CBS Upfront/General News and Discussion: 2025-26

[icecream]

Also, shame on CBS for being so cheap not to order full 20-24 episode seasons of scripted shows. Taking off February against the Olympics is understandable. But no new episodes of scripted shows at all in January is a horrible new low. Poorly run Paramount never should have taken over CBS.

[icecream]

DMV has lousy writing. It is removed from my schedule.

[icecream]

Everybody Loves Raymond was a TV-PG show with some G rated episodes. The reunion airing Monday is TV-14.

[JamesG]

Originally Posted by icecream

Everybody Loves Raymond was a TV-PG show with some G rated episodes. The reunion airing Monday is TV-14.

[icecream]

So much for The Neighborhood staying in one leadoff slot all 8 seasons. On December 1 and December 8 it will switch places with DMV, which will air at 8:00 with The Neighborhood at 8:30. Futon Critic says they are special times, but I could see CBS making it permanent. Lack of advertising for The Neighborhood is pathetic, it doesn't even air scenes from next week at the end of itself anymore.

[James28]

Originally Posted by icecream

So much for The Neighborhood staying in one leadoff slot all 8 seasons. On December 1 and December 8 it will switch places with DMV, which will air at 8:00 with The Neighborhood at 8:30. Futon Critic says they are special times, but I could see CBS making it permanent. Lack of advertising for The Neighborhood is pathetic, it doesn't even air scenes from next week at the end of itself anymore.

No, they can't, and why do they need or have to? Don't you think The Neighborhood has had enough bad luck during its run as it is? With the belief that freshman shows shouldn't get anchor slots until they become proven successes and renewed for a second season and beyond, I want to see The Neighborhood stay in that lead-off slot for its final episodes, because a swap with DMV (a freshman sitcom) shouldn't even be thought of. For 2026-27, I want to see Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage and the U.S. version of Ghosts in the 8 pm leadoff slots on separate nights (Monday and Thursday, respectively). DMV can't get an anchor slot at all for the time being if CBS's comedy schedule is going to remain restricted to two hours next season.

[icecream]

I think they should try to restore a 2 hour comedy block on Thursdays next fall, sad that no broadcast network has a 2 hour live action sitcom block anymore. Matlock could move to Mondays at 8:00 then.

Thursdays
8:00 Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage
8:30 New family friendly sitcom
9:00 Ghosts
9:30 New sitcom

If DMV is renewed it can be held for midseason.

[icecream]

The sooner NCIS ends the better. It cheapens their syndication package, ION is airing NCIS today but in worthless season 22. I did watch the conclusion of the crossover with Origins. Gary Cole is the same milquetoast lead actor he was when first replacing Mark Harmon.

[icecream]

Boston Blue and Sheriff Country have both been renewed for season 2. It is funny to see Fire Country is now the least advertised Friday show. The Road is surely a goner with its terrible retention from Tracker.

[icecream]

From today's blog: "CBS is developing Auntie Supreme, a new comedy about a life coach who decides to co-parent her nieces with her brother-in-law." Auntie Supreme sounds a lot better than that vampire sitcom.

[icecream]

CBS had technical difficulties during their New Year's Eve broadcast. They switched to a Matlock repeat for 15 minutes because of it. Glitch started in the middle of a song Lainey Wilson was performing.

https://deadline.com/2026/01/cbs-nye...ck-1236659616/

[icecream]

Harlan Coben's Final Twist (new reality show) was DOA in its series premiere. CBS is moving it to Tuesdays at 8:00 starting tonight. And Harlan Coben will repeat twice a week, Wednesdays at 10:00 where it started out and Sundays at 8:00. Do lousy in your premiere, so expand to numerous airings a week. ABC, NBC, and FOX are all airing new episodes of scripted shows in January. CBS is the only major network not to, better rethink that and not so be cheap with episode count next season.

[icecream]

CBS made a mass renewal announcement today. All their scripted shows (besides the new ones yet to premiere) are now returning for new seasons except for DMV and Watson. I will actually be sad to see Watson go since I started watching it now, glad NCIS: Origins is safe. Survivor and The Amazing Race are also renewed.

https://www.tvline.com/2082448/cbs-r...ker-full-list/

[TMC]

CBS renews 10 shows, including Fire Country, Matlock, Survivor and Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage

The network has picked up a slew of shows for the 2026-2027 season. The Amazing Race will return for Season 39; Elsbeth, NCIS: Sydney and Tracker have been renewed for a fourth season; Fire Country for Season 5; Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, Matlock and NCIS: Origins for Season 3; NCIS for Season 24; and, assuming the usual two cycles per TV season in 2026-27, Survivor for its 51st and 52nd installments. CBS previously renewed Sheriff Country and Boston Blue, FBI and Ghosts. “None of the 10 renewals comes as a particular surprise,” says The Hollywood Reporter’s Rick Porter. “Tracker is on pace to be the most watched network entertainment series for the third season in a row, Georgie & Mandy is the most watched comedy and the others have all performed solidly so far this season (CBS has its scripted shows on hiatus currently through the end of the Winter Olympics in late February). With 16 hours of shows locked in for next season, the list of series CBS hasn’t picked up yet is considerably shorter than the list of returnees.” CBS has yet to make a decision on first-year comedy DMV, drama series Watson and the music competition show The Road.

[icecream]

CBS will be announcing their fall 2026 schedule a month earlier than usual on April 15.

https://deadline.com/2026/02/cbs-202...ns-1236710352/