CBS (an initialism of the network's former name, the Columbia Broadcasting System) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network that is the flagship property of Paramount Global. The company is headquartered at the CBS Building in New York City with major production facilities and operations in New York City (at the CBS Broadcast Center) and Los Angeles (at CBS Television City, CBS Columbia Square and the CBS Studio Center). The network purchased and ordered The Good Wife, with the first episode "Pilot" airing on September 22, 2009, and has concluded with last episode "End" airing on May 8, 2016. The network ordered a spin-off series Elsbeth with the first episode "Pilot" airing on February 29, 2024.