CBS has renewed SCORPION, NCIS: QL and MADAME SECRETARY for second seasons. #TCA15
CBS RENEWS HIT FRESHMAN DRAMAS “NCIS: NEW ORLEANS,” “MADAM SECRETARY” AND “SCORPION” FOR THE 2015-2016 BROADCAST SEASON
The Dramas, All Produced by CBS Television Studios, Represent the #1, #2 and #3
Most-Watched New Programs This Season and Rank Among Network Television’s Top 10 Series
“NCIS: New Orleans” Is the Season’s #1 New Series and Broadcast Television’s #2 Drama
“Madam Secretary” Is the #2 New Series of the Season
“Scorpion” Is the #3 New Series of the Season
CBS announced today that the hit freshman dramas NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, MADAM SECRETARY and SCORPION have been renewed for the 2015-2016 broadcast season. The series represent the #1, #2 and #3 most-watched new programs on broadcast television this season: NCIS: NEW ORLEANS is the season’s #1 new series and broadcast television’s #2 drama (behind #1 NCIS), MADAM SECRETARY is the #2 new series of the season, and SCORPION is #3. All three rank among network television’s top 10 series, and are produced by CBS Television Studios.
“These freshman dramas have each made a big impact on key nights of the week,” said Nina Tassler, Chairman, CBS Entertainment. “Creatively distinctive, the series are backed by strong showrunners with amazingly talented casts, and have resonated with a big, broad audience.”
NCIS: NEW ORLEANS is the season’s most-watched new series and broadcast television’s #2 drama (“NCIS” is #1), averaging 18.1 million viewers. The series stars Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan, Rob Kerkovich and CCH Pounder. Gary Glasberg, Mark Harmon, Jeffrey Lieber and James Hayman are the executive producers for CBS Television Studios.
MADAM SECRETARY is the #2 new series of the season, averaging 14.9 million viewers and ranking as Sunday’s most-watched scripted broadcast. It has improved the year-ago time period by +49% in viewers. Téa Leoni, Tim Daly, Bebe Neuwirth, Željko Ivanek, Patina Miller, Erich Bergen, Geoffrey Arend, Kathrine Herzer, Evan Roe and Wallis Currie-Wood star. Barbara Hall, Lori McCreary, Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman and David Semel are the executive producers for CBS Television Studios, in association with Revelations Entertainment.
SCORPION is the #3-ranked new series of the season, averaging 14.5 million viewers. It has been key to CBS’s Monday improvement, boosting the year-ago time period by +61% in viewers, +21% in adults 18-49 and +31% in adults 25-54. In addition, it is one of the top-streamed shows on cbs.com. Elyes Gabel, Robert Patrick, Katharine McPhee, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Jadyn Wong and Ari Stidham star. Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Nick Santora, Nicholas Wootton, Justin Lin, Heather Kadin, Scooter Braun and Walter O’Brien are the executive producers for CBS Television Studios.
The Dramas, All Produced by CBS Television Studios, Represent the #1, #2 and #3
Most-Watched New Programs This Season and Rank Among Network Television’s Top 10 Series
“NCIS: New Orleans” Is the Season’s #1 New Series and Broadcast Television’s #2 Drama
“Madam Secretary” Is the #2 New Series of the Season
“Scorpion” Is the #3 New Series of the Season
CBS announced today that the hit freshman dramas NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, MADAM SECRETARY and SCORPION have been renewed for the 2015-2016 broadcast season. The series represent the #1, #2 and #3 most-watched new programs on broadcast television this season: NCIS: NEW ORLEANS is the season’s #1 new series and broadcast television’s #2 drama (behind #1 NCIS), MADAM SECRETARY is the #2 new series of the season, and SCORPION is #3. All three rank among network television’s top 10 series, and are produced by CBS Television Studios.
“These freshman dramas have each made a big impact on key nights of the week,” said Nina Tassler, Chairman, CBS Entertainment. “Creatively distinctive, the series are backed by strong showrunners with amazingly talented casts, and have resonated with a big, broad audience.”
