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James28 · 02-08-2026, 03:46 AM

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Originally Posted by icecream

Also, shame on CBS for being so cheap not to order full 20-24 episode seasons of scripted shows. Taking off February against the Olympics is understandable. But no new episodes of scripted shows at all in January is a horrible new low. Poorly run Paramount never should have taken over CBS.

Well, from time to time, I have thought about CBS's current and future procedural drama shows working between 16 and 20 episodes per season, simply because they are just too formulaic, boring, and cliched. However, if sitcoms were to work fewer than 20 episodes for each of their seasons, that will be detrimental to their syndication packages. For example, the third season of the American version of Ghosts being hindered by Strikemageddon is why it couldn't launch in broadcast syndication in Fall 2025. And why just 16 episodes for the second season of the 2024 version of Matlock (which had 19 in its first season)? Its star's demands or something else? Also, how many times is CBS, or any broadcast network, going to rerun the exact same episode of a particular scripted TV show following that episode's original airing before that scripted show's next season starts? That show is easily going to run out of episodes to rerun because of those reduced episode orders for its seasons and increased hiatuses between episodes' original airings.

icecream · 02-17-2026, 03:51 PM

Because of too many showrunner changes and the lousy cheapness of CBS in general, the new CIA drama that will premiere Monday only has a 10 episode order for season 1.

James28 · 03-09-2026, 09:46 AM

This is not the news that fans of Tracker want to hear: On March 1, Marshals (the new Yellowstone spinoff), actually scored the biggest (same-day) premiere viewership without a football lead-in in over seven years: 9.52 million (vs. Tracker's 8.29 million).

Source: The Hollywood Reporter.

icecream · 03-15-2026, 11:10 PM

At least I saw all of Tracker. My CBS affiliate kept breaking in to Watson with weather coverage. Who knows what our ABC affiliate did with The Oscars.

Marcus2026 · 03-23-2026, 12:59 PM

The FBI quasi-spinoff CIA was renewed for a 2nd season: https://deadline.com/2026/03/cia-ren...bs-1236762981/

Marcus2026 · 03-27-2026, 06:25 PM

CBS just cancelled their newbie sitcom DMV and their sophomore series Watson, with their finale dates set to air on May 11th and May 3rd, respectively: https://deadline.com/2026/03/watson-...ts-1236768077/

icecream · 03-28-2026, 11:21 AM

I must have missed when finale dates for CBS and other networks were announced.

icecream · 04-07-2026, 10:57 PM

Einstein should air Wednesdays at 9:00, where Matthew Gray Gubler's previous show Criminal Minds flourished. I would be ok with Tracker moving away from overrun plagued Sundays to Wednesdays at 10:00 following Survivor and Einstein. Wednesdays in general lacks good content, time for CBS to stop making it an all reality wasteland. If they did this then Cupertino could air Sundays at 9:00 after Marshals. But if we are stuck with reality Wednesdays Einstein could air in the vacant hour Mondays at 8:00. Thursdays could still expand to a 2 hour sitcom block with Matlock closing out the night and Elsbeth reduced to midseason. Cupertino could then air Tuesdays at 10:00 with NCIS: Sydney benched. That spin-off never gets advertised anyway. I do NOT want NCIS: Origins or Boston Blue reduced to midseason, give them as much episodes as possible. I know they wouldn't even consider removing FBI, Tracker, and the veteran Thursday sitcoms from the fall lineup. I watch CIA but wouldn't care if it was midseason again, actually prefer Watson which is sadly dead now.

James28 · 04-08-2026, 11:06 AM

CatsRule/IceCream, would you be happy about a huge ratings decline for Tracker if it did get off Sundays (unless it's a good option to attract viewers who have gotten bored with Chicago P.D.? I thought Einstein was going to be the right show to bump Tracker off the post-60 Minutes hour before Marshals debuted.

How is NCIS: Sydney working a full-season of 20 episodes this year?

Fans of Sheriff Country, Boston Blue, and CIA better hope they aren't deadlocked to cancellation after their sophomore seasons, even with CBS continuing to have Wednesdays be an all-reality night next year.

Lastly, Super Bowl LXII is coming up, and CBS needs to think of something for its lead-out program. I don't know how many chances I'll give them to air a sitcom after that SB instead of yet another drama.

icecream · 04-10-2026, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by icecream

From today's blog: "CBS is developing Auntie Supreme, a new comedy about a life coach who decides to co-parent her nieces with her brother-in-law." Auntie Supreme sounds a lot better than that vampire sitcom.

