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‘The World’s Best’ and ‘Million Dollar Mile’ join unscripted lineup



CBS has officially unveiled the winter 2019 premiere dates for its various midseason unscripted series. “Big Brother: Celebrity Edition” will kick off the new year for the network with its second season premiere airing at 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21. Julie Chen-Moonves is expected to return as the series host.

The network’s new James Corden-hosted talent competition, “The World’s Best,” which features James Corden, RuPaul Charles, Faith Hill, and Drew Barrymore as judges, will premiere Sunday, Feb. 3 in the highly-coveted post-Super Bowl time slot. Following its initial debut, “The World’s Best” will then move to Wednesday nights, starting Feb. 6 at 8 p.m.

“Survivor” is expected to premiere its the 38th season Wednesday, Feb. 20, with “The World’s Best” moving from the 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. time slot to accommodate the Jeff Probst-hosted series.

Following “The World’s Best” finale, “Survivor” will act as a lead-in for the Tim Tebow-hosted “Million Dollar Mile,” which will air Wednesdays at 9 p.m., starting March 27. “The Amazing Race,” meanwhile, will return for its 31st season on Wednesday, May 22.

Premiere dates for CBS’ midseason scripted series are still unknown.