Overview

• The Season 3 opener aired Oct. 12 on CBS, with new episodes available the next day on Paramount+.
• Colbert appears as Scotty Bristol in a backstage late-night whodunit, and Carrie Preston says the cameo nearly fell through after the cancellation news.
• Showrunner Jonathan Tolins says the script was written before the announcement and was not rewritten to reflect it.
• Amy Sedaris and Andy Richter guest star, and Lindsay Mendez debuts as Officer Grace Hackett as the series leans into rotating police partners.
• Coverage highlights the episode’s coincidental timing, with Time noting added real-world resonance connected to Paramount’s merger push and Colbert’s on-air criticism reported earlier this year.