CBS orders New York-set NCIS spin-off as it sets 2026/27 ...
[caption id=
www.c21media.netHere’s the latest on NCIS: New York and related spinoff news.
- CBS confirms a New York-set NCIS spinoff titled NCIS: New York, starring LL Cool J as Sam Hanna, and it is planned for the 2026–27 fall schedule. This marks the franchise’s latest expansion, moving ahead of reviving the Tony & Ziva concept.[1][3][6]
- The new series is positioned to run in the Tuesday 9 PM slot, sandwiching NCIS and NCIS: Origins, with NCIS: Sydney scheduled to join midseason. CBS executives emphasize LL Cool J’s long-standing network relationship and the NYC/Navy-focused setting as drivers for this extension.[2][3][1]
- Reaction from fans is mixed, as some hoped CBS would revive Tony & Ziva instead; CBS and press materials frame the move as leveraging a familiar character back to his NYC roots to expand the brand.[4][7][1]
- Related scheduling notes indicate NCIS would pause new episodes on the flagship for 2026–27 to accommodate the new spinoff, with Sydney returning in midseason; these points have circulated in industry coverage but vary by outlet in phrasing.[5][8][4]
Illustration idea: a simple timeline showing NCIS (original) → NCIS: New York (2026–27) → NCIS: Sydney (midseason) to visualize the rollout.
If you’d like, I can pull more detailed lineup info from CBS’s fall schedule or summarize fan reception across outlets.