NCIS: NEW ORLEANS is the season’s most-watched new series and broadcast television’s #2 drama (“NCIS” is #1), averaging 18.1 million viewers. The series stars Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan, Rob Kerkovich and CCH Pounder. Gary Glasberg, Mark Harmon, Jeffrey Lieber and James Hayman are the executive producers for CBS Television Studios.
MADAM SECRETARY is the #2 new series of the season, averaging 14.9 million viewers and ranking as Sunday’s most-watched scripted broadcast. It has improved the year-ago time period by +49% in viewers. Téa Leoni, Tim Daly, Bebe Neuwirth, Željko Ivanek, Patina Miller, Erich Bergen, Geoffrey Arend, Kathrine Herzer, Evan Roe and Wallis Currie-Wood star. Barbara Hall, Lori McCreary, Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman and David Semel are the executive producers for CBS Television Studios, in association with Revelations Entertainment.
SCORPION is the #3-ranked new series of the season, averaging 14.5 million viewers. It has been key to CBS’s Monday improvement, boosting the year-ago time period by +61% in viewers, +21% in adults 18-49 and +31% in adults 25-54. In addition, it is one of the top-streamed shows on cbs.com. Elyes Gabel, Robert Patrick, Katharine McPhee, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Jadyn Wong and Ari Stidham star. Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Nick Santora, Nicholas Wootton, Justin Lin, Heather Kadin, Scooter Braun and Walter O’Brien are the executive producers for CBS Television Studios.
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Happy for the freshman shows but what about the others?
ReplyDeleteI knew there was going to be CBS renewals after what happened with the CW yesterday XD Congrats to the fans!
ReplyDeleteIt's not official, but Stalker is pretty much cancelled now.
ReplyDeleteWhat about NCIS: LA?
ReplyDeleteNo news on any other shows yet.
ReplyDeleteWell CW did it first xD. Now give me the renewals for MOM, 2BG, Mike & Molly. Stalkers is still hanging or this means cancell?
ReplyDeleteYay Scorpion! Hope it can continue to provide interesting cases. Hoping for Stalker to be renewed too out of the freshmen series.
ReplyDeleteYay Scorpion! My favourite new show of the season :)
ReplyDeleteWhoa, another pleasant surprise! Happy for all three!! Hoping for other renewals as well soon.
ReplyDeleteKeeping fingers crossed for Stalker too.... would rather it than either Scorpion or NCIS:NO if it came to a choice!
ReplyDeleteNot entirely unexpected, but good news nonetheless.
ReplyDeleteI honestly have only watched a couple episodes of NCIS:NO, but I've caught more of both Scorpion and Madam secretary and enjoy them.
Bye bye, Stalker. Guess CBS won't be stalking you anymore.
ReplyDeleteThe CW and CBS have made me fantastically happy.
ReplyDeleteI was keeping my hopes up for Stalker too, I'm really enjoying it, but it's looking less and less likely...
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping for a McCarthys renewal later this season. I know it's not likely, but the show has grown creatively and I think it has a lot of potential to grow commercially.
ReplyDeleteThis is probably not good news for H50.
ReplyDeleteMore bullshit:
ReplyDeleteNina Tassler says rookie comedy The McCarthys is still a contender for next year. #TCA15— Lesley Goldberg (@Snoodit) January 12, 2015
I think so too... What a shame, it was a good show...
ReplyDeleteExpected and well deserved!
ReplyDeleteI didn't really like the show much to be honest, watched the first three episodes and just couldn't get into it.
ReplyDeleteNot necessarily. They already cancelled "The Millers", are losing "Two and a Half Men". If their comedy development isn't great, I could see them picking it up off the bubble, at least as a backup.
ReplyDeleteYay, Scorpion! So glad about that one! At least one of my new shows is doing well lol
ReplyDeleteI actually like "The Mccarthys" so I'm hoping it's true though I know it's probably a reeeeaaalllly long longshot.
ReplyDeleteMe too!
ReplyDeleteThe McDermott curse
ReplyDeleteYeah, that's not likely.
ReplyDeleteWell my dad will be happy about Madame Secretary.
