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View on web New reader? Subscribe SUBSCRIBE. IT'S FREE. CBS UNVEILS  FALL 2026 SCHEDULE NEW LINEUP CONTAINS NO FEWER THAN FOUR FRANCHISE BLOCKS CBS has introduced a fall schedule with only two half-hour comedies. It is believed to be an all-time low for the network. The lineup also includes four franchise blocks: FBI on Mondays, NCIS on Tuesdays, Fire Country on Friday and, with an asterisk, a Robert & Michelle King one on Thursday. MIAs are Ghosts and Matlock, which had been fall staples since their launches — they are being held for midseason — as well as NCIS: Origins. New next season are dramas NCIS: New York, Cupertino and Einstein. In presenting the fall schedule, CBS Entertainment President Amy Reisenbach touted “a strong foundation of returning hits who are early in their cycle.”>>>Full Schedule & Analysis Related: ​​​​​​​Network May Add Another L.A. Production With ‘Flint’ As Paramount’s George Cheeks Calls Above-The-Line Incentives “Key Component” Of Reviving Hollywood ‘NCIS’ Gets New York Spinoff Series: LL Cool J Returns As Agent Sam Hanna, Scott Caan Also Stars Matt LeBlanc Cop Drama ‘Flint’ Gets Development Room, Drama ‘I Know Who You Are’ & Comedy ‘Hilda! In Lights’ Also In Works NBC Likely To Best CBS In Total Viewers For 2025-26 Broadcast Season CINEMACON Christopher Nolan Touts “Long-Held Dream” ‘The Odyssey,' Unveiling New Trojan Horse Footage Courtenay Valenti On James Bond: “That Film Is Coming … We’re Taking The Time To Do This With Care And Deep Respect” Steven Spielberg Praises Universal For Commitment To 45-Day Window — “Do I Hear 60?” — In His First CinemaCon Appearance For ‘Disclosure Day’ ‘I Play Rocky’ First Look Takes On Backstory Of Iconic Film Michael B. Jordan Shows Off ‘Thomas Crown Affair’ First Look, With Jon Batiste Revealed As Score Composer   Deadline Exclusives & Originals The Sex Offender Who Tricked The UK Theater World -  Deadline details how Jason Ryan was convicted in Ireland for sending "grooming" messages to a 14-year-old girl, but his past went undetected when he moved to the UK and worked his way into the theater community. A "vigilante squad" of women are now looking to change that. >>>"All We Want Is To Keep People Safe" Hybrid Production Home - Wonder Project, the independent producer of series like House of David, has teamed with pedigreed AI startup Luma to launch a new company, Innovative Dreams. Described as a blend of production services provider, R&D lab and post-production and visual effects house, the new company is backed by Amazon Web Services. >>> Centering Human Performance Road Trippin' To London — A musical stage version of Thelma & Louise, the 1991 feminist outlaw classic written by Callie Khouri and directed by Ridley Scott, will receive its world premiere at London’s Young Vic Theatre in the fall. >>>Broadway’s Trip Cullman Directs   THE DEADLINE INTERVIEW ‘Scrubs’ Showrunner Talks J.D. & Elliot’s Future & How Rachel Bilson Fits Into It, Reveals Cut Scene That Explains Interns’ Surprise Finale Pairings The biggest bombshell the Scrubs revival served in its premiere was the fact that one of the show’s central couples, J.D. (Zach Braff) and Elliot (Sarah Chalke) are now divorced. The two quickly found themselves in that supply closet where sparks between them flew years ago. Not this time, leaving fans waiting for a romantic reconciliation. "The fun of writing is we want to discover it as we're moving along. What I knew for sure is I did not want to throw those two right back into Will They Won't They," Scrubs showrunner Aseem Batra told Deadline. "It didn't feel real to me as they were going through this very difficult thing, it felt more like they needed to find a new normal. They needed to find who they wanted to be to one another, and I think that's why we did that scene in the bathroom so early, of like, I still will always love you because you're my family." >>>Read The Interview Related: ‘Scrubs’ EP Aseem Batra On Dr. Cox’s Prognosis, Season 2 Bringing Back Beloved Feature & More OG Characters – Paging Dr. Kelso… And Dr. Murphy? QUOTABLE "That train has left the station" - Jerry Bruckheimer on calls to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger CASTING ABOUT Demi Moore is set for a key role alongside Charlize Theron and Julia Garner in Tyrant, Amazon MGM Studios' culinary thriller from writer-director David Weil.   Exclusive Waleed Zuaiter will play Saddam Hussein in High Value Target, the series adaptation of John Nixon’s nonfiction book Debriefing the President.   Exclusive Backstreet Boy AJ McLean has joined sports comedy Shearing the Love with Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush. Erika Eleniak will reprise her Baywatch role, playing Shauni McClain in the Fox sequel series. The actress will guest-star in the series as the  former Baywatch lifeguard-turned-Santa Monica city councilwoman. RENEWALS, PICKUPS & CANCELLATIONS ‘From’ Renewed For Fifth & Final Season At MGM+ ‘Harlan Coben’s Final Twist’ Renewed For Season 2 ‘Beyond The Gates’ Renewed For Seasons 3 & 4 At CBS ‘The Copenhagen Test’ Canceled After One Season At Peacock BY THE NUMBERS 26.5M - Viewership for CBS' 'Marshals'over 28 days MORE NEWS   🎉 Features starring Aubrey Plaza, Paul Rudd and Quentin Tarrantino are among the record 102 world premieres on tap at June's 25th edition of the Tribeca Festival in New York. ⚖️ Live Nation on Wednesday was deemed an illegal monopoly by a federal jury in a case brought to court by California and dozens of other states. 👋 Ian Katz is stepping down as chief content officer at UK network Channel 4. The former BBC Newsnight editor will vacate his role after nine years at the end of October, making him comfortably the longest-serving content chief in Channel 4’s history. 🤝 Jon Feltheimer, who has run Lionsgate for more than a quarter-century, has had his contract as CEO extended through July 2031. The two-year extension follows a previous extension in 2024. 🪷 Season 4 of Mike White’s The White Lotus has begun filming on the French Riviera. After weeks of speculation, HBO has confirmed that the Cannes Film Festival will be part of the story.    OBITUARIES ​​​​🕯️ Joy Harmon, the actress who memorably and without a word stole a scene in the Paul Newman classic Cool Hand Luke, has died. Deadline confirmed the news with a business associate. She was 87. 🕯️ 2026 Deaths Photo Gallery ON THE RADAR Thu - Disney & Paramount present at CinemaCon; Netflix earnings; Beef S2 debut Sat - Deadline Contenders TV: Docs; Eddie Murphy receives the AFI Life Achievement Award; NAB Show begins Mon - Devil Wears Prada 2 world premiere Wed - CA gubernatorial debate PHOTO OF THE DAY "I Have The Power!" - Nicholas Galitzine has a He-Man moment as he and Travis Knight promote Masters of the Universe at the Amazon MGM Studios CinemaCon presentation. This email was sent to punjabsvera@gmail.com by Deadline. Please add email@email.deadline.com to your address book to ensure delivery to your inbox. Visit the Preferences Center to update your profile and customize what email alerts and newsletters you receive. Deadline is a part of Penske Media Corporation. © 2026 Deadline Hollywood, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 11355 W Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA, 90064 View in Browser | Privacy Policy | Your Privacy Rights | Ad Choices | Terms of Use | Unsubscribe