CBS’s Police Procedural Comedy Drama Television Series Elsbeth Features “Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend”
Elsbeth is an American police 
procedural comedy drama television series that premiered in February 2024, on CBS. It is a spin-off of The Good Wife and The Good Fight, from which Carrie Preston originated the role of Elsbeth Tascioni, an unconventional attorney who ends up working as a de facto detective. In April 2024, the series was renewed for a second season which is slated to premiere on October 17, 2024.
Elsbeth is usually a “howcatchem” mystery show rather than the traditional “whodunit”, showing the 
audience from the start who the killer is, how and why they commit the crime and how they are caught. If this sounds familiar, this show was inspired by the long running classic Columbo . The series focuses on the offbeat Elsbeth Tascioni, an unconventional but astute attorney who, after a successful career in Chicago, uses her singular point of view to make unique observations, and corner criminals alongside the NYPD. She is assigned to oversee a monitorship or consent decree after some controversial arrests.
When Elsbeth Tascioni was first introduced on The Good Wife, fans quickly fell in love with her. In February 2024, CBS released the first episode of Elsbeth, the spin-
off that showcases all of her quirks and her fierce intelligence. The new series features Elsbeth relocating from Chicago to New York City, where she has been tasked with carrying out a consent decree after some questionable arrests happened with the NYPD. Throughout Season 1, Elsbeth also happens to help detectives solve numerous crimes. Here’s what to remember about the first season before the series picks back up on October 17.
Each episode of Elsbeth begins with a crime taking place. But instead of the show being a whodunnit, we see the crime happen and know exactly who the culprit is. The episodes unfold instead as a howcatchem mystery, as Elsbeth tries to put together the pieces to figure out who committed the crime (and how she can actually nail them for it). With her impressive attention to detail, extensive 
knowledge of the law, and unique way of looking at the world, Elsbeth turns out to be extremely effective at solving cases. She successfully catches several murderers, including a sleazy theater professor (played by Preston’s former True Blood co-star, Stephen Moyer), a producer of a Real Housewives-esque reality show (Jesse Tyler Ferguson), and a jealous plastic surgeon (Gina Gershon). Each case helps Elsbeth hone her skills and learn a little more about how the NYPD operates.
ELSBETH, in its second season airing on CBS, centers on Elsbeth Tascioni, an astute but unconventional consent decree attorney working with the NYPD to catch New 
York’s most well-heeled murderers utilizing her unique point of view. Now that Elsbeth has been given an official role in the department to continue to investigate corruption in New York City, she’ll also have plenty of time to keep solving crimes. Season 2 promises plenty more intriguing cases, as well as even more high-profile guest stars (including Nathan Lane, Vanessa Williams, Pamela Adlon, and Vanessa Bayer). During a flashback scene of season 2, Julie London’s recording of the classic “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend,” composed by Jule Styne with lyrics by Leo robin, is featured. How will the perpetually sunny Elsbeth deal with the gruff police captain or the other detectives who might not be her biggest fan still? Knowing Elsbeth, she’ll start to win everyone over with her sweet sense of humor and her delightfully odd fashion sense.