CBS Unveils Fall 2023 Schedule That Doesn’t Factor In Strike Impact: 90-Minute ‘Survivor’ & ‘Amazing Race’, Newbies ‘Matlock’ & ‘Elsbeth’
10.05.2023 - 15:25
/ deadline.com
In May 2020, CBS announced what then-CBS Entertainment President Kelly Kahl called “‘fall’ schedule with quotes,” featuring the shows they wanted without knowing when each would be ready amid the pandemic-related global production shutdown.
Three years later, CBS is taking a similar approach with its fall 2023 schedule, the first for Amy Reisenbach as the new Entertainment President, which also is what the network brass hope to launch in the fall but may not be able to amid a writers strike. In typical CBS fashion, it bets on stability, featuring very few changes, with five of the seven nightly lineups remaining virtually intact as the network is closing in on its 15th consecutive season as the most watched broadcast network. (That includes supersized, 90-minute episodes of reality veterans Survivor and The Amazing Race, which will have Wednesday night to themselves in a long-rumored move.)
None of the scripted series on the schedule would be ready to premiere in September if the current writers work stoppage goes on for a couple of months. CBS is working on backup schedules and contingencies that involve a mix of fresh (mostly reality) programming and some targeted repeats. Here is the network’s ideal-case-scenario “fall” lineup, followed by a brief analysis and descriptions of CBS’ new series for next season.
CBS FALL 2023 SCHEDULE(New programs in UPPER CASE; all times ET/PT
MONDAY
8-8:30 PM — The Neighborhood
8:30-9 PM — Bob Hearts Abishola
10-11 PM — NCIS: Hawai’i
TUESDAY
8-9 PM — FBI
9-10 PM — FBI: International
10-11 PM — FBI Most Wanted
WEDNESDAY
8-9:30 PM — Survivor
9:30-11 PM — The Amazing Race
THURSDAY
8-8:30 PM — Young Sheldon
8:30-9 PM — Ghosts
9-10 PM — So Help Me Todd
10-11 PM — ELSBETH
FRIDAY
8-9 PM —