CBS upgrades Tom Selleck drama 'Blue Bloods' to Wednesdays in midseason shift

December 21, 2010?|? 6:45 pm

CBS, the No. 1 network this fall, is revamping its schedule for midseason.?

"Blue Bloods," the police drama starring Tom Selleck, will get a four-week tryout at 10 p.m. Wednesdays starting Jan. 19, the network said Tuesday. While the show will move back into its Friday night slot after that, the network has high hopes for "Blue Bloods," the second-most-watched new drama this season after CBS' "Hawaii Five-o."

Starting Feb. 16, "Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior" will premiere in the 10 p.m. Wednesday slot. The crime series is a spin-off of "Criminal Minds," one of CBS' biggest hits.

"The Defenders," the legal drama with Jerry O'Connell and Jim Belushi, will move to the quiet zone of 8 p.m. Fridays starting Feb. 4.

CBS will also unfurl a couple new series: the sitcom "Mad Love" (starting Feb. 21), headed for the Monday comedy block, and "Chaos," a one-hour comedy-drama (April 1) slated for Fridays. "Mad Love" will be replacing "Rules of Engagement," which is headed to Thursdays to be paired with "Big Bang Theory." "$#*! My Dad Says," which had been in that slot, will have completed its first-season order.?

“We’re in the fortunate position of having a schedule with many successful shows and very few holes,” Kelly Kahl, senior executive vice president of prime time for CBS, said in a statement.? “This allows us to be very targeted with our mid-season series. ?These are moves that maintain the core stability of a successful schedule, while giving us multiple looks for the future at a few time periods.”

— Scott Collins (Twitter: @scottcollinsLAT)

Photo: Tom Selleck in "Blue Bloods." Credit: Marni Grossman/CBS.

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Friday TV Highlights: “Blue Bloods” on CBS

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This week's TV Movies

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CHINATOWN: Danny and Jackie (Donnie Wahlberg and Jennifer Esposito) must solve a murder and clear Jamie, in this new episode of “Blue Bloods” at 10 p.m. CBS.??

SERIES

Smallville: Teri Hatcher, former star of “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” guest stars as Lois’ (Erica Durance) late mother in this new episode (8 p.m. KTLA).?

Supernatural: ?What looks like a werewolf killing turns out to be the work of a skinwalker (Andrew Rothenberg) who’s taken the form of a family dog to avenge the dog’s owner’s enemies in this new episode (9 p.m. KTLA).?

Need to Know: ?This new episode offers reports on the economy, the environment and energy, health, national security and culture (9 p.m. KCET).?

Wizards of Waverly Place: After escaping from a government agency that was holding them captive, the Russos return home to find they no longer have contact with the wizard world in the season premiere (9:45 p.m. Disney).?

SPECIALS

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible: ?This new special marks the 35th anniversary of the design studio with footage of milestones and interviews (9 p.m. Encore).?

MOVIES

Avalon High: ?Based on a young adult novel by Meg Cabot, this new TV fantasy stars Britt Robertson as the new girl in school, who discovers her classmates are reincarnations of King Arthur and the members of his court. Gregg Sulkin, Joey Pollari, Molly Quinn and Steve Valentine also star (8 p.m. Disney).?

A Perfect Getaway: ?While on a Hawaiian vacation two couples (Milla Jovovich and Steve Zahn, Kiele Sanchez and Timothy Olyphant) become the targets of killers who have been combing the islands for potential victims. Marley Shelton and Chris Hemsworth co-star in this 2009 thriller (8:15 p.m. Cinemax).?

SPORTS

NASCAR racing: Sprint Cup: Kobalt Tools 500: Practice (11 a.m. ESPN2); Qualifying (2:30 p.m. ESPN2).

College football: Boise State at Idaho (6 p.m. ESPN2).?

Hockey: The Dallas Stars visit the Ducks (7 p.m. FSN).?

Basketball: The Detroit Pistons visit the Clippers (7:30 p.m. FS Prime).??

Photo: CRAIG BLAKENHORN / CBS?

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