{"id":67651,"date":"2024-03-11T17:35:22","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T21:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=67651"},"modified":"2024-03-11T17:35:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T21:35:22","slug":"elsbeth-has-a-supersized-return-with-two-new-back-to-back-episodes-on-thursday-april-4-on-cbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/11\/elsbeth-has-a-supersized-return-with-two-new-back-to-back-episodes-on-thursday-april-4-on-cbs\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Elsbeth&#8221; Has a Supersized Return with Two New Back-to-Back Episodes, on Thursday, April 4 on CBS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66226\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Elsbeth-poster.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"589\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Elsbeth-poster.webp 589w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Elsbeth-poster-212x300.webp 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/>The critically acclaimed new series ELSBETH, which is Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with over a 90% rating, will return with two new back-to-back episodes featuring guest stars Jane Krakowski, Linda Lavin, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson, on Thursday, April 4 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET\/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/paramountplus.qflm.net\/c\/130535\/1894438\/3065\">Stream a mountain of family entertainment now on Paramount+. 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