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CIA
Air Date: Monday, February 23, 2026
Time Slot: 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: "Directed Energy"
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WHEN A TOP-SECRET WEAPON IS STOLEN IN BROAD DAYLIGHT, CIA AGENT COLIN GLASS AND FBI AGENT BILL GOODMAN'S NEW PARTNERSHIP GETS OFF TO A ROCKY START DUE TO THEIR OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS, ON THE SERIES PREMIERE OF "CIA," MONDAY, FEB. 23

Jeremy Sisto Guest Stars as FBI's Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine

"Directed Energy" - When a top-secret weapon is stolen in broad daylight from a U.S. defense contractor, CIA agent Colin Glass is paired with FBI agent Bill Goodman to investigate. Their new partnership gets off to a rocky start, but they soon realize their opposing viewpoints may be their greatest asset, on the series premiere of CIA, Monday, Feb. 23 (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)*. Jeremy Sisto guest stars as FBI's Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine.

WRITTEN BY: Mike Weiss

DIRECTED BY: Ken Girotti







CIA (CBS)
Premieres Monday, February 23
BROADCAST HISTORY:
2/23/26 - ???
STATUS:
new this winter (yet to premiere)
TIME SLOT:
mondays from 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (??? episodes)
DESCRIPTION:
(from CBS's press release, May 2025) CIA, starring Tom Ellis, is a one-hour crime drama centered on two unlikely partners - a fast-talking, rule-breaking loose cannon CIA case officer (Ellis), and a by-the-book, seasoned and smart FBI agent who believes in the rule of law. When this odd couple are assigned to work out of CIA's New York Station, they must learn to work together to investigate cases and criminals posing threats on U.S. soil, finding that their differences may actually be their strength. CIA is a universe expansion of the FBI series.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Natalee Linez as Gina Rojas
· Necar Zadegan
· Nick Gehlfuss as Bill Goodman
· Tom Ellis as Colin Glass
RECURRING/PREVIOUS CAST INFORMATION:
· Michael Michele
CREW INFORMATION:
· David Chasteen as CRTR/EP
· David Hudgins as CRTR
· Dick Wolf as CRTR/EP
· Eriq La Salle as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Nicole Perlman as CRTR/EP
· Peter Jankowski as EP
· Warren Leight as CRTR/EP
GENRE(S):
· based on a tv series
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· CBS Studios
· Universal Television
· Wolf Entertainment