CBS Renews 11 Series, Including 'Madam Secretary'

Madam Secretary has been renewed for the 2016-2017 season

CBS has issued pick-up orders for the following series for the 2016-2017 season: BLUE BLOODS, ELEMENTARY, HAWAII FIVE-0, MADAM SECRETARY, MOM, NCIS: LOS ANGELES, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, SCORPION, 2 BROKE GIRLS, SURVIVOR, and THE AMAZING RACE.

Renewals for THE BIG BANG THEORY and NCIS were previously announced.

CBS Announces Finale Dates, Return Dates and Special Events For the Remainder of The Season

The series finale of The Good Wife will air May 8

CBS today announced finale dates, return dates and special event broadcasts for the remainder of the season, including the returns of MIKE & MOLLY, PERSON OF INTEREST and UNDERCOVER BOSS, and three THE PRICE IS RIGHT primetime specials.

Sunday, May 8 is a full night of finales, beginning with the season finale of MADAM SECRETARY (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT), the series finale of THE GOOD WIFE (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) and the season finale of ELEMENTARY (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT).

MIKE & MOLLY returns Monday, April 25 (8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT) and will then have new back-to-back episodes on Monday, May 2, Monday, May 9 and Monday, May 16 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT, each night).

The fifth season of PERSON OF INTEREST returns with two weekly episodes on Tuesdays and Mondays (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT, each night), effective Tuesday, May 3 and Monday, May 9.

THE ODD COUPLE expands to two nights a week with a new Monday broadcast beginning May 2 (9:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT), in addition to its regularly scheduled Thursday (8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT) airing.

UNDERCOVER BOSS returns to the schedule Sunday, May 15 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT).

THE PRICE IS RIGHT, network television's #1-rated daytime series and the longest-running game show in television history, will have three one-hour reality show-themed primetime specials, on Monday, May 23 (SURVIVOR), Tuesday, May 24 (BIG BROTHER), and Wednesday, May 25 (THE AMAZING RACE) (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT each night).


The following are CBS’s season finale dates and programming additions:

Thursday, March 31

8:30-9:30 PM LIFE IN PIECES (One-Hour 1st Season Finale)


Monday, April 18

8:00-9:00 PM SUPERGIRL (1st Season Finale)


Monday, April 25

8:00-8:30 PM MIKE & MOLLY (Returns to the schedule in new time period)

9:00-10:00 PM SCORPION (2nd Season Finale)


Tuesday, April 26

10:00-11:00 PM LIMITLESS (1st Season Finale)


Monday, May 2

8:30-9:00 PM MIKE & MOLLY (First of three back-to-back episodes)

9:30-10:00 PM THE ODD COUPLE (New Time Period, in addition to Thursdays)

10:00-11:00 PM NCIS: LOS ANGELES (7th Season Finale)



Tuesday, May 3

10:00-11:00 PM PERSON OF INTEREST (5th Season Premiere)



Wednesday, May 4

9:00-10:00 PM CRIMINAL MINDS (11th Season Finale)



Friday, May 6

10:00-11:00 PM BLUE BLOODS (6th Season Finale)



Sunday, May 8

8:00-9:00 PM MADAM SECRETARY (2nd Season Finale)

9:00-10:00 PM THE GOOD WIFE (Series Finale)

10:00-11:00 PM ELEMENTARY (4th Season Finale)



Monday, May 9

10:00-11:00 PM PERSON OF INTEREST (New Time Period, in addition to Tuesdays)



Thursday, May 12

8:00-8:30 PM THE BIG BANG THEORY (9th Season Finale)

9:30-10:00 PM 2 BROKE GIRLS (5th Season Finale)



Friday, May 13

8:00-9:00 PM THE AMAZING RACE (28th Edition Finale)

9:00-11:00 PM HAWAII FIVE-0 (Two-Hour 6th Season Finale)



Sunday, May 15

9:00-10:00 PM UNDERCOVER BOSS (Returns to schedule)



Monday, May 16

8:00-9:00 PM MIKE & MOLLY (One-Hour Series Finale)



Tuesday, May 17

8:00-9:00 PM NCIS (13th Season Finale)

