CBS announced today that it picked all three of their current NCISes for another season. That means NCIS will be airing its 20th season next season, while NCIS: LA is turning 14 and NCIS: Hawaii is entering its second season.
All three shows’ futures had been questioned throughout the season for different reasons. We did not know how NCIS would do without Mark Harmon, and his departure is barely noticed. Some thought this would be it for LA, and they were wrong. And Hawaii hasn’t really caught on.
These three shows will join The Neighborhood, Bob Hearts Abishola, Survivor, The Amazing Race, CSI: Vegas, Young Sheldon, Ghosts, and Tough As Nails on the 2022-2023 schedule.
NCIS Special Agent Jessica Knight (Katrina Law) and NCIS Special Agent Nick Torres (Wilmer Valderrama) are taking a trip to the Aloha state, and we will get to see what happens when they meet up with NCIS: Hawaii on March 28th.
I am sure it was hard for CBS to get the two actors to leave a very cold Los Angeles for a warm, beautiful in Hawaii. And I bet their co-stars are extremely jealous, as they should be.
There are shows that are ensembles that can go on without their lead star, and then there are shows that can’t. We will find out in a few months if NCIS can survive without its leader Mark Harmon.
That is because the 70-year-old actor unceremoniously left the drama that he called home for 18 years yesterday.
“As an executive producer and dear friend, Mark continues to be an integral part of the fabric of the show. Our north star has always been staying true to our characters, and that truth has always guided the stories we tell and where those characters go,” Steven D. Binder, NCIS Executive Producer/Showrunner, said in a statement. “So regarding the future of Gibbs, as long-time fans of the show may have noticed over the years…never count Leroy Jethro Gibbs out.”
So we might see him again in May for the show’s possible series finale. We shall see. It all depends on how much of a hit it takes in the ratings due to his departure.
Are you going to miss him? And do you think he needed a better send-off? I do, and I don’t watch the procedural.
Mark Harmon is not getting any younger, and you can’t blame him for wanting to spend some time with his wife Pam Dawber instead of filming NCIS. After all, he has been doing the show nonstop since 2003.
Therefore, he signed on to do an 18th season. However, TV Line is reporting that he will only be doing a handful of episodes. When I say handful, a source told them, “It’s going to be in the low single digits.”
His lack of presence on the show is going to be felt big time. So how are they going to handle it? CBS has cast Gary Cole to join the procedural.
I love Cole, two words Office and Space, but this is not the right series for him. Like when Ted Danson and James Van Der Beek joined the CSI franchise. Between his casting and Vanessa Lachey leading NCIS: Hawaii, it is like CBS is ready to move away from NCIS and focus on the FBIs and the new CSI.
CBS is broken, and they are going to try to fix it next season by making a lot of changes to their lineup.
Mondays will start off with The Neighborhood and Bob Hearts Abishola. Then at 9p, they movie NCIS to a new night and time. What? That is a very risky move because it is their #1 rated show, and it might not do well on a new night at a new time.
What could get them to move the show? Or should I say who? Dick Wolf. He has three FBI shows, and they will all air on Tuesday. If CBS was smart, they would have done an all NCIS night. Instead, NCIS and NCIS: Hawaii will air on Monday and NCIS: LA on Sunday.
Wednesday states with Survivor goes to Tough as Nails and ends with the CSI: Vegas. Didn’t Survivor and CSI air on the same night years ago?
Wasn’t that night Thursday? It was and Thursdays this time around include three Chuck Lorre shows. Then at 9p, Rose McIver goes from being a Zombie to being surrounded by Ghosts. The night ends with a lot of Bull. Like it is Bull that show is still on the air. Did CBS not think it through when they put two rumored sex offenders back to back? But that’s what is happening this Fall by scheduling Thomas Middleditch and Michael Weatherly’s shows, one right after the other one.
Anyways, SWAT leads off Fridays, followed by Magnum P.I. and Blue Bloods. Sundays start with The Equalizer and end with NCIS: LA and SEAL Team, which will movie to Paramount+
