CBS Sets Two and a Half Men, How I Met Your Mother Premiere Dates

Come Monday, Sept. 19, we will know the fate of Charlie Harper.

That's the day that Two and a Half Men will return to the air (obviously without Charlie Sheen). The network announced Wednesday that Sept. 19 will "officially open" its season, with the Season 7 premiere of How I Met Your Mother bowing at 8/7c, the Season 9 premiere of Two and a Half Men showing up at 9/8c, new show 2 Broke Girls debuting at 9:30/8:30c (a special time) and Hawaii Five-O returning for Season 2 at 10/9c.

Sept. 19 is not strictly the first time CBS will begin airing its fall slate of programming — Survivor: South Pacificis set to begin Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 8/7c.

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"Our playbook is pretty consistent: wherever and whenever possible we use established successful series to introduce new shows," said CBS prime-time executive Kelly Kahl.  "We've also asked a couple of our strongest series to work overtime during premiere week in order to support the new series and bolster our performance."

Aside from 2 Broke Girls, those new shows are Unforgettable (debuting Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 10/9c), Person of Interest (debuting Thursday, Sept. 22 at 9/8c), A Gifted Man (premiering Friday, Sept. 23 at 8/9c) and How to Be a Gentleman (premiering Thursday, Sept. 29 at 8:30/9:30c).

Check out Fox's premiere dates, too

The full premiere schedule:

Wednesday, Sept. 14
8/7c - Survivor: South Pacific

Monday, Sept. 19
8/7c - How I Met Your Mother
8:30/7:30c - How I Met Your Mother
9/8c — Two and a Half Men
9:30/8:30c — 2 Broke Girls
10/8c — Hawaii Five 0

Tuesday, Sept. 20
8/7c — NCIS
9/8c — NCIS: Los Angeles
10/9c — Unforgettable
Wednesday, Sept. 21
9/8c — Criminal Minds
10/9c — CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Thursday, Sept. 22

8/7c — The Big Bang Theory
8:30/7:30c — The Big Bang Theory
9/8c — Person of Interest
10/9c — The Mentalist

Friday, Sept. 23
8/7c — A Gifted Man
9/8c — CSI: NY
10/9c — Blue Bloods

Saturday, Sept. 24
8/7c — Rules of Engagement
8:30/7:30c — Comedytime Saturday
9/10c — Crimetime Saturday
10/9c — 48 Hours Mystery

Sunday, Sept. 25
7/6c - 60 Minutes
8/7c — The Amazing Race
9/8c — The Good Wife
10/9c — CSI: Miami

Monday, Sept. 26
8:30/7:30c — 2 Broke Girls (time period premiere)
9:30/8:30c — Mike & Molly

Thursday, Sept. 29
8:30/7:30c How to Be a Gentleman