What happened to Auntie Supreme? Yesterday news came that The Tillbrooks, a sitcom set in 19th century high society England, had been passed on and they were only picking up the vampire themed Eternally Yours. I haven't heard anything about Auntie Supreme since the blog here a few months ago. Eternally Yours sounds by far the least interesting of the three.

icecream · 04-10-2026, 01:49 PM

I was going to watch The Neighborhood's farewell special that aired four days ago along with the new episode. But the special wasn't available on demand, grrr! I sent Cedric the Entertainer a message about this saying I hope it will be put on soon. But who knows how often he checks his messages.

icecream · 04-15-2026, 01:06 PM

Is CBS still announcing their fall schedule today? The blog was about something else.

icecream · 04-28-2026, 01:08 PM

The series finale of Watson will have a rare overrun, it will start at 9:59. As a result, Tracker will also start a minute earlier at 8:59 on May 3. Marshals will still start at 8:00.

I wish Tracker had a 2 hour season finale on May 17. May 24 it will be on against the annual Memorial Day Concert on PBS which is very important to my mom.

02-17-2026, 03:51 PM	#47
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03-27-2026, 06:25 PM	#51
Marcus2026 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 27, 2023 Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Posts: 842	CBS just cancelled their newbie sitcom DMV and their sophomore series Watson, with their finale dates set to air on May 11th and May 3rd, respectively: https://deadline.com/2026/03/watson-...ts-1236768077/
	Last edited by Marcus2026; 03-28-2026 at 12:34 PM.

03-09-2026, 09:46 AM	#48
James28 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Posts: 3,967	This is not the news that fans of Tracker want to hear: On March 1, Marshals (the new Yellowstone spinoff), actually scored the biggest (same-day) premiere viewership without a football lead-in in over seven years: 9.52 million (vs. Tracker's 8.29 million). Source: The Hollywood Reporter.

03-15-2026, 11:10 PM	#49
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,602	At least I saw all of Tracker. My CBS affiliate kept breaking in to Watson with weather coverage. Who knows what our ABC affiliate did with The Oscars.

03-23-2026, 12:59 PM	#50
Marcus2026 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 27, 2023 Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Posts: 842	The FBI quasi-spinoff CIA was renewed for a 2nd season: https://deadline.com/2026/03/cia-ren...bs-1236762981/

03-28-2026, 11:21 AM	#52
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,602	I must have missed when finale dates for CBS and other networks were announced.

04-07-2026, 10:57 PM	#53
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,602	Einstein should air Wednesdays at 9:00, where Matthew Gray Gubler's previous show Criminal Minds flourished. I would be ok with Tracker moving away from overrun plagued Sundays to Wednesdays at 10:00 following Survivor and Einstein. Wednesdays in general lacks good content, time for CBS to stop making it an all reality wasteland. If they did this then Cupertino could air Sundays at 9:00 after Marshals. But if we are stuck with reality Wednesdays Einstein could air in the vacant hour Mondays at 8:00. Thursdays could still expand to a 2 hour sitcom block with Matlock closing out the night and Elsbeth reduced to midseason. Cupertino could then air Tuesdays at 10:00 with NCIS: Sydney benched. That spin-off never gets advertised anyway. I do NOT want NCIS: Origins or Boston Blue reduced to midseason, give them as much episodes as possible. I know they wouldn't even consider removing FBI, Tracker, and the veteran Thursday sitcoms from the fall lineup. I watch CIA but wouldn't care if it was midseason again, actually prefer Watson which is sadly dead now.

04-08-2026, 11:06 AM	#54
James28 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Posts: 3,967	CatsRule/IceCream, would you be happy about a huge ratings decline for Tracker if it did get off Sundays (unless it's a good option to attract viewers who have gotten bored with Chicago P.D.? I thought Einstein was going to be the right show to bump Tracker off the post-60 Minutes hour before Marshals debuted. How is NCIS: Sydney working a full-season of 20 episodes this year? Fans of Sheriff Country, Boston Blue, and CIA better hope they aren't deadlocked to cancellation after their sophomore seasons, even with CBS continuing to have Wednesdays be an all-reality night next year. Lastly, Super Bowl LXII is coming up, and CBS needs to think of something for its lead-out program. I don't know how many chances I'll give them to air a sitcom after that SB instead of yet another drama.

04-10-2026, 01:49 PM	#56
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,602	I was going to watch The Neighborhood's farewell special that aired four days ago along with the new episode. But the special wasn't available on demand, grrr! I sent Cedric the Entertainer a message about this saying I hope it will be put on soon. But who knows how often he checks his messages.

04-15-2026, 01:06 PM	#57
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,602	Is CBS still announcing their fall schedule today? The blog was about something else.

04-28-2026, 01:08 PM	#58
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,602	The series finale of Watson will have a rare overrun, it will start at 9:59. As a result, Tracker will also start a minute earlier at 8:59 on May 3. Marshals will still start at 8:00. I wish Tracker had a 2 hour season finale on May 17. May 24 it will be on against the annual Memorial Day Concert on PBS which is very important to my mom.