CBS TV Upfront

CBS unveiled its new Fall schedule today. It features three new dramas and one new comedy. The new dramas are spin-off “NCIS: Los Angeles”, “The Good Wife” and “Three Rivers”. The new comedy is entitled “Accidentally on Purpose”. Two new reality shows-- “Arranged Marriage” and “Undercover Boss”-- will be produced and assigned a mid-season timeslot. Also renewed for midseason are Rules of Engagement and Canadian crime drama Flashpoint. New Canadian crime drama The Bridge and a medical drama Miami Trauma (not to be confused with similarly titled NBC medical drama Trauma) will also join CBS’s schedule mid-season.

“On the bubble” shows that were not renewed include "Without a Trace" and "The Unit" . On the bubble shows winning renewal were “Gary Unmarried” and “Numb3rs”. The network also picked up Medium (which CBS produces but which NBC had aired previously) and sitcom “The New Adventures of Old Christine” that ABC had expressed interest in adding if CBS had axed it.

The new schedule:
(with new series capitalized)

Monday:

How I Met Your Mother
ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE
Two and Half Men
Big Bang Theory
CSI: Miami

Tuesday:

NCIS
NCIS: LOS ANGELES
THE GOOD WIFE

Wednesday:

The New Adventures of Old Christine
Gary Unmarried
Criminal Minds
CSI: NY

Thursday:

Survivor
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
The Mentalist

Friday:

Ghost Whisperer
Medium (new to CBS)
Numb3rs

Saturday:

Crime Time Saturday
Crime Time Saturday
48 Hours Mystery

Sunday:

60 Minutes
The Amazing Race
THREE RIVERS
Cold Case

Descriptions of New Series:

Comedy

Accidentally on Purpose

Former Dharma & Greg star Jenna Elfman plays a 39-year-old San Francisco movie critic who gets pregnant after a one night with a man 10 years her junior. The cast includes Ashley Jensen, Grant Show (Swingtown), Jon Foster, Lennon Parham and Nicolas Wright.

Drama

The Good Wife

After a Chicago district attorney resigns in disgrace and is sent to prison, his stay-at-home wife must go back to being a lawyer to support the family. Julianna Margulies (ER), Matt Czuchry and Christine Baranski (Cybill) star.

Three Rivers

Organ transplants and donation through the eyes of doctors, donors and recipients is the focus of this new medical drama. The cast includes Joaquim de Almedia, Christopher Hanke, Daniel Henney, Justina Machado, Katherine Moennig, Alex O’Loughlin and Julia Ormond.

The Bridge (midseason)

After being voted to become the police union’s leader, a tough and dedicated police officer (Aaron Douglas) has his hands full dealing with criminals on the street, corruption in the ranks and his own bosses. In association with Canadian network CTV and CBS Television Studios)

Miami Trauma (midseason)

A team of trauma surgeons in Miami who race against time to save patients with less than one hour to live is the focus of this new medical drama. The cast includes Richard Coyle, Elisabeth Harnois, Jeremy Northam and Lana Parrilla.

Nonscripted

Arranged Marriage (midseason)

Three single adults unlucky in love rely on their closest family and friends to choose someone for them to marry. Beginning with the first meetings of the families to the actual wedding day, the couple is documented through the day-to-day joys and struggles in their arranged unions.

Undercover Boss (midseason)

In this new hidden camera reality series, an executive goes undercover in disguise at the company he works for to get a real look at the people working there and the company itself.