ReplyDeleteAlright, FOX/NBC you're up next! Renew Sleepy Hollow, Family Guy and The Blacklist ASAP
ReplyDeleteoh and how about renewing AoS right of the bat now ABC? We all know that you won't cancel a Marvel show before the year of Marvel arrives
Stalker is definitely done. CBS has been really hitting the "trio" in various promos, so it looks like they are all in. There really are only three mysteries on CBS schedule: H50 (probably gone), POI (13-episode arc) and CSI (certain final season treatment for 15 episodes to get to 350) - could really see it back at Friday 9 - very compatible with BB, which CBS is going to keep going as long as TS wants.
ReplyDeleteThere will be a page and Walter cliffhanger at the end is season 1 as said by show runners happy we will have season 2 to see what happens....
ReplyDeleteMadam Secretary will be CBS's Reign (early renewal, ratings drop in spring).
ReplyDeleteWhat about ncis and ncis Los Angeles
ReplyDeleteNon-freshman renewals are announced in March.
ReplyDeleteIf The Odd Couple bombs (as expected) I would not be shocked if CBS strongly considers renewing The McCarthy's. Sure it has under performed, but with CBS having no sitcom luck recently they could decide to keep it as a backup or as a stop gap for a year like they did with The Millers.
ReplyDeleteGreat for Madame Secretary and Scorpion, I love them both! But NCIS NO, really? It wouldn't hold in any other spot except for after NCIS.
ReplyDeleteDon't underestimate older viewers, they are more at home and more loyal to shows they like. Madame Secretary is great, I love watching Tea Leonie.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all the fans whose shows got renewed!
ReplyDeleteStalker is now 100% dead,not that it had any chance to begin with!Sigh!
ReplyDeleteI'm still hoping for a miracle & see H50 renewed for a final season!
ReplyDeleteCBS has a thing for dramas :D Scorpion and NCIS:NO are great new shows and i hope they will have same or better success like other CBS dramas.
ReplyDeleteNo surprises accept that it really early which I love btw) congrats to the fans of all those shows, enjoy!
ReplyDeleteNow i'm gonaa watch Madam Secretary
ReplyDeleteI also still keep my fingers crossed for H50 and Stalker, H50 has better chances I think, because it is not that bad on Fridays.
ReplyDeleteI want Stalker.
ReplyDeleteI wouldnt completely count it out, it may get a nod for the summer?
ReplyDeletewhich is probably why they'll air it there next season too?
ReplyDeleteIt's episode order got cut,it's ending early,non-CBS owned,nah!
ReplyDeleteCSI, Stalker and The Mentalist most likely all gone, they may need H5O at least for schedule filler. Perhaps it will get a short final season or who knows maybe a full season?
ReplyDeletewell that makes NO sense
ReplyDeleteI got into Stalker after the first 5 episodes, it would be a shame if they cancel it. Whatever they air after NCIS is a success, it could be in japanese, people who watch NCIS just don't switch the chanel. That is mean, but Stalker is in a tough spot now.
ReplyDeletethey renew in march
ReplyDeleteHow many episodes did they get? I just watched it over the break, and I like it. It has potential!
ReplyDeleteMom and 2BG are no brainers, M&M might come down to Melissa McCarthy's availability. Stalker I cant see being renewed unless it goes to the summer.
ReplyDeleteIt got a full 22 episode order which got reduced to 20 but now it will only air 18 since another new show is taking over,i caan't remember which show.It's 100% dead.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I figure they'll be coming next month/early March as per usual but I was hoping they'd pull a CW and announce everything today.
ReplyDeleteFirstly I hope H50 gets renewed but it is a borderline show as was Madame Secretary--MS getting renewed is one less spot for H50. It still might squeak by but the odds are now longer.
ReplyDeletePlease, noooooooooooooooooooo.
ReplyDeleteLOVING these early renewals! Wooohoooo Scorpion! Perhaps I'll give NCIS:NO another try and I really need to find the time to start Madam Secretary!
ReplyDeleteUm you do realize Fridays CBS has Uncover Boss.Five 0 and Blue Bloods so not sure why you think H50 is in trouble?
ReplyDeleteHow funny will it be if AOS lasts all the way till 2020 seeing as no more movies beyond 2020 yet lol.
