CBS Places Supergirl on Mondays, Confirms End of CSI

NEW YORK: Supergirl has landed the 8 p.m. slot on Mondays on CBS's 2015-16 schedule, which will also see the conclusion of its long-running CSI: Crime Scene Investigation series with a two-hour TV movie.

On Mondays, to start the season The Big Bang Theory will kick off the night at 8 p.m., providing a lead-in for the new family-based comedy Life in Pieces. After the conclusion of Thursday Night Football, The Big Bang Theory and Life in Pieces will head to their regular Thursday time periods. This is when the new action-adventure drama Supergirl will open the night. Supergirl will be paired with the dramas Scorpion and NCIS: Los Angeles.

Tuesdays will see the return of NCIS, followed by NCIS: New Orleans. This two-hour block of returning shows provides a nice lead-in for the new drama Limitless in the 10 p.m. slot. Limitless is based on the feature film of the same name, the star of which, Bradley Cooper, is serving as one of the executive producers on the show.

Survivor is coming back to again open the night at 8 p.m. on Wednesdays. Criminal Minds will be providing the lead-in for the fast-paced freshman medical drama Code Black.

NFL Thursday Night Football action will be dominating the schedule starting September 17. The regular entertainment schedule returns in November. The Big Bang Theory will be back at 8 p.m., followed by Life in Pieces at 8:30 p.m. Mom returns at 9 p.m., giving way to the new comedy Angel from Hell, which stars Jane Lynch (Glee) and Maggie Lawson (Psych). Elementary will end the night in the 10 p.m. slot.

CBS kept Fridays in tact, with the return of The Amazing Race paired with the crime-solving block of Hawaii Five-0 and Blue Bloods.

Saturdays continue to be dubbed Crimetime Saturday, with encores of the network's popular dramas at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m., followed by 48 Hours.

Madam Secretary returns to the Sunday 8 p.m. slot, followed by The Good Wife at 9 p.m. At the start of the season, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation will get a special two-hour series finale. CSI: Cyber will then carry on the CSI legacy, taking over the 10 p.m. hour.

CBS is also bringing back three of its established comedies—2 Broke Girls, Mike & Molly and The Odd Couple—along with the drama Person of Interest and reality series Undercover Boss.

Coming later in the season, CBS has announced Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, a spin-off that stars Gary Sinise, and the buddy-cop drama Rush Hour, a reimagining of the feature-film franchise.

“This is a schedule well-positioned to build on the foundation of last year when we introduced five successful new series and increased our audience by 5 percent,” said Nina Tassler, the chairman of CBS Entertainment. “With Thursday Night Football, many of the biggest hits on prime-time television and huge events throughout the year, all of our exciting new shows have the best possible environment to succeed, and to help deliver another winning season for CBS.”