Last season, CBS cancelled several of its lower-rated series. NCIS: Los Angeles was cancelled, while NCIS: Hawai’i lived to see another day. Now, LL Cool J has joined the Hawai’i series, possibly to try to attract some of LA’s viewers. Will NCIS: Hawai’i be cancelled or renewed for season four? Stay tuned.*Status Update Below.
A police procedural drama series, the NCIS: Hawai’i TV series stars Vanessa Lachey, Alex Tarrant, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami, Jason Antoon, Tori Anderson, and Kian Talan. LL Cool J is a special guest star. In the story, Jane Tennant (Lachey) is the first female Special Agent in Charge of NCIS Pearl Harbor. She has thrived and risen through the ranks by equal parts confidence and strategy in a system that has pushed back on her every step of the way. Her unwavering team of specialists includes junior field agent Lucy Tara (Al-Bustami); cyber intelligence specialist Ernie Malik (Antoon); second-in-command Jesse Boone (Mills); Defense Intelligence Agency Special Agent Kate Whistler (Anderson); and Kai Holman (Tarrant), a newer NCIS agent. They sometimes work with NCIS Senior Field Agent (Cool J) from Los Angeles. Tennant and her team balance duty to family and country while investigating high-stakes crimes involving military personnel, national security, and the mysteries of the island paradise itself.
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For comparisons: Season two of NCIS: Hawai’i on CBS averaged a 0.35 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 5.03 million viewers.
Note: These are the final national ratings, including all live+same day viewing and DVR playback (through 3:00 AM). Early fast affiliate ratings (estimates) are indicated with an “*”. While these numbers don’t include further delayed or streaming viewing, they are a very good indicator of how a show is performing, especially when compared to others on the same channel. There can be other economic factors involved in a show’s fate, but typically the higher-rated series are renewed and the lower-rated ones are cancelled.
What do you think? Do you like the NCIS: Hawai’i TV series on CBS? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a fourth season?
*4/27/24 update: NCIS: Hawai’i has been cancelled by CBS after three seasons.
I’m glad NCIS Hawaii was canceled. This show was a total waste of time. It never had the same appeal as the other NCIS shows. Maybe if there was a different female lead, it would have been successful. Vanessa Lachey cannot act to save her life.
How can CBS cancel NCIS HI show when it has better ratings than The Voice and American Idol? It’s BS.
I agree with Sherry 100%. There are some terrible shows that have renewed.
I enjoy watching NCIS Hawaii every week. I do Love it with LL Cool J on it. The show could give him more parts instead of making it look like he is just filling in. He can help the show from getting cancelled.
Love this show especially since LL COOL J STARTED.