Saturday, May 12, 2018

CBS Renews 'Criminal Minds,' 'Elementary,' 'Instinct,' 'Life in Pieces' and 'Man With a Plan'; Cancels '9JKL,' 'Kevin Can Wait,' 'Scorpion' and 'Superior Donuts'

CBS has today renewed five of its original series for the 2018-19 schedule - Criminal Minds, Elementary, Instinct, Life in Pieces and Man With a Plan. However, it has also decided to cancel 9JKL, Kevin Can Wait, Scorpion and Superior Donuts.





Criminal Minds stars Joe Mantegna, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, Daniel Henney, Adam Rodriguez and Paget Brewster.

Executive producers include Erica Messer, Mark Gordon, Breen Frazier, Harry Bring and Glenn Kershaw. CBS Television Studios, ABC Studios and The Mark Gordon Company produce.

Elementary stars Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu, Jon Michael Hill, Aidan Quinn and Desmond Harrington.

Robert Doherty created the drama. He executive produces with Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly, John Coles, John Polson and Jason Tracey. CBS Television Studios, Timberman/Beverly Productions and Hill of Beans Productions produce.

Instinct stars Alan Cumming, Bojana Novakovic, Daniel Ings, Naveen Andrews and Sharon Leal.

Michael Rauch created the drama. He executive produces with Cumming, Alex Kurtzman, Heather Kadin, James Patterson, Bill Robinson, Leopoldo Gout and Marc Webb. CBS Television Studios, 34 Films and James Patterson Entertainment produce.

Life in Pieces stars Colin Hanks, Betsy Brandt, Thomas Sadoski, Zoe Lister-Jones, Dan Bakkedahl, Angelique Cabral, Niall Cunningham, Holly Barrett, Giselle Eisenberg, Hunter King, Ana Sophia Heger, James Brolin and Dianne Wiest.

Justin Adler created the comedy. He executive produces with Aaron Kaplan, Jeff Morton, Jason Winer, Brad Copeland and Barbara Adler. 20th Century Fox Television and Kapital Entertainment produce.

Man With a Plan stars Matt LeBlanc, Liza Snyder, Grace Kaufman, Hala Finley, Matthew McCann, Matt Cook, Kevin Nealon and Stacy Keach.

Jackie and Jeff Filgo created the comedy. They executive produce with LeBlanc, Michael Rotenberg and Troy Zien. CBS Television Studios, 3 Arts Entertainment and Double Double Bonus Entertainment produce.


9JKL starred Mark Feuerstein, Elliott Gould, Linda Lavin, Liza Lapira, David Walton, Albert Tsai and Matt Murray.

Feuerstein and Dana Klein created the comedy. They executive produce with Aaron Kaplan, Wendi Trilling and Dana Honor. CBS Television Studios, Kapital Entertainment, Trill TV and Liscolaide Productions produce.

In its second season, Kevin Can Wait starred Kevin James, Taylor Spreitler, Ryan Cartwright, Gary Valentine, Leonard Earl Howze, James DiGiacomo, Mary-Charles Jones and Leah Remini.

James co-created the comedy with Bruce Helford and Rock Reuben. They executive produced with Jeff Sussman, Andy Fickman, Steve Mosko and Rob Long. Sony Pictures Television, CBS Television Studios and Hey Eddie Productions produced.

In its fourth season, Scorpion starred Elyes Gabel, Katharine McPhee, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Jadyn Wong, Ari Stidham, Riley B. Smith and Robert Patrick.

Nick Santora created the drama. He executive produces with Danielle Woodrow, Danny Rose, Scooter Braun, Walter O'Brien, Heather Kadin, Justin Lin, Nicholas Wootton, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and David Foster. CBS Television Studios, Perfect Storm Entertainment, Black Jack Films and K/O Paper Products produce.

In its second season, Superior Donuts starred Judd Hirsch, Jermaine Fowler, Katey Sagal, David Koechner, Maz Jobrani, Rell Battle and Diane Guerrero.

Neil Goldman, Garrett Donovan and Bob Daily created the comedy. They executive produce with James Burrows, John Montgomery, Mark Teitelbaum, Michael Rotenberg and Josh Lieberman. CBS Television Studios, Daily Productions, Goldman-Donovan Productions and Teitelbaum Artists produce.