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The team is staying on the job. CBS has renewed NCIS for a 21st year and the 2023-24 broadcast season.
A procedural drama series, the NCIS TV show stars Sean Murray, Wilmer Valderrama, Brian Dietzen, Diona Reasonover, Katrina Law, with Rocky Carroll, David McCallum, and Gary Cole. Following the departure of NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon), Special Agent Alden Parker (Cole), a sharp and sarcastic former FBI agent, has taken over as lead of the NCIS team, a highly skilled and colorful group of professionals. The team includes NCIS Special Agent Timothy McGee (Murray), an MIT graduate with a knack for computers who is now a Senior Field Agent; NCIS Special Agent Nicholas “Nick” Torres (Valderrama), who frequently goes undercover; and NCIS Special Agent Jessica Knight (Law), a formidable REACT agent who specializes in hostage negotiations high-risk operations. Assisting the team as the NCIS Historian is retired medical examiner Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard (McCallum); Ducky’s protégé, the naïve Jimmy Palmer (Dietzen), who graduated to fully licensed medical examiner; and Forensic Scientist Kasie Hines (Reasonover), Ducky’s former graduate assistant. Overseeing operations is NCIS Director Leon Vance (Carroll), a highly trained agent who can always be counted on to shake up the status quo. From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, these special agents investigate all crimes with Navy or Marine Corps ties.
Airing on Monday nights, the 20th season of NCIS averages a 0.44 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 6.77 million viewers. Compared to season 19, that’s down by 23% in the demo and down by 8% in viewership in the live+same day ratings (includes DVR playback through 3:00 AM). In the live+7 day ratings, which includes delayed viewing, the series picks up 46% more viewers.
Including this series, CBS has renewed 19 of its current shows for the 2023-24 television season — 48 Hours, 60 Minutes, The Amazing Race, Bob Hearts Abishola, CSI: Vegas, The Equalizer, FBI, FBI: International, FBI: Most Wanted, Fire Country, Ghosts, Lingo, NCIS: Hawai’i, The Neighborhood, So Help Me Todd, Survivor, Tough As Nails, and Young Sheldon.
Still up in the air are the fates of Blue Bloods, East New York, and SWAT. We already know that NCIS: Los Angeles has been cancelled.
“This season CBS is continuing its winning tradition, delivering an unparalleled combination of top returning series and new hit shows that are entertaining huge audiences on both broadcast and streaming,” said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment. “It is a testament to the stellar work being done by our best-in-class talent in front of and behind the camera that we have had yet another exceptional season, and I know we will only continue to build on this foundation of outstanding programming as we look ahead toward next fall.”
What do you think? Have you kept up with the NCIS TV series on CBS? Are you glad that this drama has been renewed for a 21st season? Did you think that it might be cancelled?
My husband and I (age 65 / 64) still absolutely love watching NCIS! Though we do miss Gibbs and Bishop, we think the new/current team is awesome and love that it still includes our beloved “Ducky” Mallard. We record the live shows and watch them routinely, I also try to catch the reruns that play during the day. Still a stellar show and cast.
I want all the old crew especially Gibbs, and the new one can be added as long good story . I love the show watched from season 1 through season 20 I can’t wait for the season 21 ‘ please bring them back !! No woke please , the story should be about family and military of course investigations a crime
Want Gibbs back ! The show is missing something without Him!
I watch NCIS every week, the present cast is doing a great job. I am looking forward to the new season.
I have watched NCIS twice with Gibbs and Abby, Zeva, etc. they were the best.
Now I’m watching the next cast with Kasie, Parker, Nick, etc. they too are great actors.
NCIS is my favorite programs to watch. please continue the same characters.
I love NCIS. GIBBS AND TONY IS STILL MY FAVRIOUD. NICK ALSO
Glad to see this NCIS show is being renewed. So sad about NCIS Los Angles. These shows were excellent.
I love NCIS…I do miss Gibbs, however I love seeing everyone every week.
I realize some people cant let this show go, but it has been time for awhile to end it. I was hoping this would be the year. I have enjoyed this show very much in the past, but now I find I record it and then make excuses to the wife about watching other things before we get to it. There are characters I still like on the show, they are not enough to keep me going with it. I kind of wish the Knight character had come in sooner, perhaps in place of Bishop whose arc caused me many… Read more »
Please don’t ever take NCIS Off there is really anything good on tv anymore worth watching
I’m glad NCIS has been renewed but will miss NCIS LA
NCIS was best at Seasons 6, 7, 8, and 9.
I watch these on a loop.
The best cast and writing.
I was sure Katrina Law was cursed and came in just before the administrator winds up a business.
Arrow, Hawai’i Five-0 to name two.
It’s like Grey’s will be hanging by a thread too.
What are you even talking about? Katrina Law’s character on Arrow was introduced in the middle of Season TWO and it went on for seven season…
Wtg CBS et al on renewal of NCIS. Always a great show, the new cast is great, synergistic and all the good stuff with it.
need to bring back gibbs and tony
Don’t forget Ziva, I feel there is a lot of good material there!!
NCIS I used to look forward to this show every week, but now with no none white villains, poor storylines and woke endings, I’m going to stop watching it, which is a real shame.