Breaking News – “Watson,” the new medical mystery drama starring Morris Chestnut, will premiere after the AFC Championship Game on Sunday, Jan. 26, on CBS

“WATSON,” THE NEW MEDICAL MYSTERY DRAMA STARRING MORRIS CHESTNUT, WILL PREMIERE AFTER THE AFC CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 2nd. 26, ON CBS

CBS announced today that WATSON, the new medical mystery series starring Morris Chestnut, will premiere after the AFC Championship Game on Sunday, January 26, 2025 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET; 9:00-10:00 p.m ) will premiere in CT; 8:00-9:00 p.m., MT; 7:00-8:00 p.m. PT)** on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+*. **(Start time is approximately after post-game coverage.)

WATSON airs as usual beginning Sunday, February 16 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT).

WATSON is set six months after the death of the title character’s friend and partner, Sherlock Holmes, at the hands of Moriarty. The series stars Morris Chestnut as Dr. John Watson continues his medical career as head of a rare disease clinic. However, Watson’s old life doesn’t end with him – Moriarty and Watson will write their own chapter in a story that has captivated audiences for more than a century. A medical series with a strong investigative backbone, “Watson” features a modern take on one of history’s greatest detectives as he turns his attention from solving crimes to solving medical mysteries.

WATSON also stars Eve Harlow, Peter Mark Kendall, Ritchie Coster, Inga Schlingmann and Rochelle Aytes.

WATSON is produced by CBS Studios. Craig Sweeny wrote the first episode and serves as showrunner and executive producer. Additional executive producers include Morris Chestnut; Sallie Patrick; Larry Teng; Sharon Moalem MD, PhD; Aaron Kaplan for Kapital Entertainment; and Brian Morewitz. Larry Teng also directed the first two episodes. The series is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.

*Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers have access to live streams on their local CBS affiliate’s live feed on the service and on-demand. Paramount+ Essential subscribers will not have the option to stream live, but will have access to on-demand the day after the episode airs.

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