Finale dates for the likes of Friends with Better Lives and Bad Teacher have yet to be released, likely due to the fact that they’ll be running into the summer. You can get a look at the full list of CBS 2013-2014 finale dates below.

Do you think CBS should have allowed How I Met Your Mother to air into May? Will any of the currently unrenewed shows (The Crazy Ones, The Mentalist, Intelligence) be renewed for next season? Should more networks allow full nights of programming to end on the same date?

Monday, March 31st
8:00 How I Met Your Mother (One-Hour Series Finale)
10:00 Intelligence

Monday, April 14th
9:30 Mom

Thursday, April 17th
9:00 The Crazy Ones (One-Hour Season Finale)

Monday, May 5th
8:00 2 Broke Girls

Wednesday, May 7th
10:00 CSI

Thursday, May 8th
9:00 Two and a Half Men

Friday, May 9th
9:00 Hawaii: Five-0
10:00 Blue Bloods

Thursday, May 13th
8:00 NCIS
9:00 NCIS: Los Angeles
10:00 Person of Interest

Wednesday, May 14th
9:00 Criminal Minds

Thursday, May 15th
8:00 The Big Bang Theory
8:30 The Millers
10:00 Elementary

Sunday, May 18th
8:00 The Amazing Race
9:00 The Good Wife
10:00 The Mentalist

Monday, May 19th
9:00 Mike & Molly

Wednesday, May 21st
8:00 Survivor (Two-Hour Season Finale)
10:00 Survivor Reunion Special

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On the drama side, NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, Person of Interest, CSI, Hawaii: Five-0, Blue Bloods, Criminal Minds, Elementary, and The Good Wife will be returning next season, with The Mentalist, Intelligence, and Hostages left of the renewal flurry.

On the comedy side, 2 Broke Girls, The Millers, Mike & Molly, Mom, and Two and a Half Men will join The Big Bang Theory on the network’s slate for next season. Not receiving a renewal at this time was The Crazy Ones, which has noticeably softened in the ratings in recent weeks. CBS will be premiering two additional comedies (Friends with Better Lives and Bad Teacher) before the end of the season.

In the world of alternative programming, The Amazing Race and Undercover Boss got picked up for next season, joining already renewed Survivor, while 60 Minutes and 48 Hours will also be returning.

Last season, CBS cancelled every series that didn’t receive a renewal in March aside from those that were embroiled in contract negotiations (Criminal Minds and Two and a Half Men), so it’s not a good sign for those that didn’t receive a renewal this go-around. They’re not necessarily dead, but shows like The Crazy Ones and The Mentalist are going to have to overperform for the rest of the season if they have any hope of earning a shot on the schedule.

CBS will be unveiling its schedule for next season, which will include Thursday Night Football, on Wednesday, May 14th.

Do you think CBS made wise decisions regarding what to renew this early? Should they give something like The Crazy Ones or The Mentalist another season? How do you expect the CBS fall 2014 schedule to look?

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However, The Amazing Race took a noticeable hit in the ratings for its most recent season and there’s always the possibility that at least part of the hole All-Stars is in has nothing to do with the Olympics or Oscars. Some of it could be natural aging that every show, even the most resilient, is forced to deal with at some point, while there’s a chance that the show hit a casting bump for season 24 and won’t be able to reverse course until the fall season. The Amazing Race has been going to the well for returnee teams quite often in recent years, something that should be a guaranteed boon for ratings given viewer recognition and familiarity; however, part of the fun of the show is watching people experience the highs and lows of the race for the first time and by the third time you see a team, some of the enthusiasm about the show can dissipate, especially if said returnee teams either have no chemistry with one another or weren’t that memorable/great in the first place.

The Amazing Race airs Sundays at 8:00 on CBS. The show had been on an island of sorts, airing its first two episodes without any other new product on the network, but the coming third episode will see a lineup featuring new episodes of The Good Wife and The Mentalist.

Have you been watching The Amazing Race this season? Do you think the lower ratings have anything to do with casting decisions? How would you like the show to spice things up with its next regular season?

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This season on Survivor, filmed in Cagayan, Philippines, the theme is Brawn vs. Beauty vs. Brains, as eighteen contestants will be divided among the three tribal lines – athletic, physically-gifted Brawn; aesthetically pleasing Beauty; and intellectually-gifted Brains. The show’s most recent edition, which concluded this past December, averaged 11.58 million viewers, 3.2/10 in adults 18-49 and 4.2/11 in adults 25-54 and ranked as the #2 reality series on broadcast television in adults 18-49.

Having averaged over 10 million viewers for its last season, nine-time Emmy winner The Amazing Race will feature 11 returning teams on the hunt for the $1 million prize. A full cast list has yet to be announced, though names have been circulating online as to who could be on the journey of a lifetime one more time.

CBS has yet to reveal what will be airing Sundays and Wednesdays at 8:00 until Survivor and The Amazing Race make their respective premieres. This is the first midseason announcement from the network and likely the first of several to come at today’s TCA session; given how stable Survivor and The Amazing Race are despite their advancing ages, it was a given that they would stay where they’ve been able to flourish, the former extremely competitive in its time slot and the latter coming off a season dealing with fall football overrun.

