‘CIA’ Scores Quick Season 2 Pickup at CBS
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📌 Key Takeaways
- CBS has renewed the series 'CIA' for a second season shortly after its premiere.
- The quick renewal indicates strong early performance and network confidence in the show.
- The decision was made ahead of the traditional midseason renewal schedule.
- The series is a spy thriller focusing on the Central Intelligence Agency's operations.
The ‘FBI’ spinoff has performed well out of the gate for the network.
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Television Renewal, Spy Thriller
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text After a solid start to its first season, CBS ’ drama CIA is locking down a second. The network has renewed CIA , a spinoff of FBI, for the 2026-27 season. The pickup comes after just four weeks on the air for CIA, which has put up good ratings numbers so far. It follows a similarly quick renewal for the network’s Yellowstone spinoff Marshals . The show’s Feb. 23 premiere drew 8.4 million viewers after a week of streaming and other delayed viewing, and the second episode on March 2 came in at 7.6 million. In both cases, CIA more than doubled its initial audience over seven days (the first two episodes averaged 3.78 million and 3.59 million same-day viewers). Related Stories TV Mike White Says His 'Survivor 50' Run Helped Him Plan 'White Lotus' Season 4 Business Major CBS News Layoffs Begin Under Bari Weiss' Restructuring Plan CIA follows an FBI agent (Nick Gehlfuss) who’s loaned out to a clandestine CIA/FBI task force and partnered with an agency operative (Tom Ellis) with a very different approach to his job. Necar Zadegan and Natalee Linez also star. The series is produced by Universal Television in association with Dick Wolf ’s Wolf Entertainment and CBS Studios. CBS had initially scheduled the show for a fall 2025 premiere but pushed it back to midseason after showrunner changes and a relatively slow casting process. Mike Weiss is the showrunner, having succeeded Warren Leight, who in turn took over for David Hudgins. Weiss executive produces the series with Wolf, Ken Girotti, Paul Cabbad, Nicole Perlman, David Chasteen, Anastasia Puglisi and Peter Jankowski. Keep track of all the network renewals, cancellations and new series orders with THR’ s broadcast scorecard for 2026. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your...
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