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ELSBETH
Air Date: Sunday, October 12, 2025
Time Slot: 9:30 PM-10:30 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: "Yes, And..."
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ELSBETH DIVES INTO THE WORLD OF COMEDY WHEN BACKSTAGE TENSIONS RISE BETWEEN A LATE-NIGHT TALK SHOW HOST AND HIS TEAM, ON THE THIRD SEASON PREMIERE OF "ELSBETH," SUNDAY, OCT. 12

"The Late Show" Host Stephen Colbert Guest Stars as Late-Night Talk Show Host Scotty Bristol

Amy Sedaris and Andy Richter Also Guest Star as a Married Couple and Bristol's Head Writer and On-Air Sidekick

"Yes, And... " - Elsbeth dives into the world of late-night comedy when backstage tensions rise between a talk show host (Stephen Colbert), his head writer Laurel (Amy Sedaris) and her on-air sidekick husband, Mickey (Andy Richter). Also, Elsbeth meets a new police officer (Lindsay Mendez) who is an aspiring stand-up comic when off the clock, on the third season premiere of ELSBETH, Sunday, Oct. 12 (9:30-10:30 PM, ET/9:00-10:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount (live and on-demand for Paramount+ Premium plan subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*. Original episodes of ELSBETH will return to their regular time slot (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) beginning on Thursday, Oct. 16.

WRITTEN BY: Jonathan Tolins

DIRECTED BY: Joe Menendez

EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY: Robert King, Michelle King, Jonathan Tolins, Liz Glotzer, Erica Shelton Kodish, Bryan Goluboff and Gail Barringer with Tolins serving as showrunner

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ELSBETH (CBS)
Returns Sunday, October 12
BROADCAST HISTORY:
2/29/24 - ???
STATUS:
returning this fall (yet to premiere)
TIME SLOT:
thursdays from 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
3 (??? episodes)
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Season 3 ordered on 2/20/25
DESCRIPTION:
(from CBS's web site, October 2024) Emmy Award winner Carrie Preston is Elsbeth Tascioni, the astute but unconventional consent decree attorney working with the NYPD to catch New York’s most well-heeled murderers utilizing her unique point of view. Season two of the critically acclaimed series brings new cases and challenges when mistakes of the past come back to haunt Elsbeth, her boss Captain Wagner (Wendell Pierce), and detective in training Officer Kaya Blanke (Carra Patterson).
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Carra Patterson as Kaya Blanke
· Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni
· Wendell Pierce as C.W. Wagner
CREW INFORMATION:
· Jonathan Tolins as EP
· Liz Glotzer as EP
· Michelle King as CRTR/EP
· Robert King as CRTR/EP/DIR (Pilot)
GENRE(S):
· based on a tv series
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· CBS Studios
· King Size Productions