Morris Chestnut stars as Dr. John Watson in CBS's new show "Watson," a medical detective series where Watson tackles mysteries on his own after Sherlock Holmes' death.

The title character, as one might deduce, is Dr. John Watson, described in Arthur Conan Doyle’s “A Study in Scarlet” as “brown as a nut”—in this case, actor Morris Chestnut ... (or whenever football ends), CBS Mr. Anderson is the Journal ...

Of all the fictional characters in the public domain, Dr. John Watson never seemed to be crying out for a moment in the spotlight. Watson has mostly been defined by his relationship to Sherlock Holmes,

Like “House,” it sees a genius doctor (in this case Morris Chestnut’s Dr. John Watson) diagnose medical mysteries with help from a team of photogenic sidekicks. And like “House,” it draws inspiration from Sherlock Holmes — this time more directly,

In the CBS show "Watson," Morris Chestnut takes on the role of Dr. John Watson, who, after the death of Sherlock Holmes, resumes his medical career while solving mysteries on his own. He joins "CBS Mornings.