CBS has announced the cancellation of NCIS: Hawai'i after three seasons, making it the shortest-running series in the NCIS franchise so far. The show's series finale is scheduled to air on May 6, marking the end of its 54-episode run. Starring Vanessa Lachey and LL Cool J, the series has been averaging around 7.8 million viewers in Nielsen's seven-day linear ratings this season, with a viewership of 10 million over 35 days of cross-platform viewing.
Despite its solid viewership numbers, NCIS: Hawai'i falls in the middle of the pack at CBS, leading to its cancellation. The network will introduce a new NCIS series titled Origins in the 2024-25 season, a prequel focusing on a younger version of Leroy Jethro Gibbs. The flagship NCIS and the latest spinoff, NCIS: Sydney, are set to return, along with another NCIS-verse series featuring Cote de Pablo and Michael Weatherly.
The cancellation of NCIS: Hawai'i also marks the end of CBS filming a show in Hawaii for the first time since 2010, following Hawaii Five-0 and Magnum P.I. The show, produced by CBS Studios, features a cast including Alex Tarrant, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami, Jason Antoon, Tori Anderson, and Kian Talan, with executive producers Matt Bosack, Jan Nash, Christopher Silber, and Larry Teng.
CBS has now finalized decisions on all its scripted series, with NCIS: Hawai'i being one of the notable cancellations. Fans of the show will have the opportunity to catch the series finale on May 6, as the network bids farewell to its latest addition to the NCIS franchise.
