NBC / CBS Midseason 2017 Premiere and Air Dates
NBC and CBS‘s 2017 midseason premiere schedule and premiere dates have been released. The NBC schedule includes the series premiere of Trial & Error, Great News, Powerless, Chicago Justice, and The Blacklist: Redemption. The schedule also includes returning dates for Voice, Superstore, Little Big Shots, and Shades of Blue.
There are many standouts in this line-up but Chicago Justice, The Blacklist: Redemption, and Little Big Shots are TV shows that caught my attention.
The CBS schedule includes the series premiere of Doubt, Training Day, Ransom, and Hunted. The schedule also includes returning dates for Undercover Boss, Survivor, The Amazing Race, MacGyver, Code Black, The Big Bang Theory, Criminal Minds, Blue Bloods, Life in Pieces, and The Great Indoors.
After certain TV series premieres in 2017, those shows will be moving to their regular air dates.
NBC Midseason 2017 Premiere and Air Dates:
POWERLESS
Thursday, February 2 at 8:30pm ET/PT
In a world where humanity must cope with the collateral damage of Super Heroes and Super-Villains, Emily Locke (Vanessa Hudgens) begins her first day as Director of Research & Development for Wayne Security, a subsidiary of Wayne Enterprises that specializes in products that make defenseless bystanders feel a little safer. Full of confidence and big ideas, Emily quickly learns that her expectations far exceed those of her new boss (Alan Tudyk) and officemates, so it will be up to her to lead the team toward their full potential and the realization that you don’t need superpowers to be a hero.
Danny Pudi, Christina Kirk and Ron Funches also star.
Justin Halpern, Patrick Schumacker, Len Goldstein, Marc Buckland and Dean Lorey are executive producers of Powerless. The series is produced by Warner Bros. Television and is based on the characters from DC Comics.
THE BLACKLIST: REDEMPTION
Thursday, February 23 at 10:00pm ET/PT
In this thrilling new spinoff, the world’s most elusive criminals from Red’s infamous list come together to form an elite mercenary team as they try to regain their self-worth after a lifetime of inflicting damage on the world. Seeking redemption for their past transgressions, this new group solves problems governments don’t dare touch. Blacklist undercover operative Tom Keen (Ryan Eggold) joins the team’s brilliant and cunning chief, Susan “Scottie” Hargrave (Famke Janssen), as well as lethal assassin and Tom nemesis Matias Solomon (Edi Gathegi), as they aim to be a force for good and right dangerous wrongs. Along with highly skilled members Nez Rowan (Tawny Cypress) and hacker Dumont (Adrian Martinez), they will undertake seemingly impossible missions – all in the hopes of repairing their damaged souls.
Jon Bokenkamp, John Eisendrath and David Amann serve as writers and executive producers. John Fox and John Davis also executive produce. Co-executive producer John Terlesky directs. The Blacklist: Redemption was created by Bokenkamp, Eisendrath, Lukas Reiter and J.R. Orci. The series is produced by John Eisendrath Productions, Flatwater Scribe, Davis Entertainment in association with Sony Pictures Television and Universal Television.
LITTLE BIG SHOTS
Sunday, March 5 at 8:00pm ET/PT
Little Big Shots, which showcases the world’s most extraordinarily fun and talented kids, features two of the biggest names in comedy – executive producers Ellen DeGeneres and Steve Harvey. Harvey hosts the family-friendly series that celebrates phenomenal kids and goes toe to toe with them in hilarious conversations and interviews.
Ranging from pint-sized dancers and amazing athletes to gifted singers and musicians, these engaging young performers will charm and delight viewers. This is not a competition but a funny feel-good show that celebrates the uniqueness of children. Gifted young performers from around the globe will awe the nation with their talents in this addictively fun series that families can watch and enjoy together.
During its first season Little Big Shots originals averaged a 2.4 rating in adults 18-49 and 13.0 million viewers in “live plus seven day” Nielsens, making it the most-watched new series of the season and the #1 new alternative series in adults 18-49. It was also the most-watched new alternative series on any Big 4 network in six years.
Little Big Shots is executive produced by Ellen DeGeneres, Steve Harvey, Jeff Kleeman, Gerald Washington, Robin Ashbrook, Alison Holloway, Ed Glavin, Mary Connelly and Andy Lassner. The series is produced by Warner Horizon Television, East 112th Street Productions and A Very Good Production.
CHICAGO JUSTICE
Sunday, March 5 at 9:00pm ET/PT
Powerhouse creator Dick Wolf delivers a captivating new installment to the hit Chicago franchise. Just like their brethren in the Chicago P.D., the State’s Attorney’s dedicated team of prosecutors and investigators navigate heated city politics and controversy head-on, while fearlessly pursuing justice. As they take on the city’s high-stakes and often media-frenzied cases, they must balance public opinion, power struggles within the system and their unwavering passion for the law.
