Warning! Spoilers forward for NCIS season 23, episode 1.The NCIS season 23 premiere ends a 20-year streak within the collection that no person actually wished. After the homicide of Alden Parker’s father within the NCIS season 22 finale, MCRT bands collectively to assist their chief seek out Carla Marino. The Kansas mob queen is the first suspect for the crime, however pinning her down for it is not going to be simple.
Regardless of nonetheless being one of many most-watched reveals on community TV, NCIS has been slipping in viewership scores, beginning when fellow CBS present, Tracker, dethroned it as the #1 present in primetime. Nonetheless, with a stable fan-base that has been watching the present for the reason that 2000s, it is protected to imagine that the procedural will proceed to be on the airwaves.
Nonetheless, to make it possible for the flagship and the remainder of the NCIS franchise can final for extra years to come back, it has to search out methods to revitalize its storytelling. That begins with bringing again a forgotten storytelling gimmick in season 23.
NCIS Season 23 Has A Two-Half Premiere
Through the opening salvo for NCIS season 23, it is confirmed that it will likely be a two-parter. “Prodigal Son Half 1” debuts the brand new 12 months with the rapid fallout from Parker Sr.’s homicide. The episode features a collection of flashbacks to Alden’s earlier and extra rebellious years. Because it seems, he used to harbor a grudge towards his father’s dedication to the Navy.
“The Prodigal Son Half 1” might be adopted by “The Prodigal Son Half II” subsequent week, which is predicted to be the conclusion to Alden’s decades-long battle with Marino. The primary half of the NCIS season 23 premiere ends with a serious cliffhanger involving Alden’s sister, Harriet Parker, though it is protected to say that it’ll finish properly for the MCRT.
NCIS Hasn’t Had A Two-Half Premiere Since 2005’s “Kill Ari”
Two-part premieres aren’t uncommon in community TV. ABC’s Excessive Potential season 2 opened its 12 months with a two-hour particular that ended the Recreation Maker’s narrative. In the meantime, 9-1-1: Nashville’s premiere is unfold all through three weeks price of episodes. Intriguingly, nonetheless, whereas the remainder of the business make the super-sized premieres the norm, NCIS has dropped it from its run till “The Prodigal Son Half 1” and “The Prodigal Son Half II.”
It has been over 20 years since NCIS final had a two-part premiere, which was notably “Kill Ari (Half I)” and “Kill Ari (Half II).” The present has had different prolonged narratives, however they had been saved for crossovers, backdoor pilots, and finales. What makes this parallel extra fascinating is that NCIS season 2 finale, “Twighlight”, additionally ended with the brutal murder of Kate Todd.
Wanting again, not using the two-part premiere extra regularly is a curious choice for the writers of NCIS. It is unsure if it is an aware choice or one thing that simply occurred for 20 years. There have been positively some storylines that would have used extra time to be addressed. Shifting ahead, hopefully the cop present revisits their method to the storytelling method, particularly as it could imply that they’re telling greater and extra elaborate tales to shake up its weekly case format.
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NCIS
6/10
- Launch Date
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September 23, 2003
- Showrunner
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Donald P. Bellisario
- Administrators
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Dennis Smith, Terrence O’Hara, Tony Wharmby, James Whitmore Jr., Thomas J. Wright, Michael Zinberg, Arvin Brown, Rocky Carroll, Diana Valentine, Leslie Libman, Tawnia McKiernan, Colin Bucksey, William Webb, Bethany Rooney, Alrick Riley, Jeff Woolnough, Alan J. Levi, Lionel Coleman, Martha Mitchell, Peter Ellis, Michael Weatherly, Edward Ornelas, Stephen Cragg, Tom Wright
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Sean Murray
Timothy McGee
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David McCallum
Dr. Donald ‘Ducky’ Mallard
