Elsbeth Season 4 Episode 5 Preview: Sam Richardson Guest Stars in ‘All About Eats’

Elsbeth Season 4 Episode 5
Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni and Wendell Pierce as Captain Wagner in Elsbeth season 4 episode 5 (Photo: Michael Parmelee © 2026 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)

Emmy winner Sam Richardson (Ted Lasso, Veep) guest stars as a competitive eater on CBS’s Elsbeth season four, episode five. Directed by Rob Hardy, episode five – “All About Eats” – will air on Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 9pm ET/PT.

“All About Eats” Plot: When a Coney Island champion dies after a donut-eating contest, Elsbeth enters the world of competitive eating, where an eager superfan (Richardson) is a little too hungry for the top spot.

Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni and Daniel Oreskes as Det. Buzz Fleming
Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni and Daniel Oreskes as Det. Buzz Fleming in season 4 episode 5 (Photo: Emily V. Aragones © 2026 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)

Elsbeth Season 4 Details, Courtesy of CBS:

“Emmy Award winner Carrie Preston returns as Elsbeth Tascioni, the brilliant yet unconventional consent decree attorney working with the NYPD to track down New York’s most entitled murderers utilizing her unique, intuitive point of view. The critically acclaimed series enters its fourth season with fresh cases, family drama, and new pressures on Elsbeth and the 11th Precinct, led by her boss, Captain C.W. Wagner (Wendell Pierce).” 

Wendell Pierce as Captain Wagner
Wendell Pierce as Captain Wagner in season 4 episode 5 (Photo: Michael Parmelee © 2026 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
Sam Richardson as Cody Baxter and Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni
Sam Richardson as Cody Baxter and Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni in season 4 episode 5 (Photo: Michael Parmelee © 2026 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni, Daniel K. Isaac as LT. Steve Connor, and Daniel Oreskes as Det. Buzz Fleming
Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni, Daniel K. Isaac as LT. Steve Connor, and Daniel Oreskes as Det. Buzz Fleming in season 4 episode 5 (Photo: Michael Parmelee © 2026 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)