For a second year in a row, CBS presented a full-season schedule for 2025-26. It features a lot of franchise-branded blocks, including two hours of FBI on Monday — the mothership, moving from Tuesday, joined by new offshoot CIA — an three-hour NCIS “Super Tuesday” and new spinoff Sheriff Country paired with Fire Country on Friday.
In addition to Sheriff Country and CIA, CBS’ 2025-26 schedule includes two other new scripted series, comedy DMV for fall and Yellowstone offshoot Marshalls, starring Luke Grimes, for midseason.
Here is CBS’ schedule, which CBS Entertainment President Amy Reisenbach said emphasizes flow and strong launch pads, followed by brief analysis and description of the new series.
CBS FALL 2025-26 SCHEDULE
(New programs in UPPER CASE; all times ET/PT
MONDAY
8-8:30 PM: The Neighborhood
8:30-9 PM: DMV
9-10 PM: FBI
10-11 PM: CIA
TUESDAY
8-9 PM: NCIS
9-10 PM: NCIS: Origins
10-11 PM: NCIS: Sydney
WEDNESDAY
8-9:30 PM: Survivor
9:30-11 PM: The Amazing Race
(Starting in January)
8-9 PM: Hollywood Squares
9-10 PM: The Price Is Right at Night
10-11 PM: HARLAN COBEN’S FINAL TWIST
(Starting in spring)
8-9:30 PM: Survivor 50
9:30-10:30 PM: AMERICA’S CULINARY CUP
10:30-11 PM: Hollywood Squares
THURSDAY
8-8:30 PM: Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage
8:30-9 PM: Ghosts
9-10 PM: Matlock
10-11 PM: Elsbeth
FRIDAY
8-9 PM: SHERIFF COUNTRY
9-10 PM: Fire Country
10-11 PM: BOSTON BLUESATURDAY
8-9 PM: CBS Encores
After a four-season run on Mondays to make room for CBS’ FBI Tuesday lineup, the network’s drama stalwart NCIS is back in the time slot it had aired for its first 18 seasons, Tuesday at 8 PM, anchoring a three-hour NCIS lineup that also includes prequel NCIS: Origins and Australian offshoot NCIS: Sydney.
Citing the success of the 3-way NCIS crossover two years ago, Reisenbach said, “We’ve heard the audience, and we have stacked Tuesday,” setting up a likely crossover next season. The network calls the NCIS night Super Tuesdaty.
NCIS is swapping slots with FBI, which is moving to Mondays at 9 PM, leading into new offshoot CIA.
“There are higher PUT levels for Monday, and we feel this is great counter-programming to sports and reality on the other networks,” Reisenbach said about the crime drama’s relocation to Mondays.
Getting the hammock slot between The Neighborhood and FBI new comedy series DMV, making for a lineup that includes DMV, FBI and CIA airing back-to-back.
“Marketing will have a lot of fun with it, and so will Stephen Colbert,” Reisenbach quipped.
No scheduling changes on Thursday,
“We are not going to mess with perfection,” Reisenbach said about the returning lineup of Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, Ghosts and Matlock.
Returning Friday drama Fire Country will anchor the night surrounded by spinoff Sheriff Country and Blue Bloods universe drama Boston Blue, starring Donnie Wahlberg, which is taking over its predecessor’s signature Friday 10 PM slot. All three series come from Jerry Bruckheimer Television (as is reality veteran The Amazing Race, back alongside Survivor on Wednesdays.)
NEW FALL 2025-26 DRAMA SERIES
CIA, starring Tom Ellis, is a one-hour crime drama centered on two unlikely partners – a fast-talking, rule-breaking loose cannon CIA case officer (Ellis), and a by-the-book, seasoned and smart FBI agent who believes in the rule of law. When this odd couple are assigned to work out of CIA’s New York Station, they must learn to work together to investigate cases and criminals posing threats on U.S. soil, finding that their differences may actually be their strength. CIA is a universe expansion of the FBI series.
CIA is executive produced by Dick Wolf, David Hudgins, Nicole Perlman & David Chasteen and Peter Jankowski. Hudgins will showrun. Eriq La Salle is set as director and as executive producer of the first episode. The series is from Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Wolf Entertainment and CBS Studios.
SHERIFF COUNTRY stars Morena Baccarin as straight-shooting sheriff Mickey Fox, the stepsister of Cal Fire’s division chief Sharon Leone (Diane Farr of FIRE COUNTRY). She investigates criminal activity while she patrols the streets of small-town Edgewater, contending with her ex-con father, Wes (W. Earl Brown), who is an off-the-grid marijuana grower, and a mysterious incident involving her wayward daughter. SHERIFF COUNTRY is an expansion of the universe of the hit drama series FIRE COUNTRY.
SHERIFF COUNTRY stars Morena Baccarin, W. Earl Brown, Matt Lauria, Christopher Gorham and Michele Weaver. The initial episode is being written by Tony Phelan and Joan Rater with story by Phelan, Rater and Max Thieriot. Executive producers are Thieriot, Phelan, Rater, Matt Lopez and Jerry Bruckheimer and KristieAnne Reed for JBTV. The series is produced by CBS Studios and will be distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
BOSTON BLUE (Fridays, 10:00-11:00 PM)
BOSTON BLUE stars Donnie Wahlberg as he reprises his role as NYPD officer Danny Reagan in a universe expansion of the long-running top drama BLUE BLOODS. In the new drama, Reagan takes a position with Boston PD. Once in Boston, he is paired with detective Lena Peters (Sonequa Martin-Green), the eldest daughter of a prominent law enforcement family.
