Multiple American drama and comedy series from CBS renewed for further seasons including the NCIS and FBI franchises as well as Bull, MacGyver, SEAL Team and 8 other shows.

by Thinus Ferreira

A flurry of TV shows from the CBS network in the United States scored series renewals, including all of the NCIS drama series, both of the FBI drama series and a handful of other forensic procedurals all seen on South African and African television.

In a press release the network announced that it has renewed FBI (season 3) seen on M-Net (DStv 101); the new spinoff FBI: Most Wanted (season 2); NCIS (season 18) seen on M-Net and SABC2; NCIS: Los Angeles (season 12) seen on M-Net, SABC3 and Universal TV (DStv 117); as well as NCIS: New Orleans (season 7) seen on M-Net and Universal TV.

Blue Bloods (season 11) seen on M-Net was also renewed.

Also back will be Bull (season 5) seen on M-Net; MacGyver (season 5) seen on M-Net; Magnum P.I. (season 3) seen on M-Net; SEAL Team (season 4) seen on M-Net City (DStv 115); and S.W.A.T. (season 4) seen on M-Net.

Also renewed are the comedy series The Neighborhood (season 3) seen on 1Magic (DStv 103); All Rise (season 2) seen on 1Magic; Chuck Lorre's Bob ♥ Abishola (season 2) and The Unicorn (season 2) seen on M-Net.

These shows join series like Young Sheldon (season 4) seen on M-Net; Evil (season 2) seen on M-Net; Mom (season 8) seen on M-Net; Survivor (season 42) seen on SABC3 and M-Net; and The Amazing Race (season 33) seen on SABC3 and M-Net that have already been renewed.

The shows Carol’s Second Act in its first season and starting Saturday 9 May on M-Net; as well the shows Broke and Tommy both also in their first seasons have all been cancelled.

Man With a Plan that was in its 4th season and seen on M-Net has also been cancelled.

9 American series renewed for further seasons: Bull, Madam Secretary, Hawaii Five-O, MacGuyver, The Amazing Race, Survivor, Blue Bloods, and NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS: New Orleans.

The American TV network CBS on Wednesday renewed 9 TV series seen in South African and Africa for further seasons, most of which are broadcast on M-Net (DStv 101).

Further season pick-ups went to Bull that got a 3rd season (M-Net), Madam Secretary got a 5th season (M-Net), NCIS: Los Angeles got a 10th season (M-Net), NCIS: New Orleans got a 5th season, Hawaii Five-O got a 9th season (M-Net), MacGuyver got a 3rd season (M-Net) and Blue Bloods got a 9th season (M-Net).

The Amazing Race seen on The Sony Channel (DStv 127) and SABC3 got a 31th season, and Survivor (SABC3) got picked up for its 37th and 38th seasons.

These shows joins the already renewed Young Sheldon (M-Net), The Big Bang Theory (M-Net and SABC3), Mom (M-Net), NCIS (M-Net and The Universal Channel), SEAL Team (M-Net and S.W.A.T (M-Net).

Still waiting for possible renewal news are Elementary (M-Net), Criminal Minds (M-Net City), Scorpion (M-Net), Code Black (M-Net), Kevin Can Wait (M-Net) - with one or more or all that could be cancelled due to low and falling ratings.

M-Net moves the new police drama with Tom Selleck from originally July on M-Net Series up to June and now to the M-Net channel.

I broke the news RIGHT HERE in January that M-Net has secured the new cop drama Blue Bloods for M-Net Series (DStv 110) and that the pay broadcaster planned to start showing it from July - but now I can tell you that the broadcasting date of Blue Bloods has now only been moved up a month to June, but will also be switching channels from M-Net Series to the main M-Net channel (DStv 101).

The police drama with Tom Selleck and an extended family of law enforcers did well during its first season on the CBS network in America and has been renewed for a second season.