NAM13/0 (3.2/50 ov, target 130)
IRE129
SS-W196/8
HH-W61/5 (11.3/20 ov, target 197)
RAJ0
SRE0
AMED1
EYU0
COMO
VEN
MCFC
SCD
GET
SEV
WI-A
LIONS
FRO
TOR
LAZ
CAG
STR
AUX
ITKA
FC Goa
NZ195/3 (18/20 ov, target 192)
IND191/8
Aston Villa1
Fulham1
Barcelona6
Alavés1
Milan3
Inter Milan1
RHINO260/5 (46/50 ov)
MOUNT
EAGLE
TUSK205 (44.3/50 ov)
DOLPH174/4
BOL110/0 (12.4/20 ov, target 175)
JAB
POA
NZ-A218/3 (62 ov)
IND-A346
QLD202/5 (71 ov)
VIC307
SYL218
CHATT64/1 (15 ov)
MYMS
KHU280/8 (82 ov)
DHA
BAR
RAN
RAJ155/6 (59 ov)
AFG
ZIM
NED
OMA
MS-W
PS-W
LIONS
TITNS
TOK
MIS
MOW
BRB
KAY
KAG
PAK331/7 (48.3/50 ov, target 326)
SL325/8
UAE266/5 (49/50 ov, target 264)
ST-W180/4 (16.4/20 ov, target 179)
BH-W178/5
MR-W136/6
AS-W185/2
ORE0
CSK0
FCU
KOE
Troyes2
Le Mans0
Al Hilal2
Al Fateh0
Spurs2
C Palace0
CBS’s CIA has officially arrived and already has viewers hooked. After a pulse-racing premiere that ended with a bombshell mole reveal, the burning question is: when does Episode 2 drop and what’s coming next? Here’s everything you need to know.
CIA Season 1 Episode 2 — Overview
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Episode Title | “Fatal Defect” |
| Air Date | Monday, March 2, 2026 |
| Time | 10:00 PM ET/PT |
| Network | CBS |
| Streaming | Paramount+ (day after broadcast) |
| Episode Count | Season 1 has 10 episodes total |
| Leads | Tom Ellis (Colin Glass), Nick Gehlfuss (Bill Goodman) |
What Happened in Episode 1 — Overview
In the premiere, Directed Energy, a prototype weapon was stolen from a US defense contractor and a coordinated attack led to the formation of a CIA-FBI fusion task force in New York City — through a rare legal loophole allowing the CIA to operate on American soil. Glass and Goodman stopped the rogue agent trying to sell the technology, but the episode ended with a revelation that there could be a mole within the task force itself. Winter is Coming
What to Expect in Episode 2: “Fatal Defect”
Episode 2 is titled “Fatal Defect” and finds Colin and Bill on the trail of a smuggler near the New York border while also contending with a foreign intelligence officer who may be seeking asylum.
Episode 2 is likely to further develop the mole hunt introduced in the first episode, with Bill Goodman now fully integrated into the CIA-FBI hybrid cell, quietly evaluating team members in secret while managing ongoing investigations without tipping his hand. Colin Glass may also be following a lead suggesting the original directed energy weapon attack was merely part of a larger network involving foreign intelligence services. Winter is Coming
Why CIA Is Already a Must-Watch
CIA was created by Dick Wolf and David Hudgins, produced by Wolf Entertainment, CBS Studios, and Universal Television, and CBS made the straight-to-series order in April 2025 — skipping the backdoor pilot route entirely.
CBS canceled both FBI: Most Wanted and FBI: International to make room for CIA, signaling how much the network is betting on this new chapter of Dick Wolf’s procedural empire.
The show is part of the broader tradition of American police procedural dramas on CBS, a network that has dominated the genre for decades. For more TV episode guides, streaming schedules, and entertainment news, check out TechnoSports.
