CBS surprised many TV insiders yesterday when it canceled seven series -- four dramas and three comedies.

Although many expected the Eye network's upcoming fall schedule to remain relatively unchanged, the axing of veteran dramas 'Cold Case,' 'Ghost Whisperer' and 'Numbers,' mid-season replacement 'Miami Medical' and sitcoms 'Accidentally On Purpose,' 'Gary Unmarried' and one-time hit 'New Adventures of Old Christine' freed up 5 1/2 hours on its time table.

So many open slots allowed the network to re-jigger it's schedule, most notably moving 'The Big Bang Theory' from its Monday-night berth to anchor Thursday night, followed by '$#*! My Dad Says.' Other notable changes include 'Survivor's' move to Wednesdays and 'CSI: Miami's' move to Sundays.

Filling the void on the drama front will be a remake of 'Hawaii Five-0' (Mondays at 10PM), a cop show called 'Blue Bloods' (Fridays at 10PM) and the legal-minded 'Defenders,' (Wednesdays at 10PM) starring Jim Belushi. For comic relief, the network is looking to 'Mike & Molly,' the new comedy from Chuck Lorre, set to air Mondays at 9:30PM.

And while the news that Charlie Sheen (if he can stay out of jail) will pocket roughly $2 million per episode for the 8th and 9th seasons of 'Two and a Half Men' has been grabbing the lion's share of CBS-related headlines this week, other comedies like 'How I Met Your Mother' and 'Rules of Engagement' will also be returning to the lineup on Mondays. And, of course, the big ratings guns, including the 'CSI,' franchise, 'The Mentalist' and breakout hit 'Undercover Boss' will be back.

The untitled 'Criminal Minds' spinoff, starring Oscar winner Forest Whitaker, will debut at mid-season.

CBS revealed its fall lineup around 8:30AM ET, ahead of its upfront presentation, which is scheduled for this afternoon at New York City's Carnegie Hall.

FULL RUNDOWN:

Returning: 'How I Met Your Mother,' 'Rules of Engagement,' 'Two and a Half Men,' 'NCIS,' 'NCIS: Los Angeles,' 'The Good Wife,' 'Survivor,' 'Criminal Minds,' 'The Big Bang Theory,' 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,' 'The Mentalist,' 'Medium,' 'CSI: NY,' '60 Minutes,' 'The Amazing Race,' 'Undercover Boss,' 'CSI: Miami'

Canceled: 'Numb3rs,' 'Ghost Whisperer,' 'Cold Case,' 'Miami Medical,' 'New Adventures of Old Christine,' 'Accidentally on Purpose,' 'Gary Unmarried'

New: 'Hawaii Five-0,' 'Blue Bloods,' 'Defenders,' 'Mike & Molly,' '$#*! My Dad Says,' 'Criminal Minds' Spinoff (midseason)

NEW SHOWS:

'$#*! My Dad Says' - William Shatner stars in an adaptation of a Twitter page created by Maxim writer Justin Halpern to catalog the profane rantings of his 74-year old retired doctor dad.

'Hawaii Five-O' - 32 years after the original Jack Lord starrer aired on CBS, the show is back, this time with 'Three Rivers'' Alex O'Loughlin playing Steve McGarrett and 'Lost's' Daniel Dae Kim returning to Hawaii to play Chin Ho Kelly. Taryn Manning of '8 Mile' fame, rounds out the trifecta of island crime fighters. Jean Smart and Scott Caan co-star.

'Blue Bloods' - Tom Selleck returns to his 'Magnum P.I.'/'Jesse Stone' stomping grounds as one of New York's finest in this cop drama formerly known as 'Reagan's Law.' Donnie Wahlberg (the brother without the 'Entourage') co-stars.

'Defenders' - Sitcom staple Jim Belushi and Jerry O'Connell star as a couple of feisty Las Vegas lawyers who will do just about anything to get their clients off the hook.

'MIke & Molly' - From comedy king Chuck Lorre ('Dharma & Greg,' 'Two and a Half Men') comes this sitcom about an overweight couple that struggles with food issues. Hilarity ensues.

'Criminal Minds' Spinoff - Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker stars as a "charming father figure" who will take the reins of a new group pf profilers on this as-yet-unnamed spinoff that was introduced in a two-hour episode of the original this past season.

Check out the new schedule, courtesy of The Live Feed, below and head back to TV Squad after 4:30 PM ET today for more coverage of CBS' upfronts.

SCHEDULE:

MONDAY
8:00PM: 'How I Met Your Mother'
8:30PM: 'Rules of Engagement'
9PM: 'Two and a Half Men'
9:30PM: 'Mike & Molly'
10PM: 'Hawaii Five-0'

TUESDAY
8PM: 'NCIS'
9PM: 'NCIS: Los Angeles'
10PM: 'The Good Wife'

WEDNESDAY
8PM: 'Survivor'
9PM: 'Criminal Minds'
10PM: 'Defenders'

THURSDAY
8PM: 'The Big Bang Theory'
8:30PM: '$#*! My Dad Says'
9PM: 'CSI'
10PM: 'The Mentalist'

FRIDAY
8PM: 'Medium'
9PM: 'CSI: NY'
10PM: 'Blue Bloods'

SATURDAY
8PM: 'Crimetime Saturday'
9PM: 'Crimetime Saturday'
10PM: '48 Hours Mystery'

SUNDAY
7PM: '60 Minutes'
8PM: 'The Amazing Race'
9PM: 'Undercover Boss'
10PM: 'CSI: Miami'

NOTES:

As usual, this afternoon's CBS upfronts took place at NYC's venerable Carnegie Hall. President and CEO Les Moonves took to the stage first and talked about how the economy is recovering (really?), about how CBS has been number one for seven of the last eight years, about how more Americans watched 'NCIS' this season than saw 'Avatar' and about how he's really happy that he doesn't have to try and sell "One and a Half Men." (Ba-dum-dum.)

Next, Jo Ann Ross, the President of Network Sales did a riff on 'Undercover Boss' called 'Undercover Ross' and some polite yucks echoed around the room.

Dr. Sheldon Cooper (a.k.a. 'The Big Bang Theory''s Jim Parsons) was brought out to explain economics to us "lay people," and when William Shatner took to the stage, Sheldon was in Trekker heaven.


"I think I'm pretty f***ing funny, but what the f*** do I know?" Shatner said while discussing his role on '$#!* My Dad Says.' (The tagline, "This Fall, The Shat Hits the Fan" pretty much sums it up.)

Then it was Entertainment President Nina Tassler's turn to razzle dazzle 'em. Here's some of what we gleaned from her presentation:

"Leslie [Moonves] auditioned for 'Undercover Boss, but he was too stiff," she quipped.

"Defenders' is as much a bromance as it is a legal drama."

"The thrilling reboot of 'Hawaii Five-0' is ridiculously sexy."