2024-25 CBS New Series

Drama

MATLOCK
STUDIO: CBS Studios
TEAM: Jennie Snyder Urman (w, ep), Joanna Klein (ep), Kathy Bates (ep), Eric Christian Olsen (ep), John Will (ep), Kat Coiro (d, ep on pilot)
LOGLINE: Reboot of the 1986-95 series follows brilliant septuagenarian Madeline Matlock, who after achieving success in her younger years, rejoins the work force at a prestigious law firm. There she uses her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win cases and expose corruption from within.
CAST: Kathy Bates, Skye P. Marshall, Jason Ritter, David Del Rio, Leah Lewis, Beau Bridges, Yael Grobglas

NCIS: ORIGINS
STUDIO: CBS Studios
TEAM: Mark Harmon (ep), Sean Harmon (ep), Gina Lucita Monreal (ep), David J. North (ep)
LOGLINE: Begins in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS. Leroy Jethro Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office, where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.
CAST: Austin Stowell, Mariel Molino, Kyle Schmid, Mark Harmon (narrator), Tyla Abercrumbie, Diany Rodriguez, Daniel Bellomy (recurring), Caleb Martin Foote (recurring), Robert Taylor (recurring)

WATSON (midseason)
STUDIO: CBS Studios
TEAM: Craig Sweeny (w, ep), Aaron Kaplan (ep), Larry Teng (d, ep)
LOGLINE: A year after the death of his friend and partner Sherlock Holmes at the hands of Moriarty, Dr. John Watson resumes his medical career as the head of a clinic dedicated to treating rare disorders. Watson’s old life isn’t done with him, though—Moriarty and Watson are set to write their own chapter of a story that has fascinated audiences for more than a century.
CAST: Morris Chestnut, Rochelle Aytes, Eve Harlow, Inga Schlingmann

Comedy

GEORGIE & MANDY’S FIRST MARRIAGE (fka Untitled Young Sheldon Spinoff) (multicamera)
STUDIO: Warner Bros Television
TEAM: Chuck Lorre (ep), Steven Molaro (ep), Steve Holland (ep)
LOGLINE: Sequel series follows Young Sheldon’s Georgie and Mandy as they raise their young family in Texas while navigating the challenges of adulthood, parenting and marriage.
CAST: Montana Jordan, Emily Osment

POPPA’S HOUSE (multicamera)
STUDIO: CBS Studios
TEAM: Damon Wayans (ep, co-w), Damon Wayans Jr (ep), Dean Lorey (ep), Andy Ackerman (d), Kevin Hench (co-w)
LOGLINE: Legendary talk radio host and happily divorced Poppa has his point of view challenged at work when a new female co-host is hired, and at home where he finds himself still parenting his adult son, a brilliant dreamer who is trying to pursue his passion while being a responsible father and husband.
CAST: Damon Wayans, Damon Wayans Jr, Essence Atkins, Tetona Jackson

Alternative

THE SUMMIT
STUDIO: Endemol Shine North America
TEAM: Kevin Lee (ep), Tina Nicotera (ep), Sharon Levy (ep), Michael Heyerman (ep)
LOGLINE: Sixteen strangers embark on a once-in-a-lifetime journey through the treacherous New Zealand Alps in an attempt to reach the peak of a distant, towering mountain. With their backpacks containing an equal share of $1 million, the group must traverse an exhausting distance in just 14 days in order to win the cash they are carrying. But not everyone will make it, as these strangers must work together to tackle the dangerous terrain, unforgiving Antarctic winds, heart-pounding challenges and gut-wrenching eliminations on their way to the peak.
HOST: Manu Bennett

HOLLYWOOD SQUARES
STUDIO: Jessie Collins Entertainment/Flower Films
TEAM: Jesse Collins (p), Drew Barrymore (p)
LOGLINE: The classic game show in which two contestants play tic-tac-toe to win money and prizes. The “board” for the game is a vertical stack of open-faced cubes, each occupied by a celebrity seated at a desk and facing the contestants. The celebrities are asked questions and the contestants judge the legitimacy of their answers to win the game. Drew Barrymore will take her place as the famed “center square.”
STAR: Drew Barrymore