So far, so good for the newcomers to the CBS prime-time line-up this fall, with the network announcing that it has placed full-season orders for all three of the shows.
Kevin James’ sitcom return, Kevin Can Wait, as well as the Michael Weatherly-led drama Bull and the rebooted MacGyver will continue throughout the fall season.
All three have yielded decent ratings for CBS, with MacGyver winning its 8pm time slot on Fridays and Bull garnering the strongest numbers of all the new fall shows with a viewership average of just over 17 million.
Kevin Can Wait, for its part, was touted by the network as the top-rated new comedy this fall, with an average of just over 11 million viewers. Next week, the show will shift from 8.30pm on Mondays to 8pm to make room for Matt LeBlanc’s new sitcom, Man With a Plan.
“We’re thrilled viewers have embraced these three shows creatively,” CBS Entertainment President Glenn Geller said in a statement. “Each one has made an immediate and positive impact on our schedule.”
In other TV news, TBS announced that it had picked up a new comedy series starring Tracy Morgan. The as-yet untitled show will be created by Jordan Peele of Key and Peele fame, who will also executive produce along with Morgan.
The series is said to centre on Morgan portraying a character who returns to his newly gentrified Brooklyn neighbourhood after 15 years in prison. A premiere date has not yet been set.
