Overview

• CIA starring Tom Ellis, originally slated for fall, has been rescheduled to midseason to allow for creative revisions.
• CBS confirmed FBI: Most Wanted veteran David Hudgins has departed as showrunner, with Law & Order: SVU alum Warren Leight taking charge.
• Sources say the writers room is active but no scripts have been finalized and no additional casting has been announced, signaling production delays.
• Morris Chestnut’s Watson, which launched earlier in midseason, will now debut its second season on fall Monday nights at 10 p.m.
• It remains unclear whether CIA’s initial premise pairing a CIA officer with an FBI agent or any franchise crossovers will be retained.