At the center of the show is prosecutor Peter Stone (Philip Winchester), the ambitious Deputy Chief of the Special Prosecutions Bureau. Relentless in his quest for justice, it’s more than a job, it’s a purpose. Son of renowned New York City District Attorney Ben Stone (from Law & Order), Stone is shooting at a target that only he can see. This often puts him in direct conflict with Mark Jefferies (Carl Weathers), the Cook County State’s Attorney who sees the world through a political prism. While Jefferies believes that a good prosecutor gives the jury and the public a clear, clean and digestible narrative, Stone is convinced the law isn’t always best served in a sound bite. Together with their team, Stone and Jefferies strive to bring some much-needed justice to the city of Chicago.
The team also includes Assistant State’s Attorney Anna Valdez (Monica Barbaro), a passionate newcomer, who’s more flexible and willing to bend the rules to get the right result; Laura Nagel (Joelle Carter), a tough-as-nails State’s Attorney Investigator that sees each case through the eyes of the victim; and Antonio Dawson (Jon Seda, formerly on Chicago P.D.), a level-headed and by-the-book detective turned Chief Investigator.
In addition to Wolf, executive producers include Michael S. Chernuchin, Matt Olmstead, Derek Haas, Michael Brandt, Arthur Forney and Peter Jankowski. Chicago Justice is produced by Wolf Films in association with Universal Television.
SHADES OF BLUE
Sunday, March 5 at 10:00pm ET/PT
Harlee Santos (Jennifer Lopez) is a charismatic single mother and resourceful detective at the heart of a tight-knit crew of Brooklyn detectives, led by enigmatic Lt. Matt Wozniak (Ray Liotta) who often leads the team to step outside the limitations of the law in order to effectively protect their precinct and their own.
Harlee navigates her fractured relationship with Wozniak, as she struggles to conceal her deepest secret: she killed her daughter’s father. Following his discovery that Harlee collaborated with the FBI, Wozniak is confronted with a gut-wrenching dilemma of his own. The crew is under tight scrutiny from Stahl (Warren Kole) and the FBI as well as from Internal Affairs, in the form of a gregarious detective, Verco (guest star Dov Davidoff), who investigates the disappearance of one of their own. Meanwhile, a former member of their crew, Julia Ayres (guest star Anna Gunn), runs for mayor and her complex relationship with Harlee and Wozniak comes to the fore. Neither Harlee nor Wozniak anticipates that Ayres’ corrupt connections will trap them in a dangerous war with the Mafia.
The cast includes Drea de Matteo, Dayo Okeniyi, Vincent Laresca, Hampton Fluker, Sarah Jeffery and Gino Anthony Pesi.
During its first season Shades of Blue averaged a 2.3 rating in adults 18-49 and 9.9 million viewers overall in “live plus seven day” ratings from Nielsen Media Research, which made it NBC’s most-watched new Thursday series in 12 years.
Showrunner Jack Orman and Jennifer Lopez serve as executive producers along with Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Benny Medina, creator Adi Hasak, Ryan Seacrest and Nina Wass. “Shades of Blue” is a production of Universal Television, Nuyorican Productions, EGTV, Ryan Seacrest Productions and Jack Orman Productions.
TRIAL & ERROR
Tuesday, March 7 at 9:30pm and each Tuesday at 9 and 9:30pm ET/PT
In the spirit of true crime documentaries, this outrageous fish-out-of-water comedy features bright-eyed New York lawyer Josh Segal (Nicholas D’Agosto), who heads to a tiny Southern town for his first big case. His mission? To defend an eccentric “rollercizing” poetry professor (John Lithgow) accused of the bizarre murder of his beloved wife. Settling into his makeshift office behind a taxidermy shop and meeting his quirky team of local misfits, Josh suspects that winning his first big case will not be easy, especially when his client is always making himself look guilty.
The cast also includes Jayma Mays, Sherri Shepherd, Steven Boyer and Krysta Rodriguez.
Jeff Astrof, Matt Miller and Jeffrey Blitz are executive producers of Trial & Error. Astrof & Miller wrote the pilot, which was directed by Blitz. The series is produced by Barge Productions and Good Session Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.
GREAT NEWS
Tuesday, April 25 at 9 and 9:30pm ET/PT
Getting along with office colleagues can be rough, but working with your mom? That’s a whole different story, and it’s the headline for Katie Wendelson (Briga Heelan), a smart, ambitious news producer at national cable news show The Breakdown. After 30 years of being a stay-at-home mom, Carol (Andrea Martin) decides that it’s never too late to follow your dreams and lands an internship at her daughter’s news show. This is Katie’s worst nightmare, until she comes to realize that with her biggest cheerleader at her side, she and her mom both might just make it after all.
