Comic fans are getting two solid hours of DC TV this fall with Fox’s “Gotham” at 8 p.m. and CBS’ “Supergirl” also at 8 p.m. (With “Lucifer” and “Legends of Tomorrow” joining “Gotham,” “Flash,” “Arrow,” “Supergirl” and “iZombie” this season, we’re getting a lot of DC TV generally.)
“CSI” is done as a series; CBS will air a “CSI” movie next season starring William Peterson and Ted Danson; Danson is replacing Peter MacNicol on “CSI Cyber.”
And nice knowing you, “CSI Cyber”! The slot after the super-low-rated “The Good Wife” is where CBS sends shows to die; it’s already killed “Battle Creek,” long-running hits “The Mentalist” and “CSI” and possibly others I’m forgetting.
Bradley Cooper will recur as his movie character in CBS’ series version of Cooper’s enhanced-brain movie “Limitless.” (There is a bit of precedence for this; recall that Eddie Murphy was going to recur as his movie character Axel Foley in CBS’ aborted “Beverly Hills Cop” series.)
CBS FALL 2015-16 SCHEDULE
(New programs in UPPER CASE; all times ET)MONDAY
8-8:30 PM The Big Bang Theory
8:30-9 PM LIFE IN PIECES
8-9 PM SUPERGIRL (Starting in November)
9-10 PM Scorpion
10-11 PM NCIS: Los AngelesTUESDAY
8-9 PM NCIS
9-10 PM NCIS: New Orleans
10-11 PM LIMITLESSWEDNESDAY
8-9 PM Survivor
9-10 PM Criminal Minds
10-11 PM CODE BLACKTHURSDAY
8-11 PM, ET/ NFL Thursday Night Football (Premieres Sept. 17) 5-8 PM, PT
8-8:30 PM The Big Bang Theory (RTP) (Starting in November)
8:30-9 PM LIFE IN PIECES (Starting in November)
9-9:30 PM Mom (Starting in November)
9:30-10 PM ANGEL FROM HELL (Starting in November)
10-11 PM Elementary (Starting in November)FRIDAY
8-9 PM The Amazing Race
9-10 PM Hawaii Five-O
10-11 PM Blue BloodsSATURDAY
8-9 PM Crimetime Saturday
9-10 PM Crimetime Saturday
10-11 PM 48 HoursSUNDAY
7-9 PM 60 Minutes
8-9 PM Madam Secretary
9-10 PM The Good Wife
10-11 PM CSI: CYBERNew CBS series (edited and enhanced from CBS press releases):
ANGEL FROM HELL
When Amy enters Allison's life and claims to be her guardian angel, they form an unlikely friendship and Allison can't be sure if Amy is an angel or just nuts. Cast: Jane Lynch, Maggie Lawson, Kyle Bornheimer, Kevin Pollak. Writer: Tad Quill (“We Are Men,” “The Odd Couple”).
CODE BLACK
Medical drama set in the busiest and most notorious ER in the nation where the extraordinary staff struggle in the face of a broken system to protect their ideals and the patients who need them the most. Cast: Marcia Gay Harden, Bonnie Somerville, Raza Jaffrey, Luis Guzman, Melanie Kannokada, Harry M. Ford, Ben Hollingsworth, William Allen Young. Writer: Michael Seitzman (creator of last year’s Josh Holloway series “Intelligence”).
CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS
Focuses on a division of the FBI that helps American citizens who find themselves in danger abroad. Cast: Gary Sinise, Daniel Henney, Tyler James. Writer: Erica Messer (“Alias,” “The OC,” “Criminal Minds”).
LIFE IN PIECES
Comedy about one family told through the separate stories of its different family members. Cast: Dianne Wiest, James Brolin, Zoe Lister Jones, Colin Hanks, Angelique Cabral, Thomas Sadoski, Betsy Brandt, Dan Bakkedahl, Niall Cunningham, Holly J. Barrett, Giselle Eisenberg. Writer: Justin Adler (“Samantha Who?” “Better Off Ted”).
LIMITLESS
Drama based on the 2011 feature. The series follows Brian Finch as he discovers the power of the mysterious drug NZT, and is coerced into using his newfound drug-enhanced abilities to solve weekly cases for the FBI. Cast: Jake McDorman, Jennifer Carpenter, Hill Harper, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. Writer: Craig Sweeny (“The 4400,” “Medium,” “Elementary”).
