CBS has given a full 22-episode season order to its original comedy series Life in Pieces. The additional episode order comes ahead of the show making its transition to Thursday nights on November 5.
In its first season so far, the family comedy is averaging 10.3 million viewers and a 2.9 rating in the Adults 18-49 demographic in Live+7 numbers.
"Life in Pieces, with one of the best ensemble casts on television, is telling terrific stories in a very unique way, and we're excited to tell many more of them this season," said Glenn Geller, CBS Entertainment president.
The comedy stars Dianne Wiest, James Brolin, Colin Hanks, Betsy Brandt, Thomas Sadowski, Zoe Lister-Jones, Dan Bakkedahl, Angelique Cabral, Niall Cunningham, Holly J. Barrett and Giselle Eisenberg.
The series was created by Justin Adler, who executive produces with Aaron Kaplan, Jeff Morton and Jason Winer. 20th Century Fox Television and Kapital Entertainment produce.
