Of all of the networks, CBS has the most viewers. Unfortunately, their shows also tend to skew older. CBS tends to be the most tight-lipped of the networks so early news of renewals and cancellations doesn’t happen as often.
Here’s a listing of CBS TV shows with their current status. This list encompasses shows that have aired from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.
We’ll keep updating the list throughout the May upfronts when decisions are made about most of the shows’ fates. Keep checking back, especially if your favorite is still on the fence.
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Here are listings for the other networks: ABC | The CW | FOX | NBC
Renewed
48 Hours: It’ll be back for year 24.
60 Minutes: It just keeps ticking.
The Amazing Race: Round 17 coming next season.
The Big Bang Theory: The geeks and Penny come back for year four.
Big Brother: Coming back for season 12 this summer.
Criminal Minds: It’s coming back and a spin-off will join it mid-season.
CSI: Ratings are down but it’ll remain on Thursdays.
CSI: Miami: Moving to Sundays.
CSI: NY: Moving to Fridays.
Flashpoint: Returning June 4th.
The Good Wife: Set to return for year two.
How I Met Your Mother: Will Ted find his wife in season six?
Medium: Back for a second year on CBS.
The Mentalist: Back for season three.
NCIS: Year eight begins this fall.
NCIS: Los Angeles: Coming back for season two.
Rules of Engagement: Coming back for year five.
Survivor: Watch for season 21 this fall.
Two and a Half Men: Renewed with Charlie Sheen returning.
Undercover Boss: Coming back for season two.
Cancelled (or ending)
Accidentally on Purpose: Sadly, we won’t get to see the two as parents.
Cold Case: Gone after seven seasons.
Gary Unmarried: Won’t be back for season three.
Ghost Whisperer: Gone to the TV graveyard after five years.
Miami Medical: Won’t return next season.
The New Adventures of Old Christine: Cut after five seasons and 88 episodes.
Numb3rs: Season six is the end.
There Goes the Neighborhood: The competition is over.
Three Rivers: Cancelled last year after one season.
What do you think? Any news that makes you particularly happy or sad? When compared to other networks, is CBS better or worse about cancelling shows?
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I was sooo sad and shocked to hear CBS was cancelling Cold Case and especially Ghost Whisperer. GW was a great show that my daughter and I watched together, it was a special time for us. There are not many shows that are for families. GW was sooo good and can’t believe it’s not coming back. Ghost Whisperer and Cold Case were the only reasons I watched CBS. You lost me and many other viewers. Foolish mistake!!!!!
cbs Sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and abc also sucks!!!!!!!!! I’m so tired of them cancelling shows. Sadie Is so right
ARE YOU STUPID!!!!! HOW COULD YOU CANCEL GHOST WHISPERER AND ACCIDENTALY ON PURPOSE!!!!!! I WILL NEVER WATCH CBS AGAIN
Numbers was my favorite Friday night show. I was very disappointed that you cancelled it. I thought that the show made you think as well as very entertaining.
CBS Execs are either incompetent or just plain stupid. CBS has the most viewers because it has the OLDEST viewers – those of us who still expect quality and good taste in television programming. So why would CBS pander to an audience it doesn’t have – the 20 somethings – when they already have the audience that spends the most money???? The answer has to be that CBS execs are nepotists – in other words, they must have “inherited” their positions through powerful, wealthy family members. They took off the good shows – Ghost Whisperer, Gary Unmarried, New Adventures of… Read more »
You said it Sandie! I tape all the shows cause I’m not home when they’re on, but it helps that I can fast forward through all the commercials. CBS isn’t the only network with brain dead execs either! ABC is just as bad.
Like everyone else I am shocked that you took Ghost Whisperer off. Our TV basically sat on all your shows with just a few not getting my attention. Now I am channel surfing looking for the shows that will be the ones I live and breathe for. You left us hanging by not giving Ghost Whisperer a chance to bring everything together to the end. Then if you felt that you had to let it go you would still have your faithful watchers. So how many true and faithful watchers have you lost over this? I had my shows, all… Read more »
It doesn’t really matter what any of us think because you all at CBS are going to do just what you want anyway. Ghost Whisperer and Miami Medical? Give me a break, the only good show on CBS now is NCIS and when are you all going to cancel that one? Seems to me that you are supporting alcoholics and trouble makers, what’s next are you going to offer Lindsay a job too?
thats what i hate about tv just when u start to get the answers on a show they cancel it. CBS should run GHOST WISPERER one more season to rap up any questions that need to be answerd like AIDEN and the SHINES why do u leave us hanging we are faithful watchers we did are job by watching u could at least rap up the show right not just leave us hanging THATS NOT FAIR ! im so sick of watching a show for years and than them getting canceld with out the ending we just get left hanging… Read more »
NOT HAPPY! I love the New Adventures of Old Christine. I never laughed so hard when she was helping her brother loose weight and they were drinking the peanut butter shakes and bouncing around on the exercise balls. The entire cast was hilarious! Instead they keep The Amazing Race! Who is in charge? I honestly don’t even want to watch TV this fall because as soon as I get involved in a show it seems to get cancelled.
why did they have to cancel ghost whisperer if it was an excellent show to watch and it was doing so good.yeah and i agree stupid reality shows. Jennifer love hewitt is the best actress
I really don’t want Ghost Whisperer to be cancelled!! But, if it has to be……please allow them to give us an ending!!!
OK, to all you people in the rooms of CBS, we people of this generation do not watch shows live, we watch them either recorded on D.V.R.’s/Tivo’s or we watch them on a website like Hulu. Those are the places where you actually get all your views, so use those as part of your ratings. If you do that you will not have to cancel all those really good shows!
SEEMS TO ME THE PEOPLE AT CBS ARE ALL BRAIN DEAD. FIRST THE TAKE OF MIAMI MEDICAL NOW THE GHOST WHISPER MORE THAN LIKELY THEY WILL PUT ON MORE OF THERE BORING REALITY SHOWA. WAKE UP GUY
Why is Accidentally on Purpose cancelled??? That show was really funny..I think it would be great to see them as parents!!! Accidentally on Purpose needs another chance!!!
Ghost Whisperer!! Love it and miss it terribly! So glad 2 and 1/2 men stayed
why do you always cancel the best shows and keep dumb ones like medium bring back numbers and Ghost whisperer
I don’t get why they had to cancel Ghost Whisper? At the VERY LEAST they should have given viewers a heads up and had s series finale!! CBS brings in these new stupid shows & gets rid of the shows viewers enjoy most! Most of these new shows wont last 1 or 2 seasons!
I like medium and ghost whisperer. And i liked it when they came on the same night together.