CBS plans double the comedy and add a lot of familiar faces to its 2016-17 season.
Eight new shows were announced for the network at its upfront session Wednesday. Five new shows are due for the fall, including a series made out of a movie, “Training Day,” and a vintage series reboot, “MacGyver.”
But 21 shows are returning, including all three “NCIS” franchiess and two “Criminal Minds.”
Among the familiar names in the new shows are Kevin James, Matt Leblanc, Joel McHale, Katherine Heigl, Michael Weatherly, Dermot Mulroney, Bill Paxton, Dule Hill and Laverne Cox.
Here’s what’s coming in drama:
- “Bull” stars Michael Weatherly, who just made his “NCIS” farewell this week, as a trial consultant, “inspired by the early career of Dr. Phil McGraw.” With Freddy Rodriguez, Marissa Morgan and Jaime Lee Kirchner. With Stephen Spielberg and McGraw among the executive producers. Tuesdays in the fall.
- “Pure Genius,” a hospital drama gets a Silicon Valley jolt in a medical yarn starring Dermot Mulroney, Augustus Prew, Odette Annable and Brenda Song. Thursdays this fall.
- “MacGyver,” a reboot of the series with Lucas Till in the title role as 20-something government agent and problem solver. With George Eads. Henry Winkler is an executive producer. Fridays this fall.
- “Training Day,” picking up on the feature film about L.A. cops 15 years later with Bill Paxton, Justin Cornwell, Julie Benz. From Jerry Bruckheimer Productions. Midseason.
- “Doubt” stars Katherine heigh as an attorney in love with her quiet, a plastic surgeon played by Steven Pasquale. With Dule Hill and Laverne Cox. Executive producer Adam Bernstein (“Fargo,” “30 Rock”) directed the pilot.
New CBS comedies are:
- “Kevin Can Wait” with Kevin James as a newly retired police officer who has family headaches. With Erinn Hayes, Taylor Spritzer, Lenny Venito. Mondays this fall.
- “Man with a Plan” stars Matt LeBlanc as a contractor who starts becoming a home dad. With Grace Kaufman, Jessica Chaffin and Matt Cook. Mondays this fall.
- “The Great Indoors” stars Joel McHale as an editor for an outdoor magazine overseeing millennials in the digital department. With Stephen Fry, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Christine Ko and Chris Williams. Thursdays this fall.
Returning shows include “Blue Bloods,” “Madam Secretary,” Elementary,” “Hawaii Five-0,” “Code Black,” “2 Broke Girls,” “The Odd Couple,” “Mom,” “Survivor,” “The Amazing Race,” “Undercover Boss,” “Scorpion,” “The Big Bang Theory,” “Life in Pieces,” “60 Minutes,” “48 Hours,” Thursday Night Football, “Criminal Minds” and “Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders,” and “NCIS,” “NCIS: Los Angeles” and “NCIS: New Orleans.”
Shows not returning include “CSI: Cyber,” “The Good Wife,” “Person of Interest,” “Angel from Hell,” “Rush Hour,” “Extant” and “Mike & Molly” as well as “Supergirl,” which is instead going to sister network The CW.
“Limitless” may also show up on another network or platform, officials said. But it won’t be back on CBS.