{"id":4374,"date":"2026-04-28T18:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T18:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=4374"},"modified":"2026-04-28T18:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T18:02:10","slug":"after-23-years-ncis-shatters-a-cbs-record-no-one-wanted-to-see-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=4374","title":{"rendered":"After 23 Years, NCIS Shatters a CBS Record No One Wanted to See Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After more than two decades on the air,\u00a0<strong>NCIS<\/strong>\u00a0has just done something it\u2019s never done before \u2013 and not exactly by choice.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time since its 2003 debut,\u00a0<em>NCIS<\/em>\u00a0didn\u2019t air a single new episode in January. The break isn\u2019t tied to behind-the-scenes drama or production trouble; it\u2019s simply the result of CBS starting its 2025\u20132026 schedule later than other networks and extending its winter hiatus.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4375\" src=\"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FB_IMG_1777399293804-300x249.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FB_IMG_1777399293804-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FB_IMG_1777399293804-768x637.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FB_IMG_1777399293804.jpg 1016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Historically,\u00a0<em>NCIS<\/em> has always kicked off the year with at least one January episode. The only recent disruption came during the 2023\u20132024 Hollywood strikes, when Season 21\u2019s premiere was pushed to late February. This time, however, it\u2019s purely a scheduling decision.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why the Delay Might Actually Help<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>While fans waiting on the next chapter \u2013 especially with Ellie Bishop\u2019s storyline looming \u2013 may feel frustrated, the extended break has a hidden benefit. By grouping hiatus weeks together early in the year, CBS can run episodes more consistently through spring.<\/p>\n<p>That means fewer random off-weeks later in the season and a steadier march toward the finale. Instead of stop-and-start scheduling, viewers could get a smoother run of episodes once the show returns in March.<\/p>\n<p>So yes,\u00a0<em>NCIS<\/em>\u00a0just ended a 23-year January tradition \u2013 but it may lead to a more uninterrupted, high-stakes stretch ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After more than two decades on the air,\u00a0NCIS\u00a0has just done something it\u2019s never done before \u2013 and not exactly by choice. For the first time since its&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4375,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4374"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4374\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4376,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4374\/revisions\/4376"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}