CBS Upfront: 2009-2010 Schedule

Well, some surprising moves, and some safe moves, were made this morning as CBS was the final network to announce their 2009-2010 schedule:

Sundays:
7:00 60 Minutes
8:00 The Amazing Race
9:00 Three Rivers
10:00 Cold Case

Mondays:
8:00 How I Met Your Mother
8:30 Accidentally on Purpose
9:00 Two and a Half Men
9:30 Big Bang Theory
10:00 CSI: Miami

Tuesdays:
8:00 NCIS
9:00 NCIS: Los Angeles
10:00 The Good Wife

Wednesday:
8:00 Old Christine
8:30 Gary Unmarried
9:00 Criminal Minds
10:00 CSI: NY

Thursday:
8:00 Survivor
9:00 CSI
10:00 The Mentalist

Friday:
8:00 Ghost Whisperer
9:00 Medium
10:00 Numb3rs

Saturday:
8:00 Crimetime Saturday
10:00 48 Hours

For midseason, CBS has returning sitcom Rules of Engagement, which will probably end up replacing Gary Unmarried, which is expected to get a 16-20 episode season. CBS also has new dramas Miami Trauma and The Bridge, and reality shows "Undercover Boss" and "Arranged Marriage." Returning in summer 2010 is Flashpoint. The Unit, Without a Trace, and Eleventh Hour have been cancelled.

My thoughts: Many surprising moves here, including Big Bang Theory moving to 9:30. While I have no problem with it, it's a season too early, in my opinion. Men still has a good 2-3 years left in it, if not more. BBT is the strongest show CBS has at 8pm, so why sacrifice How I Met Your Mother there now? 9pm will definitely be strong for them, but Mother cannot lead off the night, and could put Jenna Elfman's new sitcom in trouble. CBS keeping the Wednesday comedies is cool, because both Old Christine and Gary Unmarried make a good pair. I think they'll be able to outrate the ABC comedies. Once again, Rules of Engagement got the shaft.

The Mentalist moving to Thursdays at 10pm could be a great move for the show, and make it an even bigger hit next season. A 2 hour NCIS block is not a good idea at all, and what's up with NCIS: Los Angeles? This isn't the CSI franchise, which they're making it look like. Cold Case Sundays at 10pm could be the show's final timeslot, as this seems like a deathslot to me. And Medium on Fridays should crush its competition of Ugly Betty, Southland, and Dollhouse. I'm expecting a very good flow on CBS Fridays next year, with a big rebound for Medium.

Any thoughts?