It’s elementary: When WKRC-TV (Channel 12) broadcasts prime-time Bengals games, some of your favorite shows get punted to another station or time period.
On Thursday, when Channel 12 airs the Bengals-Browns, here’s how you’ll find the season premieres for “Elementary” and “Mom,” plus new episodes of the “Big Bang Theory,”“Life in Pieces” and “Entertainment Tonight”:
WSTR-TV (Channel 64) will air the CBS lineup 8-10 p.m. Thursday instead of MyNetworkTV drama repeats:
8 p.m. “Big Bang Theory,” new episode
8:30 p.m. “Life in Pieces,” new episode

9 p.m. “Mom,” third season premiere
9:30 p.m. “Big Bang Theory,” rerun

CW Cincinnati (Channel 12.2):
10 p.m. “Elementary,” fourth season premiere, replaces a “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” rerun.
WKRC-TV Channel 12 Thursday:
7:30 p.m. “Bengals Pregame Show”
8 p.m. “The NFL Today,” NFL Network pregame show
8:25 p.m. Bengals-Browns, NFL Network simulcast
11:15 p.m. “Local 12 News” (35 minutes)
11:50 p.m. “Late Show with Stephen Colbert”
12:52 a.m. “The Late Late Show with James Corden”
1:52 a.m. “Crazy Talk,” joined in progress
2:07 a.m. “Entertainment Tonight”
2:35 a.m. “Comics Unleashed”
3:05 a.m. “CBS Overnight News”