CBS Gives 'Elementary' Post-Super Bowl Slot

Freshman drama to air after big game on Feb. 3

By Andrea Morabito -- Broadcasting & Cable, 11/5/2012 3:46:30 PM

CBS will air an episode of freshman drama Elementary following its broadcast of Super Bowl XLVII on Feb. 3.

The drama, a modern-day take on Sherlock Holmes starring Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu, was recently picked up for a full season and is averaging a 3.5 rating with adults 18-49 and 14.2 million total viewers.

It has also won its Thursday 10 p.m. time slot every week against ABC's Scandal and NBC's Rock Center With Brian Williams.

A straight drama hasn't aired out of the Super Bowl since Fox scheduled House in 2008. Other recent Super Bowl lead-out programs include The Office (2009), Undercover Boss (2010), Glee (2011) and The Voice (2012).