Paramount+: What’s Coming in September 2025
As television heads into the fall, Paramount+ has a lot of exciting TV shows across all genres coming in September 2025. Here are some of the most anticipated shows.
NCIS: Tony & Ziva
Premiering September 4
Two of NCIS most popular characters are back. Tony and Ziva from the original series NCIS. The three-episode series premiere of NCIS: Tony & Ziva will release on Paramount+ on Thursday, September 4, 2025. Set in Paris, the new spy thriller stars Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo playing their familiar NCIS roles. New episodes will be released every Thursday on Paramount+, with the season 1 finale set to air on October 23, 2025.
2025 MTV Video Music Awards
September 7
CBS to present MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) for the first time, airing LIVE from UBS Arena, Sunday, Sept. 7 (8:00-11:00 PM, ET/5:00-8:00 PM PT), and streaming on Paramount+.
Three-hour CBS broadcast to simulcast on MTV; one-hour live pre-show to air across Paramount Media Networks. LL Cool J will host with Mariah Carey receiving the Vangard Lifetime Achievement Award. Lady Gaga Leads with 12 Nominations; Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Bruno Mars, Kendrick Lamar, ROSÉ, Sabrina Carpenter and The Weeknd Among Top Contenders.
VMAs today announced nominations for two social categories: Best Group and Song of the Summer. All voting will be hosted on @MTV Instagram Story until Sunday, Sept. 7 at 11:00 AM, ET. The 2025 MTV VMAs are LIVE coast-to-coast from New York’s UBS Arena on Sunday, Sept. 7 at 8:00 PM, ET/5:00 PM, PT airing on the CBS Television Network, simulcast on MTV and streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S.*
BEST GROUP – Fan voting for favorite group across all genres will begin Tuesday, Sept. 2 at 11:00 AM, ET on @MTV Instagram Story (three rounds, bracket-style face-off, final round tap to vote); closes Saturday, Sept. 6 at 11:00 AM, ET. The nominees are:
aespa
All Time Low
Backstreet Boys
Coldplay
Evanescence
Fuerza Regida**
Grupo Frontera
Imagine Dragons
KATSEYE
My Chemical Romance
SEVENTEEN
Stray Kids
The Marías
twenty one pilots
SONG OF THE SUMMER – Fan voting for all-round favorite Summer 2025 hit will launch Saturday, Sept. 6 at 11:00 AM, ET on @MTV Instagram Story (one round tap to vote); closes Sunday, Sept. 7 at 11:00 AM, ET. The nominees are:
Addison Rae* – “Headphones On” – Columbia Records
Alex Warren – “Ordinary” – Atlantic Records
Benson Boone – “Mystical Magical” – Night Street Records/Warner Records
BigXthaPlug** ft. Bailey Zimmerman – “All the Way” – UnitedMasters
Chappell Roan – “The Subway” – Island
Demi Lovato – “Fast” – Island
Doja Cat – “Jealous Type” – Kemosabe/RCA Records
HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI** – “Golden” – Republic Records/Visva Records
Jessie Murph – “Blue Strips” – Columbia Records
Justin Bieber – “Daisies” – Def Jam Recordings
MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea – “Shake It to the Max (FLY) (Remix)” – gamma.
Morgan Wallen ft. Tate McRae – “What I Want” – Big Loud Records/Mercury Records
Ravyn Lenae ft. Rex Orange County – “Love Me Not” – Atlantic Records
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” – Island
sombr – “12 to 12” – SMB Music/Warner Records
Tate McRae – “Just Keep Watching (From F1® The Movie)” – Atlantic Records
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2025 Primetime Emmy Awards
September 14
The 2025 Emmy Awards will be broadcast live on Paramount+ on Sunday, September 14, 2025, at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT. The ceremony will also be broadcast on CBS live from Los Angeles. Notable nominees include Abbott Elementary, Shrinking, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, The Studio, Adolescence, The Penguin, Severance, The White Lotus, Andor, The Bear, Hacks, The Pitt, and The Last of Us. Nate Bartgatze hosts. CBS will host the Emmy Awards Pre-Show, A Live One-Hour Red-Carpet Pre-Show Hosted by “Entertainment Tonight’s” Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner.
