FULL SEASON ALERT: Unforgettable, Person of Interest

Two freshman CBS dramas have been given full season orders in a move that's been coming for a couple weeks.

New procedural Unforgettable had the best debut of any drama to date this season with 14.1 million viewers. Taking over for The Good Wife on Tuesday night, it has skewed old like Wife but is doing better than Wife was last spring. While it doesn't seem like a long term player for Tuesday nights (could it head to Fridays eventually?), it probably will stay in this slot all year. The drama just wasn't a high priority for me and I haven't seen an episode since the pilot. Through five episodes, Unforgettable has averaged 12.3 million viewers and a 2.5 demo.

New Thursday thriller Person of Interest has also earned a full season order despite a start that was less powerful than expected. It inherited the Thursday 9pm slot that CSI held for a decade but it wasn't hot off the gate and routinely finishes fourth in the demo at 9pm behind Grey's Anatomy, The X-Factor, and The Office. CBS had to be expecting more with its most talked-about pilot. The good news is that the numbers have been fairly steady over the first five weeks which is good for a drama. Quality-wise, it got off to a decent start but has picked up steam. I haven't watched the most recent episode yet, but the one before that was stellar. It seems headed in the right direction. Through five episodes, Person of Interest has averaged 12.4 million viewers and a 2.8 demo.

With these shows joining 2 Broke Girls with full season orders and How to Be a Gentleman already gone, the only freshman show with undetermined status is A Gifted Man. Man has been steady but low on Fridays and it remains to be seen what will happen. I expect at least additional scripts to be ordered.

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