Overview
- CBS, which unveiled its fall slate Monday, published a full schedule that starts with Survivor Season 51 on September 23 and positions a packed Premiere Week beginning October 4.
- The network will launch NCIS: New York on Tuesday, October 6 between NCIS Season 24 and NCIS: Origins Season 3, with Michael Weatherly returning to NCIS and Mark Harmon confirmed for Origins’ 10-episode run.
- Three new series — NCIS: New York, Eternally Yours, and Cupertino — are set to debut in October and join returning dramas like FBI, CIA, Marshals, Tracker, Fire Country, and Boston Blue.
- Ghosts will not return in full this fall but will air two two-episode holiday specials on October 29 and December 10, with the rest of Season 6 held for early 2027.
- CBS is using live windows such as NFL doubleheaders, the VMAs, Survivor and The Amazing Race to lead into scripted premieres, a scheduling move that aims to boost lead-ins and stretch franchise viewing across weeknights.