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Jane Lynch Hosts 'CBS Fall Preview' Special

CBS announced this week the "CBS Fall Preview," hosted by the Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award-winner Jane Lynch, will be broadcast on Monday, September 7th.

Lynch, star of CBS's new comedy series "Angel From Hell," will preview the Network's five new fall series in this primetime special. In addition, the special will be available on demand across multiple platforms including, CBS.com, the CBS App and CBS All Access, though September 30th.

Related: CBS Announced Fall Primetime Premiere Dates

Throughout the special, Lynch will introduce first looks, behind-the-scenes moments and cast interviews from each of the Network's five new shows, "Life in Pieces," "Limitless," "Code Black," "Supergirl," and "Angel From Hell."

Life In Pieces
Pictured L-R, Top Row: Dan Bakkedahl as Tim, Betsy Brandt as Heather, Colin Hanks as Greg, Zoe Lister Jones as Jen, Thomas Sadoski as Matt and Angelique Cabral as Colleen; Pictured L-R, Bottom Row: Holly Barrett as Samantha, Niall Cunningham as Tyler, Giselle Eisenberg as Sophia, James Brolin as John and Diane Wiest as Joan Photo: Cliff Lipson/CBS

"Life in Pieces," premiering Monday, Sept. 21 (8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT), is a comedy about one big happy family and their sometimes awkward, often hilarious and ultimately beautiful milestone moments as told by its various members. As the family's lives unfold in four short stories each week, they try to savor these little pieces of time that flash by but stay with you forever, because these moments add up to what life's all about.

Limitless
Jake McDorman stars in Limitless Photo: Jeff Neumann/CBS

"Limitless," premiering Tuesday, Sept. 22 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT), based on the feature film, is a fast-paced drama about Brian Finch (Jake McDorman), who discovers the brain-boosting power of the mysterious drug NZT and is coerced by the FBI into using his extraordinary cognitive abilities to solve complex cases for them.

Code Black
Code Black stars Marcia Gay Harden (far right), Bonnie Somerville (second from right), Melanie Kannokada (center), Benjamin Hollingsworth (far left), Luis Guzman (second from left) and Harry M. Ford (not pictured). Photo: Richard Cartwright/CBS

"Code Black," premiering Wednesday, Sept. 30 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT), is a heart-pounding medical drama that takes place in the busiest, most notorious ER in the nation, where the staggering influx of patients can outweigh the limited resources available to the extraordinary doctors and nurses whose job is to treat them all – creating a condition known as Code Black.

Supergirl
Melissa Benoist stars as Supergirl Photo: Bonnie Osborne/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc ©2015 WBEI.

"Supergirl," premiering Monday, Oct. 26 (8:30-9:30 PM, ET/PT) before moving to its regular time period (8:00-9:00 PM) on Monday, Nov. 2, is an action-adventure drama based on the DC Comics character Kara Zor-El (Melissa Benoist), Superman’s (Kal-El) cousin who, after 12 years of keeping her powers a secret on Earth, decides to finally embrace her superhuman abilities and be the hero she was always meant to be.

Angel From Hell
Jane Lynch, Maggie Lawson and Kyle Bornheimer star in Angel From Hell Photo: Darren Michaels/CBS

"Angel From Hell," premiering Thursday, Nov. 5 (9:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT), is a comedy about Amy (Jane Lynch), a colorful, brassy woman who insinuates herself into the life of an organized and seemingly perfect young woman, Allison (Maggie Lawson), claiming to be her “guardian angel.”

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