NCIS Season 24 Cast Changes: Inside CBS’s Radical Overhaul to Fix Ratings
The network’s crown jewel is bleeding viewers. In a desperate bid to reverse a 19% ratings freefall, CBS is gutting the core ensemble. Expect at least two major departures from the current lineup and the introduction of a younger, more diverse field agent with a dark military past. This isn’t a tweak; it’s a full-scale operational reboot designed to recapture the procedural audience that shifted to streaming. The move signals that even legacy franchises are not immune to the streaming wars. Expect a sharp pivot from nostalgia-driven plots to serialized, high-stakes espionage arcs.