CBS Renews Primetime Shows

CBS announced today it has delivered full-season orders for the 2006-2007 season to 14 series representing 13 hours of programming. The mass renewal announcement includes the three new series Criminal Minds, Ghost Whisperer and How I Met Your Mother.

In addition to the freshman series, returning series receiving full season orders for 2006-2007 are 60 Minutes, The Amazing Race, Cold Case, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, NCIS, Numb3rs, Survivor, Two and a Half Men and Without a Trace.

“These series are the foundation of a schedule that is broader and deeper than any on television,” said Nina Tassler, President, CBS Entertainment. “From the start of the night through 11PM, from Monday through Sunday, CBS is populated with successful programs on every night and in every time period — many of which are Number One in their time period, and some even Number One on the entire night.”