The new comedy 2 Broke Girls gets a big Monday night curiosity tune-in following Ashton Kutcher's arrival on Two and a Half Men, while The Good Wife moves to Sunday following The Amazing Race and leading in to CSI: Miami. (Big question: Why?)

CBS launches its 2011-12 season mostly during Nielsen's official premiere week. Displaying its customary efficiency, the network gets everything going in a mere 16 days.

Here's the CBS rundown (all times ET):

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 14
8-9 p.m. - Survivor: South Pacific (season premiere)

MONDAY, Sept. 19
8-8:30 p.m. - How I Met Your Mother (season premiere)
9-9:30 p.m. - Two And A Half Men (season premiere)
9:30-10 p.m. - 2 Broke Girls (series premiere)
10-11 p.m. - Hawaii Five-0 (season premiere)

TUESDAY, Sept. 20
8-9 p.m. - NCIS (season premiere)
9-10 p.m. - NCIS: Los Angeles (season premiere)
10-11 p.m. - Unforgettable (series premiere)

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21
9-10 p.m. - Criminal Minds (season premiere)
10-11 p.m. - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (season premiere)

THURSDAY, Sept. 22
8-8:30 p.m. - The Big Bang Theory (season premiere)
9-10 p.m. - Person Of Interest (series premiere)
10-11 p.m. - The Mentalist (season premiere)

FRIDAY, Sept. 23
8-9 p.m. - A Gifted Man (series premiere)
9-10 p.m. - CSI: NY (season premiere)
10-11 p.m. - Blue Bloods (season premiere)

SATURDAY, Sept. 24
8-8:30 p.m. - Rules Of Engagement (season premiere)
10-11 p.m. - 48 Hours Mystery (season premiere)

SUNDAY, Sept. 25
7-8 p.m. - 60 Minutes (season premiere)
8-9 p.m. - The Amazing Race (season premiere)
9-10 p.m. - The Good Wife (season premiere)
10-11 p.m. - CSI: Miami (season premiere)

MONDAY, Sept. 26
8:30-9 p.m. - 2 Broke Girls (time slot premiere)
9:30-10 p.m. - Mike & Molly (season premiere)

THURSDAY, Sept. 29
8:30-9 p.m. - How To Be A Gentleman (series premiere)

3 Comments

JIll said:

Hope you're going to repeat this stuff, or post links to it somewhere fairly obvious, closer to September. I know we're getting closer to Sept than I like to think (July? Seriously?), but I'd love to see this info when I'm actually setting up my DVR recordings for Sept. :-)

July 6, 2011 2:18 PM

Patrick said:

I watch "The Good Wife" but on-demand; it's usually available the day after airing. Time Warner has "CBS On-Demand"; Cablevision has "Fox On-Demand." Why can't the cable companies carry them both?

[Diane here: The answer is that at least one does. But you'll have to move to a Comcast-wired area. The cabler that now owns NBC also offers on-demand shows from ABC, CBS and Fox.]

July 9, 2011 11:19 AM

Joan said:

I'm will Jill - as we get closer to September I hope you repeat or highlight your favorite shows I shouldn't miss.

August 5, 2011 4:06 PM

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