

Watson
2025–2026 · CBS · 60 min · 2 seasons
S02E20 · The Cobalt Fissure
Mon, 4 May, 11:59 am
A seemingly random murder outside of UHOP sets the stage for the arrival of someone from Watson and Sherlock Holmes' past.
About
In Watson a year after the death of his friend and partner Sherlock Holmes at the hands of Moriarty, Dr. John Watson resumes his medical career as the head of a clinic dedicated to treating rare disorders. Watson's old life isn't done with him, though — Moriarty and Watson are set to write their own chapter of a story that has fascinated audiences for more than a century. Watson is a medical show with a strong investigative spine, featuring a modern version of one of history's greatest detectives as he turns his attention from solving crimes to addressing the greatest mystery of all: illness, and the ways it disrupts our lives.
Episodes
- E01
A Son in the Oven
Tue, 14 Oct· 60 minWatson and the fellows spring back into action when Mary's mother accidentally poisons herself while suffering from a rare form of dementia that is progressing with impossible speed; Sherlock Holmes resurfaces after being presumed dead.
- E02
Back from the Dead
Tue, 21 Oct· 60 minWhen a microbiology university researcher returns from an expedition to Siberia, she and her team members fall ill from a possible revived pathogen; Watson catches up with his friend Sherlock Holmes after finding out he is alive.
- E03
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Tue, 28 Oct· 60 minWatson and the team work alongside Laila to help a patient named Maxine, a 30-year-old who looks 10.
- E04
Happy When It Rains
Tue, 4 Nov· 60 minWatson and the team jump into action when four people become infected with what seems like a flesh-eating bacterium; Shinwell searches for meaning as a nursing student; Adam's wedding to Lauren risks being halted.
- E05
Lucky
Tue, 11 Nov· 60 minWhile visiting another hospital, Watson becomes convinced that a man is suffering from locked-in syndrome and has been mistaken for a coma patient for over a decade; Sherlock is back in town and is staying with Watson.
- E06
Buying Time
Tue, 18 Nov· 60 minWatson and the fellows race against time to save the life of Casey, a 21-year-old athlete with a fast-growing, seemingly incurable cancer. Meanwhile, Mycroft Holmes lets Watson know his team's work at UHOP may no longer have funding available.
- E07
Giant Steps
Tue, 25 Nov· 60 minWatson's father, Hamish, visits UHOP to introduce Watson and the fellows to his protégé, Annabelle, a saxophone prodigy with musically induced blackouts.
- E08
Livvy Sees The Doctor
Tue, 2 Dec· 60 minWatson and the fellows are taken hostage by a man with a bomb strapped to his chest who is desperate to find a cure for his 9-year-old daughter's illness.
- E09
Shannon Says Bex Loves Micah
Tue, 9 Dec· 60 minWatson and the fellows help Laila's son Micah, who was injured in a car accident while pursuing his crush, Bex, with the help of his AI chatbot.
- E10
Never Been CRISPR'd
Tue, 16 Dec· 60 minWatson's biohacker friend Hobie (aka the man with the glowing chest) returns when he rushes his new girlfriend to the Holmes Clinic after they partake in a gene-editing experiment that goes wrong. Meanwhile, Watson becomes suspicious of Sherlock.
- E11
The Tunnel Under the Elms
Mon, 2 Mar· 60 minWatson and the fellows race against the clock to save a man and his pregnant wife from a terrifying sinkhole. Meanwhile, Ingrid's future with her therapy group becomes unclear.
- E12
A Family Meal
Mon, 9 Mar· 60 minWhen a patient arrives at the Holmes Clinic plagued by a mysterious neurological disorder, Watson and the fellows discover they were forced to eat their parents amid a childhood survival incident. Meanwhile, Adam is struggling with how his future will change as a father.
- E13
For a Limited Time Only
Mon, 16 Mar· 60 minWatson and the fellows fight to revive a 30-year-old woman, Audrey, after her heart stops and she experiences a rare phenomenon called Lazarus syndrome. As these revivals continue, she uses the short window of time available to right her greatest wrong.
- E14
Wrongful Life
Mon, 23 Mar· 60 minWatson is sued for Wrongful Life by a long-term patient suffering from VACTERL association, after undergoing multiple painful surgeries.
- E15
A Third Act Surprise
Mon, 30 Mar· 60 minWatson and the fellows race to save the life of a young woman who needs a lifesaving kidney donation. Meanwhile, Sherlock returns to help crack unsolved cases in Pittsburgh.
- E16
Respect the Process. Respect the Quirks
Mon, 6 Apr· 60 minWatson investigates a case involving a mentally unstable mother, with the woman's delusions serving as a mirror to his own newly discovered hallucinations.
- E17
Unsolved Mysteries
Mon, 13 Apr· 60 minThe team works with Sherlock on a mysterious case, related to Watson's past.
- E18
Sic Semper Tyrannis
Mon, 20 Apr· 60 minFollowing his brain tumor diagnosis, Watson goes on medical leave to seek treatment, leaving Mary in charge of The Holmes Clinic as a notorious South American dictator demands Watson see to his mysterious autoimmune condition personally. Meanwhile, Ingrid grows more concerned about Beck's obsession with Sasha.
- E19
The Rule of Three
Mon, 27 Apr· 60 minAs Adam's wife goes in for a C-section to deliver triplets, chaos ensues when their OB-GYN passes out in the operating room. Meanwhile, a severe storm detours Watson and Mary's trip to find a renowned doctor to remove Watson's brain tumor.
- E20
The Cobalt Fissure
Mon, 4 May· 61 minA seemingly random murder outside of UHOP sets the stage for the arrival of someone from Watson and Sherlock Holmes' past.
Cast

Morris Chestnut
Dr. John Watson

Eve Harlow
Dr. Ingrid Derian

Inga Schlingmann
Dr. Sasha Lubbock

Peter Mark Kendall
Dr. Stephens Croft

Peter Mark Kendall
Dr. Adam Croft

Ritchie Coster
Shinwell Johnson

Rochelle Aytes
Dr. Mary Morstan



















