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CBS Comedy 'DMV' Debuts to Cautious Praise With Tim Meadows Drawing Early Buzz

The single-camera workplace series set inside an East Hollywood motor-vehicles office follows a crew juggling frazzled customers under tight constraints.

"DMV" is a new comedy series premiering on CBS on Monday, October 13 (photo courtesy of Paramount Press Express).
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Tim Meadows, Harriet Dyer, and Tony Cavalero in 'DMV' Season 1

Overview

  • DMV premiered Oct. 13 at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT on CBS, with new episodes scheduled Mondays.
  • Paramount+ Premium subscribers can watch live and on-demand, while Essential subscribers get episodes on Tuesdays.
  • Created by Dana Klein and inspired by a Katherine Heiny short story, the ensemble features Harriet Dyer, Tim Meadows, Molly Kearney, Tony Cavalero, Alex Tarrant and Gigi Zumbado.
  • Early reviews call the launch uneven but suggest the show improves over its initial episodes, with Meadows’ turn as Gregg singled out for laughs.
  • The premiere sets up the office dynamic as a newly promoted manager seeks to protect the branch during a consultant-led cost review.