Do you know what CBS needs? They need another NCIS, just like Elon Musk needs more money. They don’t. But that is not stopping them from making another one. So this season, we are getting NCIS: NY.
CBS has already announced that NCIS: LA’s LL COOL J and Hawaii Five-O’s Scott Caan are going to star in the eighth NCIS. Today, they announced that Jennifer Beals of The L Word will be joining them.
Beals plays Assistant Special Agent in Charge Robyn Wells, the director of the NCIS New York field office who leads with her intuition and is widely respected by her team.
The new series will focus on legendary NCIS Special Agent Sam Hanna (LL COOL J) who returns to his hometown of New York City to the NCIS field office, partnering with a roguish agent (Scott Caan) and helping lead a new team as they are tasked with high-stakes missions to defend one of the most vital cities and ports in the world.
Yesterday, CBS announced that Mark Harmon is joining NCIS: Origins as a series regular this season. Today, they revealed another OG is returning to the NCIS franchise.
Michael Weatherly is reprising his role as Tony DiNizzo. He played the role for 13 seasons before leaving the show to star in Bull.
Last year, he shared the spotlight with Cote de Pablo in the Paramount+ spinoff Tony and Ziva. However, it only lasted one season.
CBS did not say why Tony is back in DC, but I wonder if he will be Leon Vance’s replacement?
Are you happy DiNozzo is back to have the back of his head slapped?
Today is Tax Day, and that is not the only bad thing that happened today. CBS announced its schedule for next season, and they are holding two of its best shows until midseason to make room for another NCIS. Because that is what we need, a fourth NCIS. Sorry, LL Cool J, I know the fans love this news, but I want my Matlock and Ghosts!!!
Mondays – Compelling drama block FBI and CIA moves up an hour to 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM, respectively, followed by HARLAN COBEN’S FINAL TWIST at 10:00 PM.
Tuesdays – The world’s #1 global franchise powers an all‑NCIS night from 8:00-11:00 PM, anchored by flagship NCIS (8:00 PM) and joined by the newest addition, NCIS: NEW YORK (9:00 PM), followed by NCIS: ORIGINS moving to 10:00 PM.
Wednesdays – Two reality television titans return with 90-minute episodes of SURVIVOR at 8:00 PM followed by THE AMAZING RACE at 9:30 PM.
Thursdays – Two new shows join the night. GEORGIE & MANDY’S FIRST MARRIAGE at 8:00 PM followed by new comedy ETERNALLY YOURS at 8:30 PM, then ELSBETH at 9:00 PM in a new time period and new series CUPERTINO at 10:00 PM.
Fridays – The winning action-packed lineup remains unchanged with three Jerry Bruckheimer Television‑produced dramas: SHERIFF COUNTRY at 8:00 PM, FIRE COUNTRY at 9:00 PM and BOSTON BLUE at 10:00 PM.
Sundays – CBS continues its winning Sunday lineup with 60 MINUTES at 7:00 PM, MARSHALS at 8:00 PM, TRACKER at 9:00 PM and drama encores at 10:00 PM during the fall.
In other news, even though Ghosts is being held until 2027, it will still get one-hour Halloween and Ghostmas special episodes to air this fall.
And there is one more announcement: Daytime Drama Beyond the Gates was picked up for two more seasons. Long live Soap Operas!!!
CBS picked up ten of their shows for next season today, but Watson and DMZ were not two of them.
What did they pick up? Tracker, Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, Matlock, Elsbeth, Fire Country, NCIS, NCIS: Origins, NCIS: Sydney, Survivor, and The Amazing Race. They join the series that were already picked up for the 2026=2027 season: Boston Blue, Sheriff Country, FBI, Ghosts, and two new series, Cupertino and Einstein.
CBS also had not made a decision on the upcoming scripted originals, CIA and Marshalls, and Hollywood Squares and The Road.
With all of that, there is not a lot of room for anything else, like a potential Tracker or Ghosts spinoff.
Before kids were dressing up as Millie Bobby Brown’s Eleven from Stranger Things for Halloween, she was dressing up as Harry Potter to go trick-or-treating on NCIS. How cute was the 10-year-old in that 2014 episode?
