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NCIS returns for Season 24 with Tony DiNozzo back. Tracker is television’s number-one drama. The Big Brother 28 finale crowns a winner on October 1. The Amazing Race is already racing. And SNL Season 52 is underway. Here is everything you need to know, day by day.
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Fall Premiere Week
Starts October 4
Starts October 4
NCIS returns for Season 24 with Tony DiNozzo back. Tracker is television’s number-one drama. The Big Brother 28 finale crowns a winner on October 1. The Amazing Race is already racing. And SNL Season 52 is underway. Here is everything you need to know, day by day.
CBS drops the most stacked premiere week in years starting Sunday, October 4, 2026, with returning hits and brand-new spinoffs across every night of the week. NCIS, FBI, Tracker, Fire Country, and the Yellowstone universe’s Marshals all return, while NCIS: New York makes its series debut on Tuesday night. The Vending Lot TV Studio Store has the official merchandise for the shows defining this fall season.
🏆 Before It All Starts
🎬 Live Finale · Thursday, October 1 · 8:00 PM ET/PT
Big Brother 28 Crowns Its Winner Tonight
The 90-minute live finale brings Season 28 to a close with the final three houseguests: Rick Devens, Taylor Brown, and Drew Campbell. One of them takes the half-million. America’s Favorite Houseguest is also revealed tonight. Right after the finale at 9:30 PM, The Amazing Race Season 39 begins Part 1 of its two-night premiere in Vancouver.
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🌍 Two-Night Premiere · Sep 30 & Oct 1 · 9:30 PM ET/PT
Amazing Race Season 39 — All 13 Teams Start With an Express Pass
Part 1 launches Wednesday, September 30 in Vancouver where every team receives a history-making twist: everyone starts with an Express Pass. Part 2 follows Thursday, October 1 right after the Big Brother finale, as the teams race to Madrid, Spain. After premiere week, Amazing Race settles into its regular Wednesday night slot at 9:30 PM behind Survivor 51.
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Wednesdays · CBS
Survivor 51 Leads Into Amazing Race Every Wednesday
The CBS Wednesday powerhouse block pairs Survivor 51 with The Amazing Race 39 for the network’s strongest back-to-back of the season. Shop Survivor →
October 4
Sunday
CBS Premiere Night 1
9:30 PM ET/PT
TV’s #1 Broadcast Drama Returns
Colter Shaw is back tracking missing persons rewards, opening the season by unraveling a massive cargo cartel operation at an LA port. Television’s number-one broadcast drama picks up exactly where it left off: relentless, high-stakes, and built around one of the most compelling lead characters on network television.
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8:30 PM ET/PT
Yellowstone Universe Spinoff
The massive Yellowstone universe spinoff returns with Kayce Dutton 15 months after the events of the original franchise finale, now navigating life as a single father while going rogue. If the Dutton family name still means something to you, this is the show continuing that story.
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October 5
Monday
CBS Premiere Night 2
8:00 PM ET/PT
Dick Wolf Flagship · Crossover Premiere
The flagship Dick Wolf procedural opens Season 9 with a special crossover premiere built around a complex state park murder investigation. Nine seasons in and the procedural machine keeps running at full capacity.
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9:00 PM ET/PT
CIA Season 2
Returning for its sophomore season following a highly rated freshman run. The premiere follows an intense hunt for a cartel fixer connected to a dead DEA agent.
10:00 PM ET/PT
Harlan Coben’s Final Twist Season 2
The mystery-thriller returns to late Mondays with a dark new conspiracy centered on the high-profile Betsy Faria murder case.
October 6
Tuesday
All-NCIS Night
8:00 PM ET/PT
Historic 24th Season · Tony DiNozzo Returns
The iconic mothership enters Season 24 with one of the most anticipated returns in network television this year. Michael Weatherly reprises his role as Tony DiNozzo in a major story arc that runs through the season. For longtime fans, this is the nostalgia moment they have been waiting for since Weatherly’s departure in Season 13.
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9:00 PM ET/PT
Brand New Series · LL COOL J & Scott Caan
The franchise’s most anticipated new entry stars LL COOL J reprising his role as Sam Hanna from NCIS: Los Angeles alongside Scott Caan as they build an elite task force taking on major threats in New York City. This is the new blood the NCIS universe needed, and the casting is sharp.
