Julia Louis-Dreyfus: Crime and comedy are coming back in full force to CBS' schedule next season as the network re-embraces the genres that have performed best for it in recent years.

After taking a creative detour in the fall with outside-the-box concepts such as singing gamblers and vampire detectives, CBS is adding new crime procedurals and opening up another night of comedy.

As expected, CBS will expand its successful Monday night sitcom lineup to Wednesdays. "The New Adventures of Old Christine," (starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus) which the network renewed at the last minute on Tuesday, will launch the block. "Christine" is followed by newcomer "Project Gary," about a middle-class father who is played by Jay Mohr.

The network unveiled the schedule to reporters at its New York offices Wednesday morning.

"We really wanted to focus on comedy, and we had the goods to it this year," said CBS entertainment president Nina Tassler. "We've been looking to expand, to build out to another night. We have two of highest-testing new comedies we've had in years."

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