CBS fall premiere dates
Kevin James and Erinn Hayes in "Kevin Can Wait," part of the CBS fall 2016 schedule. (David Giesbrecht/CBS)

CBS fall premiere dates spread out

CBS is spreading out the premieres of its fall shows, flipping time periods and days over about a four-week period. You better keep the CBS fall premiere dates schedule below handy come September.

Not counting football, the limited series “Case Closed” kicks off the schedule on Sept. 18. The six-hour, three-night series re-examines the unsolved murder of JonBenét Ramsey 20 years ago.

The comedy “Kevin Can Wait,” starring Kevin James, debuts Sept. 19. “Bull,” with Michael Weatherly, debuts Sept. 20. The “MacGyver” reboot, with Lucas Till, begins Sept. 23.

Three other freshman series won’t debut until October. Matt LeBlanc’s “Man with a Plan” begins Oct. 24, while the comedy “The Great Indoors” and drama “Pure Genius” premiere Oct. 27.

Click the link here for more about the CBS 2016-17 new shows.

CBS fall premiere dates

All times Central. New shows indicated with an *.

Thursday, Sept. 15

6:30 p.m. Thursday Night Football Pre-Game Show
7:25 p.m. Thursday Night Football (NY Jets-Buffalo Bills)

Sunday, Sept. 18

7:30-9:30 p.m. Case Closed * (limited series, Part 1)

Monday, Sept. 19

7 p.m. The Big Bang Theory (season 10)
7:30 p.m. Kevin Can Wait * (series debut)
8 p.m. Case Closed (Part 2)

Tuesday, Sept. 20

7 p.m. NCIS (season 14)
8 p.m. Bull * (series debut)
9 p.m. NCIS: New Orleans (season 3)

Wednesday, Sept. 21

7 p.m. Survivor (season 33)
8:30 p.m. Big Brother (season finale)

Friday, Sept. 23

7 p.m. MacGyver * (series debut)
8 p.m. Hawaii Five-0 (season 7)
9 p.m.  Blue Bloods (season 7)

Saturday, Sept. 24

9 p.m. 48 Hours (season 29)

Sunday, Sept. 25

6:30 p.m. 60 Minutes (season 49)
7:30 p.m. Case Closed (Part 3)

Monday, Sept. 26

7 p.m. The Big Bang Theory
7:30 p.m. Kevin Can Wait
8 p.m. Presidential debate

Wednesday, Sept. 28

7 p.m. Survivor (regular time period)
8 p.m. Criminal Minds (season 12)
9 p.m. Code Black (season 2)

Sunday, Oct. 2

7 p.m. NCIS: Los Angeles (season 8)
8 p.m. Madam Secretary (season 3)
9 p.m. Elementary (season 5)

Monday, Oct. 3

7 p.m. The Big Bang Theory
7:30 p.m. Kevin Can Wait
8 p.m. Scorpion (season 3)

Monday, Oct. 10

7 p.m. The Big Bang Theory
7:30 p.m. Kevin Can Wait
8 p.m. 2 Broke Girls (season 6)
9 p.m. Scorpion (regular time period)

Monday, Oct. 17

7 p.m. The Big Bang Theory
7:30 p.m. Kevin Can Wait
8 p.m. 2 Broke Girls
8:30 p.m. The Odd Couple (season 3)
9 p.m. Scorpion

Monday, Oct. 24

7 p.m. Kevin Can Wait (new time period)
7:30 p.m. Man with a Plan * (series debut)
8 p.m. 2 Broke Girls
8:30 p.m. The Odd Couple
9 p.m. Scorpion

Thursday, Oct. 27

7 p.m. The Big Bang Theory (regular time period)
7:30 p.m. The Great Indoors * (series debut)
8 p.m. Mom (season 4)
8:30 p.m. Life in Pieces (season 2)
9 p.m. Pure Genius * (series debut)