CBS Begins The End Of An Era For NCIS
NCIS begins the end of an era that lasted for almost two decades. After a brief hiatus due to the Thanksgiving holiday, CBS’ 2025-2026 TV cycle is now back in full swing as shows rapidly approach the midseason point of their storytelling. For its premier procedural, its comeback story involves getting to the bottom of the story of a NAVY Seal who survived captivity but may have committed a crime on his way back to the country
NCIS begins the end of an era that lasted for almost two decades. After a brief hiatus due to the Thanksgiving holiday, CBS’ 2025-2026 TV cycle is now back in full swing as shows rapidly approach the midseason point of their storytelling. For its premier procedural, its comeback story involves getting to the bottom of the story of a NAVY Seal who survived captivity but may have committed a crime on his way back to the country
As one of the longest-running shows on TV, only third to NBC and Wolf Entertainment’s Law & Order and Law & Order: SVU, the lore of NCIS is rich and deep. The flagship itself has spawned multiple spinoffs, three of them have released brand new episodes this year — NCIS: Tony & Ziva, NCIS: Sydney, and NCIS: Origins. Desite a slip in ratings in recent years, not to mention losing some veteran members of its cast like Leroy Jethro Gibbs, David McCallum, and Emily Wickersham, the show continues to be one of the most-watched cop shows on network TV.This week’s case in itself is a typical mystery for MCRT. It’s an old-school Navy-focused case that is likely to be a one and done storyline. Admittedly, it’s a refreshing change of pace following a series of special episodes in NCIS season 23, which includes its first-ever crossover with NCIS: Origins and a very creative comeback for McGee’s Thom E. Gemcity. Despite the simpler case, however, “God Only Knows” kicks off the end of an era for the procedural.
