Man with a Plan, Fam: CBS Sets 2019 Sitcom Premieres; Life in Pieces Still MIA

Yesterday, CBS announced their midseason reality show plans. Today, the network revealed premiere dates for season three of Man with a Plan and new sitcom Fam.

Fam will debut on Thursday, January 10th at 9:30 PM and will take over the timeslot once Murphy Brown has finished for the season. Man with a Plan will return on Monday, February 4th at 8:30 PM, replacing Happy Together on the schedule. Murphy Brown’s season was set at 13 episodes and the network opted not to order additional installments of Happy Together.

The CBS press release notes that a premiere date for the fourth season of Life in Pieces will be announced at a later date. The network renewed the family comedy for a new season of 13 episodes back in May.

CBS ANNOUNCES WINTER SCHEDULING PLANS FOR NEW AND RETURNING COMEDIES

New Comedy “Fam” Premieres Thursday, Jan. 10 at 9:30 PM

“Man with a Plan” Returns Monday, Feb. 4 at 8:30 PM

CBS today announced the comedy portion of its winter 2019 scheduling moves, including the series premiere of FAM and the return of MAN WITH A PLAN.

CBS will premiere the new comedy FAM on Thursday, Jan. 10 (9:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT) after MURPHY BROWN completes its season order. FAM stars Nina Dobrev and Tone Bell in a comedy about a woman whose vision of a perfect life with her adoring fiancé and his wonderful parents is radically altered when her 16-year-old, out-of-control half-sister unexpectedly comes to live with her. As the family Clem (Dobrev) chose and the family she has blend, Clem realizes that this new happy fam may be the perfection she’s always been seeking. Odessa Adlon, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Sheryl Lee Ralph also star.

Also, MAN WITH A PLAN will return for its third season on Monday, Feb. 4 (8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT) after HAPPY TOGETHER completes its season run. MAN WITH A PLAN stars Golden Globe Award winner Matt LeBlanc in a comedy about an old-school guy confronting the modern challenges of parenting, marriage and family. Liza Snyder, Kevin Nealon, Stacy Keach, Grace Kaufman, Matthew McCann, Hala Finley, Matt Cook and Kali Rocha also star.

The season premiere of LIFE IN PIECES will be announced at a later date.

CBS’ WINTER SCHEDULE FOR MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS

CBS Thursday (as of Jan. 10)
8:00-8:30 PM   THE BIG BANG THEORY
8:30-9:00 PM   YOUNG SHELDON
9:00-9:30 PM   MOM
9:30-10:00 PM   FAM
10:00-11:00 PM   S.W.A.T.

CBS Monday (Feb. 4 and Feb. 11)
8:00-8:30 PM   THE NEIGHBORHOOD
8:30-9:00 PM   MAN WITH A PLAN
9:00-10:00 PM   BIG BROTHER: CELEBRITY EDITION
10:00-11:00 PM   BULL

CBS Monday (as of Feb. 18)
8:00-8:30 PM   THE NEIGHBORHOOD
8:30-9:00 PM   MAN WITH A PLAN
9:00-10:00 PM   MAGNUM P.I.
10:00-11:00 PM   BULL

About FAM
Corinne Kingsbury, Aaron Kaplan, Wendi Trilling and Dana Honor are executive producers for Kapital Entertainment in association with CBS Television Studios.

About MAN WITH A PLAN
Jeff and Jackie Filgo, Matt LeBlanc, Michael Rotenberg, Troy Zien and Gregg Mettler are executive producers for CBS Television Studios.

What do you think? Will you be watching the premieres of Fam or Man with a Plan on CBS? Are you looking forward to the future return of Life in Pieces?