CBS Sets Fall 2026 Premiere Dates For Dramas, Comedies & Reality Series
The summer time warmth remains to be on, however C.B.S. is looking forward to the autumn TV season. The community on Monday set premiere dates for its new and returning drama, comedy and unscripted collection. See the total record under.
CBS will debut its newest collection in stalwart navy police procedural franchise, NCIS: New Yorkon Tuesday, October 6, between the brand new seasons of the mothership collection and Origins. New authorized drama Cupertino will arrive Thursday, October 8, as will freshman vampire comedy Eternally Yours.
The net said during its upfront presentation in May that Season 3 of Kathy Bates drama Matlock, Season 6 of supernatural comedy Ghosts and the collection premiere of crime dramedy Einstein will bow in midseason. But Ghosts followers will get a pair of two-episode specials tied to Halloween and the vacation season on October 29 and December 10, respectively.
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Here are CBS’ fall premiere dates revealed Monday; all packages will probably be out there to stream dwell and on demand on Paramount+:
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
7-7:30 PM ET: NFL ON CBS doubleheader
7:30-8:30 PM ET/7-8 PM PT: 60 MINUTES (Season 59 premiere; common 7-8 PM time slot begins September 20)
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
8-10 PM: SURVIVOR (Season 51 premiere; common 8-9:30 PM time slot begins September 30)
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
7-7:30 PM, ET: NFL ON CBS doubleheader
7:30-9:30 PM, ET/4:30-6:30 PM, PT: 2026 VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS (VMAs)
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
9:30-11 PM: THE AMAZING RACE (Season 39 premiere)
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4
7-7:30 PM ET: NFL ON CBS doubleheader
7:30-8:30 PM ET/7-8 PM PT: 60 MINUTES
8:30-9:30 PM ET/8-9 PM PT: MARSHALS (Season 2 premiere; common 8-9 PM time slot begins October 11)
9:30-10:30 PM ET/9-10 PM, PT: TRACKER (Season 4 premiere; common 9-10 PM time slot begins October 11)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 5
8-9 PM: FBI (Season 9 premiere)
9-10 PM: CIA (Season 2 premiere)
10-11 PM: HARLAN COBEN’S FINAL TWIST (Season 2 premiere)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6
8-9 PM: NCIS (Season 24 premiere)
9-10 PM: NCIS: NEW YORK (collection premiere)
10-11 PM: NCIS: ORIGINS (Season 3 premiere)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7
8-9:30 PM: SURVIVOR (common time interval)
9:30-11 PM: THE AMAZING RACE (common time interval)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8
8-8:30 PM: GEORGIE & MANDY’S FIRST MARRIAGE (Season 3 premiere)
8:30-9 PM: ETERNALLY YOURS (collection premiere)
9-10 PM: ELSBETH (Season 4 premiere)
10-11 PM: CUPERTINO (collection premiere)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9
8-9 PM: SHERIFF COUNTRY (Season 2 premiere)
9-10 PM: FIRE COUNTRY (Season 5 premiere)
10-11 PM: BOSTON BLUE (Season 2 premiere)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10
10-11 PM: 48 HOURS (Season 39 premiere)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11
7-8 PM: 60 MINUTES (common time interval)
8-9 PM: MARSHALS (common time interval)
9-10 PM: TRACKER (common time interval)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29
9-10 PM: GHOSTS (Halloween two-episode particular)
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10
9-10 PM: GHOSTS (Ghostmas two-episode particular)
