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ELSBETH
Air Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025
Time Slot: 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: (#ELS302) "Doll Day Afternoon"
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WHEN A MURDER INVESTIGATION AT A FAMOUS TOY STORE SPIRALS INTO A HOSTAGE SITUATION, ELSBETH NEGOTIATES WITH THE SUSPECT, ON "ELSBETH," THURSDAY, OCT. 16

David Cross Guest Stars as Hapless Ex-Con Nolan

"Doll Day Afternoon" - When a murder investigation at a famous New York toy store spirals into a hostage crisis, Elsbeth must negotiate with Nolan (David Cross), the hapless ex-con inside. Outside, Captain Wagner clashes with a rival whose reckless tactics could turn the standoff deadly, on the CBS Original series ELSBETH, Thursday, Oct. 16 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+* (live and on-demand for Paramount+ Premium plan subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs).

WRITTEN BY: Robert King & Anju Andre-Bergmann

DIRECTED BY: Robert King

EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY: Robert King, Michelle King, Jonathan Tolins, Liz Glotzer, Erica Shelton Kodish, Bryan Goluboff and Gail Barringer with Tolins serving as showrunner







ELSBETH (CBS)
Returns Sunday, October 12
BROADCAST HISTORY:
2/29/24 - ???
STATUS:
returning this fall (yet to premiere)
TIME SLOT:
thursdays from 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
3 (??? episodes)
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Season 3 ordered on 2/20/25
DESCRIPTION:
(from CBS's web site, October 2024) Emmy Award winner Carrie Preston is Elsbeth Tascioni, the astute but unconventional consent decree attorney working with the NYPD to catch New York’s most well-heeled murderers utilizing her unique point of view. Season two of the critically acclaimed series brings new cases and challenges when mistakes of the past come back to haunt Elsbeth, her boss Captain Wagner (Wendell Pierce), and detective in training Officer Kaya Blanke (Carra Patterson).
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Carra Patterson as Kaya Blanke
· Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni
· Wendell Pierce as C.W. Wagner
CREW INFORMATION:
· Jonathan Tolins as EP
· Liz Glotzer as EP
· Michelle King as CRTR/EP
· Robert King as CRTR/EP/DIR (Pilot)
GENRE(S):
· based on a tv series
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· CBS Studios
· King Size Productions