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ELSBETH
Air Date: Thursday, May 07, 2026
Time Slot: 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: (#ELS318) "Murder From Scratch"
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THE DEATH OF A FILMMAKER LEADS ELSBETH TO FOCUS ON THEIR DOCUMENTARY SUBJECT, A TRAD WIFE, ON "ELSBETH," THURSDAY, MAY 7

Anna Camp Guest Stars as Juliet Woodbent, a Trad Wife; Pamela Adlon Directs

"Murder from Scratch" - When an ambitious filmmaker dies in a suspicious cleaning accident, Elsbeth focuses on the subject of her final documentary: a "trad wife" (Anna Camp) whose from-scratch lifestyle included a deadly ingredient, on ELSBETH, Thursday, May 7 (9:01-10:00 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: Erica Shelton Kodish & Jonelle Lightbourne

DIRECTED BY: Pamela "Jupiter" Adlon

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 (spring 2026)
TIME SLOT:
thursdays from 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
3 (20 episodes)
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Season 4 ordered on 1/22/26
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