Sitting in the co-anchor chair at The Breakdown is Chuck Pierce (John Michael Higgins), the blowhard, difficult-to-please news desk veteran. Chuck intimidates everyone on staff except for Carol, who uses her polished mom skills to deal with him. Alongside him is Portia (Nicole Richie), the young, very hip co-host who brings a different perspective to old-fashioned journalism. Leading the news team is Greg (Adam Campbell), the dashing young executive producer. Katie’s closest friend at the office is Justin (Horatio Sanz), the laid back video editor who has seen it all and is always more than happy to dole out his zen-like advice. Rounding out the newsroom is Beth (Tracey Wigfield), the creepy resident meteorologist who is far from your stereotypical weather girl.
Wigfield, an Emmy Award-winning writer on 30 Rock, serves as creator and executive producer. Tina Fey, Robert Carlock, Jack Burditt and David Miner also executive produce. Beth McCarthy-Miller directed the pilot. Great News is produced by Little Stranger Inc., Bevel Gears, Big Wig Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment Inc. and Universal Television.
CBS Midseason 2017 Premiere and Air Dates:
CBS ANNOUNCES WINTER AND SPRING SCHEDULING PLANS FOR 2016-2017
Two-Time Emmy Award-Winning “Undercover Boss” Returns Wednesday, Dec. 21 at 8:00 PM
“Ransom” Debuts Sunday, Jan. 1 Before Moving to Its Regular Saturday, 8:00 PM Time Period on Jan. 7
“Training Day” Premieres Thursday, Feb. 2 at 10:00 PM
“Doubt” Premieres Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 10:00 PM
“Survivor” Returns Wednesday, March 8 at 8:00 PM
“The Amazing Race” Returns Friday, April 21 at 8:00 PM
CBS today announced several winter and spring scheduling moves, including the series premieres of RANSOM, TRAINING DAY and DOUBT.
The Network will begin rolling out its new scripted programming on New Year’s Day with the launch of RANSOM, a crime drama about a world-renowned crisis and hostage negotiator whose team is brought in to resolve the most difficult kidnap and ransom cases. RANSOM debuts on Sunday, Jan. 1 after a football doubleheader, and moves to its regular Saturday time period (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on Jan. 7. Luke Roberts, Sarah Greene, Brandon Jay McLaren and Nazneen Contractor star.
CBS will launch two dramas in February, beginning with TRAINING DAY, premiering Thursday, Feb. 2 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) after PURE GENIUS completes its season order. TRAINING DAY is a crime thriller starring Bill Paxton and Justin Cornwell that begins 15 years after the events of the feature film, about a young, idealistic police officer who is tapped to go undercover in an elite squad of the LAPD where he partners with a morally ambiguous veteran detective. Katrina Law, Drew Van Acker, Lex Scott Davis, Julie Benz, Christina Vidal and Marianne Jean-Baptiste also star.
DOUBT will premiere Wednesday, Feb. 15 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) following the season finale of CODE BLACK. The new drama stars Katherine Heigl as a brilliant attorney at a boutique firm who starts to fall for her charismatic client, an altruistic pediatric surgeon recently accused of murdering his girlfriend 24 years ago. Dulé Hill, Steven Pasquale, Elliott Gould, Dreama Walker, Laverne Cox and Kobi Libii also star.
As previously announced, the new competition series HUNTED premieres Sunday, Jan. 22, immediately following one of television’s biggest events, the NFL’s AFC Championship game (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/7:00-8:00 PM, PT – time is approximate after post-game coverage). The series moves to Wednesdays on Jan. 25 with a special two-hour episode, 8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT, and then air 8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT in subsequent weeks.
Also, in the second half of the year:
· The eighth season of two-time Emmy Award-winning alternative series UNDERCOVER BOSS will premiere with a special two-hour episode on Wednesday, Dec. 21 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT). It moves to Wednesdays (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on Dec. 28, until the time period premiere of HUNTED on Jan 25.
· The next season of SURVIVOR debuts with a two-hour premiere on Wednesday, March 8 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), one week after the conclusion of HUNTED. SURVIVOR moves to its regular Wednesday (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) time period on March 15.
· The multi-Emmy Award-winning reality series THE AMAZING RACE returns on Friday, April 21 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), with a two-hour premiere one week after the season finale of MACGYVER, then moving to its regular Friday (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) time period on April 28.
The premieres of SUPERIOR DONUTS and CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS will be announced at a later date.