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10:00 PM ET/PT
Gibbs Prequel · 1992 Alaska
The prequel following young Leroy Jethro Gibbs shifts its 1992-era timeline to a brutal investigation set in the Alaskan wilderness for Season 3. The show continues to fill in the mythology of one of television’s most beloved characters.
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October 8
Thursday
CBS Comedy & Drama Night
8:00 PM ET/PT
Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage Season 3
Broadcast TV’s top-rated comedy series returns to lead Thursday nights. The Big Bang Theory universe spinoff keeps expanding its audience every season.
8:30 PM ET/PT
Eternally Yours Series Premiere
A new vampire comedy lands Thursday nights. One of the more unusual additions to CBS’s fall lineup and one of the riskier bets of the night.
9:00 PM ET/PT
Elsbeth Season 4
The quirky legal procedural and its devoted fan base return. Elsbeth Tascioni tracks down eccentric criminals across New York City with the kind of off-kilter energy that keeps viewers locked in season after season.
10:00 PM ET/PT
Cupertino Series Premiere
A Silicon Valley corporate law thriller starring Mike Colter. Late Thursday is a difficult slot and Cupertino will need to find its audience fast.
October 9
Friday
CBS Action Night
8:00 PM ET/PT
Morena Baccarin · Fire Country Spinoff
The Morena Baccarin-led spinoff returns to chronicle small-town community politics and local crime syndicates. Season 1 built a loyal audience and Season 2 has the runway to do something meaningful with it.
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9:00 PM ET/PT
Bode Donovan Returns · Northern California
Bode Donovan and the Northern California firefighting crews return to face down devastating new blazes in Season 5. Fire Country has built one of network television’s most reliable Friday audiences over four seasons.
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10:00 PM ET/PT
Boston Blue Season 2
The gridiron-to-pavement police drama returns to anchor Friday’s action-heavy lineup. The show anchors the back end of CBS’s most action-dense night of the week.
🚔 Chicago P.D. — NBC
Wednesdays · 10:00 PM ET/PT · NBC · Premieres Oct 7
One Chicago Block · Following Med (8PM) and Fire (9PM)
Dick Wolf’s Chicago powerhouse returns on Wednesday, October 7 as part of the NBC One Chicago block, keeping its 10:00 PM slot behind Chicago Med and Chicago Fire. Season 14 brings a major cast change: LaRoyce Hawkins departs after 14 seasons as Kevin Atwater, appearing in the first two or three episodes before his character exits. A new series regular described as a Black officer who acts as “an agent of chaos” in the Intelligence Unit joins to fill the void. Jason Beghe, Marina Squerciati, and Patrick John Flueger all return as the anchors of the unit.
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Chicago P.D. Season 14 — Key Changes
- LaRoyce Hawkins exits after 14 seasons as Kevin Atwater. Appears in first 2-3 episodes for character wrap-up.
- New series regular incoming — described as a Black officer, an “agent of chaos” who shakes up the Intelligence Unit.
- Jason Beghe (Voight), Marina Squerciati (Burgess), and Patrick John Flueger (Ruzek) all confirmed returning.
- Premieres Wednesday, October 7 at 10:00 PM ET/PT on NBC following Chicago Med and Chicago Fire.
🎤 Saturday Night Live — Season 52
Season 52 · NBC · Saturdays 11:30 PM
Season 52 kicked off September 26 with NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson hosting and KATSEYE as musical guest. The new season brought significant cast changes: Saidah Belo-Osagie and Grace Reiter joined as featured players. Reiter, born in 2001, makes history as the first SNL cast member born in the 2000s. Ashley Padilla and Jane Wickline were promoted to full repertory status. Chloe Fineman departed after seven seasons, and Martin Herlihy also exited. In the UK, SNL U.K. Season 2 on Sky and Peacock has announced its October lineup with Danny Dyer, James Norton, and Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo as hosts.
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SNL Season 52 — Upcoming Schedule
Sep 26
Jalen Brunson (NBA Finals MVP · Season Premiere)
KATSEYE
Oct 3
Dakota Johnson (3rd time hosting)
Turnstile
Oct 10
Shane Gillis (3rd time hosting)
Rosalía
SNL U.K. · Sky / Peacock
Oct 10
Danny Dyer
Sasha Keable
Oct 17
James Norton
The Streets
Oct 24
Cynthia Erivo
Blossoms
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