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FIRE COUNTRY
Air Date: Friday, December 05, 2025
Time Slot: 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: (#FC407) "Best Mom in the World"
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SHARON IS BLINDSIDED BY A VISIT FROM HER ESTRANGED MOTHER, WHOSE SUDDEN REAPPEARANCE STIRS UP PAINFUL FAMILY HISTORY, ON "FIRE COUNTRY," FRIDAY, DEC. 5

Christine Lahti Guest Stars as Sharon's Mother, Ruby

"Best Mom in the World" - Sharon is blindsided by a visit from her estranged mother, Ruby (Christine Lahti), whose sudden reappearance stirs up painful family history. Meanwhile, Bode and Jake respond to a call from a troubled teen in a condemned building, on FIRE COUNTRY, Friday, Dec. 5 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/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)*.

WRITTEN BY: Jen Klein

DIRECTED BY: Alexis Ostrander







FIRE COUNTRY (CBS)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
10/7/22 - ???
STATUS:
currently airing (fall 2025)
TIME SLOT:
fridays from 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
4 (20 episodes)
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DESCRIPTION:
(from CBS's web site, October 2025) Max Thieriot stars as Bode Leone, a young convict seeking a shortened prison sentence by joining a prison release firefighting program in Northern California, where he and other inmates are partnered with elite firefighters to extinguish massive, unpredictable wildfires across the region. Now Bode walks as a free man as he continues his journey toward redemption in his small hometown with Cal Fire. Inspired by Max Thieriot’s experiences growing up in Northern California fire country.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Billy Burke as Vince
· Diane Farr as Sharon
· Jordan Calloway as Jake
· Jules Latimer as Eve
· Kevin Alejandro as Manny
· Max Thieriot as Bode Donovan
· Stephanie Arcila as Gabriela
CREW INFORMATION:
· David Grae as EP (Pilot)
· James Strong as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Jerry Bruckheimer as EP
· Joan Rater as CRTR/EP
· Jonathan Littman as EP
· KristieAnne Reed as EP
· Max Thieriot as CRTR/EP
· Tia Napolitano as EP
· Tony Phelan as CRTR/EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· CBS Studios
· Jerry Bruckheimer Television