CBS Sets October 8 Premiere for Vampire Marriage Comedy From 'Ghosts' Creators

A Vampire Marriage Comedy Gets Its Date

CBS has set Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT as the premiere date for 'Eternally Yours,' a new single-camera comedy from Joe Port and Joe Wiseman, the executive producers behind the network's hit series 'Ghosts,' according to CBS. The show will also stream on Paramount+ following its broadcast debut.

The premise: Charles (Ed Weeks) and Liz (Allegra Edwards) are vampires who have been married for 500 years, living in present-day Seattle with their coven. According to a CBS synopsis, their marriage has settled into what the network calls "an eternal rut" until their daughter Emma (Helen J. Shen) starts dating a human, Max (Jaren Lewison), forcing the couple to confront whether their relationship can survive forever, or whether forever is a life sentence.

The rest of the cast includes Parker Young as Jesse, another vampire in the coven, and Rose Abdoo as Phyllis, his human wife who does not know her husband is a vampire. Tristan Michael Brown and Shylo Molina round out the main cast as Mort and Henry.

Eleven Years in the Drawer

Port and Wiseman told USA Today, which got an exclusive first look at the trailer, that they actually wrote the original 'Eternally Yours' script eleven years ago, before 'Ghosts' existed. CBS did not greenlight the series until 2021, after 'Ghosts' became a hit.

"It's a dream that you can pull a script out and resurrect it," Port told USA Today. "It's still taken re-imagining and rewriting, but it's not like this script came out of nowhere."

The show's central comic engine, per Wiseman, is a joke about the fine print of eternal love. "We thought it's funny that people don't think about the long-term consequences of coming together forever and sticking together through the centuries," Wiseman told USA Today. "It can be pretty annoying."

The annoyance is personal. Wiseman clears his throat, a habit that has apparently worsened over the pair's 26-year writing partnership, and it became the basis for the fictional Charles's throat-clearing tic that drives Liz up the wall five centuries into their marriage. "I sometimes have acid reflux, and sometimes I get accused of making that throat clearing sound on purpose," Wiseman said.

A Twist and a Crossover Tease

Port told Bleeding Cool the pilot ends with a "big premise-shifting twist," similar to the structural gambit that helped launch 'Ghosts.' "It puts a lot of pressure on landing episode two," Port said. "You really wanna have episode two guide you into the premise and set up the series."

Port and Wiseman also floated the idea of a crossover with 'Ghosts.' "It would be easy to do because the ghosts, for the most part, can't leave the property," Port told Bleeding Cool. "But vampires could go on vacation. And they could check into Woodstone B&B." No crossover has been confirmed or scheduled by CBS.

The Scheduling Bet

'Eternally Yours' is stepping into the 8:30 p.m. Thursday slot on CBS's fall lineup, airing after 'Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage' and ahead of the new season of 'Elsbeth,' according to Showbiz Junkies. That slot exists because 'Ghosts' itself is not returning until midseason, per Showbiz Junkies, meaning CBS is using its freshest supernatural comedy premise to hold down a timeslot for one of its most reliable ones.

For a broadcast network still fighting for Thursday-night attention against streaming, this represents a real scheduling gamble. CBS's broader fall calendar, detailed by US Magazine, is loaded with returning tentpoles including 'Survivor,' 'The Amazing Race,' 'Tracker,' and the Yellowstone spinoff 'Marshals,' all vying for the same audience.

Whether 'Eternally Yours' earns a second season will come down to what happens after the pilot's twist ending. Port has already said the second episode carries the weight of proving the premise works past its own gimmick. Ratings for the October 8 premiere, and whatever CBS decides in the following weeks about a back-nine order, will answer that question.