NCIS star Brian Dietzen has shared an optimistic outlook on the show’s future. Dietzen has played the Naval Criminal Investigative Service’s Dr. Jimmy Palmer since season 1 of the crime procedural, which premiered on CBS in 2003. The show has since expanded to include a variety of spinoffs set in various locales including Los Angeles, New Orleans, Hawai’i, and Sydney, with the franchise’s overall 1,000th episode set to air as part of the ongoing NCIS season 21 on April 15.
When asked about the show’s future by TV Insider, Diezten weighed in on the possibility of NCIS season 22. He acknowledged that he was gratified that “our fans… followed us” once the show moved from Tuesday nights to Monday nights. He said he is “hoping” that season 22 will happen, and “the show has been doing really well” so “why stop at 1,000?” Read his full quote below:
I’m hoping so as well. I think that no one ever wants to count their chickens, but I think that the show has been doing really well. And I feel like we’re halfway there. We want a clean, even 2,000. We’ll just keep it rolling. I was shocked [about the show’s move from Tuesday nights.] I thought that was an institution that would never move. But I’m really happy that since the move, our fans—I shouldn’t be surprised, but I still am—followed us and said, no, we’re going to keep watching this thing and make sure that this is still—I think it was this last year, we were the most viewed scripted show on television, still even opposite Monday Night Football. I think we all understand how blessed we are on that set.
More to come…
NCIS
NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) focuses on the sometimes complex and always amusing dynamics of a team forced to work together in high-stress situations. Special Agent Alden Parker, a quirky former FBI agent who solves his cases with calm professionalism and sharp, sarcastic charm, leads the NCIS team, which includes NCIS Special Agent Timothy McGee, an MIT graduate with a knack for computers who has now graduated to senior field agent; the charismatic, unpredictable and resilient NCIS Special Agent Nicholas “Nick” Torres, who has spent most of his career on solo undercover assignments; and sharp, athletic and tough NCIS Special Agent Jessica Knight, a formidable REACT agent who specializes in hostage negotiations and high-risk operations. The naïve Jimmy Palmer is assisting the team, who graduated from assistant to fully licensed medical examiner and now runs the morgue; and forensic scientist Kasie Hines, Ducky’s former graduate assistant. Overseeing operations is NCIS Director Leon Vance, an intelligent, highly trained agent who can always be counted on to shake up the status quo. From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, these special agents investigate all crimes with Navy or Marine Corps ties.
- Cast
- sean murray , Wilmer Valderrama , Katrina Law , Brian Dietzen , david mccallum , Mark Harmon , Rocky Carroll , Gary Cole , Joe Spano
- Release Date
- September 23, 2003
- Seasons
- 21
- Network
- CBS
- Streaming Service(s)
- Paramount+
- Franchise(s)
- NCIS
- Writers
- Donald P. Bellisario
- Showrunner
- Donald P. Bellisario
- Where To Watch
- Paramount+
