Overview

• CBS announced its 2025–26 primetime schedule, highlighting a 3% year-over-year ratings increase and a 12% rise when excluding sports programming.
• The Yellowstone spinoff 'Marshals,' starring Luke Grimes as Kayce Dutton, will premiere in a prime Sunday night slot with Spencer Hudnut as showrunner.
• The network faces ongoing legal challenges, including a $20 billion lawsuit from President Trump over a 60 Minutes interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris.
• CBS’s parent company, Paramount Global, is nearing the end of the FCC’s 180-day review of its proposed merger with Skydance Media, with a decision imminent.
• Late-night programming remains uncertain as Stephen Colbert’s contract has one year remaining, and CBS reflects on its final Grammys broadcast after a 54-year run.