ADDITIONAL NOTES: renewed through the 2012-13 season (the show's second) on 3/14/12
DESCRIPTION: (from CBS's press release, March 2012) In a move that renews a large portion of television's #1 primetime lineup, CBS announced today it has picked up 18 returning series for the 2012-2013 broadcast season. The renewals include four comedies, nine dramas, three reality series and two newsmagazines. The returning shows encompass every night of the week and every hour, many of which are #1 in their time period and some #1 on the entire night. The renewed comedies include the previously announced multi-year pickups of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER and THE BIG BANG THEORY, the season's #1 comedy and the first scripted program to top "American Idol" in viewers and adults 18-49; 2 BROKE GIRLS, the season's #1 new comedy in viewers and key demographics; and sophomore hit MIKE & MOLLY.