CBS has announced its full fall 2026 premiere schedule, confirming return dates for major franchises including "NCIS," "FBI," "Fire Country" and reality staples "Survivor" and "The Amazing Race," alongside new series such as "NCIS: New York." The announcement gives viewers a clear roadmap for the network's autumn line-up, with a concentrated "premiere week" in early October launching most scripted dramas and comedies simultaneously, while some titles, including "Ghosts" and "Matlock," are held back for midseason with special Halloween and holiday episodes in the interim.

Key dates include "Survivor" Season 51 debuting Wednesday 23 September, and a busy premiere week from Sunday 4 to Friday 9 October covering "Tracker," "FBI," "CIA," "NCIS," new spin-off "NCIS: New York," "Elsbeth," new legal drama "Cupertino," new comedy "Eternally Yours," "Fire Country" and "Boston Blue." "Ghosts" will not return with new regular episodes until midseason but gets two-episode specials on 29 October and 10 December tied to Halloween and the festive season respectively. The schedule also confirms NFL coverage and the Video Music Awards slotting into CBS's September Sunday line-up ahead of the scripted premieres.