As the holiday season approaches, many of your favorite shows go on hiatus so you can spend time with your loved ones. Most will return to the airwaves in early January and with them comes some new programming–some of which are worth checking out. In this year’s midseason TV preview posts, I will recommend which new shows are worth watching as well as offer schedules provided by the networks themselves. Midseason is on the horizon; out your calendars and let’s do this thing!
This midseason CBS is adding four series to its schedule. The Eye typically doesn’t do much tweaking this time of year. Its two biggest moves are filling in the voids left by cancelled comedy Partners and drama Made in Jersey. Rules of Engagement returns for its seventh season on Monday, February 4 at 8:30PM. New drama Golden Boy, from exec producers Greg Berlanti and Nicholas Wootton, follows the rise of an ambitious cop (played by Theo James) who is destined to become the youngest police commissioner in New York City history; Chi McBride plays his detective mentor. CBS is airing two “special previews” of the show on Tuesday, February 26 and March 5 at 10PM before it lands in its regular Friday night at 9PM slot. Update (12/20): Also coming midseason to CBS is a new Mark Burnett business-themed reality competition series The Job; it premieres Friday, February 8 at 8PM.
My recommendation: Unless you’re super into CBS’ typical slate of cop procedurals (read: Blue Bloods), I wouldn’t consider Golden Boy a must-see new program next year.
Shows that are returning to CBS’ schedule include the 26th edition of Survivor and the 22nd edition of The Amazing Race which premiere Wednesday, February 13 at 8PM and Sunday, February 17 at 8PM, respectively. CBS is still waiting to schedule midseason comedy Friend Me whose co-creator Alan Kirschenbaum passed away this year.
Jump after the break to view the full schedule.
2013 Midseason TV Schedule: CBS (shows in bold are NEW)
Monday, Feb. 4
8:00-8:30 HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
8:30-9:00 RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (7th season premiere)
9:00-9:30 2 BROKE GIRLS
9:30-10:00 MIKE & MOLLY
10:00-11:00 PM HAWAII FIVE-0
Wednesday, Feb. 13
8:00-9:00 PM SURVIVOR (26th edition premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM CRIMINAL MINDS
10:00-11:00 PM CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION
Sunday, Feb. 17
7:00-8:00 PM 60 MINUTES
8:00-9:00 PM THE AMAZING RACE (22nd edition premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM THE GOOD WIFE
10:00-11:00 PM THE MENTALIST
Tuesday, Feb. 26
8:00-9:00 PM NCIS
9:00-10:00 PM NCIS: LOS ANGELES
10:00-11:00 PM GOLDEN BOY (special preview)
Tuesday, March 5
8:00-9:00 PM NCIS
9:00-10:00 PM NCIS: LOS ANGELES
10:00-11:00 PM GOLDEN BOY (special preview)
March 8
8:00-9:00 PM UNDERCOVER BOSS
9:00-10:00 PM GOLDEN BOY (time period premiere)
10:00-11:00 PM BLUE BLOODS