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CBS won’t be back to The Big Easy for the 2021-22 television season. The network has decided to cancel the NCIS: New Orleans TV series and end it with the current seventh year.
NCIS: New Orleans stars Scott Bakula, Vanessa Ferlito, Necar Zadegan, Charles Michael Davis, Rob Kerkovich, Daryl “Chill” Mitchell, and CCH Pounder. Set in The Big Easy, the series revolves around a local NCIS field office that investigates criminal cases involving military personnel. Special Agent Dwayne “King” Pride (Bakula) is a New Orleans native, is driven to do what’s right, and leads the office. Pride’s team, inside and out of the office, includes tough and acerbic Special Agent Tammy Gregorio (Ferlito); Forensic Agent Sebastian Lund (Kerkovich); anti-social Special Agent Quentin Carter (Davis); Jefferson Parish Coroner Doctor Loretta Wade (Pounder), Investigative Computer Specialist Patton Plame (Mitchell); and international counter-intelligence expert Special Agent Hannah Khoury (Zadegan).
Airing on Sunday nights, the seventh season of NCIS: New Orleans averages a 0.51 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 4.84 million viewers. Compared to season six, that’s down by 22% in the demo and down by 24% in viewership. Eight episodes have aired thus far.
Of the series coming to a close, Deadline reports that Bakula said, “Sad to end our love affair with this phenomenal city but so grateful for all the friends we made along the way… I will miss the music. Big thank you to CBS for seven years.”
“It has been our sincere pleasure and honor to work on this show and with this incredible cast and crew for over 150 episodes,” said executive producers and showrunners Jan Nash and Christopher Silber. “As disappointed as we are to see NOLA end, we couldn’t be prouder of the work we’ve done and are grateful to the spectacular and resilient Crescent City that embraced us for seven wonderful years.”
It was also announced today that CBS’ Mom sitcom is also ending this season. It’s also been reported that the network is considering a new NCIS spin-off set in Hawaii.
What do you think? Do you like the NCIS: New Orleans TV series? Are you disappointed that it’s been cancelled and wasn’t renewed for an eighth season?
Love Scott Bakula, but the storylines were so tortured. It was sort of all down hill after Zoe McLellan was gone but losing Lucas Black was the end. Necar Zadegan was a mess. With such a fabulous city as a backdrop, how could they screw this up so much?
I too am surprised that this show is canceled. It’s well written, has good plots and good acting. There must be some other reason CBS is canceling the show that they haven’t announced yet. Perhaps they have to make room for more programming that meets current trends. I’ll just be watching less TV.
Wow. I can’t believe it. I don’t watch much TV but always I never missed an episode of NCIS trio. New Orleans ranked top for me
This is so sad I love watching NCIS New Orleans on Sunday night. Not much on on Sunday night until fall football but would always choose NCIS New Orleans. Love the cast the story line, new life with Duane and Rita. How can we help to bring this series back
I love NCIS New Orleans and very disappointed to see it end….it should be brought back!!!
Nooo I love this show!
I love NOLA, great show to watch. I like all the NCIS shows, please bring NOLA back.
I like NCIS New Orleans better than the rest of them in the franchise. Sad to see that it’s canceled. I’ll be looking for something else to watch in that time slot
I love all of the NCIS shows but I hated when Chris died and thought maybe they’d try to cancel the show. It remained a quality show regardless! I know Mark Harmon was producing so I’m sure this broke his heart! Why don’t you just bring it back! It’s a wonderful show! So you’re starting a Hawaii show, why can’t there be four? CBS is losing a goldmine letting this cast get away!
Love this show. They renewed LA and that one didnt really click for me like NOLA did. Not happy. Very few current CBS shows left I’m willing to watch other than NCIS original and NOLA. They never gave it a good slot far as I knew but I generally stream or purchase seasons after airing as I dont have cable.
Very sad and shocked that NCIS: Nola is not coming back! Is there a chance another network will pick them? The cast and location is what makes me wanting more!
NCIS New Orleans is a good show. Why do you have to cancel good shows keep the crappy ones
KEEP THIS SHOW – xcl NCIS LA INSTEAD.
Great everything! Remove some actual trash and keep this great show with great actors on!!!
Wrong Decision to let it go!
I am very disappointed that it is being cancelled. It’s my favorite of all the ncis shows.
I am sorry to see this show canceled. It is one of my favorites.