CBSLet's hear it for the newcomers!
CBS has renewed three of its freshman dramas for next season, the network's president Nina Tassler announced at the 2015 Winter TCA Press Tour on Monday.
Madame Secretary, NCIS: New Orleans and Scorpion have all been picked up for second seasons.
"These freshman dramas have each made a big impact on key nights of the week," Tassler said in a press release. "Creatively distinctive, the series are backed by strong showrunners with amazingly talented casts, and have resonated with a big, broad audience."
While not yet picked up, the network's other new drama, Kevin Williamson's Stalker, is still "a contender for next season," Tassler said. CBS's other new dramas, Battle Creek and CSI: Cyber have yet to premiere on the network.
According to a press release from CBS, NCIS: New Orleans, Madam Secretary and Scorpion are the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 most-watched dramas on broadcast TV this season. All three are in TV's Top 10 series.
NCIS: New Orleans has been averaging 18.1 million viewers and stars Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan, Rob Kerkovich and CCH Pounder. Gary Glasberg, NCIS star Mark Harmon, Jeffrey Lieber and James Hayman are executive producers on the project.
Téa Leoni headlines Sunday night drama Madam Secretary. The show has averaged 14.9 million viewers so far this season. Madam Secretary hails from Barbara Hall, Lori McCreary, David Semel and Morgan Freeman. Tim Daly, Bebe Neuwirth, Željko Ivanek, Patina Miller, Erich Bergen, Geoffrey Arend, Kathrine Herzer, Evan Roe and Wallis Currie-Wood also star.
Katharine McPhee and Elyes Gabel star in CBS's Scorpion, a drama about a team of geniuses who work with the US government. Robert Patrick, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Jadyn Wong and Ari Stidham also star in the show based on the real-life Walter O'Brien. Alex Kurtzman, Robert Orci, Nick Santora, Nicholas Wootton, Justin Lin, Heather Kadin, Scooter Braun and O'Brien are executive producers on the drama.