NCIS Season 21 is not coming to CBS in November 2023

“Evil Eye” – In preparation for a role, a world-renowned actress (Tania Raymonde) shadows the NCIS team as they investigate a decapitation case, on the CBS Original series NCIS, Monday, Feb. 6 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*. Pictured: Wilmer Valderrama as Special Agent Nicholas “Nick” Torres. Photo: Sonja Flemming/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
“Evil Eye” – In preparation for a role, a world-renowned actress (Tania Raymonde) shadows the NCIS team as they investigate a decapitation case, on the CBS Original series NCIS, Monday, Feb. 6 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*. Pictured: Wilmer Valderrama as Special Agent Nicholas “Nick” Torres. Photo: Sonja Flemming/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

We need to know what’s to come for Nick Torres next in NCIS Season 21. The bad news is the wait for the season continues.

Nick Torres was left in a questionable situation. He had broken into a man’s house and it’s clear that he’s out for revenge. That revenge looks to be murder, which will put Torres’s career and freedom on the line.

We’re more than ready to see what’s to come in the season. The bad news is we have a long wait for it. Yes, during the pandemic year, we got the new season by November, but that’s not the case with the strike year. When could we see NCIS Season 21 premiere on CBS?

When will NCIS Season 21 premiere?

The simple fact is that we can’t answer that question. All we can do right now is speculate. You see, the SAG-AFTRA strike is still going on, and it shows no signs of coming to an end yet. Negotiation talks keep breaking down.

The writing can happen, now. The WGA strike has ended, and that means the writers rooms for a lot of shows are starting up. However, nothing can go into production until the actors are back at work. It could make it difficult for the writers to know how many episodes they’re planning for.

The earliest we’re probably going to see NCIS Season 21 now is in March 2024. The show needs time to produce the first episodes to be able to air them. There just isn’t realistically enough time to get episodes filmed in time for January at this point. It does mean a much shorter season than we’d want, but at least we’re likely to get some episodes this TV season.

NCIS is available to stream on Paramount+.