‘Elsbeth’ Season 3 Episode 1 Preview: Stephen Colbert Guest Stars

Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni and Stephen Colbert as Scotty Bristol in ‘Elsbeth’ season 3 episode 1 (Photo: Michael Parmelee © 2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)

The Last Show host Stephen Colbert shows up as fictional late-night talk show host Scotty Bristol on the season three premiere of CBS’s Elsbeth. Amy Sedaris, Andy Richter, and Lindsay Mendez also guest star on season three episode one airing on Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 9:30pm ET, 9pm PT. 

The series moves into its normal Thursdays at 10pm time slot beginning on October 16. Carrie Preston returns to star as the titular character. Wendell Pierce is also back as Captain C.W. Wagner.

“Yes, And…” Plot: Elsbeth dives into the world of late-night comedy when backstage tensions rise between a talk show host (Colbert), his head writer Laurel (Sedaris) and her on-air sidekick husband, Mickey (Richter). Also, Elsbeth meets a new police officer (Lindsay Mendez) who is an aspiring stand-up comic when off the clock on the third season premiere. The episode was written by Jonathan Tolins and directed by Joe Menendez.

Tolins is the season three showrunner and serves as an executive producer along with Robert King, Michelle King, Liz Glotzer, Erica Shelton Kodish, Bryan Goluboff, and Gail Barringer.

Elsbeth Season 3 Description:

Emmy Award winner Carrie Preston returns as Elsbeth Tascioni, the cunning yet unconventional consent decree attorney working with the NYPD to track down New York’s most well-heeled murderers utilizing her unique intuitive insight. The critically acclaimed series enters its third season with fresh cases, new characters, and unexpected challenges for Elsbeth and the 11^th Precinct, led by her boss, Captain C.W. Wagner (Wendell Pierce).

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Amy Sedaris as Laurel Hammond-Muntz, Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni, and Andy Richter as Mickey Muntz in season 3 episode 1 (Photo: Mark Schafer © 2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)

Stephen Colbert as Scotty Bristol and Amy Sedaris as Laurel Hammond-Muntz in the season 3 premiere (Photo: Michael Parmelee © 2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)

Amy Sedaris as Laurel Hammond-Muntz, Lindsay Mendez as Officer Grace Hackett, Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni, Andy Richter as Mickey Muntz, Wendell Pierce as Captain Wagner, and Danny Mastrogiorgio as Detective Smullen in season 3 episode 1 (Photo: Mark Schafer © 2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)

Stephen Colbert as Scotty Bristol, Amy Sedaris as Laurel Hammond-Muntz, and Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni in season 3 episode 1 (Photo: Michael Parmelee © 2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)

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