NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS: Hawai'i All Renewed At CBS — Which Shows Are Still On The Bubble?
If your show title starts with NCIS, it got renewed by CBS on Thursday afternoon.
The network announced in one fell swoop that NCIS (for Season 20), NCIS: Los Angeles (for Season 14) and NCIS: Hawai'i (for Season 2) all have been renewed for the 2022-23 TV season.
The NCIS mothership this season is averaging north of 11.2 million total viewer along with a 1.0 rating (with Live+7 DVR playback factored in), ranking No. 1 in audience and tying for first in the demo among the 14 dramas that CBS has aired this TV season.
NCIS: Los Angeles — which will air its 300th episode on May 8 — is averaging 7.5 mil and a 0.8, ranking ninth in total audience and tying for third in the demo out of all CBS dramas.
NCIS: Hawai'i, with 8.4 mil and a 0.8, ranks No. 6 in audience and ties for third in the demo. And at this instant, it also stands as the most watched new series of the 2021-22 season, just ahead of CBS' FBI: International and Ghosts.
"NCIS, one of the most popular and enduring series in the world, and fan favorite NCIS: Los Angeles have been hugely successful on the CBS schedule for years," CBS Entertainment president Kelly Kahl said in a statement. "With the strong new addition of NCIS: Hawai'i, we are able to expand the strength of this formidable franchise across our schedule. We couldn't be more excited to have all three talented casts and creative teams back to bring more compelling NCIS stories to viewers in the U.S. and around the globe."
With the NCISes (NCeese?) all renewed, joining the likes of Young Sheldon, The Neighborhood and others, what scripted CBS shows remain in limbo? Check out our list/data below.
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B POSITIVE
The recently rejiggered Season 2 comedy is averaging 5.7 million total viewers and a 0.6 demo rating (with Live+7 playback), ranking last in audience out of the five sitcoms CBS has aired this TV Season, while tying fellow bubble show United States of Al for last in the demo.
BLUE BLOODS
The long-running cop drama is averaging 9.8 million total viewers and a 0.8 demo rating (with Live+7 playback), ranking No. 3 in audience among the 14 dramas that CBS has aired this TV season (and regularly/easily leading all Friday fare in that measure), while trying for third in the demo.
THE EQUALIZER
The sophomore drama is averaging 9.6 million total viewers and a 1.0 demo rating (with Live+7 playback), ranking No. 4 in audience among the 14 dramas that CBS has aired this TV season, while tying NCIS and FBI atop the demo list.
THE FBIs
Averaging 10.4 million total viewers (with Live+7 playback), FBI proper trails only NCIS in audience among the 14 dramas CBS has aired this season, while Most Wanted ranks No. 5. International comes in at No. 7, nipping at NCIS: Hawai'i's heels for the title of TV's most watched new series.
In the demo, FBI ties NCIS and The Equalizer for the top spot among all CBS dramas (with a 1.0), while Most Wanted averages a 0.9 and International does a 0.8.
GOOD SAM
The freshman, midseason medical drama is averaging 3.9 million total viewers and a 0.5 demo rating (with Live+7 playback), ranking last in both measures among all scripted shows CBS has aired this TV season.
MAGNUM P.I.
The island drama is averaging 7.4 million total viewers and a 0.7 demo rating (with Live+7 playback), ranking No. 12 in audience among the 14 dramas that CBS has aired this TV season, while beating only Good Sam in the demo.
S.W.A.T.
The cop drama is averaging 6.7 million total viewers and a 0.8 demo rating (with Live+7 playback), ranking No. 12 in audience among the 14 dramas that CBS has aired this TV season, while tying for third in the demo.
UNITED STATES OF AL
The Season 2 comedy is averaging 5.9 million total viewers and a 0.6 demo rating (with Live+7 playback), ranking next-to-last in audience out of the five sitcoms CBS has aired this TV Season, while tying fellow bubble show B Positive for last in the demo.
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