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Elsbeth – Season 3, Episode 8 Basket Case

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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.
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Elsbeth — Season 3, Episode 8

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Michelle King

Creator

Robert King

Creator

Carrie Preston

Elsbeth Tascioni

Wendell Pierce

Captain C.W. Wagner

Carra Patterson

Officer Kaya Blanke

Fredric Lehne

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Sophie Brookover New York Magazine/Vulture Dec 5
3/5
There’s a lot to unpack here! Elsbeth does struggle with asking directly for what she wants in her interpersonal relationships and spends most of the episode refusing to write a quick email to the news outlets misspelling her name. Go to Full Review Lloyd Farley Collider Jan 20
6/10
The villain hardly seems villainous, while the red-herring villain is too villainous. In a season that has delivered some of the series' best antagonists, it's a letdown Go to Full Review Jack Ori TV Fanatic Dec 5
4/5
This was one of the funniest Elsbeth episodes yet, and I enjoyed the subtle social commentary. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis 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.
Director
Mary Lou Belli
Creator
Michelle King, Robert King
Executive Producer
Robert King, Michelle King, Liz Glotzer, Jonathan Tolins, Erica Shelton, Bryan Goluboff, Gail Barringer
Screenwriter
Eric Randall
Network
CBS
Rating
TV-PG (L|D)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Dec 4, 2025