CBS fall premiere week continues with an exciting lineup dedicated to the NCIS franchise tonight!
- The Real Perspectives
- Oct 14
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Updated: 5 days ago
Reel Perspectives
October 14, 2025
CBS kicked off its highly anticipated fall premiere with exciting returns of its hit shows this past Sunday, and we were seated!
Starting with the always entertaining Elsbeth, the series returned for Season 3 featuring popular TV talk show host Stephen Colbert guest-starring as a murder victim. This season will introduce fresh cases, new characters, and unexpected challenges for Elsbeth, starring a fantastic Carrie Preston, the cunning yet unconventional attorney working with the NYPD to track down New York's most well-heeled murderers at the 11th Precinct, led by her boss, Captain C.W. Wagner (Wendell Pierce).
New episodes of "Elsbeth" will drop every Thursday at 10 pm EST.
The Emmy-nominated legal drama, Matlock, returned for its second season. The series stars Kathy Bates, a brilliant attorney who rejoins the work force at a prestigious law firm, where she uses clever tactics to win cases while hiding a hidden agenda. Co-starring is Skye P. Marshall as Olympia, a senior attorney and key rainmaker with a thirst for justice, and Jason Ritter as Julian, Olympia's ex-husband, the son of the head of the firm, who is intrigued by Matty and her clever skills. The new season will see most of the cast from Season 1 return, except for David Del Rio, who abruptly departed the show due to reports of sexual misconduct.
New episodes of "Matlock" will drop every Thursday at 9 pm EST.
On October 13, the new seasons of The Neighborhood, FBI, Watson, and the hilarious new comedy series DMV premiered.
The Neighborhood, starring Cedric, The Entertainer, returned for its eighth and final season. The series, which premiered in 2018, is CBS's longest-running current comedy to date and follows a white Midwestern family as they adjust to moving into a predominantly Black neighborhood in Pasadena, California. "The brilliant cast and creative team at The Neighborhood, led by the incomparable Cedric the Entertainer, have brought levity, laughter, and poignant storylines to Monday nights for seven incredible seasons," said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment. "We believe the show's loyal fans deserve a proper farewell season full of the trademark humor and heartfelt moments that are synonymous with the series." In addition to Cedric, Max Greenfield, Beth Behrs, Tichina Arnold, Sheaun McKinney, Marcel Spears, and Skye Townsend round out the cast.
New episodes will drop every Monday at 8pm EST.
Watson, starring Morris Chestnut as Dr. John Watson, returns for its sophomore season. The modern adaptation of the classic "Sherlock Holmes" sees one of history's greatest detectives turn his attention from solving crimes to solving medical mysteries. This season, Watson will be dealing with the fallout that his friend and mentor, Sherlock Holmes (Robert Carlyle), is very much alive when he shows up in his kitchen!
New episodes will drop every Monday at 10 pm EST.
Tonight, the "NCIS" franchise returns with a bang and the entire lineup is dedicated to the venerable franchise. Starting with the impressive 23rd season of the flagship NCIS series, premiering at 8pm EST in a two-part episode, the series follows a team of special agents in the Naval Criminal Investigative Service as they investigate criminal activity. In the season opener titled "Prodigal Son (Part 1) – Reeling from his father's murder, Parker goes to extreme lengths to hunt down the woman he holds responsible, mob boss Carla Marino, jeopardizing not only his own future but the team's."
The second season of NCIS: Origins Season 2 premieres at 9 pm EST, and NCIS: Sydney Season 3 follows at 10 pm. Fans were treated to the newest installment of the franchise when Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo returned for their new series NCIS: Tony & Ziva, which premiered exclusively on Paramount+ in September.
CBS has more exciting returns and fresh content. Most notably, the network will premiere the new season of Ghosts on Thursday, October 16, at 8:30 pm EST. The new season of Fire Country, along with its spinoff Sheriff Country, will premiere on October 17, starting at 8 pm EST, followed by the highly anticipated new series, Boston Blue, at 10 pm EST. The new series is a spinoff of Blue Bloods starring Donnie Wahlberg and Sonequa Martin-Green.
You definitely don't want to miss premiere week! All new episodes are available to stream on Paramount+.
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