After being put on back order, Chuck Lorre’s B Positive is getting a full season at CBS.
B Positive was the first new CBS show to debut as part of the 2020/21 broadcast season and is the second show to receive a back order, following ABC’s Big Sky, which received a six-episode back order.
The show led by Thomas Middleditch and Annaleigh Ashford has gotten an additional five episodes, taking its full season to 18 episodes. B Positive is part of CBS’ Thursday comedy slate along with Young Sheldon and Mom. So far, the show has gotten good reviews and it’s set to return on January 7.
Former Mom co-executive producer Marco Pennette created the show, which is inspired by personal experience. The series centers around a therapist and newly divorced dad (Middleditch) who need a kidney donor and he runs into a woman from his past (Ashford), who’s rough around the edges, but volunteers hers. The two form a friendship that changes their lives.
Izzy G, Sara Rue, Kether Donohue, and Terrence Terrell co-star. Former executive producer/co-showrunner of Two and a Half Men, Jim Patterson, serves as executive producer and co-showrunner with Pennette.
