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ELSBETH
Air Date: Thursday, December 18, 2025
Time Slot: 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: "A Hard Nut to Crack"
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ELSBETH LEAPS INTO THE CUTTHROAT WORLD OF BALLET WHEN AN AVANT-GARDE CHOREOGRAPHER'S NUTCRACKER REHEARSAL TURNS DEADLY, ON "ELSBETH," THURSDAY, DEC. 18

Andrew Rannells Guest Stars as Harris, a Former Dancer

"A Hard Nut to Crack" - When an avant-garde choreographer's "Nutcracker" rehearsal turns deadly, Elsbeth leaps into the cutthroat world of New York ballet, on ELSBETH, Thursday, Dec. 18 (10:00-11:00 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: Sarah Beckett and Anju Andre-Bergmann

DIRECTED BY: Ron Underwood

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







ELSBETH (CBS)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
2/29/24 - ???
STATUS:
currently airing (fall 2025)
TIME SLOT:
thursdays from 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
3 (20 episodes)
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DESCRIPTION:
(from CBS's web site, October 2025) Emmy Award winner Carrie Preston returns as Elsbeth Tascioni, a brilliant but unconventional attorney working with the NYPD to solve high-profile murders using her sharp intuition. Season 3 brings fresh cases, new faces, and unexpected challenges for Elsbeth and Captain C.W. Wagner (Wendell Pierce). Elsbeth is based on the fan-favorite character from The Good Wife and The Good Fight.
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