CBS Announces Fall Premiere Dates for 2024-25 Primetime Season

CBS today announced fall premiere dates for its five new and 15 returning series for the 2024-25 primetime schedule. The official “CBS PREMIERE WEEK” kicks off with a full week of original episodes beginning Monday, October 14 with the 22nd season premiere of NCIS, and two hours of the new drama NCIS: ORIGINS starring Austin Stowell as a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs and narrated by Mark Harmon.

The fall lineup includes two special “Sneak Peeks” prior to CBS PREMIERE WEEK: The new Thursday night drama series MATLOCK, starring Kathy Bates, on Sunday, September 22 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) with a strong lead in from the 57th season premiere of 60 MINUTES, and the new Wednesday night action-adventure reality competition series THE SUMMIT, set in the New Zealand Alps and hosted by Manu Bennett, on Sunday, September 29 (9:00-10:30 PM, ET; 8:30-10:00 PM, PT) with a powerful lead in following an NFL ON CBS doubleheader and an original 60 MINUTES.

In addition, the hit reality series SURVIVOR debuts its 47th season with a two-hour episode on Wednesday, September 18 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), and BLUE BLOODS returns in CBS PREMIERE WEEK for its 14th and final season on Friday, October 18 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT). TV’s #1 series TRACKER returns Sunday, October 27.

The following is the “Sneak Peeks” and CBS Premieres Schedule:

(**All times are ET/PT unless noted). (Bold series titles denote season premieres or sneak peeks.)

Wednesday, September 18

8:00-10:00 PM SURVIVOR (47th season premiere)

*Regular 8:00-9:30 PM timeslot begins Wednesday, September 25.

Saturday, September 21

9:00-11:00 PM 48 HOURS (37th season premiere)

*Regular 10:00-11:00 PM timeslot begins Saturday, September 28.

Sunday, September 22

7:00-8:00 PM 60 MINUTES (57th season premiere)

8:00-9:00 PM MATLOCK (Sneak Peek)

*Regular 9:00-10:00 PM Thursday timeslot begins October 17

Sunday, September 29

7:00-7:30 PM, ET NFL ON CBS doubleheader

7:30-9:00 PM, ET 7:00-8:30 PM, PT 60 MINUTES *90 minute episode

9:00-10:30 PM, ET 8:30-10:00 PM, PT THE SUMMIT (Sneak Peek)

*Regular 9:30-11:00 PM Wednesday timeslot begins October 16.

10:30-11:30 PM, ET 10:00-11:00 PM, PT BIG BROTHER (original episode)

Sunday, October 6

7:00-8:00 PM NFL ON CBS doubleheader

8:00-10:00 PM

AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS (AMAs)

10:00-11:00 PM

BIG BROTHER (original episode)

Wednesday, October 9

8:00-9:30 PM SURVIVOR

9:30-11:00 PM THE SUMMIT (encore of first episode)

Thursday, October 10

8:00-9:00 PM BIG BROTHER (original episode)

9:00-10:00 PM MATLOCK (encore of first episode)

10:00-11:00 PM ELSBETH (rebroadcast)

Sunday, October 13

7:00-8:30 PM 60 MINUTES

*90 minute episode

8:30-10:00 PM BIG BROTHER (season finale)

CBS PREMIERE WEEK – Monday, October 14

8:00-9:00 PM NCIS (22nd season premiere)

*Regular 9:00-10:00 PM timeslot begins Monday, October 21.

9:00-11:00 PM NCIS: ORIGINS (series premiere)

*Regular 10:00-11:00 PM timeslot begins Monday, October 21.

Tuesday, October 15

8:00-9:00 PM FBI (seventh season premiere)

9:00-10:00 PM FBI: INTERNATIONAL (fourth season premiere)

10:00-11:00 PM FBI: MOST WANTED (sixth season premiere)

Wednesday, October 16

8:00-9:30 PM SURVIVOR

9:30-11:00 PM THE SUMMIT (second episode)

Thursday, October 17

8:00-8:30 PM GEORGIE & MANDY’S FIRST MARRIAGE (series premiere)

8:30-9:00 PM GHOSTS (fourth season premiere)

9:00-10:00 PM MATLOCK (second episode)

10:00-11:00 PM ELSBETH (second season premiere)

Friday, October 18

8:00-9:00 PM S.W.A.T. (eighth season premiere)

9:00-10:00 PM FIRE COUNTRY (third season premiere)

10:00-11:00 PM BLUE BLOODS (Return of remaining episodes of 14th final season)

Monday, October 21

8:00-8:30 PM THE NEIGHBORHOOD (seventh season premiere)

8:30-9:00 PM POPPA’S HOUSE (series premiere)

9:00-10:00 PM NCIS

10:00-11:00 PM NCIS: ORIGINS

Sunday, October 27

7:00-7:30 PM, ET NFL ON CBS doubleheader

7:30-8:30 PM, ET 7:00-8:00 PM, PT 60 MINUTES

8:30-9:30 PM, ET 8:00-9:00 PM, PT TRACKER (second season premiere)

*Regular 8:00-9:00 PM timeslot begins Sunday, November 3

9:30-10:30 PM, ET 9:00-10:00 PM, PT THE EQUALIZER (fifth season premiere)

*Regular 9:00-10:00 PM timeslot begins Sunday, November 3

As previously announced, the returning series THE AMAZING RACE and the new series WATSON and HOLLYWOOD SQUARES are currently planned for the second half of the 2024-25 broadcast season.