‘NCIS’ Cast’s Veterans and (Relative) Newbies Compare Notes on the Mothership’s Endurance, as Franchise Reaches a Staggering 1,000 Episodes
variety.comChris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic With the April 15 episode of “NCIS” on CBS, the overall franchise — including its multiple spinoffs — clocks its 1,000th episode.
That’s a milestone for all of the associated series, but the mothership show accounts for nearly half of those, and is edging ever closer to its own once-unfathomable benchmark: “NCIS” O.G.
is at 463 episodes and counting, with the 500-show mark hardly out of reach, especially now that the show has just been renewed for its 22nd season.
There’s no end in sight, with the top-rated drama series having proven its ability to withstand cast changes, such as the loss of Mark Harmon, the show’s original team leader, in 2021. (Gary Cole tagged in as Harmon was departing during Season 19.) And yet, if there were a complete and total turnover, fans’ loyalty might not still be the same.
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