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This is around the time where we get TV upfronts, when the big networks show the advertisers their fall TV lineups. This year there will be no upfronts and networks are announcing their fall programming. Today CBS announced what was renewed and what was cancelled.

Renewal hysteria swept CBS early Wednesday, with the Eye network picking up 23 total series for the (sure to be coronavirus-addled) 2020-2021 television season.

In addition to sure-thing tentpoles such as NCIS (and its spinoffs NCIS: Los Angelesand NCIS: New Orleans), Blue Bloods and 60 Minutes, CBS is bringing back freshman bubble series All Rise, Bob Hearts Abishola and The Unicorn. Other in-limbo shows securing a green light include TVLine reader fave S.W.A.T., as well as Bull, SEAL Team and MacGyver. Rounding out the renewal list are FBI, FBI Most Wanted, The Neighborhood, Magnum P.I,, 48 Hours and Undercover Boss.

Those lucky 17 join the previously announced renewals of Young Sheldon, Mom, Survivor, The Amazing Race and acclaimed freshman drama Evil.

A CBS insider, meanwhile, confirms that freshman series Carol’s Second Act, Broke and Tommy, as well as venerable utility player Man With a Plan have all been cancelled. They join previously-axed Sunday drama God Friended Me will not be back for Season 3.
 
Well, the only CBS show I watch, Evil, was renewed quite a while ago.

That list of ones that were cancelled? I doubt many people are gonna miss 'em.

The other interesting thing that's going on, even with shows that are renewed, is that virtually all of them are ending early because of...you know.

For example, Batwoman was going to do 22 episodes but now will end up with only 20.
 
All mine made it, but the wait until next season is going to be tough. Forcing me to watch shows I had given up on to fill the time.
 
Well, the only CBS show I watch, Evil, was renewed quite a while ago.

That list of ones that were cancelled? I doubt many people are gonna miss 'em.

The other interesting thing that's going on, even with shows that are renewed, is that virtually all of them are ending early because of...you know.

For example, Batwoman was going to do 22 episodes but now will end up with only 20.
Most shows filming in NY came up 3 episodes short this season.
 
All mine made it, but the wait until next season is going to be tough. Forcing me to watch shows I had given up on to fill the time.
Who knows if shows are even going to have traditional fall season premieres? Everything’s so up in the air.

If we’re stuck in rerun hell for a while, I have a suggestion: bring back shows that perhaps many people haven’t seen.

For example, I take my user name from this show:

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It originally aired on UPN (which not many remember either). Hasn’t been rerun since. And it was a good show.

Seems to me NBC did this trick some years ago. They promoted it with the slogan “It’s new to you.”
 
CBS FALL 2020-21 SCHEDULE
(New programs in UPPER CASE)

MONDAY
8-8:30 PM — The Neighborhood
8:30-9 PM — Bob ♥ Abishola
9-10 PM — All Rise
10-11 PM — Bull

TUESDAY
8-9 PM — NCIS
9-10 PM — FBI
10-11 PM — FBI: Most Wanted

WEDNESDAY
8-9 PM — Survivor
9-10 PM — The Amazing Race
10-11 PM — SEAL Team

THURSDAY
8-8:30 PM — Young Sheldon
8:30-9 PM — B POSITIVE (N)
9-9:30 PM — Mom
9:30-10 PM — The Unicorn
10-11 PM — Evil

FRIDAY
8-9 PM — MacGyver
9-10 PM — Magnum P.I.
10-11 PM — Blue Bloods

SATURDAY
8-9 PM — Crimetime Saturday
9-10 PM — Crimetime Saturday
10-11 PM — 48 Hours

SUNDAY
7-8 PM — 60 Minutes
8-9 PM — THE EQUALIZER
9-10 PM — NCIS: Los Angeles
10-11 PM — NCIS: New Orleans
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FOX FALL 2020-21 SCHEDULE
(New programs in UPPER CASE)

MONDAY

8-9 PM — L.A.’s Finest (network TV debut)
9-10 PM — NEXT

TUESDAY

8-9 PM — Cosmos: Possible Worlds (network TV debut)
9-10 PM — FILTHY RICH

WEDNESDAY

8-9 PM — The Masked Singer
9-10 PM — Masterchef Junior

THURSDAY

7:30-8 PM ET/4:30-5 PM PT — Fox NFL Thursday
8-8:19 PM ET/5-5:15 PM PT — Kickoff Show
8:20 PM ET/5:20 PM PT — Thursday Night Football

FRIDAY

8-10 PM — WWE’s Friday Night Smackdown

SATURDAY

7-10:30 PM — Fox Sports Saturday

SUNDAY

7-7:30 PM — NFL on Fox
7:30-8 PM — The OT/Fox Encores
8-8:30 PM — The Simpsons
8:30-9 PM — Bless The Hearts
9-9:30 PM — Bob’s Burgers
9:30-10 PM — Family Guy
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THE CW 2020-21 SCHEDULE
(New programs in UPPER CASE)

NEW SEASON BEGINNING JANUARY 2021

MONDAY

8-9 PM — All American
9-10 PM — Black Lightning

TUESDAY

8-9 PM — The Flash
9-10 PM — SUPERMAN & LOIS

WEDNESDAY

8-9 PM — Riverdale
9-10 PM — Nancy Drew

THURSDAY

8-9 PM — WALKER
9-10 PM — Legacies

FRIDAY

8-9 PM — Penn & Teller: Fool Us (new night)
9-9:30 PM — Whose Line Is It Anyway? (new night)
9:30-10 PM — Whose Line Is It Anyway? (new night)

SUNDAY

8-9 PM — Batwoman
9-10 PM — Charmed (new night)

FALL 2020 SCHEDULE

MONDAY

8-8:30 PM — Whose Line Is It Anyway?
8:30-9 PM — Whose Line Is It Anyway?
9-10 PM — Penn & Teller: Fool Us

TUESDAY

8-9 PM — Swamp Thing
9-10 PM — Tell Me A Story

WEDNESDAY

8-8:30 PM — Two Sentence Horror Stories
8:30-9 PM — Dead Pixels
9-10 PM — Coroner

THURSDAY

8-9 PM — Supernatural
9-10 PM — The Outpost

FRIDAY

8-8:30 PM — World’s Funniest Animals
8:30-9 PM — World’s Funniest Animals
9-10 PM — Penn & Teller: Fool Us (encores)

SUNDAY

8-8:30 PM — Masters Of Illusion
8:30-9 PM — Masters Of Illusion
9-10 PM — Pandora
 
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I see a fe of my shows renewed but also a couple cancelled. I might be digging more into Netflix or Prime (have both) but I've been doing that over the last 2 months and have ru through almost 2 complete series already.
 
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