CBS Announces Midseason Premiere Dates and Tweaks Schedule

CBS has confirmed their midseason premiere dates for winter 2026, slightly altering the schedule and sending top show Tracker to a 9 PM slot in favor of new drama Y: Marshals. Below are all the premiere dates:

CBS Announces Midseason Schedule

Two days after ABC announced their own midseason schedule, CBS has finalized theirs. Unlike ABC's, CBS's has minimal moves, and was mostly set back when the fall schedule was announced back in May. There have, however, been. few changes from that preliminary schedule.

CBS Announces Midseason Schedule and Premiere Dates

With the dual Hollywood strikes now finished, CBS has solidified their plans for a post-strike world, announcing their new schedule that doesn't look too different from the schedule they announced back in May. Below is the new schedule and premiere dates for the new lineups:

Speculation vs. Reality: Midseason 2015

If you haven't noticed, there are many shows which are announced to premiere in midseason. However, if you hear something about a midseason time slot, keep in mind that there is a high chance this is false. Even if the network announces it, circumstances have changed before. Here are some of the places it was speculated shows would actually be scheduled versus where they actually were in the 2014-2015 television season.

ABC

	Thought	Actual
Sunday at 9	American Crime	Secrets & Lies
Tuesday at 8	Selfie	Fresh Off The Boat
Tuesday at 8:30	Fresh Off The Boat	Repeat After Me
Wednesday at 10	The Whispers	Nashville
Thursday at 10	Secrets & Lies	American Crime

CBS

Monday at 8:30	Mom	Mike & Molly
Thursday at 8:30	The Millers	Mom

FOX

Sunday at 9:30	Weird Loners	The Last Man On Earth
Monday at 9	Wayward Pines	Gotham
Tuesday at 8	Utopia	MasterChef Junior
Tuesday at 9:30	The Last Man On Earth	Weird Loners
Thursday at 9	Glee	Backstrom
Friday at 9	Backstrom	Glee

NBC

Monday at 10	Aquarius	The Night Shift
Tuesday at 9	One Big Happy	Undateable
Tuesday at 9:30	Mission Control	One Big Happy
Thursday at 8	Parks and Recreation	Dateline NBC
Thursday at 8:30	Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt	Dateline NBC

Wow. Look at how many changes there were. What are your thoughts about this upcoming midseason? Which shows will change time slots? Leave a comment below and let us know!