CBS’ Watson has recently premiered its first episode and viewers are wondering where Sherlock Holmes is on the show. Created by Craig Sweeny, the series stars Morris Chestnut as John Watson, Holmes’ trusted friend.

Since Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes first appeared in print in the 19th century, the forensic detective and his comrade, Dr. John H. Watson, have been enduring figures in global literature and other media,

Perrineau, a costar of Chestnut’s in the Best Man film series, has been delivering powerful performances for decades now, including his too-short Lost stint. He’d undoubtedly put his own stamp on the character.

Sherlock Holmes is dead. Probably. We think. The new CBS series Watson kicks off in Switzerland, where we find a determined Dr. John Watson (Morris Chestnut) chasing after Holmes, who's busy fighting his arch nemesis,

Morris Chestnut stars as the famed detective's sidekick, who's grieving the apparent death of his mentor while running a Pittsburgh clinic specializing in rare disorders.

The Gist: This is where Dr. John Watson (Morris Chestnut) comes upon his friend and mentor, Sherlock Holmes fighting his archnemesis, James Moriarty. When the two plunge over the falls, locked in combat, Watson dives in after them.

Watson creator Craig Sweeny weighs in on whether Sherlock Holmes could ever appear after the premiere's shocking scenes revealed his fate.

At one point in the Watson premiere, Dr. John Watson (Morris Chestnut, seen most recently in Reasonable Doubt) echoes one of Sherlock Holmes’s famous quotes: “When you have eliminated the impossible,