All Five CBS Freshman Series Get Full-Season Orders

LOS ANGELES: The five freshman series on CBS’s fall slate—Hawaii Five-0, The Defenders, Blue Bloods, Mike & Molly and $#*! My Dad Says—have been picked up for full seasons.

Hawaii Five-0 is the number one new series for the 2010-11 season, winning its Monday 10 p.m. time period in all key demos every week this season. Blue Bloods is the number two new series, standing as Friday’s top program in viewers and adults 18 to 49. The Defenders is the number three series on TV, averaging 11.33 million viewers. Mike & Molly is the number one new comedy in viewers and key demographics. $#*! My Dad Says is the second highest rated new comedy in both viewers and adults 18 to 49.

"Everything has clicked so far this year—from development in January, to scheduling in May, to production over the summer, to marketing and publicity in the fall," said Nina Tassler, the president of CBS Entertainment. "It’s all testimony to the executives in our halls who remain restless for more success, and the amazing creative talent on our sets who continue to deliver the goods."