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Procedural dramas are CBS’ bread and butter and they’ve had a lot of them that have enjoyed very long runs. Unfortunately, the two FBI spin-offs — FBI: Most Wanted and FBI: International — were both cancelled last year. Now, the network has introduced the CIA series. Will this one enjoy a longer run than its predecessors? Will CIA be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned.
A police procedural series, the CIA TV show was created by Dick Wolf and David Hudgins. A spin-off of the FBI series, it stars Tom Ellis, Nick Gehlfuss, Natalee Linez, and Necar Zadegan. Crossover characters are played by Jeremy Sisto, Missy Peregrym, and Alana de la Garza. When a by-the-book FBI Special Agent Bill Goodman (Gehlfuss) is loaned out to a clandestine CIA/FBI task force, he finds himself teamed up with secretive and roguish CIA Agent Colin Glass (Ellis). Together they will work covert operations in New York, uncovering international plots, terrorist cells, and geopolitical secrets. Along the way, Bill learns the rules of this murky world on the fly as Colin leads him deeper into spy games where only one thing is clear — their work keeps America safe, even if no one will ever know what they did in the shadows. Other chracters Nikki Reynard (Zadegan), the Deputy Chief of the CIA’s New York station, and CIA analyst Gina Gosian (Linez).
Nielsen Ratings
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Your Ratings (aka Viewer Votes)
Here’s your chance to rate episodes of CIA yourself. You can see how this show compares to others here.
What do you think? Do you like the CIA TV series on CBS? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
The first episode was ok but never judge a show just by the first episode the second episode was so much better than the first I love the partnership between Colin and bill and excited to see how it develops over time so definitely will be watching more honestly don’t believe the harsh reviews it’s a good show some people are just hard to please
I loved CIA with Tom Ellis as Collin and Nick as Bill. I think Collin and Bill will become great partners the 1st episode may have started out slow but I believe the second episode was more engaging. The catching of the female spy and getting over on Colin and Bill by eating the food she made but she drugged the water they drank. I am surprised they fell for that being they r CIA and FBI. Although Bill did worn them not to trust her. I loved Colin talking that young man down for blowing up the hospital and… Read more »
I did not like the CIA show at all. I bed the other FBI shows, especially Most Wanted. Dylan McDermott is a great actor. Very disappointed in CBS cancelling those 2. I do like the FBI, but not the CIA.
I think this show will develop and get more interesting with time as it builds from episode to episode.
I enjoyed the premise of the show so I’ll keep watching as the show finds its footing and core audience. Loved the team work between Colin, Bill, Gina and Keller as they tracked down the weapon. Will keep watching to see how they handle the mole plot.
You would think that introducing a new series they would write a relatively new script. CIA however went with a storyline that’s probably been used 100 times in just the past few years. Hopefully the writers will come up with something more original. If not it will be a short lived series for me.
I watched the first episode but probably won’t watch any others.
Didn’t care for the story or the cast.
I like all all my FBI SERIES
Will not watch cia