CBS has announced the fates of its final remaining scripted series for the 2025-26 season, canceling freshman comedy DMV and sophomore drama Watson with several episodes left to air for both series. With the renewal of midseason drama CIA earlier this week, things were already looking bleak for these two fall debuts, which had already been left out of CBS's mass renewal earlier this year. DMV has disappointed in its first and only season, with 73% retention from The Neighborhood, poor results in its few 8 PM airings in December, and poor delayed ratings. Watson, meanwhile, struggled in its first season to begin with, and returned even lower as it moved to Mondays at the start of its second season. While it rose with a higher lead-in on Sunday, that wasn't nearly enough for it to survive after rating as CBS's second-lowest-rated scripted program, with minimal delayed gains. The cancelation of both series, along with the previous cancellation/final season of The Neighborhood means that FBI will be the sole show returning from CBS's fall Monday lineup, in a season where only three CBS scripted series were canceled. Both cancellations are correct predictions for The TV Ratings Guide.
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