The Late Show with Stephen Colbert got the headlines, but it was not the only casualty in CBS’s programming overhaul. The network quietly cut three additional shows as it cleared space for a new fall lineup, ending runs that ranged from a single season to nearly a decade.
CBS Entertainment President Amy Reisenbach acknowledged the difficulty of the decisions at a press event in April, describing both Watson and DMV as joys to work on while framing the cancellations as necessary to make room for new programming. She pointed to the network’s high bar for performance as the determining factor.
What CBS canceled
The Neighborhood was dropped after eight seasons, one of the longer runs on the chopping block. The medical drama Watson was canceled after two seasons. The comedy DMV , starring Tim Meadows, was cut after just one. And The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ,which had run for ten seasons, will not return.
What is coming back
CBS renewed 19 shows for the 2026-27 season. Returning series include NCIS, FBI, CIA, Survivor, The Amazing Race, Elsbeth, Tracker, Fire Country, 60 Minutes, Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, and Harlan Coben’s Final Twist, among others.
The network and its streaming platform Paramount+ also renewed Marshals, a Yellowstone spinoff that became the most-streamed CBS series premiere ever. The show drew 20.6 million viewers on Paramount platforms within its first seven days.
New shows arriving this fall
CBS announced four new series for the coming season. NCIS: New York brings LL Cool J back as Senior Special Agent Sam Hanna, now partnered with a new agent in his hometown of New York City. Cupertino pairs a wronged lawyer played by Mike Colter with a younger attorney, played by Rachel Keller, taking on Silicon Valley’s corporate giants. Eternally Yours follows two vampires who have been married for 500 years as they navigate their daughter’s relationship with a human. Einstein, a midseason entry, stars Matthew Gray Gubler as the great-grandson of Albert Einstein, a directionless genius who begins solving crimes alongside a local detective played by Melissa Fumero.
Premiere dates for the new shows have not yet been announced. CBS said in June that it expects to confirm fall schedule details in the coming weeks.
Big Brother’s biggest summer yet
Big Brother returns for Season 28 on Thursday, July 9, with a 90-minute premiere at 8 p.m. Eastern. The companion series Big Brother: Unlocked follows the next night. The show will air on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays throughout the summer and will celebrate its 1,000th episode this season. Host Julie Chen Moonves returns. CBS described this as the franchise’s most programming hours ever in a single season.