'NCIS' Franchise Comes Out Swinging For CBS Tuesday Premiere Night

'NCIS' Franchise Comes Out Swinging For CBS Tuesday Premiere Night

EXCLUSIVE: The NCIS franchise is back to heating things up for CBS on Tuesday nights. The lineup delivered the broadcaster the top finish during Tuesday’s primetime window, averaging 5.49 million viewers, up 39% from last year’s premiere Tuesday. That’s thanks in part to the launch of NCIS: New York. The series premiere, which welcomes back LL Cool J as Sam Hanna and Scott Caan and Nick Schaeffer, delivered 5.62 million viewers in the 9 p.m. …

CBS’s All-NCIS Tuesday Pulls 39 Per Cent More Viewers Than Last Year as New York Spinoff Launches

CBS‘s decision to dedicate its entire Tuesday primetime block to the NCIS franchise paid off in the first week of the 2026-27 season, with the three-show lineup delivering 5.49 million viewers and a 39 per cent increase over the equivalent night a year earlier. The three programmes occupied the top three positions among scripted broadcast […] CBS’s All-NCIS Tuesday Pulls 39 Per Cent More Viewers Than Last Year as New York Spinoff Launches

Ratings - CBS All-"NCIS" Tuesday Premieres +39% Higher Than Last Year

"NCIS," the series premiere of "NCIS: New York," and "NCIS: Origins" were the night's top three most-watched scripted broadcast programs.