RUSH HOUR
A stoic, by-the-book Hong Kong police officer is assigned to a case in Los Angeles where he's forced to work with a cocky African-American LAPD officer who has no interest in a partner. Cast: Justin Hires, Jon Foo, Aimee Garcia, Wendie Malick. Writers: Bill Lawrence & Blake McCormick (“Cougar Town”).
SUPERGIRL
Action-adventure drama based on the DC Comics character Kara Zor-El (Melissa Benoist), Superman’s (Kal-El) cousin who, after 12 years of keeping her powers a secret on Earth, decides to finally embrace her superhuman abilities and be the hero she was always meant to be. Twelve-year-old Kara escaped the doomed planet Krypton with her parents’ help at the same time as the infant Kal-El. Protected and raised on Earth by her foster family, the Danvers, Kara grew up in the shadow of her foster sister, Alex (Chyler Leigh), and learned to conceal the phenomenal powers she shares with her famous cousin in order to keep her identity a secret. Years later at 24, Kara lives in National City assisting media mogul and fierce taskmaster Cat Grant (Golden Globe Award winner Calista Flockhart), who just hired the Daily Planet’s former photographer, James Olsen (Mehcad Brooks), as her new art director. However, Kara’s days of keeping her talents a secret are over when Hank Henshaw (David Harewood), head of a super-secret agency where her sister also works, enlists her to help them protect the citizens of National City from sinister threats. Though Kara will need to find a way to manage her newfound empowerment with her very human relationships, her heart soars as she takes to the skies as Supergirl to fight crime. Writers: Ali Adler (“No Ordinary Family,” “Glee,” “The New Normal”) and Greg Berlanti (“Green Lantern,” “Arrow,” “Flash”).
No mention of your favorite CBS show? Green means renewed for next season; red means cancelled:
CBS
(Adults 18-49; repeats in gray; older weeks in parentheses)
3.5 (3.4) (3.6) (3.9) (3.5) (3.4) Big Bang Theory
3.2 (2.1) (2.3) (2.3) (2.2) (2.1) 2½ Men
2.2 (2.0) (2.0) (2.2) (2.2) (---) Mom
2.1 (2.2) (2.4) (2.2) (2.5) (2.2) Survivor
2.0 (2.0) (2.0) (2.1) (2.2) (2.2) NCIS
1.9 (2.0) (2.1) (2.0) (---) (---) Scorpion
1.8 (1.8) (2.0) (2.1) (2.1) (2.1) Criminal Minds
1.7 (2.0) (2.0) (2.1) (2.1) (1.9) The Odd Couple
1.7 (1.6) (2.1) (1.8) (1.8) (1.9) 2 Broke Girls
1.6 (1.5) (1.7) (1.6) (1.6) (1.4) The McCarthys
1.6 (1.7) (2.0) (1.8) (1.8) (1.9) Mike & Molly
1.6 (1.9) (1.8) (1.7) (1.8) (1.6) NCIS NO
1.5 (1.5) (1.6) (1.7) (2.1) (---) The Millers
1.4 (1.4) (1.6) (1.5) (1.6) (1.8) NCIS LA
1.3 (1.0) (1.2) (1.3) (1.4) (1.4) Blue Bloods
1.3 (1.4) (1.2) (1.3) (1.5) (1.4) The Mentalist
1.3 (1.2) (1.4) (1.3) (1.5) (1.5) Stalker
1.2 (1.2) (1.5) (1.5) (1.5) (1.4) CSI Cyber
1.2 (0.9) (1.0) (1.1) (1.0) (1.0) The Good Wife
1.2 (1.1) (1.1) (1.2) (1.2) (1.2) Hawaii Five-0
1.1 (1.1) (1.1) (1.1) (1.3) (1.3) Amazing Race
1.1 (1.3) (1.3) (1.4) (1.3) (1.2) CSI
1.1 (1.2) (1.3) (1.4) (1.2) (1.2) Elementary
1.1 (1.4) (1.5) (1.3) (1.5) (1.5) Person of Interest
1.0 (1.0) (1.4) (1.1) (1.4) (1.3) Madam Secretary
0.9 (1.1) (1.2) (1.8) (1.0) (2.3) 60 Minutes
0.8 (0.9) (0.9) (0.6) (0.7) (1.0) 48 Hours
0.7 (0.7) (0.7) (0.7) (0.8) (0.8) Battle Creek
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