Will you be watching the upcoming seasons of Survivor or The Amazing Race? Does the Survivor theme sound interesting or do you hope it’ll fizzle out within the first few weeks of the game? Which teams would you like to see return to The Amazing Race for another shot at the prize?

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“We’re using a variety of distribution platforms – online, mobile and on-demand – to help audiences catch up with their favorite CBS shows,” said Marc DeBevoise, Executive Vice President, General Manger, Entertainment, Sports & News, CBS Interactive. “Viewers will have tremendous choice and flexibility to stay current and get ready for the launch of the new fall season on the Network later this month.”

In addition, the first four seasons of critically-acclaimed The Good Wife have been available on Hulu+ since September 1st, a noticeable departure from CBS’s reputation of being the most technologically averse broadcast network. While the likes of ABC and NBC have fully embraced Hulu, Apps, and the new direction that the television has been moving towards for years, CBS has been reticent to buck its (very) successful business model, opting to move full steam ahead with its more traditional approach to television. However, there’s been no sign that the alternative ways of viewing television are going away anytime soon, so in order to make sure it caters to its audience, and doesn’t fall further behind the other networks in adapting, they have to do events like the Catch-Up Marathon, lest they fall too far behind or see drops in live viewing.

Will you be catching up on any CBS shows from now through premiere week? Do you like that the network has embraced technology and alternative means of consuming its products? Should more networks attempt to make full seasons of their series available in time for premiere week and so the audience can either catch up or discover a new favorite?

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Currently unscheduled are new comedies Bad Teacher and Friends with Better Lives, new drama Reckless, and Mike & Molly, which was pushed to midseason for the first time but will have 22 episodes this season.

You can check out the CBS 2013 fall schedule here, as well as trailers and previews for its new series here and here.

Wednesday, Sept. 18
8:00-9:30 PM              Survivor (27th edition premiere)

Monday, Sept. 23
8:00-9:00 PM              How I Met Your Mother (9th season premiere)
9:00-9:30 PM              2 Broke Girls (3rd season premiere)
9:30-10:00 PM            Mom (Series Debut)
10:00-11:00 PM          Hostages (Series Debut)

Tuesday, Sept. 24
8:00-9:00 PM              NCIS (11th season premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM            NCIS: Los Angeles (5th season premiere)
10:00-11:00 PM          Person Of Interest (3rd season premiere)

Wednesday, Sept. 25
9:00-10:00 PM            Criminal Minds (9th season premiere)
10:00-11:00 PM          CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (14th season premiere)

Thursday, Sept. 26
8:00-8:30 PM              The Big Bang Theory (7th season premiere)
8:30-9:00 PM              The Millers (Series Debut)
9:00-9:30 PM              The Crazy Ones (Series Debut)
9:30-10:00 PM            Two and a Half Men (11thseason premiere)
10:00-11:00 PM          Elementary (2nd season premiere)

Friday, Sept. 27
8:00-9:00 PM             Undercover Boss (5th season premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM           Hawaii Five-0 (4th season premiere)
10:00-11:00 PM          Blue Bloods (4thseason premiere)

Saturday, Sept. 28
10:00-11:00 PM           48 Hours (26th season premiere)

Sunday, Sept. 29
7:00-8:00 PM              60 Minutes (46th season premiere)
8:00-9:00 PM              The Amazing Race (23rd edition premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM            The Good Wife (5th season premiere)
10:00-11:00 PM          The Mentalist (6th season premiere)

Monday, Feb. 24
10:00-11:00 PM          Intelligence (Series Debut)

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Or, well, three champions in total.

CBS has announced season finale dates for two of its reality franchises. The current season of The Amazing Race will be concluding on Sunday, December 9th with a two-hour event beginning at 8:00. With the final four teams in contention for the million dollars (and perhaps two million, if the team that won the first leg is still in play), it’s sure to be a barn-burner of a finish. This season has had several close calls and legs that were decided by split-second decisions, so even when you think a team might be the favorite, they can be shown the door just as easily.

Meanwhile, Survivor: Philippines will draw to a close on Sunday, December 16th. The 120-minute final episode airs from 8:30-10:30, with the reunion show beginning at 10:30.  The show just merged the two tribes and there are plenty of players left in the game that are one move away from changing the game; the only thing is when to make that move. Too early and you can still be left out of the finale, while doing something too late can leave a sour taste with the jury and ruin your chance at taking home the money. Interestingly, all three “celebrity” contestants (Penner, Jeff, and Lisa) are still in the game; might their status come into play the closer to the finale that we get? And what if one manages to get into the final three – will the jury be willing to give them the money?

The Amazing Race, which narrowed down to the final six last night, airs Sundays at 8:00, while Survivor, which has begun building its next jury, airs Wednesdays at 8:00.

Who are you rooting for on The Amazing Race and Survivor: Philippines? Do you think your favorites will manage to take home their respective titles? If not, who do you think are the current favorites for each series and will they go on to win?

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