The cancellation of NCIS: Hawai’i after three seasons has been addressed by a CBS executive.
The spin-off series, featuring Special Agent Jane Tennant (Vanessa Lachey) and her team, was cancelled earlier this year. CBS Entertainment’s Amy Reisenbach described the decision as a “really tough call.”
“I’m a big fan of TV first and I sympathize and relate to all the fans out there who are disappointed in the fact that these shows are ending. But at the end of the day, our job at CBS is to make those really tough calls,” she told Variety. “We toss and turn and have sleepless nights and have endless discussions but we look at all the numbers. We look at what our projections are for the future, we look at where we see opportunities to potentially have even bigger success on the schedule. And we make those tough decisions.”
As the show concluded, Lachey shared an emotional tribute to her character on social media, highlighting the significance of her role as the first female lead in the NCIS franchise.
“This show meant so much to me… and more every day I find, to lots of people,” she wrote on Instagram. “As an AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islanders) woman, wife, mother, colleague, and friend, I am more proud than ever to have been your Jane Tennant on TV. This journey has taught me to continue to push the envelope and break glass ceilings. I encourage you ALL to as well! Anything we dream is ours for the taking, no matter what the circumstance! A Hui Hou (a Hawaiian phrase meaning until we meet again).”
NCIS airs on CBS in the US, with Seasons 1-20 streaming on Disney+ in the UK. NCIS: Los Angeles airs on CBS in the US and on Sky Max in the UK.
