CBS has released details for most of its returning shows, and we’ve rounded up how the shows concluded their previous seasons, and how they will pick up in the fall.
How Did The Big Bang Theory Season 11 Conclude? Sheldon and Amy finally tied the knot! The ceremony was officiated by none other than Mark Hamill. Yes, we’re still surprised Sheldon managed to make it down the aisle without getting too excited about one of his idols being at his wedding.
(CBS/Michael Yarish) What Happens Next? Sheldon and Amy’s honeymoon runs aground in New York, while Penny and Leonard discover they are uncomfortably similar to Amy’s parents (played by Teller and Kathy Bates). Also, Raj insults physicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and starts a Twitter war.
(CBS) When Does It Return? The Big Bang Theory will, once again, be taking another trip to Mondays this fall. It begins September 24!
(CBS/Sonja Flemming) How Did Young Sheldon Season 1 End? Sheldon grew frustrated with Meemaw because she was dating both John and Ira. It helped Sheldon realize his love for contracts. In any case, there wasn’t anything about that felt like a season finale, but there you go.
(WARNER BROS./Screen Grab) What Happens Next? When Mary’s faith is shaken by a tragedy in the community, Sheldon becomes an unlikely ally.
(CBS/Cliff Lipson) When Does It Return? Like The Big Bang Theory, Young Sheldon will be debuting on Monday, and the first episode will air September 24.
(CBS/Richard Cartwright) How Did Bull Season 2 End? A happy Bull steps outside the courtroom after a last-minute piece of evidence helps his client. However, his happiness is short-lived when he calls 911 and says he thinks he’s having a heart attack.
(CBS/David Giesbrecht) What Happens Next? Bull returns to work following his heart attack with a new rich client for the firm to represent: an insurance company being sued by a dying mother for denying coverage of her liver transplant.
(CBS/Craig Blankenhorn) When Does It Return? Bull is moving from Tuesdays to Mondays for the 2018-19 season. It debuts September 24!
(CBS/David Giesbrecht) How Did NCIS Season 15 End? Sloane came face-to-face with the man who terrorized her team all those years ago. Despite her protests, everyone wonders whether she’s going off the rails. In the end, we learn the man is “The Monster” from her past and that he’s kidnapped Vance. Nice.
(CBS/Sonja Flemming) What Happens Next? One month after Vance was kidnapped, Gibbs is serving as the acting director in his absence while the team searches worldwide for his whereabouts.
(CBS/Monty Brinton) When Does It Return? The NCIS team will make their big return Tuesday, September 25.
(CBS) How Did NCIS: New Orleans Season 4 Conclude? After being fully reinstated, Pride was shot twice by Parsons!
(CBS/Skip Bolen) What Happens Next? While Pride fights for his life in the ICU, the team scours the city for the hit woman who attempted to assassinate him.
(CBS/Skip Bolen) When Does It Return? This procedural drama returns Tuesday, September 25.
(CBS/Sam Lothridge) How Did MacGyver Season 2 End? Mac decided enough was enough, quit the Phoenix Foundation and moved to Nigeria.
(CBS/Jace Downs) What Happens Next? Three months after quitting the Phoenix Foundation and moving to Nigeria, Mac puts aside his differences with his father (new recurring player Tate Donovan) and returns when he hears Jack is the target of a murderous dictator he double-crossed.
(CBS/Guy D’Alema) When Does It Return? MacGyver Season 3 debuts Friday, September 28.
(CBS/Jace Downs) How Did Hawaii Five-0 Season 8 Conclude? Tani turned over the gun to Junior she found at Adam’s and reveals it was the same weapon that killed Noriko. Gulp.
(CBS/Screengrab) What Happens Next? After Steve’s CIA agent friend is killed, McGarrett lets himself be captured by the group he thinks is responsible and endures a torturous sensory deprivation tank to find the killer. Also, Tani wrestles with whether or not she will tell McGarrett about the murder weapon she found at Adam’s house.
(CBS/Justin Stephens) When Does It Return? Friday, September 28!
(CBS/Screengrab) How Did Blue Bloods Season 8 Conclude? Jamie and Eddie finally decided to take their relationship to the next level. Frank warned that one of them would have to switch precincts, but Jamie corrected him, saying there is nothing in the rule book that states that. The duo then vowed to be partners both on the job and on a romantic level.
(CBS/Richard Boeth) What Happens Next? Danny takes on a personal case involving a drug cartel member (Lou Diamond Phillips) who Danny believes is responsible for torching his house; Erin is given a promotion in the DA’s office but finds herself in a challenging situation when both Danny and Jamie ask her for help with their investigations; and Frank and Jaime have a disagreement when Jamie refuses to stop riding with Eddie.
(CBS/John Paul Filo) When Does It Return? Friday, September 28.
(CBS/JoJo Whilden) How Did NCIS: Los Angeles Season 9 Conclude? The fate of four characters was left up in the air after their car was hit by a rocket.
(CBS/Erik Voake) What Happens Next? Gravely injured and unable to communicate with the team in the U.S., Callen, Sam, and Kensi, with an unconscious Deeks in tow, search for a safe way home as a cartel boss places a “dead or alive” bounty on their heads. Also, Mosely and retired N§avy Admiral Hollace Kilbride (guest star Gerald McRaney) beseech their contacts in Mexico and D.C. for assistance with their missing colleagues.
(CBS/Cliff Lipson) When Does It Return? Sunday, September 30!
(CBS/Ron P. Jaffe) How Did Seal Team Season 1 End? After returning home, Mulwray’s report leads to Cutter being arrested by the FBI, while Spenser reunites with Stella. Ray was reassigned to teach at the Navy SEAL school in order to medically recover. Davis then visited a hospitalized Danny with Sonny, and Jason suffers from another hallucination while on a lunch outing with Mandy.
(CBS/Erik Voake) What Happens Next? Jason and Bravo Team head to the Gulf of Guinea to rescue American hostages after an oil platform is overtaken by armed militants.
When Does It Return? Wednesday, October 3.
(CBS/Michael Yarish) How Did Criminals Minds Season 13 Conclude? Reid and Garcia are in danger! This is not a drill. They are both in the clutches of a mysterious cult that’s been recruiting serial killers.
(CBS/Michael Yarish) What Happens Next? When Reid and Garcia are abducted by Benjamin Merva aka The Messiah (guest star Michael Hogan), it’s up to the rest of the team to find them. The BAU, in turn, finds surprising clues in their own history to solve why the two heroes have been targeted by a mass murderer.
(CBS/Screen Grab) When Does It Return? Wednesday, October 3.
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