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ELSBETH
Air Date: Thursday, April 02, 2026
Time Slot: 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: (#ELS314) "Deadutante"
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ELSBETH GOES HEAD-TO-HEAD WITH THE DIRECTOR OF AN EXCLUSIVE DEBUTANTE BALL AFTER A POWERFUL PATRIARCH IS STABBED, ON "ELSBETH," THURSDAY, APRIL 2

J. Smith-Cameron Guest Stars as Isadora, Director of New York's Most Prestigious Debutante Ball

"Deadutante" - After a powerful patriarch is stabbed with a sword at New York's most exclusive debutante ball, Elsbeth must engage in hand in glove combat with the imperious ball director (J. Smith-Cameron), on ELSBETH, Thursday, April 2 (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: Erica Larson

DIRECTED BY: Peter Sollett

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