2015–16 schedule

The 2015–16 schedule for CBS covered Mondays through Saturdays from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm, including Sunday from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm. The network first announced their fall schedule on May 14, 2015, and their late spring schedule on February 11, 2016.

Schedule

Fall

Time slot	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
7:00 p.m.	60 Minutes	Local Programming
8:00 p.m.	Madam Secretary	The Big Bang Theory	NCIS	Survivor	NFL Thursday Night Kickoff	The Amazing Race	Crimetime Saturday
8:30 p.m.		Life in Pieces			Thursday Night Football
9:00 p.m.	The Good Wife	Scorpion	NCIS: New Orleans	Criminal Minds		Hawaii Five-0
9:30 p.m.
10:00 p.m.	CSI: Cyber	NCIS: Los Angeles	Person of Interest	Code Black		Blue Bloods	48 Hours

Mid-fall

Time slot	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
7:00 p.m.	60 Minutes	Local Programming
8:00 p.m.	Madam Secretary	Supergirl	NCIS	Survivor	The Big Bang Theory	The Amazing Race	Crimetime Saturday
8:30 p.m.					Life in Pieces
9:00 p.m.	The Good Wife	Scorpion	NCIS: New Orleans	Criminal Minds	Mom	Hawaii Five-0
9:30 p.m.					2 Broke Girls
10:00 p.m.	CSI: Cyber	NCIS: Los Angeles	Limitless	Code Black	Elementary	Blue Bloods	48 Hours

Spring

Time slot	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
7:00 p.m.	60 Minutes	Local Programming
8:00 p.m.	Survivor	Mike & Molly	NCIS	Survivor	The Big Bang Theory	NCIS: Los Angeles	Crimetime Saturday
8:30 p.m.					The Odd Couple
9:00 p.m.	The Good Wife	The Big Bang Theory (R)	NCIS: New Orleans	Criminal Minds	Mom	Hawaii Five-0
9:30 p.m.		The Odd Couple			2 Broke GIrls
10:00 p.m.	Elementary	Person of Interest	Person of Interest	Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders	Rush Hour	Blue Bloods	48 Hours

Summer

Time slot	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
7:00 p.m.	60 Minutes	Local Programming
8:00 p.m.	Big Brother	Mom	NCIS	Big Brother	The Big Bang Theory	NCIS: Los Angeles (R)	Angel from Hell
8:30 p.m.		2 Broke Girls (R)			Life in Pieces (R)
9:00 p.m.	Madam Secretary	Scorpion (R)	Zoo	Criminal Minds	Big Brother	Hawaii Five-0	Rush Hour
9:30 p.m.
10:00 p.m.	Elementary	BrainDead	NCIS: New Orleans (R)	American Gothic	Code Black (R)	Blue Bloods	48 Hours

Series

Returning series

Scripted

• 2 Broke Girls
• The Big Bang Theory
• Blue Bloods
• Criminal Minds
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
• CSI: Cyber
• Elementary
• The Good Wife
• Hawaii Five-0
• Madam Secretary
• Mike & Molly
• Mom
• NCIS
• NCIS: Los Angeles
• NCIS: New Orleans
• Person of Interest
• Scorpion
• Zoo

Non-scripted

• 48 Hours
• 60 Minutes
• The Amazing Race
• Big Brother
• Survivor
• Undercover Boss

New series

• American Gothic
• Angel From Hell
• BrainDead
• Code Black
• Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
• Life in Pieces
• Limitless
• Rush Hour
• Supergirl

Not returning from 2014–15 season

• Battle Creek
• The Briefcase
• Extant
• The McCarthys
• The Mentalist
• The Millers
• Stalker
• Two and a Half Men
• Under the Dome

Full season pickups

Series	Date	Episodes
Life in Pieces	October 27, 2015	22
Limitless	October 23, 2015	22
Supergirl	November 30, 2015	20

Renewals

Scripted

• 2 Broke Girls — Renewed for a sixth season on March 25, 2016.
• The Big Bang Theory — Renewed for a tenth season on March 12, 2014.
• Blue Bloods — Renewened for a seventh season on March 25, 2016.
• Code Black — Renewed for a second season on May 16, 2016.
• Criminal Minds — Renewed for a twelfth season on May 6, 2016.
• Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders — Renewed for a second season on May 16, 2016.
• Elementary — Renewed for a fifth season on March 25, 2016.
• Hawaii Five-0 — Renewed for a second seventh March 25, 2016.
• Life in Pieces — Renewed for a second season May 11, 2016.
• Madam Secretary — Renewed for a third season on March 25, 2016.
• Mom – Renewed for a fourth season on March 25, 2016.
• NCIS — Renewed for a fourteenth season on February 29, 2016.
• NCIS: Los Angeles — Renewed for an eighth season March 25, 2016.
• NCIS: New Orleans — Renewed for a third season on March 25, 2016.
• The Odd Couple — Renewed for a third season on May 16, 2016.
• Scorpion — Renewed for a third season on March 25, 2016.
• Zoo — Renewed for a third season on August 10, 2016.

Non-scripted

• 48 Hours
• 60 Minutes
• The Amazing Race (March 25, 2016)
• Big Brother (August 10, 2016)
• Survivor (March 25, 2016)
• Undercover Boss (May 16, 2016)

Ending/Cancellations

Series	Date	Notes
American Gothic	October 17, 2016	Cancelled after one season
Angel From Hell	February 8, 2016	Pulling off the air only five episodes (Remaining episodes on July 2, 2016)
BrainDead	October 17, 2016	Cancelled after one season
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	May 13, 2015	Ending after fifteen seasons with TV movie finale bonus
CSI: Cyber	May 12, 2016	Cancelled after two seasons
The Good Wife	February 7, 2016	Ending after seven seasons
Limitless	May 25, 2016	Cancelled after one season
Mike & Molly	January 12, 2016	Not picked-up for season seven
Person of Interest	March 16, 2016	Ending after five seasons
Rush Hour	May 16, 2016	Cancelled after one season (Remaining episodes on July 23, 2016)
Supergirl	May 12, 2016	The series will move to sister network The CW for a second season.