A double dose of crime-fighting action is coming to CBS’ Monday nights in the 2026 TV schedule with the long-awaited arrival of CIA, replacing Watson after FBI Season 8. While not quite a spinoff as closely tied as FBI: Most Wanted and FBI: International were in their day, CIA’s Nick Gehlfuss and Tom Ellis are working in the same world as Missy Peregrym and Jeremy Sisto over on FBI. The Chicago Med alum opened up to CinemaBlend about playing the honest half of the show’s odd couple, and why the primetime pairing is perfect on Monday nights.
CIA follows the partnership of Special Agent Bill Goodman (Nick Gehlfuss) and CIA Agent Colin Glass (Tom Ellis) when the former is recruited to join a secret task force between their agencies, and their approaches could hardly be more different. Jeremy Sisto will even cross over to the new series following wedding bells ringing on FBI the hour before. Yes, FBI will start out the back-to-back block on Mondays at 9 p.m. ET, followed by CIA at 10 p.m. ET. (Both shows will be available streaming with a Paramount+ subscription.)
