It’s the second week in a row that NCIS is not airing a new episode of CBS.
NCIS fans face disappointment yet again as CBS skips airing a new episode of NCIS Season 21 on March 18, following the same pattern as last week on March 11. It’s been two weeks since the NCIS team tackled their last case. The reason behind this extended break remains unclear, as CBS hasn’t provided a specific explanation. One speculation is that CBS is ensuring they have sufficient episodes of NCIS Season 21 to last through the end of the 2023-2024 TV season in May. This adjustment stems from the show, like many others, experiencing a shortened season due to the actor and writers’ strikes for new labor deals in Hollywood in 2023. Although other CBS shows are affected by the 2024 March Madness college basketball tournament this week, NCIS isn’t one of them. Unlike games that start airing on CBS from Thursday, other CBS shows still air new episodes on Tuesday and Wednesday this week.
While NCIS fans endure the hiatus, there’s a glimmer of good news. CBS is airing a rerun of NCIS at its usual time of 9 pm ET/PT on March 18. It’s the Season 21 episode paying tribute to the late David McCallum, who portrayed the beloved character Ducky, offering fans a chance to catch it if they missed it during its original airing. Moreover, relief is in sight as a new NCIS Season 21 episode is scheduled to air next week on March 25, easing the wait for eager viewers.
To whet your appetite for NCIS’s return, here is the synopsis of NCIS season 21 episode 5, “The Plan”:
“With the help of Knight’s dad, Special Agent in Charge Feng Zhao (Russell Wong), NCIS works to unravel the mystery of a recently used service weapon belonging to a missing agent. Also, McGee is in a tailspin when DNA results reveal a close relative he was unaware of.”
It’s not just NCIS that is airing a rerun on Monday, March 18, on CBS: its spinoff series NCIS: Hawai’i season 3 is also taking its second straight week off before returning with an all-new episode on March 25. The Neighborhood season 6, which kicks off CBS’s Monday primetime lineup, is also off on March 18, though Bob Hearts Abishola season 5 is still new this week.
