When Will CBS' Flagship Shows Premiere Now That the Strikes Are Over? New Schedule Explained

Summary

• With both the writers' and actors' strikes resolved, CBS is launching new seasons of its flagship series.
• The network has announced a new midseason premiere schedule.
• The shows will have shortened seasons.

Although the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes are over, we're still dealing with their effects as most of our beloved shows did not return to the air this season. As the producer of many of television's most popular shows, CBS was hit the hardest, with network flagships like Young Sheldon, NCIS and CSI missing.

However, now that CBS may go back to producing its shows, the network has just scheduled them for a midseason release in February, which can only mean one thing.

CBS' New Schedule

11th February

• Tracker (show premiere) – 10 pm

12th February

• The Neighborhood (season 6 premiere) – 8 pm
• Bob Hearts Abishola (season 5 premiere) – 8:30 pm
• NCIS (season 21 premiere) – 9 pm
• NCIS: Hawai'i (season 3 premiere) – 10 pm

13th February

• FBI (season 6 premiere) – 8 pm
• FBI: International (season 3 premiere) – 9 pm
• FBI: Most Wanted (season 5 premiere) – 10 pm

15th February

• Young Sheldon (season 7 premiere) – 8 pm
• Ghosts (season 3 premiere) – 8:30 pm
• So Help Me Todd (season 2 premiere) – 9 pm

16th February

• S.W.A.T. (season 7 premiere) – 8 pm
• Fire Country (season 2 premiere) – 9 pm
• Blue Bloods (season 14 premiere) – 10 pm

18th February

• The Equalizer (season 4 premiere) – 8 pm
• CSI: Vegas (season 3 premiere) – 10 pm

28th February

• Survivor (two-hour season 46 premiere) – 8 pm

29th February

• Elsbeth (show premiere) – 10 pm

13th March

• The Amazing Race (season 36 premiere) – 9:30 pm

Late Release Impact on the Shows

Rather than delaying our beloved series until the next television season, CBS has opted for a late release, meaning that the shows will have to be compressed to fit their usual broadcast schedule and wrap up before the summer of 2024. As a result, these premieres will only air for three and a half months. Thus, they will consist of about ten to thirteen episodes at most.

In other words, the upcoming seasons of our beloved shows will be chock-full of events, crammed together to compensate for the lack of screen time. Particularly for Young Sheldon's seventh and final installment, this means that most of the subplots will be dropped in favor of the main arcs: the aftermath of the tornado, Georgie and Mandy's wedding, and George Sr.'s untimely passing.

As for the other flagships like NCIS and Blue Bloods, the change may not be as drastic as the procedurals' storytelling doesn't really depend on the number of episodes.