Is CSI Done for Good? Plus, CBS's New Fall Schedule Reunites NCIS and Michael Weatherly

CBS was the latest network to unveil their new line-up ahead of their Upfront presentation on Wednesday

By Tierney Bricker, Chris Harnick May 18, 2016 2:12 PMTags
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For the first time in 16 years, CBS does not have a CSI on its schedule. The network canceled CSI: Cyber, the last remaining spinoff from CSI: Crime Scene Investigation after just two seasons.

Patricia Arquette and Ted Danson starred in the last remaining CSI that struggled in the ratings.

"Look I'm incredibly proud of all four shows that came out of the CSI franchise. Clearly it was a huge hit for us," CBS's Glenn Geller said. "A global hit, all four series. It may come back in another incarnation and that's where it stands for me."

CBS honchos addressed a number of topics with the press at their schedule presentation, including what the status of Limitless is. "Right now we're in discussions with other potential buyers," Geller said when asked what was happening with the series starring Jake McDorman and Jennifer Carpenter. So it's not done yet, Limitless fans.

As for one of their new midseason dramas, Doubt, CBS's Geller defended the casting of Katherine Heigl. Heigl's TV comeback after departing Grey's Anatomy in a flurry of headlines was State of Affairs on NBC and that didn't go very well.

"I think she's a phenomenal actress. This legal show has a deep deep bench of characters. I understand State of Affairs wasn't fantastic, but she's had many, many successful years on Grey's Anatomy," Geller said.

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Check out the full schedule below (New shows are in caps): 

MONDAY
8-8:30 p.m. The Big Bang Theory

8:30-9 p.m. KEVIN CAN WAIT (moves to 8 p.m. starting in October, with MAN WITH A PLAN taking over 8:30 p.m.)

9-9:30 p.m. 2 Broke Girls

9:30-10 p.m. The Odd Couple

10-11 p.m. Scorpion
 
TUESDAY
8-9 p.m. NCIS

9-10 p.m. BULL
 
10-11. p.m.  NCIS: New Orleans

WEDNESDAY
8-9 p.m. Survivor
 
9-10 p.m. Criminal Minds 

10-11 p.m. Code Black
 
THURSDAY (STARTS ONCE THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL ENDS IN OCTOBER)
8-8:30 p.m. The Big Bang Theory 
 
8:30-9 p.m. THE GREAT INDOORS

9-9:30 p.m. Mom

9:30-10 p.m. Life in Pieces

10-11 p.m.: PURE GENIUS

FRIDAY

8-9 p.m. MACGYVER
 
9-10 p.m. Hawaii Five-0

10-11 p.m. Blue Bloods
 
SUNDAY
 8-9 p.m. NCIS: Los Angeles

9-10 p.m. Madam Secretary 

10-11 p.m. Elementary 

MIDSEASON: New dramas Doubt and Training Day will make their debut in 2017, as well as Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, The Amazing Race and Undercover Boss.