{"id":108057,"date":"2025-11-18T17:09:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T22:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=108057"},"modified":"2025-11-18T17:09:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T22:09:14","slug":"cbs-announces-its-2025-2026-midseason-primetime-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/cbs-announces-its-2025-2026-midseason-primetime-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"CBS Announces Its 2025-2026 Midseason Primetime Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CBS today announced its 2025-2026 midseason primetime programming lineup, featuring a new true-crime series, a milestone 50th SURVIVOR season and a special encore episode event, two new powerful dramas and a new culinary cooking competition, along with returning hit series and special event programming. 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