With CBS now forced to make adjustments in primetime due to the ongoing Writers Strike and the recent addition of an Actors Strike (TV/theatrical contract only), the network announced on Monday that it would be making significant changes to its fall schedule.
Original episodes of “Let’s Make a Deal Primetime” and “The Price is Right at Night” join the network’s primetime schedule, with both game shows set to share the Friday at 8:00 p.m. slot on a rotating basis. They replace the previously slotted “S.W.A.T.,” which was set to air its seventh and final season in the time period. Wayne Brady and Drew Carey will continue hosting their respective shows.
At 9:00 p.m., the network will air “Raid the Cage,” a new game show that sees two teams of two as they face off to win grab-and-go prizes from the Cage before their time runs out and the doors close. 22 answering trivia questions adds seconds to the clock, giving teammates more time to grab prizes ranging from cold hard cash to electronics and even a new car! After three lively rounds, the team that banks the highest total dollar value in prizes wins the game, keeps what they grabbed and plays the final round for an even bigger cash prize. The series is produced by Sony Pictures Television’s Game Show division. Closing out Friday nights will be “Blue Bloods Classics” at 10:00 p.m., featuring fan-favorite episodes from the show’s 13 seasons.
TV’s number one series among Total Viewers, “Yellowstone,” will make its broadcast television premiere on CBS after airing for five seasons on Paramount Network. Following “60 Minutes,” CBS will air two episodes of “Yellowstone” on Sundays (8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.) when the afternoon football game consists of a single header or one episode on Sundays (9:00 p.m. only) when there is a doubleheader game. Season 1 episodes kick off the show’s launch on the network. “Big Brother” will take on the 10:00 p.m. Sunday sloth following “Yellowstone” in addition to its Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. and Thursday at 8:00 p.m. time periods. The original Sunday schedule had “60 Minutes” followed by “Matlock,” “The Equalizer” and “CSI: Vegas.”
Based on the Latin game of chance popularly known now as Lotería, CBS will launch “Lotería Loca,” hosted by Jaime Camil (“Jane the Virgin”), Mondays at 8:00 p.m. followed by a rerun of “NCIS” and a yet to be announced Paramount+ original series which will take over the 10:00 p.m. slot previously occupied by “NCIS: Hawai’i.”
Following the Tuesday edition of “Big Brother,” CBS will begin airing episodes of the Paramount+ original series, “FBI True,” a documentary-style series featuring conversations between agents when they meet to talk about their toughest cases. They talk frankly about the triumphs, tragedies and real truths of their jobs. In this relaxed setting, they share hair-raising stories of dangerous missions carried out by the FBI in the United States and worldwide. The agents give viewers an inside look at the investigations behind some of the biggest cases handled by the FBI. With everything on the line, what choices did they make? How did they keep their cool with a kidnapped child’s life in danger, or with a bomb ticking in an unknown location or a terrorist on the loose? “FBI True” is produced by Efran Films Canada for See It Now Studios. A repeat of “FBI” will air Tuesdays at 10:00 p.m., closing out the night.
On Wednesday nights, CBS will air 90-minute editions of “Survivor” and “The Amazing Race,” with the former remaining in its 8:00 p.m. slot followed by the latter at 9:30 p.m.
Although the network has not formally announced a premiere date for “Buddy Games,” an all-new reality competition series inspired by executive producer and host Josh Duhamel, CBS noted in its new fall schedule chart that the show will air Thursdays at 9:00 p.m., and upon completing its season order will be replaced by two half-hour episodes of “UK: Ghosts,” the original iteration that inspired the hit comedy “Ghosts.” Speaking of “Ghosts,” CBS will air reruns of the comedy at 8:30 p.m. following reruns of “Young Sheldon” at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday nights. The night concludes with drama “Seal Team” returning to CBS after the series was moved to Paramount+.
On Saturday nights, CBS will continue airing encores and sports programming from 8:00-10:00 p.m., followed by “48 Hours” at 10:00 p.m.
What follows is a breakdown of CBS’ updated fall schedule, which supersedes the fall schedule announced in May.
