the cut for an early renewal, that includes freshmen Unforgettable, Rob and the all-but-gone A Gifted Man, veteran CSI spinoffs CSI: Miami and CSI: NY, with the latter in serious jeopardy, as well as veteran utility player Rules Of Engagement.