NCIS
Cote de Pablo, Michael Weatherly Return to ‘NCIS’-Verse With Paramount+ Series
The NCIS franchise is expanding again — with a pair of very familiar faces from its past. Cote de Pablo and Michael Weatherly are set to star in an untitled, Paris-set spinoff of the series, reprising their roles as, respectively, Ziva David and Tony DiNozzo. The series order comes on the heels of Weatherly returning […]
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TV Ratings: Jon Stewart’s ‘Daily Show’ Return Hits Multiyear High
The reunion of Jon Stewart and The Daily Show brought a lot of viewers back to the program as well. Stewart’s first show back as (part-time) host of Comedy Central’s late night flagship drew 930,000 viewers Monday — the most for a Daily Show installment in almost six years (since March 28, 2018, midway through Trevor […]
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‘NCIS’ Prequel Focused on Younger Gibbs a Go at CBS
CBS, which is saying goodbye to Young Sheldon this season, will say hello to young Leroy Jethro next season. The network is expanding the NCIS franchise with a prequel titled NCIS: Origins, which has a straight-to-series order for the 2024-25 season. The 1990s-set drama will follow a younger Leroy Jethro Gibbs, Mark Harmon’s longtime character […]
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Golden Globes Presenter Wilmer Valderrama on Nominee Pronunciations and Getting Back to Work on ‘NCIS’ Post-Strike
Wilmer Valderrama had an early start to the week. The NCIS star was up hours before dawn to help announce this year’s Golden Globe nominees alongside president Helen Hoehne and fellow CBS star Cedric the Entertainer. Moments after all the names were announced, Valderrama chatted with The Hollywood Reporter about the difficulty of his duties […]
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Back to Work: When TV Shows Are Returning to Production Post-Strikes
With more than six months of labor actions in the rear-view mirror, the industry is preparing to restart dozens of productions that were shut down while writers and actors sought new and better contracts from studios and streamers. The end of the SAG-AFTRA strike on Nov. 9 cleared actors to return to work (though the […]
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David McCallum, Star of ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ and ‘NCIS,’ Dies at 90
David McCallum, the Scottish actor who portrayed the enigmatic Russian-born U.S. secret agent Illya Kuryakin on The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and the chief medical examiner Donald “Ducky” Mallard on NCIS, died Monday. He was 90. McCallum died of natural causes surrounded by family at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, a spokesperson for CBS announced. McCallum also starred opposite Joanna Lumley for four […]
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‘NCIS’ Oral History as Show Turns 20: Cast Exits, Surprise Success and Tackling Politics
Although NCIS was well-liked from the get-go, not even an elite investigation could have foreseen the show becoming a hit that would span decades and launch a franchise. It began in spring 2003 as a backdoor pilot for CBS’ sturdy military-law procedural JAG. Co-created by JAG mastermind Donald P. Bellisario (Magnum, P.I., Quantum Leap) and […]
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‘NCIS: Sydney’ Docks at CBS for Stateside Run
The first international edition of NCIS will also get a berth in the United States. CBS will air NCIS: Sydney, an Australia-based installment of its multishow franchise, beginning in November. The series, announced in early 2022, will also run on Paramount+ in its home country and debut on the streamer in other markets later. NCIS: […]
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Why Three Shows Always Dominate the Streaming Charts, Even Amid Peak TV
Somewhere in the United States, someone is probably watching an episode of Grey’s Anatomy right now, or if not, an installment NCIS. Someone under age 7 is likely streaming Cocomelon. Nielsen began releasing its weekly streaming charts three years ago, and in the 157 weeks since then, those three series have made the rankings more […]
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Jennifer Esposito Signs With WME (Exclusive)
Blue Bloods alum Jennifer Esposito has signed with WME. The veteran Hollywood actor made her writing and directing debut this year with her 1980s-set mafia drama Fresh Kills, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Esposito wrote, produced and stars in the film, which features Annabella Sciorra and Domenick Lombardozzi. Esposito, who played detective Jackie Curatola, […]
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‘NCIS,’ ‘Survivor’ Among Nine 2023-24 Renewals at CBS
CBS is taking nearly all of its current primetime lineup into the 2023-24 season. The network on Tuesday announced renewals for nine series: dramas CSI: Vegas, NCIS and NCIS: Hawai’i; unscripted shows The Amazing Race, Lingo, Survivor and Tough as Nails; and long-running newsmagazines 48 Hours and 60 Minutes. The renewals join those of first-year […]
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‘Stranger Things’ Is (Obviously) 2022’s Most Streamed Show
One of Netflix’s biggest shows ever is, not surprisingly, the most streamed series of 2022. Stranger Things is a runaway No. 1 in Nielsen’s year-end streaming rankings. Fueled by the summer release of its fourth season, the supernatural drama pulled in more than 52 billion minutes of viewing time over the year, the biggest figure […]
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