Golden Boy debuts Feb. 26; Rules of Engagement returns Feb. 4
CBS announced on Thursday the mid-season premiere dates for its new drama, Golden Boy, and the seventh season return of the comedy Rules of Engagement.
The network also announced the premiere dates of the spring editions of Survivor and The Amazing Race and the season finale of CSI: NY.
As the halfway point of the season approaches, CBS is once again America's most-watched network, leading second-place ABC by 2.55 million viewers. The network has eight of the top 10 scripted series including NCIS, the top drama, and The Big Bang Theory, the number one comedy in both viewers and adults 18-49.
For mid-season, CBS will introduce the new drama Golden Boy, which debuts with two special previews on Tuesday, Feb. 26 and Tuesday, March 5 (9 p.m. CT / 10 p.m. ET, both nights) before moving to its regular Friday (8 p.m. CT / 9 p.m. ET) time period on March 8.
Golden Boy is about the meteoric rise of an ambitious cop (Theo James) who becomes the youngest police commissioner in the history of New York City. The series explores the high personal and professional cost he pays to achieve it as he is mentored by his partner, an experienced veteran detective (Chi McBride).
In other news from CBS:
- Vegas, the #2 new series of the season, will return to its Tuesday (9 p.m. CT / 10 p.m. ET) time period on March 12.
- CSI: NY will have its season finale on Friday, Feb. 22 (8 p.m. CT / 9 p.m. ET).
- Rules of Engagement returns with its seventh season premiere on Monday, Feb. 4 (7:30 p.m. CT / 8:30 p.m. ET).
- The spring edition of Survivor, hosted by Emmy Award winner Jeff Probst, premieres Wednesday, Feb. 13 (7 p.m. CT / 8 p.m. ET), while the spring edition of The Amazing Race, hosted by Phil Keoghan, premieres Sunday, Feb. 17 (7 p.m. CT / 8 p.m. ET).
