CBS Reveals Fall TV Schedule
CBS today reveiled its fall schedule, which includes premiere dates for Watson Season 2, which has been moved to the fall after FBI offshoot CIA was pushed to midseason, as Deadline exclusively reported, as well as FBI, NCIS, and spinoffs Origins and Sydney, comedy Ghosts, Kathy Bates-starring Matlock, new Blue Bloods spinoff Boston Blue, and many more.
CBS Premiere Week begins on Sunday, October 12, with sneak peeks of Matlock Season 2 and Elsbeth Season 3. Both will return to their usual timeslots on Thursday, October 16, with Matlock at 9 p.m. and Elsbeth at 10 p.m.
Tuesdays will feature an all-NCIS night, with the premiere of NCIS Season 23 at 8 PM, NCIS: Origins Season 2 at 9 PM, and NCIS: Sydney Season 3 at 10 PM. This will be the first time that it has been done so.
The Season 49 premiere of Survivor will take place on Wednesday, September 24, at 8 PM. The Amazing Race will follow Survivor at 9:30 PM on Wednesday, October 1, as part of the standard Wednesday night programming.
Thrillers Beginning on October 13, the Monday night slot will be occupied by The Neighborhood and the new series DMV. The Neighborhood Season 8 will premiere at 8:00 PM, while the DMV series will premiere at 8:30 PM.
Comedy hour will commence on Thursdays. The second season of Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage will premiere at 8:00 p.m. Season 5 of Ghosts will be broadcast at 8:30 PM on Thursday, October 16, followed by Matlock at 9:00 PM and Elsbeth at 10:00 PM.
Fire Country's fourth season will premiere at 8 p.m. on October 17 and will transition to its regular 9 p.m. time slot on Friday, October 24. All Jerry Bruckheimer Television-produced series will be featured on Fridays. Sheriff Country will premiere its series at 9 p.m. and transition to its regular 8 p.m. time slot on Friday, Oct. 24, followed by Boston Blue at 10 p.m.
Hollywood Squares, Y: Marshals (working title), America's Culinary Cup, Harlan Coben's Final Twist, and Hollywood Squares are currently scheduled for the second half of the 2025-2026 broadcast season.
Below is CBS Full Fall Lineup in est. time
Sunday, September 7
8-11 PM: 2025 Video Music Awards
Sunday, September 14
8-11 PM: 77th Emmy Awards
Sunday, September 21
8-11 PM: A Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire: The 21st Night of September
Wednesday, September 24
8-10 PM: Survivor (Season 49 premiere)
Thursday, September 25
9-10:30 PM: The Amazing Race (Season 38 premiere)
Saturday, September 27
10-11 PM: 48 Hours (Season 38 premiere)
Sunday, September 28
7-7:30 PM: NFL on CBS doubleheader
7:30-8:30 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 5
7-8 PM: 60 Minutes (Season 58 time slot premiere)
CBS PREMIERE WEEK
Sunday, October 12
7-7:30 PM, ET: NFL on CBS doubleheader
7:30-8:30 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 19
8-9 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 24
8-9 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)