CBS ANNOUNCES
2005-2006 SEASON PREMIERE DATES
CBS's 2005-2006 Premieres
Thursday, Sept. 15
8:00-9:00 PM SURVIVOR: GUATEMELA (11th
edition)
Friday, Sept. 16
9:00-11:00 PM THRESHOLD (two-hour series
premiere)
Sunday, Sept. 18
8:00-11:00 PM 57th ANNUAL PRIMETIME
EMMY AWARDS
Monday, Sept. 19
8:00-8:30 PM THE KING OF QUEENS (8th
season premiere)
8:30-9:00 PM HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (series
debut)
9:00-9:30 PM TWO AND A HALF MEN (3rd
season premiere)
9:30-10:00 PM OUT OF PRACTICE (series
debut)
10:00-11:00 PM CSI: MIAMI (4th season
premiere)
Tuesday, Sept. 20
8:00-9:00 PM NCIS (3rd season premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM BIG BROTHER 6 (finale)
10:00-11:00 PM ROCK STAR: INXS (finale)
Wednesday, Sept. 21
8:00-8:30 PM STILL STANDING (4th season
premiere)
8:30-9:00 PM YES, DEAR (6th season premiere)
10:00-11:00 PM CSI: NY (2nd season premiere)
Thursday, Sept. 22
9:00-10:00 PM CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION
(6th season premiere)
10:00-11:00 PM CRIMINAL MINDS (series
debut)
Friday, Sept. 23
8:00-9:00 PM GHOST WHISPERER (series
debut)
9:00-10:00 PM THRESHOLD (time period
debut)
10:00-11:00 PM NUMB3RS (2nd season premiere)
Saturday, Sept. 24
10:00-11:00 PM 48 HOURS MYSTERY
Sunday, Sept. 25
7:00-8:00 PM 60 MINUTES (38th season
premiere)
8:00-9:00 PM COLD CASE (3rd season premiere)
9:00-11:00 PM CBS SUNDAY MOVIE ("Martha
Behind Bars")
Tuesday, Sept. 27
9:00-11:00 PM THE AMAZING RACE: FAMILY
EDITION (8th edition)
Wednesday, Sept. 28
9:00-10:00 PM CRIMINAL MINDS (time period
premiere)
Thursday, Sept. 29
10:00-11:00 PM WITHOUT A TRACE (4th
season premiere)
Tuesday, Oct. 4
10:00-11:00 PM CLOSE TO HOME (series
debut)
"Survivor: Guatemala" Kicks-Off
the New Season on Thursday, Sept. 15
"Threshold" Debuts With a
Special Two-Hour Premiere, Friday, Sept.
16
CBS To Broadcast The "57th Annual
Primetime Emmy Awards," Sunday,
Sept. 18
CBS To Debut Its New and Returning Series
Beginning Monday, Sept. 19
"Big Brother 6" and "Rock
Star: INXS" Finales on Tuesday,
Sept. 20
"Criminal Minds" To Have a
Special Preview on Thursday, Sept. 22
Following the Season Premiere of "CSI"
"The Amazing Race: Family Edition" Has
a Two-Hour Premiere, Tuesday, Sept. 27
"Close To Home" Debuts on
Tuesday, Oct. 4
CBS will get a jump on the official
start of the 2005-2006 season with the
early premieres of the 11th edition of "Survivor" --
SURVIVOR: GUATEMALA -- on Thursday, Sept.
15 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) and a special
two-hour premiere of the new drama THRESHOLD
on Friday, Sept. 16 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT).
CBS officially launches the new season
on Monday, Sept. 19, the night after
the Network's broadcast of the 57th ANNUAL
PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS, with the eighth
season premiere of THE KING OF QUEENS
(8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT), the series debut
of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (8:30-9:00 PM,
ET/PT), the third season premiere of
the number one returning comedy TWO AND
A HALF MEN (9:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT), the
series debut of OUT OF PRACTICE (9:30-10:00
PM, ET/PT) and the fourth season premiere
of CSI: MIAMI (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT).
NCIS begins its third season on Tuesday,
Sept. 20 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT), followed
by the finales of BIG BROTHER 6 (9:00-10:00
PM, ET/PT) and ROCK STAR: INXS (10:00-11:00
PM, ET/PT).
The eighth edition of the Emmy Award-winning
THE AMAZING RACE returns with the first-ever "family
edition" featuring teams of four
instead of two, in a special two-hour
premiere on Tuesday, Sept. 27 (9:00-11:00
PM, ET/PT), while the new drama CLOSE
TO HOME will have its debut the following
week on Tuesday, Oct. 4 (10:00-11:00
PM, ET/PT).
CBS launches its Wednesday lineup on
Sept. 21 with the fourth season premiere
of STILL STANDING (8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT),
the sixth season premiere of YES, DEAR
(8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT) and the sophomore
season premiere of CSI: NY (10:00-11:00
PM, ET/PT).
Television's number one scripted program
CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION returns
for its sixth season on Thursday, Sept.
22 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), followed by
a special preview of the new drama CRIMINAL
MINDS (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT). The fourth
season of WITHOUT A TRACE premieres the
following Thursday, Sept. 29 (10:00-11:00
PM, ET/PT).
The Network's Friday lineup launches
on Sept. 23 with the series debut of
GHOST WHISPERER (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT),
followed by the time period debut of
THRESHOLD (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) and
the second season premiere of NUMB3RS
(10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT).
48 HOURS MYSTERY returns for a new
season on Saturday, Sept. 24 (10:00-11:00
PM, ET/PT).
CBS's Sunday lineup returns on Sept.
25 with the 38th season premiere of the
number one newsmagazine 60 MINUTES (7:00-8:00
PM, ET/PT), the third season premiere
of COLD CASE (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) and
the CBS SUNDAY MOVIE presentation of "Martha
Behind Bars" (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT).