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ELSBETH [UPDATED]
Air Date: Thursday, December 18, 2025
Time Slot: 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: (#ELS310) "A Hard Nut to Crack"
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ELSBETH LEAPS INTO THE CUTTHROAT WORLD OF BALLET WHEN AN AVANT-GARDE CHOREOGRAPHER'S NUTCRACKER REHEARSAL TURNS DEADLY, ON "ELSBETH," THURSDAY, DEC. 18

Andrew Rannells Guest Stars as Harris, a Former Dancer

"A Hard Nut to Crack" - When an avant-garde choreographer's "Nutcracker" rehearsal turns deadly, Elsbeth leaps into the cutthroat world of New York ballet, on ELSBETH, Thursday, Dec. 18 (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: Sarah Beckett and Anju Andre-Bergmann

DIRECTED BY: Ron Underwood

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)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
2/29/24 - ???
STATUS:
currently airing (fall 2026)
TIME SLOT:
thursdays from 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
4 (??? episodes)
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DESCRIPTION:
(from CBS's web site, October 2026) Emmy Award winner Carrie Preston returns as Elsbeth Tascioni, the brilliant yet unconventional consent decree attorney working with the NYPD to track down New York’s most entitled murderers utilizing her unique, intuitive point of view. The critically acclaimed series enters season 4 with fresh cases, family drama and new pressures on Elsbeth and the 11th Precinct, led by her boss, Captain Wagner (Wendell Pierce). ELSBETH is based on the character featured in THE GOOD WIFE and THE GOOD FIGHT.
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