From 'Survivor' to 'Undercover Boss,' CBS sets Fall 2010 premieres

'Hawaii Five-0,' 'Big Bang Theory' and more will premiere the week of Sept. 20

By Daniel Fienberg Thursday, Jul 22, 2010 2:05 PM

Alex O'Loughlin and Scott Caan of 'Hawaii Five-0'

Credit: CBS

CBS has set its premiere days for the Fall of 2010, focusing most of its launches during the week of September 20, adhering to the season's official launch.

There are exceptions to the Premiere Week launches, though. "Survivor: Nicaragua," the 21st installment of the reality franchise, will shift to its new-old Wednesday home beginning on September 15. Also breaking from the Premiere Week pattern are the Emmy nominated "The Good Wife," which begins its second season on Tuesday, Sept. 28, and "CSI: Miami," which shifts to its new Sunday home on October 3.

That means that Monday, Sept. 20 will be the returns of "How I Met Your Mother," "Rules of Engagement" and "Two and a Half Men," followed by the series premiere of the comedy "Mike & Molly" and the start of the Alex O'Loughlin-centric update on "Hawaii Five-0." The following night, "NCIS" will start its eighth season, with "NCIS: Los Angeles" beginning its second.

On Wednesday, Sept. 22, "Survivor" will lead into the sixth series premiere of "Criminal Minds" and the new legal dramedy "The Defenders."

CBS' revamped Thursday starts on Sept. 23 with "The Big Bang Theory" and "$#*! My Dad Says" forming a new comedy block and leading into "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and "The Mentalist." The next night will debut CBS' new Friday of "Medium," "CSI: NY" and "Blue Bloods."

On Sunday, Sept. 26, "60 Minutes" will premiere its 43rd season with an episode running from 7:30 - 8:30, followed by a 90 minute launch for the 17th installment of "The Amazing Race." "Undercover Boss" will air at 10 p.m. that night and will shift to its regular 9 p.m. slot the following week.

CBS' full slate of Fall 2010 Premieres:

Wednesday, Sept. 15

8:00-9:00 PM SURVIVOR: NICARAGUA (21st Edition Premiere)

Monday, Sept. 20

8:00-8:30 PM HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (6th Season Premiere)

8:30-9:00 PM RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (5th Season Premiere)

9:00-9:30 PM TWO AND A HALF MEN (8th Season Premiere)

9:30-10:00 PM MIKE & MOLLY (Series Debut)

10:00-11:00 PM HAWAII FIVE-0 (Series Debut)

Tuesday, Sept. 21

8:00-9:00 PM NCIS (8th Season Premiere)

9:00-11:00 PM NCIS: LOS ANGELES (2nd Season Premiere)

Wednesday, Sept. 22

9:00-10:00 PM CRIMINAL MINDS (6th Season Premiere)

10:00-11:00 PM THE DEFENDERS (Series Debut)

Thursday, Sept. 23

8:00-8:30 PM THE BIG BANG THEORY (4th Season Premiere)

8:30-9:00 PM $#*! MY DAD SAYS (Series Debut)

9:00-10:00 PM CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (11th Season Premiere)

10:00-11:00 PM THE MENTALIST (3rd Season Premiere

Friday, Sept. 24

8:00-9:00 PM MEDIUM (2ndSeason Premiere on CBS)

9:00-10:00 PM CSI: NY (7thSeason Premiere)

10:00-11:00 PM BLUE BLOODS (Series Debut)

Saturday, Sept. 25

8:00-9:00 PM CRIMETIME SATURDAY

9:00-10:00 PM CRIMETIME SATURDAY

10:00-11:00 PM 48 HOURS MYSTERY (Season Premiere)

Sunday, Sept. 26

7:30-8:30 PM 60 MINUTES (43rd Season Premiere)

8:30-10:00 PM THE AMAZING RACE (17th Edition Premiere)

10:00-11:00 PM UNDERCOVER BOSS (2ndSeason Premiere)

Tuesday, Sept. 28

10:00-11:00 PM THE GOOD WIFE (2nd Season Premiere)

Sunday, Oct. 3

8:00-9:00 PM THE AMAZING RACE (Time Period Premiere

9:00-10:00 PM UNDERCOVER BOSS (Time Period Premiere)

10:00-11:00 PM CSI: MIAMI (9th Season Premiere)

Daniel Fienberg
Executive Editor

A long-time member of the TCA Board and a longer-time blogger of "American Idol," Dan Fienberg writes about TV, except for when he writes about movies or sometimes writes about the Red Sox. But never music. He would sound stupid talking about music.