CBS renews ‘NCIS,’ ‘Criminal Minds,’ more; ‘The Mentalist,’ ‘The Crazy Ones’ TBD
cbsToday, CBS decided that they are not exactly the patient type when it comes to revealing whether or not many of their top shows will be back for another season on the air. Over a dozen shows were officially picked up for the 2014-15 season today, and they include a few that were firmly on the bubble.
With that, there were also some shows that are going to have to sweat it out for a while, and could be in very big trouble come the upfront presentation in May. For “Intelligence” and “The Crazy Ones,” you can pretty much pencil in their fate as done for. Their ratings have been weak compared to the rest of the competition. However, “The Mentalist” is still waiting for a decision, and despite actually drawing better ratings recently than “The Good Wife,” it doesn’t have that same sort of critical following.
The following shows were the ones that were picked up today: “Mom,” “2 Broke Girls,” “The Millers,” “Two and a Half Men,” “Hawaii Five-0,” “Undercover Boss,” “Blue Bloods,” “Criminal Minds,” “Elementary,” “NCIS,” “NCIS: Los Angeles,” “Person of Interest,” “The Good Wife,” “The Amazing Race,” and “CSI.” The biggest surprise in here to us? Probably “Two and a Half Men,” mostly because the show is expensive to make thanks to the salaries of Ashton Kutcher and Jon Cryer. We wouldn’t have been shocked to see “The Amazing Race” go at this point, but are thrilled to see it back on the air for another go-around.
As for some of the other big shows on the schedule, “The Big Bang Theory” was renewed earlier in the week until the end of the tenth season, and there are negotiations underway with many of the actors. “Survivor” was also renewed early this year straight to the end of its 30th season, which will air in spring 2015.
Which one of these renewals are you the most excited about? Share your thoughts below.
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Dale
March 15, 2014 @ 3:37 pm
The mentalist is an awesome show! I always have to DVR it cuz Sundays nights run late all the time! The should put it on wed nights ! Don’t cancel this show! It’s great to watch something so entertaining ! So many other shows that they are saving isn’t worth it but this is! Please keep this show! Maybe put the the millers or the crazy ones on Sunday night at ten and see how well they do!!! Just saying!!!!
DorkShadows
March 15, 2014 @ 5:59 am
Its competition had nothing to do with Intelligence’s failure, it’s simply a terrible show.
Tom
March 14, 2014 @ 10:57 am
Great that NCIS was renewed but they need Ziva back, that new girl is just redundant and so immensely annoying!
Perfect for NCIS LA, they are getting better with the start of every new season! And Elementary and Blue Bloods, so many great shows to look forward to.
Tonyfan Ncis
March 14, 2014 @ 4:36 am
I would love to say how happy i am that NCIS has been renewed, but i just don’t feel all that enthusiastic about it. If for some reason Michael Weatherly decides not to renew, that will be the death knell for the show. The show may go on without him and Cote, but it certainly won’t be the show it used to be.
jpe
March 14, 2014 @ 12:12 am
Mentalist sadly is a very good show that just has horrible timeslot, no clue at all why they moved it, but it still draws great numbers and they’d be hard pressed to replace it.
Barbara Lefler Rathmann
March 13, 2014 @ 11:03 pm
It’s so nice to read that HF0 is being renewed especially after a lot of people said the move to Fridays was a death sentence. Ratings have been up and it’s nice to have HF0 back to back with Tom Selleck in “Blue Bloods.” Looking forward to Season 5 especially now that Jorge Garcia has been named as a series regular.
Sandra
March 13, 2014 @ 10:48 pm
Yay for Elementary! one of my favorite shows now! and happy for NCIS-LA. This has been a great year for them and they deserve their success.
Not surprised that NCIS was renewed, but it has really gone downhill this year in quality. At this rate, this will be their last renewal.