Stephen Colbert to guest star in Elsbeth Season 3 premiere Yes, And

CBS has released first look images from the Season 3 premiere of the hit procedural dramedy Elsbeth, confirming that Stephen Colbert will guest star as Scotty Bristol, a fictional late night host. The premiere, titled Yes, And, will kick off CBS’s premiere week, airing Sunday, October 12 before Elsbeth returns to its regular Thursday time slot on October 16. The episode is part of Elsbeth Season 3, which continues the adventures of Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni, a sharp minded attorney who teams with the NYPD to solve high profile cases.

Elsbeth, a spinoff built around the character first introduced in The Good Wife and The Good Fight, centers on Elsbeth’s unconventional approach to law and investigation. The Season 3 premiere is written by Jonathan Tolins and directed by Joe Menendez. The series is produced by CBS Studios with executive producers Robert King and Michelle King, along with Tolins and others guiding the show’s creative direction. The leverage of a deeper dive into Elsbeth’s world comes as the show looks to build on its established mix of wit and crime solving.

Among the images released for the premiere, Colbert is shown engaging with Elsbeth in a backstage...