NCIS
Season 21
Starring
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes1
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseFebruary 12, 2024 (2024-02-12) –
present
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The twenty-first season of the American police procedural television drama series NCIS was announced on February 21, 2023, by CBS, which premiered on February 12, 2024. This is the first season not to feature David McCallum as Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard who died on September 25, 2023, he is still credited despite this however. The season will be consisting of only 10 episodes, the shortest amount in the show's history, thereby beating the record previously held by the eighteenth season.

Premise

NCIS revolves around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Based at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., the NCIS team is led by Supervisory Special Agent Alden Parker, an ex-FBI Special Agent and a skilled investigator.

Cast and characters

Main article: List of NCIS characters

Main

Episodes

See also: List of NCIS episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date [1]Prod.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
4581"Algún Día"Diana ValentineChristopher J. WaildFebruary 12, 2024 (2024-02-12)21017.32[2]
4592"The Stories We Leave Behind"[3]Michael ZinbergBrian Dietzen & Scott WilliamsFebruary 19, 2024 (2024-02-19)2102TBD
4603"Lifeline"[4]Rocky CarrollMarco SchnabelFebruary 26, 2024 (2024-02-26)2103TBD
4614"Left Unsaid"[1]TBATBAMarch 4, 2024 (2024-03-04)2104TBD

Production

On February 21, 2023, NCIS was renewed for a twenty-first season, which set to premiere on February 12, 2024. The production of the season was delayed due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in the United States.[5]

David McCallum, who played Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard in the show's first 20 seasons, died in September 2023. The second episode of the season will pay tribute to him.

References

  1. ^ a b "Shows A-Z - ncis on cbs". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  2. ^ Douglas Pucci (February 13, 2024). "Monday Ratings: CBS Leads All in Total Viewers with Season Premieres of its Regular Lineup". Programming Insider. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "(#463) "The Stories We Leave Behind"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  4. ^ "(#464) "Lifeline"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  5. ^ "Writers Rooms Reopen: 'Grey's', '9-1-1', 'NCIS', 'Abbott' & 'Yellowjackets' Among First Shows To Go Back To Work". Deadline.com. September 23, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
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