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WATSON
Air Date: Monday, October 20, 2025
Time Slot: 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: (#WAT202) "Back From The Dead"
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WATSON AND THE FELLOWS HELP A MICROBIOLOGY RESEARCHER'S TEAM AFTER THEY FALL ILL FROM A POSSIBLE ZOMBIE VIRUS, ON "WATSON," MONDAY, OCT. 20

Robert Carlyle Guest Stars as Sherlock Holmes

"Back from the Dead" - When a microbiology university researcher returns from an expedition to Siberia, she and her team members fall ill from a possible revived pathogen or "zombie virus." Meanwhile, Watson catches up with his friend Sherlock Holmes after finding out he is alive, and Ingrid unexpectedly finds herself on the team's floor, on the CBS Original series WATSON, Monday, Oct. 20 (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: Michael Narducci

DIRECTED BY: Tara Nicole Weyr







WATSON (CBS)
Returns Monday, October 13
BROADCAST HISTORY:
1/26/25 - ???
STATUS:
returning this fall (yet to premiere)
TIME SLOT:
mondays from 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
2 (??? episodes)
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Season 2 ordered on 3/26/25
DESCRIPTION:
(from CBS's web site, January 2025) WATSON takes place six months after Sherlock Holmes’ death at the hands of Moriarty. Morris Chestnut stars as Dr. John Watson, who’s back to practicing medicine and running a clinic for rare disorders. But Watson’s past isn’t done with him yet—he and Moriarty are about to dive into the next chapter of the story that’s fascinated fans for over a century.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Eve Harlow
· Inga Schlingmann
· Morris Chestnut as John Watson
· Peter Mark Kendall as Stephens Croft/Adam Croft
· Ritchie Coster as Shinwell Johnson
· Rochelle Aytes as Mary Morstan
CREW INFORMATION:
· Aaron Kaplan as EP
· Arthur Conan Doyle as BOOK
· Brian Morewitz as EP
· Craig Sweeny as CRTR/EP
· Larry Teng as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Morris Chestnut as EP
· Sallie Patrick as EP
· Shäron Moalem as EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· CBS Studios
· Kapital Entertainment