CBS has awarded full-season orders to all three of its new scripted series — East New York, Fire Country and So Help Me Todd, aka this fall’s three most-watched freshman programs.
No details were available on exactly how many total episodes define each show’s “full season.”
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East New York, which airs Sundays and stars Amanda Warren as the NYPD’s newly installed Deputy Inspector in a working-class neighborhood on the edge of Brooklyn, tied NBC’s Quantum Leap as the fall’s highest-rated series premiere. With Live+7 DVR playback folded in, it is thus far averaging 7.4 million total viewers (No. 2 among all new shows) and a 0.7 demo rating (tied for No. 1).
Fire Country, starring and co-created by SEAL Team vet Max Thieriot, airs on Fridays and follows a prison inmate firefighting program in Northern California. It broke out as the fall’s most-watched series debut, and with Live+7 is averaging 8.3 million viewers (the largest audience of any new series) and a 0.6 rating.
So Help Me Todd leads out of the hitcom Ghosts on Thursdays, and stars Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin as a meticulous attorney and the talented but aimless son she hires as her law firm’s in-house investigator. It is averaging 6.5 million total viewers and a 0.5 rating with Live+7.
“We are thrilled to have the three most-watched new series, each with their own unique settings, characters and storylines,” CBS Entertainment president Kelly Kahl said in a statement. “These dramas are elevating our already successful lineup, resonating with diverse audiences both on-air and on streaming, and continuing to grow each week.”
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