CBS Fall Premiere Dates: ‘Watson', ‘FBI', ‘Ghosts' All ‘NCIS' Tuesday, ‘Matlock', ‘Boston Blue', More
CBS Premiere Week begins Sunday, Oct. 12 with sneak peeks of Matlock Season 2 and Elsbeth Season 3. Both will return to their regular timeslots on Thursday, Oct. 16, with Matlock at 9 PM followed by Elsbeth at 10 PM.
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FBI will premiere its eighth season on Monday, Oct. 13 at 9 PM, followed by Watson Season 2 at 10 PM.
For the first time, there will be an all NCIS night on Tuesdays with NCIS Season 23 premiering at 8 PM, NCIS: Origins Season 2 at 9 PM and NCIS: Sydney Season 3 at 10 PM.
Survivor returns to Wednesdays at 8 PM, with its Season 49 premiere on Wednesday, Sept. 24. The regular Wednesday night lineup continues on Oct. 1 with The Amazing Race following Survivor at 9:30 PM.
Comedies The Neighborhood and new series DMV will hold the Monday night spot beginning Oct. 13 with The Neighborhood Season 8 premiere at 8 PM and the DMV series premiere at 8:30 PM.
Thursdays will start off with a comedy hour. Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage Season 2 will premiere at 8 PM Thursday, Oct. 16, followed by Season 5 of Ghosts at 8:30 PM, and capped off with Matlock at 9 PM and Elsbeth at 10 PM
Fridays will be all Jerry Bruckheimer Television-produced series, starting off with Season 4 of Fire Country at 8 PM Oct. 17, moving to its regular 9 PM timeslot on Friday, Oct. 24. Sheriff Country will air its series premiere at a special time of 9 PM and move to its regular 8 PM slot on Friday, Oct. 24 followed by Boston Blue at 10 PM.
Returning series Hollywood Squares and new series CIA, Y: Marshals (working title), Harlan Coben's Final Twist and America's Culinary Cup are currently planned for the second half of the 2025-2026 broadcast season.
Here is CBS' complete fall schedule (all times ET/PT except where noted; new series in bold upper-case):
Sunday, September 78-11 PM: 2025 Video Music Awards
Sunday, September 148-11 PM: 77th Emmy Awards
Sunday, September 218-11 PM: A Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire: The 21st Night of September
Wednesday, September 248-10 PM: Survivor (Season 49 premiere)
Thursday, September 259-10:30 PM: The Amazing Race (Season 38 premiere)
Saturday, September 2710-11 PM: 48 Hours (Season 38 premiere)
Sunday, September 287-7:30 PM: NFL on CBS doubleheader7:30-8:30 PM: 60 Minutes (Season 58 premiere)8:30-10:30 PM: Big Brother (Season 27 premiere)
Wednesday, October 1 8-9:30 PM: Survivor (Season 49 time slot premiere)9:30-11 PM: The Amazing Race (Season 38 time slot premiere)
Sunday, October 57-8 PM: 60 Minutes (Season 58 time slot premiere)
CBS PREMIERE WEEK
Sunday, October 12 7-7:30 PM, ET: NFL on CBS doubleheader7:30-8:30 PM, ET: 60 Minutes (7-8 PM, PT)8:30-9:30 PM, ET: Matlock (Season 2 sneak peek; 8-9 PM PT)9:30-10:30 PM ET: Elsbeth (Season 3 sneak peek; 9-10 PM PT )
Monday, October 13 8-8:30 PM: The Neighborhood (Season 8 premiere)8:30-9:00 PM: DMV (comedy series premiere)9-10 PM: FBI (Season 8 premiere)10-11 PM: Watson (Season 2 premiere)
Tuesday, October 14 8-9 PM: NCIS (Season 23 premiere)9-10 PM: NCIS: Origins (Season 2 premiere)10-11 PM: NCIS: Sydney (Season 3 premiere)
Thursday, October 16 8-8:30 PM: Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (Season 2 premiere)8:30-9 PM: Ghosts (Season 5 premiere)9-10 PM: Matlock (Season 2 time slot premiere)10-11 PM: Elsbeth (Season 3 time slot premiere)
Friday, October 17 8-9 PM: Fire Country (Season 4 premiere, special time)9-10 PM: SHERIFF COUNTRY (drama series premiere, special time)10-11 PM: BOSTON BLUE (drama series premiere)
Sunday, October 198-9 PM: Tracker (Season 3 premiere)9-10 PM: THE ROAD (Airs 9:30-10:30 PM ET on Sundays, October 26 and November 2, following NFL Doubleheader, before moving to its regular 9-10 PM Sunday time period on November 9)
Friday, October 248-9 PM: Sheriff Country (time slot premiere)9-10 PM: Fire Country (time slot premiere)
MIDSEASON PREMIERES
Hollywood Squares (Season 2)CIA (new drama series)Y: MARSHALS (new drama series; working title)HARLAN COBEN'S FINAL TWIST (new drama series) AMERICA'S CULINARY CUP (new drama series)
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