CBS places full-season orders for newcomers ‘MacGyver,’ ‘Kevin Can Wait’ and ‘Bull,’ and Tracy Morgan heads to TBS
So far, so good for the newcomers to the CBS prime-time lineup this fall, with the network announcing that it has placed full-season orders for all three of the shows.
Kevin James’ sitcom return, “Kevin Can Wait,†as well as the Michael Weatherly-led drama “Bull†and the rebooted “MacGyver†will continue throughout the fall season.
All three have yielded decent ratings for CBS, with “MacGyver†winning its 8 p.m. time slot on Fridays and “Bull†garnering the strongest numbers of all the new fall shows with a viewership average of just over 17 million. “Kevin Can Wait,†for its part, was touted by the network as the top-rated new comedy this fall, with an average of just over 11 million viewers. Next week, the show will shift from 8:30 p.m. on Mondays to 8 p.m. to make room for Matt LeBlanc’s new sitcom, “Man With a Plan.â€
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“We’re thrilled viewers have embraced these three shows creatively,†CBS Entertainment President Glenn Geller said in a statement. “Each one has made an immediate and positive impact on our schedule.â€
In other TV news, TBS announced that it had picked up a new comedy series starring Tracy Morgan. The as-yet untitled show will be created by Jordan Peele of “Key and Peele†fame, who will also executive produce along with Morgan.
The series is said to center on Morgan portraying a character who returns to his newly gentrified Brooklyn neighborhood after 15 years in prison. A premiere date has not yet been set.
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