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CBS has finalized its 2026-27 lineup of returning scripted series, canceling nan 2 shows connected nan bubble, sophomore play Watson and freshman drama DMV. Their play — now bid — finales will aerial May 3 and May 11, respectively. The news comes a week and a half earlier nan web is slated to unveil its 2026-27 schedule connected April 15.
Watson and DMV‘s pending cancellations were telegraphed backmost successful January when, aft a blitz of early renewals, they were the only CBS on-air scripted bid near successful limbo. Among nan network’s lowest rated shows, their endurance faced agelong likelihood and depended connected really CBS’ then-upcoming midseason dramas Marshals and CIA would execute and really nan network’s drama pilots Eternally Yours and Regency would travel in.
Yellowstone spinoff Marshals, riding precocious pinch a Season 2 writers room commissioned anterior to launch, landed 1 of nan quickest renewals aft only 2 episodes. FBI offshoot CIA followed pinch a Season 2 pickup of its ain earlier this week, shutting nan doorway for Watson. Overall, CBS renewed 12 dramas for adjacent season, including each 4 freshmen, Marshals, CIA, Sheriff Country and Boston Blue, pinch 2 caller bid antecedently picked up for 2026-27, Robert and Michelle King’s Cupertino and Einstein, starring Matthew Grey Gubler, group to subordinate them.
With seasoned CBS drama bid The Neighborhood ending its tally pinch nan existent eighth season, location was immoderate glimmer of dream for DMV contingent connected nan network’s 2 pilots, single-camera vampire drama Eternally Yours, from Ghosts showrunners Joe Port and Joe Wiseman, and nan multi-camera Regency, a humanities rotation connected nan classical multi-cam family sitcom.
I perceive Eternally Yours has been delivered to nan web and has received an enthusiastic early response. Eyed arsenic a companion to Ghosts, filming successful nan aforesaid Montreal location nether nan aforesaid showrunners, Eternally Yours had been a considered a beardown bid contender since nan book stage, which is now getting solidified.
Meanwhile, I perceive nan taping for Regency went beautiful well, pinch that aviator getting delivered to nan workplace this weekend. It is unclear whether CBS could prime up some to bid but, pinch some The Neighborhood and DMV departing, that is not retired of nan question.
In an absorbing wrinkle, nan emblematic owned vs. non-owned statement that often comes into play successful decisions connected bid pickups of pilots is getting a twist here. Eternally Yours is produced by CBS related CBS Studios while Regency comes from extracurricular studio, Warner Bros. TV. The 2 are poised to go firm siblings pursuing Paramount’s pending acquisition of Warner Bros.
Watson, a aesculapian enigma play group successful nan Sherlock Holmes universe, did respectable business successful its midseason motorboat past play connected Sundays behind Tracker, earning a Season 2 renewal. The series, starring Morris Chestnut, was initially held backmost for different midseason tally connected Sundays earlier being summoned to nan autumn schedule to capable successful for nan delayed CIA, landing behind FBI on Mondays. Watson saw its ratings diminution successful nan caller Monday berth. It was yet sent backmost to Sundays this spring.
Single-camera workplace drama DMV also sewage disconnected to a coagulated start. It classed No.9 among each broadcast bid for CBS’ Oct. 12-19 premiere week pinch 10.1M Live+35 Day multi-platform viewers. That is supra its lead-in, The Neighborhood, and half of nan bid nan web has renewed for adjacent season. While DMV‘s Live+Same Day linear ratings person remained comparatively steady, its delayed multi-platform viewing has declined.
DMV star Harriet Dyer remains successful business pinch CBS Studios, which produces nan freshman bid arsenic good arsenic Watson. She besides is star, co-creator and executive shaper of nan studio’s Paramount+ drama Colin From Accounts, which is filming its 3rd season.
