CBS Premiere Week: Fall Shows Returning To TV, Comfy Blue Sofa Stops By News On 6

A Comfy Blue Sofa is making its way across America and on Monday it's right outside the News On 6 building.

It is part of a tour for CBS Premiere Week, the network's rollout of new and returning fan-favorite shows.

During the 4 p.m. newscast, Jonathan Cooper, Stacia Knight and Tatum Guinn talked about some of the shows that will be on CBS this fall.

What is the CBS Primetime Schedule for 2024-2025?

CBS FALL PREMIERE DATES:

Wednesday, 9/18 - Survivor (47th Season Premiere)

Saturday, 9/21 - 48 Hours (37th Season Premiere)

Sunday, 9/22 - 60 Minutes (57th Season Premiere) & Matlock (Premiere Sneak Peek)

Sunday, 9/29 - The Summit (Premiere Sneak Peek)

Sunday, 10/13 - Tracker (2nd Season Premiere) & The Equalizer (5th Season Premiere)

Monday, 10/14 - NCIS (22nd Season Premiere) & NCIS: Origins (Series Premiere)

Tuesday, 10/14 - FBI (7th Season Premiere), FBI: International (4th Season Premiere), & FBI: Most Wanted (6th Season Premiere)

Thursday, 10/17 - Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage (Series Premiere), Ghosts (4th Season Premiere) & Elsbeth (2nd Season Premiere)

Friday, 10/18 - S.W.A.T. (8th Season Premiere), Fire Country (3rd Season Premiere), & Blue Bloods (Continuation of 14th Final Season)

Monday, 10/21 - The Neighborhood (7th Season Premiere) & Poppa’s House (Series Premiere)

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NEW SHOW BACKGROUNDS:

POPPA’S HOUSE

POPPA’S HOUSE, starring Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr., features Wayans as legendary talk radio host and happily divorced “Poppa” who has his point of view challenged at work when a new female co-host is hired, and at home where he finds himself still parenting his adult son, a brilliant dreamer who is trying to pursue his passion while being a responsible father and husband. POPPA’S HOUSE premieres Monday, October 21st at 8:30|7:30c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+

NCIS: ORIGINS

NCIS: ORIGINS follows a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Austin Stowell) in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, and is narrated by Mark Harmon. In the series, Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office, where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks (Kyle Schmid). NCIS: ORIGINS premieres Monday October 14th at 10|9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

THE SUMMIT

Hosted by New Zealander Manu Bennett, THE SUMMIT follows sixteen strangers as they embark on a once-in-a-lifetime journey through the treacherous New Zealand Alps in an attempt to reach the peak of a distant, towering mountain. With their backpacks containing an equal share of $1 million, the group must traverse an exhausting distance in just 14 days in order to win the cash they are carrying. But not everyone will make it, as these strangers must work together to tackle the dangerous terrain, unforgiving Antarctic winds, heart-pounding challenges and gut-wrenching eliminations on their way to the peak. Tracking them along this journey is the “Mountain’s Keeper” who will surprise the trekkers with brutal twists and force decisions that complicate an already grueling ascent. Morals and relationships will be tested when they must decide what to do if someone falls behind, because if the group fails to reach THE SUMMIT in time, all the prize money will be lost. A “Sneak Peek” of THE SUMMIT premieres on Sunday, September 29th at 9 ET|8:30 PT, before moving to its regular timeslot beginning Wednesday, October 16th at 9:30|8:30c. An encore of the first episode will air Wednesday, October 9th at 9:30|8:30c.

GEORGIE & MANDY’S FIRST MARRIAGE

GEORGIE & MANDY’S FIRST MARRIAGE, the sequel to YOUNG SHELDON, follows Georgie (Montana Jordan) and Mandy (Emily Osment) as they raise their young family in Texas while navigating the challenges of adulthood, parenting and marriage. GEORGIE & MANDY’S FIRST MARRIAGE premieres on Thursday, October 17th at 8|7c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

MATLOCK

MATLOCK stars Emmy and Academy Award winner Kathy Bates as Madeline “Matty” Matlock, a brilliant septuagenarian who achieved success in her younger years and decides to rejoin the work force at a prestigious law firm where she uses her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win cases. Matty is assigned to Olympia (Skye P. Marshall), a senior attorney and key rainmaker with a thirst for justice, Olympia’s ex-husband, Julian (Jason Ritter), the son of the head of the firm, is intrigued by Matty and her clever skills. As Matty endeavors to establish herself in her new high-stakes world, she works alongside the firm’s younger associates – the charismatic Billy (David Del Rio) and the uber ambitious Sarah (Leah Lewis). MATLOCK is inspired by the classic television series of the same name. A “Sneak Peek” of MATLOCK premieres on Sunday, September 22nd at 8|7c, before moving to its regular timeslot beginning Thursday, Oct. 17 at 9|8c. An encore of the first episode will air Thursday, Oct. 10.