According to Deadline, CBS has made the decision to delay their new comedic procedural drama series, Einstein, starring Matthew Gray Gubler (Criminal Minds, Alvin and the Chipmunks) until the 2026-27 season. The series was originally picked up last week for the 2025-26 season, however, this delay doesn’t come as a complete surprise.
CBS previously picked up Fire Country spin-off Sheriff Country for the 2025-26 season, so space is already tight, according to Deadline. It is unclear whether or not this was entirely a scheduling decision, due to budget constraints, or if a last-minute addition to the season pushed CBS to delay Einstein.
Einstein, helmed by Andy Breckman (Monk, Rat Race), is an adaptation of a German series and will follow Gubler as the wayward great-grandson of Albert Einstein, Lewis Einstein, as he’s forced to team up with a local detective, played by Rosa Salazar (Alita: Battle Angel, Bird Box), to help solve difficult cases, according to Deadline.
CBS’s complete 2025-26 season lineup will be released on May 7, according to Deadline. A final decision is yet to be made on potential sixth and final 13-episode season of Equalizer, as well as Robert and Michelle King (The Good Wife, Evil) led Silicon Valley-based drama Cupertino and a potential Yellowstone spin-off starring Luke Grimes (Fifty Shades of Grey, American Sniper)
It’s worth noting, according to Deadline, that Einstein already has produced pilot while FBI spinoff, CIA starring Tom Ellis (Lucifer, Isn’t It Romantic), is still being fleshed out and has yet to air a planted spinoff episode, yet it remains slated for the 2025-26 season.
In addition to the aforementioned projects, other new shows coming to CBS for the 2025-26 season include a Blue Bloods spinoff called Boston Blue starring Donnie Wahlberg (Blue Bloods, Saw II) and a new comedy starring Harriet Dyer (Colin from Accounts, The Invisible Man) titled DMV.