CBS Renews 14 Shows, Including Good Wife, Mentalist and Hawaii Five-0; What's Missing?

Michael Ausiello

CBS handed out early renewals to an additional 14 series on Wednesday, including The Good Wife, The Mentalist and Hawaii Five-0.

Also getting the green light for the 2013-14 season are NCIS: Los Angeles, Blue Bloods, Elementary, Person of Interest, 2 Broke Girls, Mike & Molly, The Amazing Race, Survivor, Undercover Boss, 60 Minutes and 48 Hours.

Those shows join previously renewed Eye staples Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, NCIS and CSI.

Noticeably MIA: Criminal Minds (which is expected to return once new deals with the cast are hammered out), rookie drama Golden Boy, Two and a Half Men (see below), CSI: NY (which is now considered a long-shot for renewal), Friday-bound freshman drama Vegas (which had already been deemed a long-shot) and the death-defying Rules of Engagement (which you should never count out).

Regarding Men, CBS is currently in talks with Warner Bros. on an 11th season of the comedy. All indications are that the show will be back — with Ashton Kutcher.

TVLine’s Renewal Scorecard has been updated with today’s pickups!

Thoughts? Which renewal are you most relieved about? Which non-renewal has you most concerned? Hit the comments!

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I love Person of Interest.

Stymie said:

I love Person of Interest.

Me too!!! I'll think of you next time I'm watching - even better.

theblueangel said:

Stymie said:

I love Person of Interest.

Me too!!! I'll think of you next time I'm watching - even better.

I don't ge the Mentalist. I've seen a few shows, and I have yet to see him do any partiular mentaling.

I didn't see Criminal Minds on that list and was about to have a fit. But I see they're waiting on casting deals. They better hurry up before I get all and

I watch so little TV that I'm starting to wonder if I even need cable outside of watching the NBA and NFL. However, I'm still a Survivor whore, so I'm glad they made its return official (it was already renewed, I believe for another season after the next one, too - but they could always change their minds if it took a ratings nose dive).

Cerebus said:

I watch so little TV that I'm starting to wonder if I even need cable outside of watching the NBA and NFL. However, I'm still a Survivor whore, so I'm glad they made its return official (it was already renewed, I believe for another season after the next one, too - but they could always change their minds if it took a ratings nose dive).

probably not, next move I make: no dtv or cable. just internet service.

Cuddles said:

Cerebus said:

I watch so little TV that I'm starting to wonder if I even need cable outside of watching the NBA and NFL. However, I'm still a Survivor whore, so I'm glad they made its return official (it was already renewed, I believe for another season after the next one, too - but they could always change their minds if it took a ratings nose dive).

probably not, next move I make: no dtv or cable. just internet service.

For now my giant bundled package - with more cable channels than anyone could ever need, internet and a land line - only costs about $50 more per month than the internet and land line alone. If I didn't need the land line I would probably just have internet.

Right now the only show I watch on CBS is The Big Bang Theory. CBS needs some sci-fi shows for me to watch more.