EXCLUSIVE : CBS ‘ fall 2026 schedule is status quo on Fridays. As the network’s Entertainment President Amy Reisenbach said at the schedule reveal earlier this month, “The CBS Friday night entertainment lineup has been No. 1 for an incredible 16 straight seasons, so we’re sticking with what works, Sheriff Country at 8, Fire Country at 9, and Boston Blue at 10.” However, unlike the 2025-26 season, which featured the three drama procedurals on for the duration, Fire Country will depart the lineup early next season, Deadline has learned. According to sources, the firefighter drama, which had been producing full seasons since the start (except for the strike-impacted 2023-24), has received a 13-episode Season 5 order, down from 20 this season. It is not alone. When CBS unveiled the surprise new New York spinoff starring LL Cool J joining the Tuesday NCIS lineup, it was flanked on the fall 2026 schedule by the mothership NCIS and prequel Origins, with the previously renewed NCIS: Sydney not on.…