The post-Big Bang Theory eraof CBS is nearly here. A day before TV's top comedy (and broadcast's highest-rated series) signs off for good, the network has released its new schedule for fall 2019. No surprise here: there's a big bid to find a comedic heir.


Three new sitcoms and two new dramas enter the roster, a fairly aggressive tally by CBS standards. The most consistent of the broadcast networks seemed more willing for change this upfront season, though there are a few obligatory nights without any change.


Monday and Thursday are the nights to see the most turnover. At the top of the week, Chuck Lorre's latest entry, Bob Hearts Abishola, will air after the sophomore season of The Neighborhood. The rest of the evening still belongs to drama, with newcomer All Rise airing before an unmoved Bull. (Speaking of unmoved, the Tuesday block of NCIS, FBI and NCIS: New Orleans remains fixed.)


Wednesday sees a minor tweak with a move for SWAT, now closing the night at 10 p.m. after the relatively longtime pairing of Survivor and SEAL Team.


All eyes, no pun intended, were always on Thursday, however. And while the fact that Big Bang spinoff Young Sheldon is shifting into the 8 o'clock slot comes as no surprise, what follows was never set in stone. CBS' most enviable lead-in, presuming Sheldon holds without its parent series, goes to The Unicorn — another single-camera. Then, at 9 p.m., Mom will lead into new Patricia Heaton vehicle Carol's Second Act. The open 10 p.m. hour goes to Evil, the dark drama from The Good Wife/Fight scribes Michelle and Robert King.


Tweaks on Friday are minor, with Magnum P.I. joining the lineup at 9 o'clock, while Saturday and Sunday see no changes at all.


CBS' orders, as ever, reflect an interest in procedural and multicamera sitcoms — but it's quite interesting that fall's lone single-camera entry get a slot that many assumed might have gone to a traditional sitcom.


CBS' 2019 Fall Schedule


Monday

8–8:30 p.m. ET/PT — The Neighborhood
8:30–9 p.m. — Bob Hearts Abishola
9–10 p.m. — All Rise
10–11 p.m. — Bull


Tuesday

8–9 p.m. — NCIS
9–10 p.m. — FBI
10–11 p.m — NCIS: New Orleans


Wednesday

8–9 p.m. — Survivor
9–10 p.m. — SEAL Team
10–11 p.m — SWAT


Thursday

8–8:30 p.m. — Young Sheldon
8:30–9 p.m. — The Unicorn
9–9:30 p.m. — Mom
9:30–10 p.m. — Carol's Second Act
10–11 p.m. — Evil


Friday

8–9 p.m. — Hawaii Five-0
9–10 p.m. — Magnum P.I.
10–11 p.m — Blue Bloods


Saturday

8–9 p.m. — Crimetime Saturday
9–10 p.m. — Crimetime Saturday
10–11 p.m — 48 Hours


Sunday

7–8 p.m. — 60 Minutes
8–9 p.m. — God Friended Me
9–10 p.m. — NCIS: Los Angeles
10–11 p.m. — Madam Secretary