NCIS has surprised fans with an intriguing news about a future event in honor of the show’s 20th anniversary. The upcoming season will probably premiere in 2024. CBS is planning to air an NCIS marathon on Monday to commemorate the show’s 20th anniversary, according to the drama’s official Twitter account, which is now called X.
The message said, “We’re celebrating 20 years of #NCIS! “, and appeared with a video montage featuring excerpts of scenes from various seasons. Keep your [eyes emoji] peeled for some unique content and special guests during the NCIS Day 20th anniversary marathon event on Monday beginning at 8/7c on CBS.
Fans rushed to the comments section to express their excitement, with one person writing: “Yesssss I can’t wait,” while another added: “I wouldn’t miss it for the world.”
A third fan tweeted: “Never get tired of watching NCIS.” NCIS first premiered on September 23, 2003, on CBS as a spin-off series to the legal drama, JAG, which ran for ten seasons from 1995 to 2005. It’s the third longest-running scripted, non-animated US primetime show, surpassed by NBC’s Law & Order and its spin-off show, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Mark Harmon played the leading role of Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs from seasons one to 19, co-starring alongside Michael Weatherly until his departure in 2015.
Cote de Pablo and Pauley Perrette also appeared on the show for numerous years before their respective departures.
Meanwhile, David McCallum, Sean Murray and Brian Dietzen are all still starring in the drama and are expected to appear in the upcoming 21st season, which has been delayed due to the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
Why are the writers on strike?
Currently, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents major studios like Apple, Netflix, Amazon, and Disney as well as television networks like CBS, NBC, and ABC, is the subject of continuous labor issues with SAG-AFTRA and the WGA. On May 2, WGA members went on strike. How authors get paid in the streaming era is one of their reasons for going on strike. A pay raise, a consistent pay structure, and assurances that artificial intelligence won’t be employed in scriptwriting are a few of their other demands.
SAG-AFTRA called a strike on July 14, marking the first time in over 60 years that Hollywood writers and actors are striking at the same time.
When will NCIS season 21 air on CBS?
The new episodes of NCIS won’t be available to viewers for a little while longer, despite the fact that new seasons typically begin in the fall. Season 21’s precise release date has not yet been disclosed by CBS. However, it’s likely that fans will have to wait until 2024 because the scripts haven’t been completed yet and the actors can’t shoot. The drama’s cast has been outspoken in their support of the strike, and in July, Brian Dietzen sent a touching Instagram homage to the program.
“I adore the coworkers I have. We’re waiting for a fair settlement, and I’m pleased to support them in that,” he wrote. “We’ll be returning to the stage to do what we do best when we do reach an agreement,” said the speaker.
