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CBS early renewals leave 'Watson' & 'DMV' on the bubble
Story by Nellie Andreeva • 2d • 2 min read

Once again, CBS has gone for a blitz of early renewals. Ten more existing scripted series punched their tickets for the 2026-27 season today, including the NCIS franchise, dramas Tracker and Matlock and comedy Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage.

Factoring in recent pickups for rookies Sheriff Country and Boston Blue and previous multi-year renewals for FBI and Ghosts, the only CBS scripted series currently on the air whose fate remains in limbo are sophomore drama Watson and freshman comedy DMV. Both are on the bubble for next season.

Space at CBS will be tight on the drama side. With 10 hourlong scripted series already renewed, two new ones, Cupertino and Einstein, waiting in the wings with series orders for 2026-27, and Marshals yet to premiere, it may be hard to find space for Watson.

The medical drama set in the Sherlock Holmes universe did respectable business in its midseason launch last season on Sundays behind Tracker, earning a Season 2 renewal. The series was initially held back for another midseason run on Sundays before being summoned to the fall schedule to fill in for the delayed CIA and landed behind FBI on Mondays. Watson, which is set to return to Sundays after its winter break, saw its ratings decline in the new Monday berth. It currently ranks as the lowest-rated scripted series on the network….

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/cbs-early-renewals-leave-watson-dmv-on-the-bubble/ar-AA1ULp0h?ocid=BingNewsSerp

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