ELSBETH Exclusive Clip: Elsbeth and Kaya Meet an Abrasive New Detective

“Tearjerker” – X, on the CBS original series ELSBETH, Thursday, Feb. 27 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)* Pictured (L-R): Wendell Pierce as Captain Wagner, Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni, and Braeden De La Garza as Det. Rivers. Photo: Michael Parmelee/CBS ©2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

There’s a new detective on the block on the Thursday, February 27 episode of ELSBETH…but he’s not exactly making friends with Elsbeth (Carrie Preston) and Kaya (Carra Patterson).

“One of the things we find is it’s very hard to stay mad at Elsbeth,” ELSBETH showrunner Jonathan Tolins previously told Give Me My Remote. “And so, actually, we have an episode coming up where we introduce a new detective who can be more adversarial with her again because it really doesn’t feel right—you can’t have people keep being irritated with her when she ends up solving so many cases. [And] because she’s such a dear person, the other characters just seem like a jerk if they hate her forever. So we’re finding new ways to sort of have new alignments, new partnerships for Elsbeth.” Read more