9:00-10:00 PM NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (2nd Season Finale)



Wednesday, May 18

8:00-10:00 PM SURVIVOR (32nd Edition Finale)

10:00-11:00 PM SURVIVOR LIVE REUNION SHOW



Thursday, May 19

9:00-9:30 PM MOM (3rd Season Finale)



Friday, May 20

8:00-9:00 PM UNDERCOVER BOSS SPECIAL



Monday, May 23

8:00-9:00 PM THE PRICE IS RIGHT - SURVIVOR-THEMED PRIMETIME SPECIAL

9:00-10:00 PM THE ODD COUPLE (One-Hour 2nd Season Finale)



Tuesday, May 24

8:00-9:00 PM THE PRICE IS RIGHT - BIG BROTHER-THEMED PRIMETIME SPECIAL



Wednesday, May 25

8:00-9:00 PM THE PRICE IS RIGHT - THE AMAZING RACE-THEMED PRIMETIME SPECIAL

9:00-11:00 PM CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS (Two-Hour 1st Season Finale)



Sunday, May 29

8:00-9:00 PM UNDERCOVER BOSS (7th Season Finale)



Tuesday, June 21

10:00-11:00 PM PERSON OF INTEREST (5th Season Finale)



Thursday, June 23

10:00-11:00 PM RUSH HOUR (1st Season Finale)

'Madam Secretary' Elevates CBS's Sunday Upscale Audience Measures

Téa Leoni stars in Madam Secretary on CBS.

The addition of the freshman drama Madam Secretary to CBS's Sunday night has elevated upscale audiences for the Network's 7-10 p.m. block with dramatic increases in the 8-9 p.m. hour, according to Nielsen.

With 60 Minutes, Madam Secretary and The Good Wife, CBS has one of the strongest upscale blocks of programming and ranks as Sunday's #1 network with scripted programming among upscale audiences (behind only Sunday Night Football).

"From the moment we screened Madam Secretary in May, we saw an opportunity to form a smart, upscale programming block on Sunday," said Nina Tassler, Chairman, CBS Entertainment. "The show has been the perfect fit between 60 Minutes and The Good Wife, establishing one of television's most intelligent and entertaining nights for both viewers and advertisers."

Compared to the year ago Sunday 8:00-9:00 PM time period, Madam Secretary is up +47% in A18+/$100K+ households, POM (professional, owner, manager); up +48% among A18+/$150K+; up +54% among A18+/$100K+; and up +40% with A18+/4+ years college.

Ratings: 'Revenge,' 'Once Upon a Time,' 'Resurrection' and 'Madam Secretary' Up

Revenge's David Clarke (James Tupper). Photo Credit: ABC/Colleen Hayes

Opposite the highly-rated Sunday Night Football game (Ravens-Steelers) on NBC and another huge primetime NFL overrun on CBS (Broncos-Patriots), ABC beat its Sunday non-sports competition on Fox by 2.9 million viewers (+100% - 5.8 million vs. 2.9 million) and by 23% in Adults 18-49 (1.6/4 vs. 1.3/3). ABC's Once Upon A Time ranked as Sunday’s #1 scripted broadcast in Adults 18-49 (2.5/6). All 4 ABC Sunday series were up from their most recent airings, pushing the network up week to week by 29% in Total Viewers and by 23% in Adults 18-49. ABC's Once Upon A Time, Revenge and Resurrection ranked as the most social broadcast shows on Sunday, respectively.

CBS Gives Full Season Orders to 'NCIS: New Orleans,' 'Scorpion,' 'Madam Secretary' and 'Stalker'

CBS has given full season orders to all four of its new dramas, including the #1 and #2 new series of the season, NCIS: New Orleans and Scorpion, Sunday's #1 scripted broadcast, Madam Secretary, and the time period-winning suspense thriller Stalker. These pick-ups include three of the top four new shows launched on television this season, and three series that rank among the top 15 of all prime time programs.

The four freshman dramas, along with the Network's returning hit series and NFL Thursday Night Football, have helped CBS win the first four weeks of the season for the sixth consecutive year, with growth of +5% over the comparable period a year ago.