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Season 21 | |
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No. of episodes | 4 |
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Original network | CBS |
Original release | February 12, 2024 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, though he is still credited in the first two episodes and also the first to not feature McCallum in the opening credits starting "Lifeline" and the first to not feature him in promotional artworks. 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. This season also includes the 1,000th episode of the entire NCIS franchise, which will air on April 15.
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.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [1] | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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458 | 1 | "Algún Día" | Diana Valentine | Christopher J. Waild | February 12, 2024 | 2101 | 7.32[2] |
459 | 2 | "The Stories We Leave Behind" | Michael Zinberg | Brian Dietzen & Scott Williams | February 19, 2024 | 2102 | 7.43[3] |
460 | 3 | "Lifeline" | Rocky Carroll | Marco Schnabel | February 26, 2024 | 2103 | 7.00[4] |
461 | 4 | "Left Unsaid" | Daniela Ruah | Yasemin Yilmaz | March 4, 2024 | 2104 | 6.91[5] |
462 | 5 | "The Plan"[6] | Lionel Coleman | Katherine Beattie & Chad Gomez Creasey | March 25, 2024 | 2105 | N/A |
463 | 6 | "Strange Invaders"[1] | Unknown | Unknown | April 1, 2024 | 2106 | N/A |
464 | 7 | TBA | Unknown | Unknown | April 15, 2024 | 2107 | N/A |
On February 21, 2023, NCIS was renewed for a twenty-first season, which premiered on February 12, 2024. The production of the season was delayed due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in the United States.[7]
David McCallum, who played Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard in the show's first 20 seasons, died on 25 September 2023.[8] The second episode of the season paid tribute to him with various clips from past episodes to celebrate Ducky's life and memories with the team, as well as the appearance of former cast member Michael Weatherly, with DiNozzo showing support to Palmer moments before the funeral.
On January 5, 2024, it was announced that NCIS: Los Angeles star Daniela Ruah would be directing an episode this season,[9] later revealed to be episode 4, titled "Left Unsaid".
On March 14, 2024, it was revealed that both Ruah and Vanessa Lachey would be reprising their roles as Kensi Blye and Jane Tennant, respectively, in the 1,000th overall episode of the franchise.[10]
No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) |
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1 | "Algún Día" | February 12, 2024 | 0.5/5 | 7.32[2] | TBD | TBD | TBD | 11.50[11] |
2 | "The Stories We Leave Behind" | February 19, 2024 | 0.5/6 | 7.43[3] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
3 | "Lifeline" | February 26, 2024 | 0.4/5 | 7.00[4] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
4 | "Left Unsaid" | March 4, 2024 | 0.5/5 | 6.91[5] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
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