CBS’ ‘CIA’ Works Fine as an Average Law Enforcement Procedural: TV Review

Variety · 2026-02-23
CBS’ ‘CIA’ Works Fine as an Average Law Enforcement Procedural: TV Review

A spinoff of CBS and Dick Wolf’s long-running drama series “FBI,” “CIA” follows an elite FBI/CIA fusion cell that investigates international plots, terrorist cells and geopolitical secrets. A generic police procedural, “CIA” isn’t mind-blowing. However, based on the show’s opener (critics rece