{"id":381571,"date":"2026-10-20T09:48:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T16:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=381571"},"modified":"2026-10-21T05:24:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T12:24:33","slug":"ncis-new-york-debuts-strong-on-cbs-5-6-million-viewers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/ncis-new-york-debuts-strong-on-cbs-5-6-million-viewers\/","title":{"rendered":"NCIS: New York debuts strong on CBS: 5.6 million viewers"},"content":{"rendered":"

NCIS: New York debuted on CBS in fall 2026 and pulled in 5.6 million viewers<\/strong>, a very solid opening for the newest NCIS spinoff. That\u2019s a strong start for CBS, especially with a lot of people doubtful about yet another city-based version of the franchise, fans reacting all over the map, and the usual comparisons to the rest of the NCIS lineup.<\/p>\n

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The premiere beat the show that used to occupy its time slot, and at this point it stands as the biggest new fall 2026 series<\/strong> so far. It also came surprisingly close to the NCIS season 24 premiere, which drew 6.45 million viewers, and it outperformed NCIS: Origins season 3 even with Mark Harmon back as Gibbs<\/a>. CBS has been building the NCIS brand ever since it spun off from JAG in 2003, and now that franchise stretches across 24 seasons and 509 episodes, with NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS: New Orleans, NCIS: Sydney, NCIS: Hawai’i, NCIS: Origins, NCIS: New York, and the still upcoming Tony & Ziva series.<\/p>\n\n

If you keep up with NCIS, this debut is probably one to check out. The big worry going in was franchise fatigue, and LL Cool J\u2019s Sam Hanna<\/strong> shifting to New York divided fans who\u2019ve always tied Sam Hanna to G. Callen. That move pretty much closes the book on that NCIS: Los Angeles pairing, while also making life harder for a new ensemble that still has to carve out its own identity. And some viewers were hoping CBS would put more focus on Tony & Ziva first.<\/p>\n\n

NCIS: Sydney already gave CBS a pretty good example of why taking that kind of risk can pay off. It opened to 10.2 million linear viewers<\/strong> once encores were included, became Paramount+\u2019s top Australian series, picked up renewals for seasons 2 and 3, and showed that strong cast chemistry and a distinctive setting can carry more weight than complaints about formula or politics.<\/p>\n\n

You can watch NCIS: New York on CBS.<\/p>\n

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NCIS: New York debuted on CBS in fall 2026 and pulled in 5.6 million viewers, a very solid opening for the newest NCIS spinoff. That\u2019s a strong start for CBS, especially with a lot of people doubtful about yet another city-based version of the franchise, fans reacting all over the map, and the usual comparisons … Continue reading “NCIS: New York debuts strong on CBS: 5.6 million viewers”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9352,"featured_media":381570,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6869],"class_list":["post-381571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","content-category-streaming-videos"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t