‘NCIS’ renewed for season 14, season 15; Mark Harmon signs new deal
Today, the network confirmed that they are doing more than just renewing the show for a 14th season on the air; they are also giving the show a fifteenth season, which will help it get closer to joining the pantheon of longest-running primetime drama series of all time. (It will still have some work to do in order to catch the original “Law & Order.”) In a statement, CBS Entertainment President Glenn Geller said the following:
“It’s extraordinary that in its 13th season and with over 300 episodes to its credit,NCIS continues to excel at such a high level on a global scale … It is testimony to an amazing cast, led on and off the screen by the exceptional Mark Harmon, for skillfully bringing this universally appealing team of heroes to life; and to Gary Glasberg and his writers for crafting compelling stories that feature NCIS’s signature blend of mystery, quirk, drama and comedy every single week.”
For those wondering, Harmon has signed a new two-year deal, presumably to retain his duties both on the show and also behind the camera. He is also an executive producer on “NCIS: New Orleans,” which is likely to also be renewed given some recent ratings.
With Weatherly exiting, the rumor mill has it that the show is looking for a big-name actress to step into a new role, one that could be introduced at the end of the season before becoming a regular for season 14.
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sadtonyfan
February 29, 2016 @ 11:04 pm
15 seasons is quite an accomplishment but I find the timing of Harmon’s contract negotiations and this big sudden announcement interesting. Just a couple months ago it was already announced that CBS had renewed for season 14. Wonder if they are trying to get the fans minds off of another rather significant announcement regarding the show that has been getting an awful lot of attention from fans.
liz laughlin
March 1, 2016 @ 12:08 am
You may be on to something. Personally, I won’t watch the show just for Mark Harmon. When I started watching, the show was an ensemble. I liked all of the great characters, the humor, the team as family. I just don’t find Gibbs alone that interesting. I think that he gets more uninteresting as time goes on. The show has become pretty bland. I watch NCIS-LA because I like all of the characters No one dominates. It’s pretty balanced. They still make me laugh out loud sometimes. I don’t like LA as much as season 1-10 of the original NCIS but I like it better than NCIS.with all of Gary Glasberg’s “improvements.”
sadtonyfan
March 1, 2016 @ 3:10 am
No I don’t watch to see the numerous weekly moments written for Harmon’s Gibbs. He’s so over exposed that I’m become disinterested in everything they write for him and since writing for Gibbs so totally dominates the series, I’ve only found a very scant handful of episodes even remotely interesting in the last two or three seasons. I won’t be back for season 14 or 15 because of the crappy way tptb treated Weatherly’s Tony and his fans over these last few seasons.