Elsbeth (Season 3)

Yes, and... (Episode 1) 4.3

Writer: Jonathan Tolins

Air date: 2025-10-12

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: Elsbeth dives into the world of late-night comedy when backstage tensions rise between a talk show host, his head writer, and her on-air sidekick husband.

Doll Day Afternoon (Episode 2) 3.8

Writer: Robert King

Air date: 2025-10-16

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: When a murder investigation at a famous New York toy store spirals into a hostage crisis, Elsbeth must negotiate with Nolan, the hapless ex-con inside. Outside, Captain Wagner clashes with a rival whose reckless tactics could turn the standoff deadly.

Good Grief (Episode 3) 4.3

Writer: Bryan Goluboff

Air date: 2025-10-23

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: When "grief influencer" Raquel Drabowski's presumed-dead husband makes a miraculous return, their reunion takes a fatal plunge. Meanwhile, Elsbeth's surprise reunion with an old friend could expose a dangerous undercover operation.

Ick, a Bod (Episode 4) 3.4

Writer: Erica Larson

Air date: 2025-10-30

Runtime: 42 min

Overview: Elsbeth must separate trick from treat in Sleepy Hollow when a rivalry reaches a ghoulish climax on Halloween night after a suburban housewife butts heads with a new neighbor. Meanwhile, Captain Wagner makes a frightening discovery about his daughter.

Poetic Justice (Episode 5) 3.8

Writer: Leah Nanako Winkler

Air date: 2025-11-06

Runtime: 42 min

Overview: After a donor's death shakes New York’s nonprofit arts scene, Elsbeth questions the motives of the victim's friend, Gary, the founder of a prominent poetry journal. Also, Elsbeth runs into Marissa, who is following in Eli's footsteps and working as the campaign manager for a mayoral candidate.

Bunker Down (Episode 6) 5.0

Writer: Erica Shelton Kodish

Air date: 2025-11-13

Runtime: 42 min

Overview: When a crisis manager vanishes inside a billionaire's panic room, Elsbeth unravels the highly equipped fortresses that blur the lines between security and paranoia. Meanwhile, Elsbeth meets the late Judge Crawford's widow, Winnie.

And Then There Were Nuns (Episode 7) 5.2

Writer: Matthew K. Begbie

Air date: 2025-11-20

Runtime: 42 min

Overview: A pop star's purchase of a failing convent turns divine real estate into a murder scene as Elsbeth takes on the Mother of all nuns. Meanwhile, Teddy digs into Alec Bloom's past for a feature he is working on.

Basket Case (Episode 8) 5.1

Writer: Eric Randall

Air date: 2025-12-04

Runtime: 42 min

Overview: Elsbeth goes from the squad room to the locker room when a campus murder rocks the world of college basketball after an athletic director winds up dead following a heated confrontation with his basketball coach's 22-year-old girlfriend.

Glamazons (Episode 9) 5.8

Writer: Bryan Goluboff

Air date: 2025-12-11

Runtime: 42 min

Overview: A fallen '90s supermodel returns to New York for a reunion and revenge, leading Elsbeth to sort through old grudges and lies to catch a killer. Meanwhile, Officer Hackett takes her turn in the spotlight.

A Hard Nut to Crack (Episode 10) 5.2

Writer: Anju Andre-Bergmann

Air date: 2025-12-18

Runtime: 42 min

Overview: When an avant-garde choreographer's "Nutcracker" rehearsal turns deadly, Elsbeth leaps into the cutthroat world of New York ballet.

Ol' Man Liver (Episode 11) 6.8

Writer: Eric Randall

Air date: 2026-02-26

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: Elsbeth battles a wealthy biohacker who will do anything to stay young, including an extreme diet, vigorous exercise, and murder.

All's Hair (Episode 12) 2.7

Writer: Erica Shelton Kodish

Air date: 2026-03-05

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: When a celebrity wigmaker is murdered, Elsbeth must comb through a tangled mess of suspects – and some drag brunch mayhem – to clip a killer.

Murder Six Across (Episode 13) 5.7

Writer: Sarah Beckett

Air date: 2026-03-12

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: After the famed editor of the daily puzzle is murdered at the annual crossword championship, Elsbeth infiltrates the world of elite puzzle solvers to find the champion who will do whatever it takes to win.

Deadutante (Episode 14) 3.8

Writer: Erica Larson

Air date: 2026-04-02

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: After a powerful patriarch is stabbed with a sword at New York's most exclusive debutante ball, Elsbeth must engage in hand in glove combat with the imperious ball director.

Otherwise Enraged (Episode 15) 4.0

Writer: Leah Nanako Winkler

Air date: 2026-04-09

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: When a serial bride is found bludgeoned in her apartment, Elsbeth investigates the victim's best friend, a particularly experienced, and bitter bridesmaid.

Murder, He Wrote (Episode 16) 4.0

Writer: Jonathan Tolins

Air date: 2026-04-16

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: Elsbeth organizes a book club to investigate a celebrated novelist who may have written the perfect crime.

High Class Problems (Episode 17) 3.8

Air date: 2026-04-30

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: After a billionaire's son dies in a motorcycle crash, Elsbeth investigates a wealth therapist whose knowledge of her patients' secrets led to murder.

Murder From Scratch (Episode 18)

Air date: 2026-05-07

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: When an ambitious filmmaker dies in a suspicious cleaning accident, Elsbeth focuses on the subject of her final documentary: a "trad wife" whose from-scratch lifestyle included a deadly ingredient.

Catch and Kill (Episode 19)

Air date: 2026-05-14

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: Elsbeth battles a veteran gossip columnist who trades in people's secrets - and may have killed to keep her own.

That's All (Episode 20)

Air date: 2026-05-21

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: A minor royal's mysterious death at New York's most legendary hotel brings Elsbeth into a world of faded elegance, cabaret and murder.