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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)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
1/26/25 - ???
STATUS:
currently airing (fall 2025)
TIME SLOT:
mondays from 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
2 (??? episodes)
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DESCRIPTION:
(from CBS's web site, October 2025) WATSON is a medical show with a strong investigative spine, starring Morris Chestnut as Dr. John Watson, in a modern version of one of history’s greatest detectives as he turns his attention to solve medical mysteries. This team of “doc-tectives” are determined to investigate and treat the world’s most rare diseases for their clinic’s patients. Watson now faces an unexpected twist when Sherlock Holmes, who was presumed dead, resurfaces, forcing him to confront a buried secret from his past.
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