CBS is ready for fall. The network has announced its premiere date for the Fall 2025 television season. Survivor and The Amazing Race return in September, and viewers will see new episodes of Matlock and more starting in October. Watson is also being bumped back up to fall after initially being planned for a midseason release.
“Today, CBS announced fall primetime premiere dates for four new and 16 returning series for the 2025-2026 season. The sophomore hit drama WATSON will now air Mondays at 10:00 PM, ET/PT in the fall and the new drama CIA, previously announced to air in the fall, will move to midseason.
The official “CBS PREMIERE WEEK” begins Sunday, Oct. 12 with sneak peeks of MATLOCK and ELSBETH on a special day followed by seven straight nights of original episodes of new and returning series.
September is stacked with marquee events, including two fan-favorite annual specials, four season premieres, a summer series’ season finale and a new special honoring a legendary R&B band.
CBS’ Premieres Schedule follows:
- All times are ET/PT unless noted.
- All programs are available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
- Boldprogram titles denote season premieres, finales or specials.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 7
8:00-11:00 PM, ET CBS presents2025 VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS (VMAs)for the first time, (5:00-8:00 PM, PT) airing live from UBS Arena in Long Island.
(Three-hour CBS broadcast to simulcast on MTV; one-hour live pre-show to air across Paramount Media Networks.)
SUNDAY, SEPT. 14
8:00-11:00 PM, ET The77THEMMY®AWARDS, hosted by comedian Nate Bargatze
(5:00-8:00 PM, PT) (live coast to coast)
SUNDAY, SEPT. 21(♫ ♪♫Do you remember, the 21stnight of September?♫ ♫ ♪)
8:00-10:00 PMA GRAMMY® SALUTE TO EARTH, WIND & FIRE LIVE:THE 21stNIGHT OF SEPTEMBER
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24
8:00-10:00 PM SURVIVOR(49thseason premiere)
*Regular 8:00-9:30 PM timeslot begins Wednesday, Oct. 1.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 25
9:00-10:30 PM THE AMAZING RACE(38thseason premiere, special night)
*Regular Wednesday 9:30-11:00 PM timeslot begins Oct. 1.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 27
10:00-11:00 PM48 HOURS(38thseason premiere)
SUNDAY, SEPT. 28
7:00-7:30 PM, ET NFL ON CBS doubleheader
7:30-8:30 PM, ET60 MINUTES(58thseason premiere of the #1 news program)
(7:00-8:00 PM, PT) *7:00-8:00 PM time period on Sunday, Oct. 5
8:30-10:30 PM, ET BIG BROTHER(27thseason finale)
(8:00-10:00 PM, PT)
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 1
Debut of regular Wednesday lineup
8:00-9:30 PM SURVIVOR
9:30-11:00 PM THE AMAZING RACE
“CBS PREMIERE WEEK”
SUNDAY, OCT. 12
7:00-7:30 PM, ET NFL ON CBS doubleheader
7:30-8:30 PM, ET 60 MINUTES
(7:00-8:00 PM, PT)
8:30-9:30 PM, ET MATLOCK(second season premiere “sneak peek” on special night)
(8:00-10:00 PM, PT) *Returns to regular 9:00 PM Thursday timeslot with an original episode on Oct. 16.
9:30-10:30 PMETELSBETH(third season premiere “sneak peek” on special night)
(9:00-10:00 PM, PT) *Returns to regular 10:00 PM Thursday timeslot with an original episode on Oct. 16.
MONDAY, OCT. 13
Mondays kick off withTHE NEIGHBORHOOD and new workplace comedy DMV, starring Harriet Dyer and Tim Meadows, followed by hit series FBI, from Dick Wolf, and popular sophomore series WATSON, both debuting on a new night.
8:00-8:30 PM THE NEIGHBORHOOD(eighth season premiere)
8:30-9:00 PM DMV(series premiere)
9:00-10:00 PMFBI(eighth season premiere)
10:00-11:00 PM **WATSON(second season premiere)
TUESDAY, OCT. 14
CBS unveils the first-ever all NCIS night featuring the season premieres of the #1 global franchise’s shows on the Network.
8:00-9:00 PM NCIS(23rdseason premiere)
9:00-10:00 PMNCIS: ORIGINS(second season premiere)
10:00-11:00 PMNCIS: SYDNEY(third season premiere)
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 15
8:00-9:30 PM SURVIVOR (original episode)
9:30-11:00 PM THE AMAZING RACE (original episode)
THURSDAY, OCT. 16
CBS’ Thursday lineup returns.
8:00-8:30 PMGEORGIE & MANDY’S FIRST MARRIAGE
(second season premiere of the #1 comedy)
8:30-9:00 PM GHOSTS(fifth season premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM MATLOCK (original episode of last season’s #1 new series)
10:00-11:00 PM ELSBETH (original episode)
FRIDAY, OCT. 17
Friday’sfull night of compelling dramas, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer Television, includes new series SHERIFF COUNTRYand BOSTON BLUE headlined, respectively, by Morena Baccarin, and Donnie Wahlberg and Sonequa Martin-Green – and the season premiere of FIRE COUNTRY.
8:00-9:00 PM FIRE COUNTRY(fourth season premiere, special time)
*Starts regular 9:00 PM timeslot Friday, Oct. 24.
9:00-10:00 PM SHERIFF COUNTRY(series premiere, special time)
*Starts regular 8:00 PM timeslot Friday, Oct. 24.
10:00-11:00 PMBOSTON BLUE(series premiere)
SATURDAY, OCT. 18
10:00-11:00 PM 48 HOURS (original episode)
SUNDAY, OCT. 19
Sundaycompletes premiere week with the season premiere of #1 TV series TRACKER, followed by the new Taylor Sheridan-produced singing competition series THE ROAD, featuring Blake Shelton, Keith Urban and Gretchen Wilson.
7:00-8:00 PM 60 MINUTES
8:00-9:00 PM TRACKER(third season premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM THE ROAD
*Airs 9:30-10:30 PM ET on Sunday, Oct 26 and Sunday, Nov. 2, following NFL Doubleheader, before moving to its regular 9:00-10:00 PM Sunday time period on Nov. 9.
FRIDAY, OCT. 24
Regular timeslots for Friday lineup.
8:00-9:00 PM SHERIFF COUNTRY (original episode)
9:00-10:00 PM FIRE COUNTRY (original episode)
10:00-11:00 PM BOSTON BLUE (original episode)
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.”
What do you think? Which of these CBS shows are you most excited to see this fall?
