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NCIS may have been absent from CBS’s schedule this week, but fans are still watching it. Just one day after being pulled from the Eye Network, the long-running procedural has made a streaming comeback.
FlixPatrol data confirms NCIS is No. 4 on Paramount+ as of Nov. 4. This comes just shy of a month after the show returned to CBS for its 24th season on Oct. 6. The flagship show, as well as NCIS: New York and NCIS: Origins, were taken off of CBS’s Tuesday night schedule on Nov. 3 due to midterm election coverage.
NCIS Season 24 Marks the Return of Tony DiNozzo
Longtime NCIS fans were pleased to see Michael Weatherly back as Tony DiNozzo a decade after his exit. His return follows the cancellation of the short-lived spinoff NCIS: Tony & Ziva in 2025. While it’s unknown how many episodes Weatherly will appear in, he is set to have a season-long arc.
Tony was supposed to be in the D.C. area to launch a new branch of his security company, until he got mixed up in a case at NCIS. After helping the team close it, the SECNAV ultimately decided to make him the new director, even after Tony had previously declined her offer.
Even though Cote de Pablo has yet to return to NCIS, Tony’s return does pave the way for Ziva’s comeback. She’s just a few hours away with their daughter, Tali, who’s getting settled into boarding school. And of course, she’s still keeping tabs on Tony by way of having Knight watch his diet. NCIS: Tony & Ziva may be done, but at least Tony DiNozzo is far from gone.
NCIS’s Newest Spinoff Heads to NYC
Fan-favorite franchise alum LL Cool J has reprised his NCIS: Los Angeles role as Sam Hanna for the newest spinoff, NCIS: New York. The show sees Hannah return to his hometown to lead a team of NCIS Special Agents alongside his new partner, Nick Schaeffer (Scott Caan).
NCIS: New York was created by R. Scott Gemmill and Byron Balasco. The cast also includes Jennifer Beals, Jacqueline Byers, Shane Harper, and Devin Druid. Gemmill and Balasco serve as executive producers, along with Adam Davidson, Kyle Harimoto, Joseph C. Wilson, and LL Cool J.
Despite only having a few episodes under its belt, NCIS: New York has already had an NCIS actor guest star. Brian Dietzen reprised his role as Dr. Jimmy Palmer in the spinoff’s series premiere, and it’s likely that won’t be the last that fans see of him in the series.
The longer NCIS: New York is on, the better chance a bigger crossover will also happen, even with the shows filming at opposite ends of the country. The chance for an NCIS: LA reunion, however, may be smaller.
New episodes of NCIS air on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on CBS, streaming the next day on Paramount+, where all episodes are available.
- Release Date
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September 23, 2003
- Showrunner
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Steven D. Binder
- Directors
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Dennis Smith, Terrence O’Hara, Tony Wharmby, James Whitmore Jr., Thomas J. Wright, Michael Zinberg, Arvin Brown, Rocky Carroll, Diana Valentine, Leslie Libman, Tawnia McKiernan, Colin Bucksey, William Webb, Bethany Rooney, Alrick Riley, Jeff Woolnough, Alan J. Levi, Lionel Coleman, Martha Mitchell, Peter Ellis, Michael Weatherly, Edward Ornelas, Stephen Cragg, Tom Wright
- Writers
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Donald P. Bellisario, Don McGill, Steven D. Binder, David J. North, Gina Lucita Monreal, Christopher J. Waild, Scott Williams, Frank Cardea, George Schenck, Jesse Stern, John C. Kelley, Jennifer Corbett, Christopher Silber, Reed Steiner, Nicole Mirante-Matthews, Jack Bernstein, Scott J. Jarrett, Matthew R. Jarrett, Kimberly-Rose Wolter, Gil Grant, Frank Military, Nell Scovell, Steven Kriozere, Brian Dietzen, Kate Torgovnick May, Jeff Vlaming, Sydney Mitchel, Katie White, Richard C. Arthur, Laurence Walsh
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Sean Murray
Timothy McGee
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Michael Weatherly
Tony DiNozzo
