EXCLUSIVE: The reports of Ransom's demise have been greatly exaggerated. Despite a flurry of media reports that CBS had axed the Luke Roberts fronted show, sources with direct knowledge of the situation tell me that it has in fact NOT been cancelled. I'm hearing that CBS has not made a decision one way or another and Ransom remains in contention for a second season pick up. 
The team at the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit will be profiling cases for at least another year. Sky Living import Criminal Minds has been picked up by U.S. broadcaster CBS for a thirteenth season, TVWise has learned. 
There's been a major shake-up on Kevin Can Wait. Veteran comedy producer Bruce Helford, who co-created the CBS comedy series with Kevin James and Rock Reuben, is exiting as showrunner, TVWise has confirmed. He is being replaced by former Cheers scribe Rob Long, who has come on-board as the new executive producer and showrunner. 
Its' the end of the road for two of CBS' summer dramas. The network has pulled the plug on American Gothic and BrainDead after both aired only one thirteen episode season, TVWise has confirmed. The third of CBS' summer scripted dramas, Zoo, has previously been renewed for 2017. 
CBS is expanding the runs of three of their freshman shows. The network has granted full season orders to dramas Bull and MacGyver and half-hour comedy series Kevin Can Wait, TVWise has learned. With these back nine orders, all three series' first seasons will now consist of twenty-two episodes. 
CBS is teaming up with Star Trek director Justin Lin and executive producer Alex Kurtzman for A Burglar In The City, which is described as a modern take on the Robin Hood legend, TVWise has learned. 
FBI Special Agent Emily Prentiss is returning full-time to the BAU. Paget Brewster, who previously signed on to reprise the role for a multi-episode arc, has been upped to fully fledged series regular status for the twelfth season of Criminal Minds in the wake of Thomas Gibson's recent termination. 
It's the end of the road for Special Agent Aaron Hotchner. CBS Television Studios and ABC Studios have fired Thomas Gibson from Criminal Minds, the two companies announced on Friday.