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CIA
Air Date: Monday, March 02, 2026
Time Slot: 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: (#CIA107) "Fatal Defect"
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COLIN AND BILL HEAD UPSTATE WHEN A KNOWN SMUGGLER IS FLAGGED AT THE NEW YORK BORDER WITH UNIDENTIFIED CARGO, ON "CIA," MONDAY, MARCH 2

"Fatal Defect" - When a known smuggler is flagged at the New York border with unidentified cargo, Colin and Bill head upstate to track. To find this smuggler, they must enlist the help of a foreign intelligence officer looking to defect, on CIA, Monday, March 2 (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: Alex Berger

DIRECTED BY: Jon Cassar







CIA (CBS)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
2/23/26 - ???
STATUS:
currently airing (winter 2026)
TIME SLOT:
mondays from 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (??? episodes)
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DESCRIPTION:
(from CBS's web site, February 2026) From Dick Wolf and the team behind FBI, a rule-breaking CIA case officer (Tom Ellis), and a by-the-book, smart FBI agent (Nick Gehlfuss) are assigned to work out of the CIA’s New York Station. Together, they work covert operations, uncovering international plots, terrorist cells, and geopolitical secrets, finding that their differences may actually be their strength.
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