ReplyDeleteStalker is like another Criminal Minds and i dn't think ppl wanna watch another Criminal Minds show as it is i mean the spin off failed lol
ReplyDeleteOut of those 3--unfortunately H50 would be third and the weakest. And it is true H50 is a borderline show.
ReplyDeleteHeh, well, you might want to tell that to the CM team, considering they're planning to give another spin-off a try!
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen "Stalker", but if the comments from those here who do watch it are any indication, apparently some people do want more shows like that.
I was hoping for that, too. It'd be really nice to just get it out of the way now and watch the remainder of the season with no worries :D. But if we must wait until March, well...
ReplyDeletei'm so excited i could burst!! i was so nervous about Scorpion which ironically was the new show i was most skeptical about but quickly became one of my faves:)
ReplyDeleteWhy do you think H50 is probably gone? It does well in its timeslot and I don't see any other show doing as well as H50 does. I'd leave Friday night alone if I were CBS. If it's working why change it.
ReplyDeleteI think they renewed these 3 freshman shows early so the writers know they can end the season with a cliffhanger and not worry about being canceled.
ReplyDeleteStalker's case for renewal just got a whole lot harder than it already was.
ReplyDeleteTime to root for a summer time-slot :D
I'm sure FOX will announce some renewals at their TCA session (and ABC will wait until the last minute as always) so it's nice. Then I'll only have to worry about a few shows.
ReplyDeleteIt would be
ReplyDeletebut it would truly be a shame and missed opportunity if ABC canned it now before the biga** Marvel line-up kicks off. Also the producers would be dumb NOT to relate the show to the movies.
I get that they like full on storytelling but to keep this show alive they need to give the show certain sub-seasons. Before a Guardians of the Galaxy movie release: tell a storyline about the agents actually going to space. Fight Hydra before a Cap movie. Fight Ultron bots before Avengers 2. Deal with an escaped asgardian villain as the season big bad before a Thor release. And so on and so on.
If AoS plays it smart it benefits from being a solid PR vehicle (wich it isn't right now IMO)
The show NEEDS to change style and tone to attract the films audience
WHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SCORPION RENEWED HELL YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteSHIELD, Carter?
ReplyDeleteThank god I can start watchin g scorpion againwithout fearing of any cancellation CBS is way to unpredictable so I stopped watching when it went to a 1.9
ReplyDeleteMaybe just Murder since it's limited and has already aired half of its season and announce Revenge's final season.
ReplyDeleteH50 is not gone. CBS has several other shows that are older that would get canceled before it. POI has at least a few more seasons in it as well.
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised but happy about Scorpion and Madam Secretary!
ReplyDeleteI've been meaning to catch up on Scorpion so a S2 is a goon enough incentive for me to actually put a bit more effort into that.
ReplyDeleteAnd I've quite been enjoying Madam Secretary so YAY on that front.
No feelings one way or another about NCIS though. It's an overall good franchise so I'm not that surprised.
Actually Madam Secretary's rating have been holding up quite nicely so that wasn't that surprising.
ReplyDeleteNeither was Scorpion to tell you the truth. Granted the ratings haven't been spectacular but with The Mentalist ending this year they needed a replacement of that kind of show, and it fit the bill...
no i mean what are their chances or more SHIELD than Carter is it safe?
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear Madam Secretary's been performing well. I know political dramas can be hit or miss and usually the ones I like end up on the chopping block.
ReplyDeleteAs for Scorpion...I hope it's not wrong I'm glad The Mentalist is ending XD
I hopw they renew NCIS Los Angeles in March too & Elementary gets s4 because of syndication.
ReplyDeleteAngela, Stalker is great! I think it would benefit even more from a crossover with CM!
ReplyDeleteI've been meaning to check it out! From its description it sounds like a very creepy show-I can see why CBS put it alongside "Criminal Minds". It'd be neat for "Criminal Minds" to do a crossover sometime, they've never done that before, and like you said, if the description of "Stalker" is anything to go by, crossing the two shows would certainly make total sense (might also help "Stalker" gain more viewers as well).
ReplyDeleteMadam Secretary yes, the other two were certain renewals
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