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Updated · hiddenremote.com · May 2CBS cuts NCIS Origins and NCIS Sydney to 10 episodes
11 articles · Updated · hiddenremote.com · May 2
- The move follows a straight-to-series order for NCIS: New York with LL Cool J and Scott Caan, which joins the fall schedule after NCIS.
- NCIS: Origins moves to 10 p.m. in the fall, while NCIS: Sydney shifts to midseason, with both sharing that slot and each producing 10 episodes.
- NCIS and NCIS: New York will get 20 episodes each, as CBS reshuffles a crowded slate after adding four new series while cancelling only three shows.
As networks slash episode orders for established hits, is the traditional 20-episode TV season now a relic? By shrinking proven hits to launch new ones, is CBS smartly evolving or just managing its own decline?