CBS Unveils 2025 Winter Premiere Schedule including Survivor and The Amazing Race
CBS has released its winter premiere lineup for the 2024–25 primetime season, highlighting returns and new launches across the network. The schedule features major reality staples Survivor and The Amazing Race, along with a mix of dramas, comedies and special event programming. Below is a clear overview of the key premiere dates, episode durations and regular weekly time slots as announced by the network.
Survivor, hosted by Jeff Probst, returns for Season 48 with a two-hour season premiere on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 (8:00–10:00 PM ET/PT). Following the premiere, episodes will air in 90-minute blocks on Wednesdays beginning March 5. The 37th season of The Amazing Race, hosted by Phil Keoghan, premieres with 90-minute episodes on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 (9:30–11:00 PM ET/PT), immediately following Survivor.
This winter slate also includes returning scripted series, new time period premieres and special broadcasts such as the AFC Championship Game and the Grammy Awards. The schedule below lists the nights, start dates and the programs that will occupy each slot so viewers can plan their primetime lineups.
CBS 2025 Winter Premiere Schedule
Wednesdays, Starting Jan. 8
8:00–9:00 PM – THE PRICE IS RIGHT AT NIGHT (new time period)
9:00–10:00 PM – RAID THE CAGE (Season Two Premiere)
10:00–11:00 PM – CBS drama encores
Thursdays, Starting Jan. 9
8:00–9:00 PM – HOLLYWOOD SQUARES (series premiere; will move to Wednesdays at 10:00 PM ET/PT beginning Jan. 29)
9:00–9:30 PM – GEORGIE & MANDY’S FIRST MARRIAGE (encores)
9:30–10:00 PM – GHOSTS (encores)
10:00–11:00 PM – CBS drama encores
Sunday, Jan. 26
6:30–10:00 PM ET (approx.) – AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
10:00–11:00 PM ET (approx.) – WATSON (series premiere)
Mondays, Starting Jan. 27 – Original Episodes Return
8:00–8:30 PM – THE NEIGHBORHOOD
8:30–9:00 PM – POPPA’S HOUSE
9:00–10:00 PM – NCIS
10:00–11:00 PM – NCIS: ORIGINS
Tuesdays, Starting Jan. 28 – Original Episodes Return
8:00–9:00 PM – FBI
9:00–10:00 PM – FBI: INTERNATIONAL
10:00–11:00 PM – FBI: MOST WANTED
Wednesdays Starting Jan. 29
8:00–9:00 PM – THE PRICE IS RIGHT AT NIGHT
9:00–10:00 PM – RAID THE CAGE
10:00–11:00 PM – HOLLYWOOD SQUARES (new time period)
Thursdays, Starting Jan. 30 – Original Episodes Return
8:00–8:30 PM – GEORGIE & MANDY’S FIRST MARRIAGE
8:30–9:00 PM – GHOSTS
9:00–10:00 PM – MATLOCK
10:00–11:00 PM – ELSBETH
Fridays, Starting Jan. 31 – Original Episodes Return
8:00–9:00 PM – NCIS: SYDNEY (Season Two Premiere)
9:00–10:00 PM – FIRE COUNTRY
10:00–11:00 PM – S.W.A.T. (new time period)
Sunday, Feb. 2
7:00–8:00 PM ET – 60 MINUTES (original)
8:00–11:30 PM ET – GRAMMY AWARDS
Wednesday, Feb. 5
8:00–9:00 PM – THE PRICE IS RIGHT AT NIGHT
9:00–10:00 PM – SUPER BOWL GREATEST COMMERCIALS
10:00–11:00 PM – HOLLYWOOD SQUARES
Sundays, Starting Feb. 16 – Original Episodes Return
7:00–8:00 PM – 60 MINUTES
8:00–9:00 PM – TRACKER
9:00–10:00 PM – WATSON (Episode Two; regular time period begins)
10:00–11:00 PM – THE EQUALIZER (new time period)
Wednesday, Feb. 26
8:00–10:00 PM – SURVIVOR (Season 48 premiere)
10:00–11:00 PM – HOLLYWOOD SQUARES (original)
Wednesdays, Starting March 5
8:00–9:30 PM – SURVIVOR (regular 90-minute episodes begin)
9:30–11:00 PM – THE AMAZING RACE (Season 37 premiere)
This winter schedule reflects a blend of live sports, award shows, returning dramas and long-running reality series that anchor CBS’s primetime lineup. Viewers should note the mix of new time period premieres and series launches that affect where favorite shows will appear each week. All times listed are ET/PT as provided by the network.