These are the return dates in 2016 for most shows that air on CBS (new series premieres excluded!).
| Show | Return date | Time | Episodes left |
| Supergirl | 4-Jan | 8:00 PM | 12 (20 total) |
| Scorpion | 4-Jan | 9:00 PM | 12 (24 total) |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | 4-Jan | 10:00 PM | 13 (24 total) |
| NCIS | 5-Jan | 8:00 PM | 13 (24 total) |
| NCIS: New Orleans | 5-Jan | 9:00 PM | 13 (24 total) |
| Limitless | 5-Jan | 10:00 PM | 11 (22 total) |
| 2 Broke Girls | 6-Jan | 8:00 PM | 17 (22 total) |
| Mike and Molly | 6-Jan | 8:30 PM | 13 |
| The Big Bang Theory | 7-Jan | 8:00 PM | 13 (24 total) |
| Life in Pieces | 7-Jan | 8:30 PM | 11 (22 total) |
| Mom | 7-Jan | 9:00 PM | 16 (22 total) |
| Elementary | 7-Jan | 10:00 PM | 18 (24 total) |
| Hawaii Five-0 | 8-Jan | 9:00 PM | 14 (24 total) |
| The Good Wife | 10-Jan | 9:00 PM | 12 (22 total) |
| Madam Secretary | 10-Jan | 10:00 PM | 12 (22 total) |
| Criminal Minds | 13-Jan | 9:00 PM | 12 (22 total) |
| Code Black | 13-Jan | 10:00 PM | 7 (18 total) |
| The Odd Couple | 7-Apr | 8:30 PM | 13 |
