NCIS season 18

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NCIS
Season 18
Starring
No. of episodes16
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseNovember 17, 2020 (2020-11-17) –
present (present)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The eighteenth season of NCIS, an American police procedural drama television series, premiered on November 17, 2020, on CBS,[1] and is set to contain sixteen episodes,[2] including the series' 400th episode. The season is set to be produced by Belisarius Productions and CBS Studios.[3]

NCIS revolves around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. The series stars Mark Harmon, Sean Murray, Wilmer Valderrama, Emily Wickersham, Maria Bello, Brian Dietzen, Diona Reasonover, Rocky Carroll, and David McCallum. The season will be Bello's last season as a series regular, as she left after eight episodes.[4] One of the episodes also features Pam Dawber, the real life spouse of Mark Harmon.

Cast and characters

Main article: List of NCIS characters

Main

  • Mark Harmon as Leroy Jethro Gibbs, NCIS Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) of Major Case Response Team (MCRT) assigned to Washington's Navy Yard
  • Sean Murray as Timothy McGee, NCIS Senior Special Agent, second in command of MCRT
  • Wilmer Valderrama as Nicholas "Nick" Torres, NCIS Special Agent and former Undercover Agent
  • Emily Wickersham as Eleanor "Ellie" Bishop, NCIS Special Agent and former NSA-Analyst
  • Maria Bello as Dr. Jacqueline "Jack" Sloane, NCIS Senior Resident Agent and operational psychologist (episodes 1–8)
  • Brian Dietzen as Dr. Jimmy Palmer, Chief Medical Examiner for NCIS
  • Diona Reasonover as Kasie Hines, Forensic Scientist for NCIS
  • Rocky Carroll as Leon Vance, NCIS Director
  • David McCallum as Dr. Donald Mallard, NCIS Historian and former Chief Medical Examiner

Recurring

Guest stars

  • Sean Harmon as young Gibbs[5]
  • Adam Campbell as young Ducky[6]
  • Jack Fisher as Phineas, Sarah's son and Micki Kaydar's nephew
  • Karri Turner as Micki Kaydar, Phineas' aunt

Episodes

See also: List of NCIS episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
3991"Sturgeon Season"Michael ZinbergScott WilliamsNovember 17, 2020 (2020-11-17)180210.35[7]
4002"Everything Starts Somewhere"Terrence O'HaraSteven D. BinderNovember 24, 2020 (2020-11-24)180110.15[8]
4013"Blood and Treasure"Diana ValentineChristopher J. WaildDecember 8, 2020 (2020-12-08)18038.53[9]
4024"Sunburn"Rocky CarrollMarco SchnabelJanuary 19, 2021 (2021-01-19)18049.63[10]
4035"Head of the Snake"Tawnia McKiernanBrendan Fehily & David J. NorthJanuary 19, 2021 (2021-01-19)18058.74[10]
4046"1mm"Diana ValentineGina Lucita MonrealJanuary 26, 2021 (2021-01-26)180610.02[11]
4057"The First Day"James Whitmore Jr.Margaret Rose LesterFebruary 9, 2021 (2021-02-09)18079.74[12]
4068"True Believer"Terrence O'HaraJill WeinbergerMarch 2, 2021 (2021-03-02)18089.60[13]
4079"Winter Chill"Michael ZinbergScott WilliamsMarch 9, 2021 (2021-03-09)18099.77[14]
40810"Watchdog"Diana ValentineBrendan Fehily & David J. NorthMarch 16, 2021 (2021-03-16)18109.98[15]
40911"Gut Punch"Rocky CarrollChristopher J. WaildApril 6, 2021 (2021-04-06)181110.26[16]
41012"Sangre"James Whitmore Jr.Marco SchnabelApril 20, 2021 (2021-04-20)1812N/A
41113"Misconduct"[17]Tawnia McKiernanBrendan Fehily & Margaret Rose Lester & David J. NorthMay 4, 2021 (2021-05-04)1813N/A
41214"Unseen Improvements"[18]Diana ValentineSteven D. Binder & Scott WilliamsMay 11, 2021 (2021-05-11)TBAN/A

Production

Development

The season was ordered on May 6, 2020.[3] On June 3, 2020, Steven D. Binder announced that the writers had begun working on the season.[19] On August 12, 2020, it was announced that CBS Television Studios had signed a deal with the law enforcement advisory group 21CP Solutions, to consult on its crime and legal dramas, which includes NCIS. 21CP Solutions will help the series' to more accurately portray law enforcement; this comes after the George Floyd Protests, which caused the television industry to rethink their portrayal of law enforcement.[20] On September 21, 2020, it was announced that the season would start by exploring where Gibbs, played by series star Mark Harmon, disappeared to during the episode "Musical Chairs" from the previous season, before returning to the present day.[21] On October 27, 2020, it was announced that season would contain sixteen episodes.[2]

Filming

The planned twenty-first episode of the seventeenth season, which was postponed due to production on the season being shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is set to be the first episode filmed of season eighteen. The planned twenty-second episode of season seventeen, which would have been the 400th episode of the series, is set to be filmed and aired second, which will keep it as the 400th episode.[22] Production on the eighteenth season began on September 9, 2020, and the series will continue to be filmed in Los Angeles.[23]

Casting

On May 6, 2020, it was announced that Harmon had closed a new deal with CBS Television Studios.[24] On July 24, 2020, it was announced that series regular Maria Bello is set to leave the show during the season, and will appear in eight episodes to wrap up her character's storyline.[4] On September 9, 2020, it was announced that Harmon's son Sean, would return in episode two as a younger version of his father's character.[5] On October 21, 2020, it was announced that Adam Campbell would also return in episode two, as a younger version of Ducky.[6] In March 2021, Katrina Law was cast in the role of Jessica Knight.[25] Law will appear in the final two episodes of the season with the potential to become a series regular if the series is renewed for a nineteenth season.[26]

Release

The season is set to premiere during the 2020–21 television season as part of CBS's Tuesday lineup with FBI and FBI: Most Wanted.[27] On August 26, 2020, it was announced that CBS hoped to begin airing the season in November 2020.[28] On October 13, 2020, it was announced that the season would premiere on November 17, 2020.[1]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of NCIS season 18
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Sturgeon Season" November 17, 2020 0.9/6[7] 10.35[7] 0.4 2.97 1.4 13.37[29]
2 "Everything Starts Somewhere" November 24, 2020 0.9/6[8] 10.15[8] — — — —
3 "Blood and Treasure" December 8, 2020 0.7/4[9] 8.53[9] 0.5 3.21 1.2 11.74[30]
4 "Sunburn" January 19, 2021 0.8/4[10] 9.63[10] — — — —
5 "Head of the Snake" January 19, 2021 0.8/4[10] 8.74[10] — — — —
6 "1mm" January 26, 2021 1.0/6[11] 10.02[11] — — — —
7 "The First Day" February 9, 2021 0.9/5[12] 9.74[12] 0.5 3.37 1.4 13.12[31]
8 "True Believer" March 2, 2021 0.8/4[13] 9.60[13] 0.5 3.18 1.3 12.78
9 "Winter Chill" March 9, 2021 0.8/4[14] 9.77[14] 0.5[32] 3.27[32] 1.3[32] 13.14[32]
10 "Watchdog" March 16, 2021 0.9/4[15] 9.98[15] TBD TBD TBD TBD
11 "Gut Punch" April 6, 2021 1.0/7[16] 10.26[16] TBD TBD TBD TBD

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