{"id":1990475,"date":"2025-09-01T01:25:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T01:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1990475"},"modified":"2025-09-01T01:25:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T01:25:40","slug":"cbs-watson-is-moving-away-from-justin-hartleys-tracker-but-the-change-could-be-great-for-the-medical-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/cbs-watson-is-moving-away-from-justin-hartleys-tracker-but-the-change-could-be-great-for-the-medical-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"CBS&#8217; Watson Is Moving Away From Justin Hartley&#8217;s Tracker, But The Change Could Be Great For The Medical Drama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Sergei Bachlakov\/CBS<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">CBS\u2019 original plan for the fall of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/television\/2025-tv-premiere-date-schedule-upcoming-new-returning-shows\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:2025 TV schedule;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">2025 TV schedule<\/a> was to debut Tom Ellis\u2019 new <em>CIA<\/em> series to air alongside fellow Dick Wolf TV production <em>FBI<\/em> on Monday nights. That changed with the network pushing <em>CIA<\/em> back to midseason, which meant moving <em>Watson<\/em> Season 2 from a midseason 2026 premiere to fall 2025. That came as great news for fans of the doctor\/detective show starring Morris Chestnut, with the potential downside of being split from Justin Hartley\u2019s mega hit <em>Tracker<\/em>. Now, with the premiere weeks away, I\u2019ve come to think that the change could be great for <em>Watson<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Season 1 of <em>Watson<\/em> aired on Sunday nights, directly after Season 2 of Justin Hartley\u2019s drama. While premiering after the AFC Championship Game (complete with Taylor Swift in attendance) surely <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/cbs-finally-renewed-watson-strong-203502110.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:helped Watson get off to a strong start;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">helped <em>Watson<\/em> get off to a strong start<\/a>, being paired with the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/cbs-crushed-competition-tracker-matlock-020000079.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:#1 network TV series;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">#1 network TV series<\/a> couldn&#8217;t have hurt the freshman series when building an audience! For Season 2, <em>Watson<\/em> is moving to air on Mondays at 10 p.m. ET, directly after <em>FBI<\/em> Season 8 at 9 p.m. ET, <em>DMV<\/em> at 8:30 p.m. ET, and <em>The Neighborhood<\/em> at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. While the time slot change might not have happened if <em>CIA<\/em> hadn\u2019t been pushed back to 2026, it could pay off for <em>Watson<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For one thing, <em>FBI<\/em> is one of CBS\u2019 other most-watched shows, and it seems like a safe bet that plenty of people will be tuning in for Season 8 this fall. If airing directly after <em>Tracker<\/em> on a Sunday night was good for <em>Watson<\/em> Season 1, then I imagine airing after <em>FBI<\/em> on Mondays is a great alternative.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Monday arguably also isn\u2019t the most competitive night of scripted network TV this fall, so perhaps more people will be game to try <em>Watson<\/em>. Since the first season only ran for thirteen episodes and is available streaming with a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/paramount-plus-price-plans-other-134445994.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Paramount+ subscription;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Paramount+ subscription<\/a>, interested parties wouldn&#8217;t even have to do too much to catch up for Season 2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">With Season 2 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/cbss-watson-just-cast-sherlock-175418332.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:adding Robert Carlyle as Sherlock Holmes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">adding Robert Carlyle as Sherlock Holmes<\/a> to recur as a guest star opposite Morris Chestnut\u2019s John Watson, I\u2019m guessing some newcomers might be curious enough to check <em>Watson<\/em> out for the first time. I\u2019m assuming that promotion for Season 2 will lean on the show introducing Sherlock in the flesh, since the character only \u201cappeared\u201d via a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/tag\/watson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:hallucinatory voice cameo from Matt Berry;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">hallucinatory voice cameo from Matt Berry<\/a> in Season 1. The duo of John Watson and Sherlock Holmes has been popular for well over 100 years, since Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote his first short story about the pair. Why not on <em>Watson<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Plus, the 10 p.m. ET time slot on Mondays was successful enough for <em>NCIS: Origins<\/em> last season that it was renewed and switched to another night for the 2025-2026 TV season. Of course, being part of the <em>NCIS<\/em> world meant that <em>Origins<\/em> was likely going to be an early hit no matter what, so <em>Watson<\/em> isn&#8217;t guaranteed to recruit all those viewers just by inheriting the time slot. Still, perhaps the time slot that worked so well for <em>NCIS: Origins<\/em> could be a good fit for <em>Watson<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Finally \u2013 and admittedly, anecdotally \u2013 I at least find myself more likely to consistently watch a show that airs on a weeknight, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/nbc-grosse-pointe-garden-society-003605192.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:NBC showrunners told me earlier this year;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">NBC showrunners told me earlier this year<\/a> that it\u2019s \u201cvery difficult to get people to show up on network television\u201d for a serialized show on Sunday nights. <em>Watson<\/em> was at least somewhat serialized in Season 1, and the arrival of Sherlock Holmes leads me to suspect that the same will be true for Season 2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">All in all, perhaps there are enough variables on Monday nights to make up for <em>Watson<\/em> losing the post-<em>Tracker<\/em> slot, and gaining the post-<em>FBI<\/em> time slot that had previously belonged to <em>NCIS: Origins<\/em>. Check out the Season 2 premiere on Monday, October 13 at 10 p.m. ET, and\/or streaming the next day on Paramount+.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Sergei Bachlakov\/CBS CBS\u2019 original plan for the fall of the 2025 TV schedule was to debut Tom Ellis\u2019 new CIA series to air alongside fellow Dick Wolf TV production FBI on Monday nights. 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