CBS has unveiled its 2025-2026 midseason lineup which features the series premieres of FBI offshoot CIA, Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone sequel Y: Marshals, Harlan Coben’s Final Twist and America’s Culinary Cup, the returns of Watson, Tracker, The Neighborhood, DMV, the NCIS franchise and more.
CIA, initially scheduled for a fall premiere, was moved to midseason amid a showrunner change with Warren Leight being brought in to succeed FBI: Most Wanted‘s David Hudgins, who originally was tapped to lead the series. CIA originally was scheduled to take Watson‘s spot in the fall, with Watson shifting to midseason. CIA underwent more behind-the-scenes drama earlier this month when Leight exited the series, along with one of the leads Michael Michele, forcing a recasting, and director/executive producer Eriq LaSalle. CIA is now set to premiere on Monday, Feb. 23 at 10 p.m., following mothership FBI at 9 p.m.
Meanwhile, Watson, originally set to air on Mondays in the fall, is moving back to its original night, premiering its second season Sunday, March 1 at 10 p.m. It follows Tracker, which shifts to a new 9 p.m. timeslot. The series premiere of Y: Marshals kicks off the night at 8 p.m.
New true-crime series Harlan Coben’s Final Twist debuts Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 10 p.m., and new series America’s Culinary Cup, hosted by Padma Lakshmi, premieres Wednesday, March 4 at 9:30 p.m.
CBS’ planned year-long celebration of Survivor‘s 50th anniversary will kick off with a special two-week programming event featuring 10 encore episodes from the show’s history, showcasing players from the S50 cast, leading up to the Survivor 50 three-hour premiere on Wednesday, Feb. 25 from 8-11 p.m.
The encore episodes will air Monday Feb. 9 and Tuesday Feb. 10 (8-9 p.m.); Wednesday Feb. 11 and Thursday Feb. 12 (8-10 p.m.) Friday, Feb. 13, Monday, Feb. 16 and Tuesday, Feb. 17 (8-9 p.m.) and Wednesday, Feb. 18 through Friday Feb. 20 (8-9:30 p.m.)
2026 MIDSEASON SCHEDULE:
All times below Eastern/Pacific unless noted; programs also available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+.
Wednesday, Jan. 7
8-9 p.m. — HOLLYWOOD SQUARES
9-10 p.m. — THE PRICE IS RIGHT AT NIGHT
10-11 p.m. — HARLAN COBEN’S FINAL TWIST (series premiere)
Monday, Feb. 23
8-8:30 p.m. — THE NEIGHBORHOOD
8:30-9 p.m. — DMV (#1 New Comedy)
9-10 p.m. — FBI
10-11 p.m. — CIA (series premiere)
Tuesday, Feb. 24
8-9 p.m. — NCIS
9-10 p.m. — NCIS: ORIGINS
10-11 p.m. — NCIS: SYDNEY
Wednesday, Feb. 25
8-11 p.m. — SURVIVOR 50 (new season premiere)
Thursday, Feb. 26
8-8:30 p.m. — GEORGIE & MANDY’S FIRST MARRIAGE
8:30-9 p.m. — GHOSTS
9-10 p.m. — MATLOCK
10-11 p.m. — ELSBETH
Friday, Feb. 27
8-9 p.m. — SHERIFF COUNTRY
9-10 p.m. — FIRE COUNTRY
10-11 p.m. — BOSTON BLUE
Sunday, March 1
7-8 p.m. — 60 MINUTES
8-9 p.m. — Y:MARSHALS (series premiere)
9-10 p.m. — TRACKER (new time period)
10-11 p.m. WATSON (new night and time period)
Wednesday, March 4
8:00-9:30 p.m. — SURVIVOR (regular time period)
9:30-10:30 p.m. — AMERICA’S CULINARY CUP (series premiere)
10:30-11 p.m. — HOLLYWOOD SQUARES
CBS SPECIALS EVENT PROGRAMMING
- GOLDEN EVE, Thursday, Jan. 8 (8-9 p.m.)
- ET: LIVE ON THE GOLDEN GLOBES RED CARPET, Sunday, Jan. 11 (Live) (7-8 p.m., ET/4-5 p.m., PT)
- THE 83rd ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBES, Sunday, Jan. 11 (Live) (8-11 p.m., ET/5-8 p.m., PT)
- INSIDE THE 68th ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS, Friday, Jan. 30 (8-9 p.m.)
- THE 68th ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS, Sunday, Feb. 1 (Live) (8-11:30 p.m., ET/5-8:30 p.m., PT)
- 25TH ANNUAL SUPER BOWL GREATEST COMMERCIALS: HALL OF FAME COUNTDOWN, Monday, Feb. 2 (8-9 p.m.)