BOSTON BLUE is produced by CBS Studios in association with JBTV. Brandon Sonnier & Brandon Margolis will showrun and executive produce. Jerry Bruckheimer, KristieAnne Reed and Wahlberg will also serve as executive producers. The series is produced and will be distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
NEW FALL COMEDY SERIES
DMV (Mondays, 8:30-9:00 PM)
DMV, based on award-winning author Katherine Heiny’s short story, is a single-camera workplace comedy set at the place everyone dreads going most: the DMV. Our quirky and lovable characters are making minimum wage, doing a thankless job where customers are annoyed before they even walk in the door. Good thing they have each other.
DMV stars Harriet Dyer, Tim Meadows, Tony Cavalero, Molly Kearney, Gigi Zumbado and Alex Tarrant. Dana Klein will executive produce along with Aaron Kaplan, Wendi Trilling and Robyn Meisinger. Trent O’Donnell executive produced and directed the pilot from a script written by Klein. The series is produced by CBS Studios and will be distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
NEW FALL UNSCRIPTED SERIES
THE ROAD (Sundays, 9:00-10:00 PM)
THE ROAD offers viewers a backstage pass into the gritty and unforgiving life of a touring artist. With exclusive access to behind-the-scenes workings of the music industry, viewers will see what happens when some of the best up-and-coming performers pile into a tour bus and tackle a grueling schedule in pursuit of their dreams. From executive producers Taylor Sheridan, Blake Shelton, David C. Glasser, Lee Metzger and Keith Urban, the docu-follow format trails GRAMMY Award winner Urban on his journey to discover the next big artist alongside GRAMMY Award winner Gretchen Wilson, who acts as the “tour manager.” Singers will join the headliner on tour, performing as opening acts in venues across the country. They will compete to win over local fanbases to secure a spot in the next city and remain on the tour.
THE ROAD is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios with executive producers Taylor Sheridan (Bosque Ranch Productions), Blake Shelton (Lucky Horseshoe Productions), David C.Glasser (101 Studios), Lee Metzger (Lucky Horseshoe Productions) and Keith Urban.
MIDSEASON 2025-26 SERIES
Y: MARSHALS (Working Title) (Premieres Sundays, Midseason, 9:00-10:00 PM)
Y: MARSHALS (working title) stars Luke Grimes as Kayce Dutton. With the Yellowstone Ranch behind him, Dutton joins an elite unit of U.S. Marshals, combining his skills as a cowboy and Navy SEAL to bring range justice to Montana, where he and his teammates must balance family, duty and the high psychological cost that comes with serving as the last line of defense in the region’s war on violence.
Y: MARSHALS (working title) is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios with executive producer Taylor Sheridan along with David C. Glasser executive producing for 101 Studios as well as John Linson, Art Linson, Spencer Hudnut, Luke Grimes, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin and Bob Yari. Hudnut will serve as executive producer and showrunner. The series will be distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
HARLAN COBEN’S FINAL TWIST (Wednesdays, Midseason 10:00-11:00 PM, Between Fall and Spring Editions of SURVIVOR )
HARLAN COBEN’S FINAL TWIST brings the world’s best-selling mystery author into the true-crime television genre for the first time. With over 90 million books sold globally and scripted series (“Fool Me Once,” “Safe,” “The Innocent”), Harlan Coben is known for his twisting narratives and intricate plots. In each one-hour episode, Harlan will guide audiences through gripping tales of murder, high-profile crimes and life-altering surprises, each meticulously unraveled to reveal hidden truths, deceptions and lies. With exclusive interviews and never-before-seen archival materials, the series will provide an in-depth look at stories where nothing is as it seems.
HARLAN COBEN’S FINAL TWIST is executive produced by Harlan Coben, Ben Coben for Final Twist Productions with All Rise Films’ Jeff Zimbalist serving as executive producer and showrunner, Stu Schreiberg serves as executive producer for Triage Entertainment, and Susan Zirinsky and Terence Wrong serve as executive producers for See It Now Studios. Jess Philipps also serves as executive producer.
AMERICA’S CULINARY CUP (Wednesdays, in Spring after SURVIVOR, 9:30-10:30 PM)
AMERICA’S CULINARY CUP, from Emmy-nominated food expert Padma Lakshmi (“Top Chef”) is a new cooking competition series. Lakshmi serves as creator and host of this new culinary showdown featuring a cast of the nation’s most decorated chefs as they embark on a one-of-a-kind, high-stakes competition designed to challenge their creativity, endurance, presentation, leadership and more.
AMERICA’S CULINARY CUP is executive produced by Lakshmi for Delicious Entertainment, Susan Rovner will executive produce for Aha Studios. Lakshmi serves as judge and host.
FOR 2026-2027 SEASON:
EINSTEIN
EINSTEIN is a drama with comedic undertones starring Matthew Gray Gubler as Lew Einstein. Brilliant but directionless, the great-grandson of Albert Einstein spends his days as a comfortably tenured professor until his bad boy antics land him in trouble with the law and he is pressed into service helping a local police detective solve the most puzzling cases.
EINSTEIN is executive produced by Andy Breckman, Randy Zisk, Tariq Jalil, Rose Hughes, Rodrigo Herrera Ibarguengoytia and Laura Beetz for CBS Studios and will be distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
CUPERTINO (Writers Room for 12 episodes)
CUPERTINO is a David vs. Goliath legal show set in Silicon Valley. The series is executive produced by Emmy Award-winning producers Robert and Michelle King and Liz Glotzer for King Size Productions and CBS Studios.
