Due to COVID-19’s effect on television production, CBS has rearranged its early fall scheduleto add several older showsto its prime-time lineup which were previously exclusive to other related networks. This includes the first season ofStar Trek: Discovery,the fourth season of Justina Machado’sOne Day at a Time, and the Spectrum original miniseriesManhunt: Deadly Games.
While CBS still plans to air its fall lineup, many of its regular scripted hour-long dramas have suffered bigproduction delays from the pandemic. Under the new schedule, CBS’s nighttime programming in September and October will largely consist of shows that aren’t new, but are new to CBS, in order to buy time for the shows in its previous lineup to restart production. This includesNCIS(the show that will somehow outlive the human race), SEAL Team, Young Sheldon, MacGyver,and a reboot ofThe Equalizerstarring Queen Latifah.
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Manhunt: Deadly Games,a dramatic miniseries based on the events surrounding the 1996 Summer Olympics bombing, premiered its entire 10-episode run on Spectrum TV in February of 2020. Its run on CBS is scheduled to begin on September 21stat 10 PM EST. This is technically the second season ofManhunt,following an 8-episode run in 2017on the Discovery Channelthat was focused around the hunt for the Unabomber.
The fourth season ofOne Day at a Timeis planned to take up a 9 PM EST slot on Monday nights, starting with two episodes running back-to-back on October 12th. The sitcom, starring Justina Machado, Isabella Gomez, and Rita Moreno, was cancelled after three seasons on Netflix, but moved to Viacom’s Pop cable network for a fourth season in March of 2020.
All three shows will be carrying the mail for CBS’s prime-time programming throughout September and October, with the rest of the broadcast schedule taken up bya whole mess of unscripted reality TV, such asBig Brother, Love Island,andThe Amazing Race. 60 Minutesalso makes its season 53 premiere on the evening of Sunday, September 20th, following that day’s NFL programming.
Star Trek: Discovery’s third season begins airing on CBS All Access on October 15th.
