CBS announced on Monday that new episodes of scripted series would return in mid-February, making it the first network to lay out scheduling plans since a tentative agreement was reached last week to end the longest labor crisis in Hollywood in decades.
Several returning series, including “Young Sheldon,” “NCIS,” “Ghosts,” the Tom Selleck drama “Blue Bloods” and “FBI,” will premiere later that week.
Because of dual screenwriter and actor strikes, Hollywood scripted production has been severely disrupted since May and effectively shut down since July.
The writers reached a deal with the studios first, in late September, allowing writers rooms to open up again and new episodes of late-night shows like “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” to air.
The actors reached a tentative agreement last week, which will allow cameras to begin rolling soon.
Persons:
Justin Hartley, “ Young Sheldon, ”, Tom Selleck, Stephen Colbert ”
Organizations:
CBS, FBI, Hollywood
Locations:
Hollywood