{"id":328671,"date":"2026-05-03T22:12:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T16:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=328671"},"modified":"2026-05-03T22:12:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T16:42:52","slug":"which-cbs-shows-got-episode-counts-cut-before-fall-2026-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/03\/which-cbs-shows-got-episode-counts-cut-before-fall-2026-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Which CBS Shows Got Episode Counts Cut Before Fall 2026 Season?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>CBS has cut the episode count for several TV shows ahead of the autumn 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>The network confirmed that <em>Ghosts, Matlock<\/em> and <em>NCIS: Sydney<\/em> received a shakeup by having their premieres moved to 2027 for midseason. They&#8217;ll join the brand new show <em>Einstein<\/em>, which is finally premiering in 2027 as well.<\/p>\n<p>Matlock\u2019s timeslot shall be given to <em>Elsbeth<\/em> to permit <em>Cupertino<\/em> to premiere on the identical night. <em>NCIS: Sydney<\/em>, meanwhile, is moving to midseason as <em>NCIS: Origins<\/em> \u2014 which received a shorter episode order \u2014 takes over to pair off with <em>NCIS: Recent York<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Along with <em>NCIS: Origins<\/em>, other shows comparable to Fire Country will see a significantly receded amount of episodes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Why Are Many CBS Shows Facing Major Shakeups? Fall Lineup Changes Explained<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe autumn 2026 lineup goes to look somewhat different for CBS after some shows went through surprising changes. CBS announced its schedule on Wednesday, April 15, with viewers noticing some substantial changes. Ghosts, Matlock and NCIS: Sydney received a shakeup by having their premieres moved to 2027 for midseason. They&#8217;ll join the [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>CBS also found success with latest additions comparable to <em>Yellowstone<\/em> spinoff <em>Marshals<\/em>, which was picked up for season 2 after its premiere was watched by 20.6 million viewers inside seven days. It marked the most-watched network original series premiere with out a football lead-in since 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMarshals delivered a breakout performance, capturing an enormous audience across platforms and quickly establishing itself as considered one of TV\u2019s strongest latest series,\u201d CBS Entertainment president <strong>Amy Reisenbach<\/strong> said in an announcement. \u201cThe overwhelming viewer response speaks to the strength of the Yellowstone world, the daring, character-driven storytelling from the creative team and the dynamic forged performances led by Luke Grimes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Based on a press release, CBS had several wins with <em>Marshals<\/em> and <strong>Justin Hartley<\/strong>\u2018s <em>Tracker<\/em>. Each shows got here out as the highest two most\u2011watched during their premiere week. The debut of <strong>Luke Grimes<\/strong>\u2018 spinoff, meanwhile, ranked as CBS\u2019 most-streamed episode ever on Paramount+.<\/p>\n<p><em>Boston Blue <\/em>and<em> Sheriff Country<\/em> also scored quick season 2 pickups, with <em>Sheriff Country<\/em> averaging 7.6 million viewers and <em>Blue Bloods<\/em> bringing in 8 million viewers and winning \u201cevery Friday night in total viewers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keep scrolling for a breakdown of which shows are getting their episode counts cut \u2014 and by how much:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Fire Country\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The primary responder series will air 13 episodes in season 5, which is down from its usual 20.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You will have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h2>\u2018NCIS: Origins\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The prequel will air 10 episodes are after 20 in prior seasons.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018NCIS: Sydney\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>NCIS\u2019 other spinoff, meanwhile, will roll out 10 episodes as an alternative of 18.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Matlock\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The legal drama will air 13 episodes in season 3 after airing 16 this season.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CBS has cut the episode count for several TV shows ahead of the autumn 2026 season. The network confirmed that Ghosts, Matlock and NCIS: Sydney received a shakeup by having their premieres moved to 2027 for midseason. They&#8217;ll join the brand new show Einstein, which is finally premiering in 2027 as well. Matlock\u2019s timeslot shall [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":328672,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[337],"tags":[12916,12501,3009,13398,2328,726,1983],"class_list":["post-328671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-cbs","tag-counts","tag-cut","tag-episode","tag-fall","tag-season","tag-shows"],"aioseo_notices":[{"message":"The permalink for this post just changed! 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