CBS on Feb. 20 announce it has renewed nine additional series for the 2025-26 broadcast season, including a two-season order for “Ghosts,” the hit comedy that is produced by CBS Studios in association with Lionsgate Television and BBC Studios Los Angeles Productions.
The “Ghosts” orders spilled over into the 2026-27 season.
CBS also has renewed three “NCIS” series — the original, “NCIS: Origins” and “NCIS: Sydney” — as well as “Elsbeth,” “Fire Country,” the comedy “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage,” the unscripted reboot of “Hollywood Squares” and “Tracker.”
Previous series orders for the 2025-26 season include the new series “Matlock,” starring Kathy Bates; “Sheriff Country,” the new “Fire Country” spinoff starring Morena Baccarin; a new police drama with the working title “Boston Blue” starring Donnie Wahlberg; “The Road,” a singing competition series from executive producers Blake Shelton and Taylor Sheridan; and the hit reality series “Survivor” and “The Amazing Race.”
The original FBI series was previously renewed through the 2026-27 broadcast season. This brings the total number of series ordered for the 2025-26 season to 16.
“This season, our new and returning series continue to showcase CBS as the leader in launching and programming the biggest hits with mass appeal for broadcast and streaming viewers,” said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment. “These returning shows represent a mix of long-standing hits and a new generation of fan favorites. In collaboration with our extraordinarily talented partners in front of and behind the camera, we look forward to delivering another successful season.”
CBS series are finding success in both broadcast and streaming. According to Nielsen, season-to-date live plus 35-day multiplatform data on returning shows is as follows: “Tracker,” over 18 million multiplatform viewers, up 4% year over year; “George & Mandy’s First Marriage,” 12.9 million multiplatform viewers; “Elsbeth,” 11 million multiplatform viewers, up 3% year over year; “Ghosts,” nearly 11 million multiplatform viewers with streaming alone up 9% year over year; “Fire Country,” 10.6 million multiplatform viewers with streaming alone up 43% year over year; “NCIS,” 10.4 million multiplatform viewers with streaming alone up 3% year over year; “NCIS: Origins,” 9.2 million viewers.
“NCIS: Sydney” and “Hollywood Squares” is estimated to deliver 7 million viewers, based on its series premiere live plus seven days of viewing estimates, while “Hollywood Squares” is estimated to deliver 5.4 million viewers in live plus 35 days of multiplatform viewing, based on its season-to-date live plus seven days of viewing average.
