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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)
Returns in Fall 2026 (Exact Date TBA)
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:
4 (??? episodes)
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Season 4 ordered on 1/22/26
DESCRIPTION:
(from CBS's web site, October 2025) Emmy Award winner Carrie Preston returns as Elsbeth Tascioni, a brilliant but unconventional attorney working with the NYPD to solve high-profile murders using her sharp intuition. Season 3 brings fresh cases, new faces, and unexpected challenges for Elsbeth and Captain C.W. Wagner (Wendell Pierce). Elsbeth is based on the fan-favorite character from 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