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Fire Country 2026 (season 5): U.S. release date and where to watch

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Is Fire Country on tonight?

No new episode tonight. Next up on Fire Country is episode 6, "Church and State", on Friday, November 13, 2026 at 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT on CBS.

Quick answer · Season 5

Fire Country season 5 premiered on October 9, 2026 on CBS at 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT and has 13 episodes.

Episode 6, "Church and State", is on Friday, November 13, 2026 at 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT.

U.S. premiere
October 9, 2026
Where
CBS
Time
9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT
Episodes
13

Watching Fire Country in Canada or Australia?

Where to watch Fire Country season 5 in the U.S.

Where to watch Fire Country season 5 in the U.S.
WhereHowWhenNotes
CBS Broadcast (free)Antenna / cable Fridays, 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT National CBS slot. Sports overruns and local stations can shift start times. [1]
Paramount+ Streaming, weeklySubscription Live with Paramount+ Premium; on demand for Paramount+ subscribers the day after broadcast. [1]

Season 5 episode schedule

Fire Country season 5 U.S. episode schedule
Ep. Title U.S. date Time Status
1 Founders' Day [1][2] 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT national slot Announced
2 Fire Under Fire [2] 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT national slot Listed
3 What Needs to Be Done [2] 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT national slot Listed
4 Winners and Losers [2] 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT national slot Listed
5 No Way Out [2] 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT national slot Listed
6 Church and State [2] 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT national slot Next
7 — [2] 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT national slot Listed
8 — [2] 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT national slot Listed
9 — [2] 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT national slot Listed

Dates are U.S. dates. Broadcast times are the network's national slot; your local station may differ.

About Fire Country

Max Thieriot stars as Bode Leone, a young man who joins a California prison-release firefighting program for a shot at a reduced sentence, working alongside the crews of his hometown. Season 5 premieres Friday, October 9, 2026, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

Season 5: Season 5 premieres Friday, October 9, 2026, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS, then airs Fridays.

  • Originally from: CBS (first aired October 7, 2022)
  • Official site: cbs.com
  • Cast: Max Thieriot (Bode Leone)

All seasons

Season 5

Airing now

Season 5 premieres Friday, October 9, 2026, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS, then airs Fridays.

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Season 4

Streaming

Season 4 aired from 2025-10-17 to 2026-05-22.

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Common questions

When does Fire Country season 5 premiere?

Friday, October 9, 2026, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

Where can I stream Fire Country season 5?

It streams live with Paramount+ Premium and on demand for Paramount+ subscribers the next day.

What time is Fire Country on each week?

CBS lists it Fridays at 9 p.m. Eastern and Pacific. Local stations and sports can move the start time.

When is the next episode of Fire Country?

Episode 6, "Church and State", of season 5 is on Friday, November 13, 2026 (Fridays, 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT).

When was the first episode of Fire Country season 5?

Season 5 episode 1 premiered on Friday, October 9, 2026 on CBS.

How many episodes are in Fire Country season 5?

Season 5 has 13 episodes.

When does Fire Country come out in Canada?

In Canada, Fire Country season 5 is on Global: Fridays at 9 p.m. ET, starting October 9, 2026. Also streams on STACKTV and the Global TV app.

When does Fire Country come out in Australia?

In Australia, Fire Country season 5 is on Paramount+: new episodes on Saturdays, from October 10, 2026.

More like Fire Country

Sources

We check each date against the sources below. If they disagree, we say so rather than picking one.

  1. CBS fall 2026 schedule: premiere dates and time slots
    Paramount+ (official) Official Checked
  2. Fire Country schedule and episode data
    TVmaze (CC BY-SA) Data Retrieved

Update history

  1. Episode listings updated from TVmaze: S5E6 (2026-11-13), S5E7 (2026-12-11), S5E8 (2026-12-11), S5E9 (2026-12-18).
  2. Episode listings updated from TVmaze: S5E4 "Winners and Losers".
  3. Episode listings updated from TVmaze: S5E3 "What Needs to Be Done".
  4. Checked against the official CBS fall 2026 schedule; page rewritten and marked editor reviewed.
  5. Schedule imported from TVmaze listings.

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