CBS Mid-Season Schedule Includes Premieres Of Ransom, Training Day, And Doubt

Mark your calendars! CBS has just announced the premieres dates of their new mid-season shows, along with the schedule for a number of your all-time faves.

New Shows:

Ransom debuts Sunday, Jan. 1 at 8:30-9:30 PM ET / 8:00-9:00 PM PT before it moves to its regular time slot on Saturday, Jan. 7 at 8/7c. The crime drama is about a world-renowned crisis and hostage negotiator whose team is brought in to resolve the most difficult kidnap and ransom cases. Luke Roberts, Sarah Greene, Brandon Jay McLaren and Nazneen Contractor star.



Training Day premieres Thursday, Feb. 2 at 10/9c. This crime thriller, starring Bill Paxton and Justin Cornwell, begins 15 years after the events of the feature film and is about a young, idealistic police officer who is tapped to go undercover in an elite squad of the LAPD where he partners with a morally ambiguous veteran detective. Katrina Law, Drew Van Acker, Lex Scott Davis, Julie Benz, Christina Vidal and Marianne Jean-Baptiste also star.



Doubt premieres Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 10/9c. The new drama stars Katherine Heigl as a brilliant attorney at a boutique firm who starts to fall for her charismatic client, an altruistic pediatric surgeon recently accused of murdering his girlfriend 24 years ago. Dulé Hill, Steven Pasquale, Elliott Gould, Dreama Walker, Laverne Cox and Kobi Libii also star. 



Returning Favorites:

Two-time Emmy Award-winning Undercover Boss returns Wednesday, Dec. 21 at 8/7c.

Multi-Emmy Award-winning Survivor will kick off on Wednesday, Mar. 8 at 8/7c.

Multi-Emmy Award-winning The Amazing Race returns to CBS on Friday, Apr. 21 at 8/7c.

The premieres of Superior Donuts and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders will be announced at a later date.

Here's the full schedule:

Wednesday, Dec. 21  
8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT Undercover Boss (8th Season Premiere)  

Wednesday, Dec. 28  
8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT Undercover Boss (Time Period Premiere)  

Sunday, Jan. 1 (Football Doubleheader)  
8:30-9:30 PM, ET/8:00-9:00 PM, PT Ransom (Series Premiere)  

Saturday, Jan. 7  
8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT Ransom (Time Period Premiere)  

Sunday, Jan. 22  
10:00-11:00 PM, ET/7:00-8:00 PM, PT Hunted (Series Premiere)  

Wednesday, Jan. 25  
8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT Hunted (2-Hour Episode)
10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT Code Black  

Wednesday, Effective Feb. 1  
8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT Hunted (Time Period Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT Criminal Minds
10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT Code Black  

Thursday, Effective Feb. 2  
8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT The Big Bang Theory 
8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT  The Great Indoors
9:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT  Mom 
9:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT Life In Pieces
10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT Training Day (Series Premiere)  

Wednesday, Effective Feb. 15  
8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT  Hunted 
9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT Criminal Minds
10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT Doubt (Series Premiere)  

Wednesday, March 8  
8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT Survivor (2-Hour Premiere)
10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT Doubt   

Wednesday, Effective March 15  
8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT Survivor (Time Period Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT Criminal Minds
10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT Doubt   

Friday, April 21  
8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT The Amazing Race (2-Hour Premiere)
10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT Blue Bloods

Friday, April 28  
8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT The Amazing Race (Time Period Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT Hawaii Five-0
10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT Blue Bloods