CBS Fall 2022 Schedule: Thursday Comedy Block Shrinks, Wednesday Goes Full Reality, ‘NCIS: LA’ Moves & ‘Fire Country’ Gets ‘Magnum P.I’ Slot

CBS has unveiled its fall schedule and while there’s a few changes, it’s largely business as usual.

New drama series So Help Me Todd is getting a Thursday night slot, taking over an hour that was previously dominated by comedies including the canceled B Positive. Fire Country, starring Seal Team’s Max Thieriot, gets the Friday 9pm slot that was previously inhabited by Magnum P.I., Wednesday goes full alternative with The Real Love Boat while CSI: Vegas moves from Wednesday to Thursday, replacing Bull.

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New series East New York gets a Sunday night debut at 9pm, while NCIS: LA moves back an hour to 10pm.

New drama series True Lies, based on the James Cameron film, is confirmed for midseason.

There’s also midseason bows for alternative series Superfan and Lingo as well as Tough As Nails and Secret Celebrity Renovation.

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“CBS had another incredible season. In addition to repeating as America’s most-watched network, we launched several breakout hits, not to mention winning and improving many time periods across our schedule,” said Kelly Kahl, president of CBS Entertainment. “For the new season, we once again looked for ways to strengthen our position with new, compelling series, scheduling them strategically to guarantee sampling and maximize consistency and flow. We believe these great new shows, returning hits and our robust slate of event programming positions us for another winning year.”