CBS today announced its 2025 midseason premiere dates, including new series Hollywood Squares and Watson, fan favorites Survivor and The Amazing Race, and the return of The Price Is Right at Night, Raid the Cage, and NCIS: Sydney.
The Price Is Right at Night (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET/PT), hosted by Drew Carey, and Raid the Cage, hosted by Damon Wayans Jr. and Jeannie Mai (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), return to launch a night of games on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.
Hollywood Squares, starring award-winning actress and talk show host Drew Barrymore as the center square and hosted by Nate Burleson (co-host of CBS Mornings and analyst for The NFL Today), premieres Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025 (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET/PT). The classic game show features two contestants playing tic-tac-toe with celebrity guests to win money and prizes.
Hollywood Squares moves to Wednesdays (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) as part of CBS Game Night, beginning on Jan. 29, as original Thursday episodes of the CBS scripted series return to the lineup beginning Jan. 30.
New episodes of CBS’ scripted series return to the schedule the last week in January, beginning Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, with the Watson series premiere following the AFC Championship Game. Watson will air in its regular time period beginning Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), followed by The Equalizer in its new time period at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.
NCIS: Sydney returns for a second season on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025 (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET/PT), and S.W.A.T. moves to 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.
Survivor, hosted by Jeff Probst, returns for season 48 with a two-hour premiere on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 (8:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), followed by 90-minute episodes throughout the season. The 37th season of The Amazing Race, hosted by Phil Keoghan, premieres with 90-minute episodes beginning Wednesday, March 5, 2025 (9:30-11:00 p.m. ET/PT)
The annual special Super Bowl Greatest Commercials returns with everyone’s favorite commercial moments from past Super Bowl games on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT).
CBS 2025 MIDSEASON PREMIERE DATES
All times listed are Eastern/Pacific unless noted.
WEDNESDAYS STARTING JAN. 8
8:00-9:00 PM THE PRICE IS RIGHT AT NIGHT (New Time Period Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM RAID THE CAGE (Season Two Premiere)
10:00-11:00 PM CBS Drama Encores
THURSDAYS STARTING JAN. 9
8:00-9:00 PM HOLLYWOOD SQUARES (Series Premiere; Moves to Wednesdays at 10:00 PM, ET/PT Starting Jan. 29)
9:00-9:30 PM GEORGIE & MANDY’S FIRST MARRIAGE (Encores)
9:30-10:00 PM GHOSTS (Encores)
10:00-11:00 PM CBS Drama Encores
SUNDAY, JAN. 26
6:30-10:00 PM ET (approx.) AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
10:00-11:00 PM ET (approx.) WATSON (Series Premiere)
MONDAYS STARTING JAN. 27 – ORIGINAL EPISODES RETURN
8:00-8:30 PM THE NEIGHBORHOOD
8:30-9:00 PM POPPA’S HOUSE
9:00-10:00 PM NCIS
10:00-11:00 PM NCIS: ORIGINS
TUESDAYS STARTING JAN. 28 – ORIGINAL EPISODES RETURN
8:00-9:00 PM FBI
9:00-10:00 PM FBI: INTERNATIONAL
10:00-11:00 PM FBI: MOST WANTED
WEDNESDAYS STARTING JAN. 29
8:00-9:00 PM THE PRICE IS RIGHT AT NIGHT
9:00-10:00 PM RAID THE CAGE
10:00-11:00 PM HOLLYWOOD SQUARES (New Time Period Premiere)
THURSDAYS STARTING JAN. 30 – ORIGINAL EPISODES RETURN
8:00-8:30 PM GEORGIE & MANDY’S FIRST MARRIAGE
8:30-9:00 PM GHOSTS
9:00-10:00 PM MATLOCK
10:00-11:00 PM ELSBETH
FRIDAYS STARTING JAN. 31 – ORIGINAL EPISODES RETURN
8:00-9:00 PM NCIS: SYDNEY (Second Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM FIRE COUNTRY
10:00-11:00 PM S.W.A.T. (New Time Period Premiere)
SUNDAY, FEB. 2
7:00-8:00 PM, ET 60 MINUTES (Original)
8:00-11:30 PM, ET GRAMMY AWARDS
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 5
8:00-9:00 PM THE PRICE IS RIGHT AT NIGHT
9:00-10:00 PM SUPER BOWL GREATEST COMMERCIALS
10:00-11:00 PM HOLLYWOOD SQUARES
SUNDAYS STARTING FEB. 16 – ORIGINAL EPISODES RETURN
7:00-8:00 PM 60 MINUTES
8:00-9:00 PM TRACKER
9:00-10:00 PM WATSON (Episode Two, Regular Time Period Premiere)
10:00-11:00 PM THE EQUALIZER (New Time Period Premiere)
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 26
8:00-10:00 PM SURVIVOR (Season 48 Premiere)
10:00-11:00 PM HOLLYWOOD SQUARES (Original)
WEDNESDAYS STARTING MARCH 5
8:00-9:30 PM SURVIVOR
9:30-11:00 PM THE AMAZING RACE (Season 37 Premiere)
Mirko Parlevliet has been reporting on the entertainment industry since 1998 and founded Vital Thrills to provide the latest news on streaming, movies, and TV shows. He previously created the websites ComingSoon, SuperHeroHype, and ShockTillYouDrop.