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Tracker Season 2 is premiering earlier than we thought
The middle of September is the typical start of the fall TV season, but not for America's most popular network. While NBC, ABC, and Fox begin airing new seasons of returning favorite series, CBS is noticeably letting the competition get a head start.
The network is scheduling its big premiere week to start Sunday, Oct. 13, unusually late for CBS. (For comparison, back in 2022 — the last "normal" fall TV season — CBS premiered all its big shows starting Sept. 19.) The most-watched broadcast show of the season (with help from the cushy post-Super Bowl premiere slot), Justin Hartley's Tracker, kicks off CBS's fall season in a new time slot on Sunday, Oct. 13, inching up an hour to anchor the evening and lead into a new season of The Equalizer at 9/8c starting Oct. 20. (Previously, Tracker and The Equalizer were scheduled to return on Oct. 27.) Come midseason, they will be joined by new series Watson, a reimagining of Sherlock Holmes' partner, starring Morris Chestnut.
Mondays will be NCIS night, with the original NCIS paired with the new prequel series NCIS: Origins (here's everything we know about NCIS: Origins), which tells the story of a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs. Tuesdays belong to the FBI franchise, with FBI, FBI: Most Wanted, and FBI: International all airing back to back to back. Survivor anchors Wednesday nights once again, and it will be joined by the new mountaineering competition The Summit.
More fall TV schedules:
Young Sheldon may be ending, but the spin-off Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage keeps The Big Bang Theory prequel's vibes going at 8/7c on Thursdays, followed by a new season of Ghosts, Kathy Bates' new series Matlock, and Season 2 of Elsbeth. S.W.A.T., Fire Country, and the final season of Blue Bloods hold down Friday nights, with the NCIS: Sydney taking over for Blue Bloods at midseason.
48 Hours, 60 Minutes, Blue Bloods, The Equalizer, FBI, FBI: International, FBI: Most Wanted, Fire Country, Ghosts, NCIS, The Neighborhood, Survivor, S.W.A.T.
NCIS: Sydney
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, Matlock, NCIS: Origins, Poppa's House, The Summit, Watson
Bob Hearts Abishola, CSI: Vegas, Loteria Loca, NCIS: Hawai'i, So Help Me Todd, Young Sheldon
Summer TV schedules:
Check out the full CBS fall TV schedule below. New series in bold. All times listed in Eastern Time.
8 p.m.: The Neighborhood (Season 7)
8:30 p.m.: Poppa's House (Season 1)
9 p.m.: NCIS (Season 22)
10 p.m.: NCIS: Origins (Season 1)
8 p.m.: FBI (Season 7)
9 p.m.: FBI: International (Season 4)
10 p.m.: FBI: Most Wanted (Season 6)
8 p.m.: Survivor (Season 47)
9:30 p.m.: The Summit (Season 1)
8 p.m.: The Price Is Right at Night
9 p.m.: Raid the Cage
10 p.m.: Hollywood Squares
8 p.m.: Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (Season 1)
8:30 p.m.: Ghosts (Season 4)
9 p.m.: Matlock (Season 1)
10 p.m.: Elsbeth (Season 2)
8 p.m.: S.W.A.T. (Season 8)
9 p.m.: Fire Country (Season 3)
10 p.m.: Blue Bloods (Season 14 Part 2)
8 p.m.: NCIS: Sydney (Season 2)
9 p.m.: Fire Country (Season 3)
10 p.m.: S.W.A.T. (Season 8)
8 p.m.: Drama repeats
10 p.m.: 48 Hours
7 p.m.: 60 Minutes
8 p.m.: Tracker (Season 2)
9 p.m.: The Equalizer (Season 5)
10 p.m.: Drama repeats
7 p.m.: 60 Minutes
8 p.m.: Tracker (Season 2)
9 p.m.: The Equalizer (Season 5)
10 p.m.: Watson (Season 1)
Wednesday, Sept. 18
8 p.m.: Survivor (two-hour Season 47 premiere)
Regular 8:00-9:30 p.m. timeslot begins Wednesday, Sept. 25
Saturday, Sept. 21
9 p.m.: 48 Hours (Season 37 premiere)
Regular 10:00-11:00 p.m. timeslot begins Saturday, Sept. 28
Sunday, Sept. 22
7 p.m.: 60 Minutes (Season 57 premiere)
8 p.m.: Matlock (sneak peek)
Regular 9:00-10:00 p.m. Thursday timeslot begins Oct. 17
Sunday, Sept. 29
7 p.m. ET: NFL on CBS doubleheader
7:30 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT: 60 Minutes (90-minute episode)
9 p.m. ET / 8:30 p.m. PT: The Summit (sneak peek)
Regular 9:30-11:00 p.m. Wednesday timeslot begins Oct. 16
10:30 p.m. ET / 10 p.m. PT: Big Brother (original episode)
Sunday, Oct. 6
7 p.m.: NFL on CBS doubleheader
8 p.m.: American Music Awards (AMAs)
10 p.m.: Big Brother (original episode)
Wednesday, Oct. 9
8 p.m.: Survivor
9:30 p.m.: The Summit (encore of first episode)
Thursday, Oct. 10
8 p.m.: Big Brother (original episode)
9 p.m.: Matlock (encore of first episode)
10:00 p.m.: Elsbeth (rebroadcast)
CBS Premiere Week – Sunday, Oct. 13
7 p.m.: 60 Minutes
8 p.m.: Tracker (Season 2 premiere)
9 p.m.: Big Brother (season finale)
Monday, Oct. 14
8 p.m.: NCIS (Season 22 premiere)
Regular 9:00-10:00 p.m. timeslot begins Monday, Oct. 21
9 p.m.: NCIS: Origins (series premiere)
Regular 10:00-11:00 p.m. timeslot begins Monday, Oct. 21
Tuesday, Oct. 15
8 p.m.: FBI (Season 7 premiere)
9 p.m.: FBI: International (Season 4 premiere)
10 p.m.: FBI: Most Wanted (Season 6 premiere)
Wednesday, Oct. 16
8 p.m.: Survivor
9:30 p.m.: The Summit (second episode)
Thursday, Oct. 17
8 p.m.: Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (series premiere)
8:30 p.m.: Ghosts (Season 4 premiere)
9 p.m.: Matlock (second episode)
10 p.m.: Elsbeth (Season 2 premiere)
Friday, Oct. 18
8 p.m.: S.W.A.T. (Season 8 premiere)
9 p.m.: Fire Country (Season 3 premiere)
10 p.m.: Blue Bloods (return of remaining episodes of 14th and final season)
Sunday, Oct. 20
7 p.m.: 60 Minutes (special 90-minute episode)
8:30 p.m.: Tracker
9:30 p.m.: The Equalizer (Season 5 premiere)
Monday, Oct. 21
8 p.m.: The Neighborhood (Season 7 premiere)
8:30 p.m.: Poppa's House (series premiere)
9 p.m.: NCIS
10 p.m.: NCIS: Origins
Sunday, Oct. 27
7 p.m. ET: NFL on CBS doubleheader
7:30 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT: 60 Minutes
8:30 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT: Tracker
9:30 p.m. ET / 9 p.m. PT: The Equalizer
Sunday, Nov. 3
7 p.m.: 60 Minutes
8 p.m.: Tracker
9 p.m.: The Equalizer (regular time period premiere)