CBS’s Winter and Spring Schedule
Wednesday, Dec. 21
8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT
UNDERCOVER BOSS (8th Season Premiere)
Wednesday, Dec. 28
8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT
UNDERCOVER BOSS (Time Period Premiere)
Sunday, Jan. 1 (Football Doubleheader)
8:30-9:30 PM, ET/8:00-9:00 PM, PT
RANSOM (Series Premiere)
Saturday, Jan. 7
8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT
RANSOM (Time Period Premiere)
Sunday, Jan. 22
10:00-11:00 PM, ET/7:00-8:00 PM, PT
HUNTED (Series Premiere)
Wednesday, Jan. 25
8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT
HUNTED (2-Hour Episode)
10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT
CODE BLACK
Wednesday, Effective Feb. 1
8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT
HUNTED (Time Period Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT
CRIMINAL MINDS
10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT
CODE BLACK
Thursday, Effective Feb. 2
8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT
THE BIG BANG THEORY
8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT
THE GREAT INDOORS
9:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT
MOM
9:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT
LIFE IN PIECES
10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT
TRAINING DAY (Series Premiere)
Wednesday, Effective Feb. 15
8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT
HUNTED
9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT
CRIMINAL MINDS
10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT
DOUBT (Series Premiere)
Wednesday, March 8
8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT
SURVIVOR (2-Hour Premiere)
10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT
DOUBT
Wednesday, Effective March 15
8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT
SURVIVOR (Time Period Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT
CRIMINAL MINDS
10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT
DOUBT
Friday, April 21
8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT
THE AMAZING RACE (2-Hour Premiere)
10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT
BLUE BLOODS
Friday, April 28
8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT
THE AMAZING RACE (Time Period Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT
HAWAII FIVE-0
10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT
BLUE BLOODS
About UNDERCOVER BOSS
UNDERCOVER BOSS is a two-time Emmy Award-winning reality series that follows high-level executives as they slip anonymously into the rank-and-file of their own organizations. Each week, a different leader will sacrifice the comfort of their corner office for an undercover mission to examine the inner workings of their operation. Stephen Lambert, Chris Carlson and Greg Lipstone are executive producers for Studio
Lambert/All3Media America.
About RANSOM
RANSOM stars Luke Roberts, Sarah Greene, Brandon Jay McLaren and Nazneen Contractor. Frank Spotnitz, through his company Big Light Productions, serves as executive producer. Created by David Vainola and Spotnitz, RANSOM is a Canada-France co-production and is co-produced by leading independent studio Entertainment One (eOne), which also handles international distribution; Valerie Pechels and Odile McDonald of Wildcat Productions; Jennifer Kawaja and Julia Sereny via their Sienna Films banner; and Jocelyn Hamilton for eOne. RANSOM was co-developed by Corus Entertainment Inc. and TF1, with the participation of the Centre National du Cinema et de l’Image Animé in France as well as Canada Media Fund, and is produced with the financial assistance of the Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit and the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit. Broadcast partners are Global (Canada), TF1 (France) and RTL (Germany).
About TRAINING DAY
TRAINING DAY stars Bill Paxton, Justin Cornwell, Katrina Law, Drew Van Acker, Lex Scott Davis, Julie Benz, Christina Vidal and Marianne Jean-Baptiste. Jerry Bruckheimer, Kristianne Reed, Antoine Fuqua, Will Beall, Barry Schindel, Jonathan Littman and Danny Cannon are executive producers for Jerry Bruckheimer Television in association with Warner Bros. Television.
About DOUBT
DOUBT stars Katherine Heigl, Dulé Hill, Steven Pasquale, Elliott Gould, Dreama Walker, Laverne Cox and Kobi Libii. Tony Phelan, Joan Rater, Carl Beverly, Sarah Timberman and Adam Bernstein (pilot only) are executive producers for CBS Television Studios. Tony Phelan and Joan Rater are creators.
About SURVIVOR
SURVIVOR is a multi-Emmy Award-winning reality-competition series that features castaways separated into groups and forced to compete against each other with the same ultimate goal: to outwit, outplay and outlast one another. Ultimately, one will be crowned the Sole Survivor and win the $1 million prize. Emmy Award winner Jeff Probst is the host. Mark Burnett and Jeff Probst are executive producers for S.E.G. Holdco., LLC.
About THE AMAZING RACE
THE AMAZING RACE is a multi-Emmy Award-winning reality series hosted by Emmy Award-nominated host Phil Keoghan. This season, 11 teams will embark around the world. At every destination, each team must compete in a series of challenges, some mental and some physical, and only when the tasks are completed will they learn of their next location. Teams who are the farthest behind will gradually be eliminated, with the first team to arrive at the final destination winning the $1 million prize. Jerry Bruckheimer, Bertram van Munster, Jonathan Littman, Elise Doganieri and Mark Vertullo are executive producers for Jerry Bruckheimer Television and Earthview Inc. in association with ABC Studios and Amazing Race Productions. Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri are co-creators.
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