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It came down to the wire, but NCIS: Hawai’i ultimately didn’t make the cut for next season at CBS. The news comes days before the network is set to announce its fall schedule on May 2 and before the Season 3 finale of Hawai’i is scheduled to air on May 6. According to sources, the episode was not meant to be a series finale and includes a tease for what was to come but fans won’t be left reeling by a major cliffhanger.

The cancellation is not a complete shocker since, as Deadline has been reporting, NCIS: Hawai’i was on the bubble. Still, the outcome is surprising since I hear an effort was made to extend the drama’s run for at least an abbreviated fourth and final season, with producers agreeing to a massive budget cut and open to other concessions in order to keep the show going.

Hawai’i, the first series in the NCIS franchise with a female lead, Vanessa Lachey, is now the first series in the franchise not to get a proper sendoff after a brief run compared to its predecessors NCIS, renewed for a 22nd season, NCIS: Los Angeles (14 seasons) and NCIS: New Orleans (7). It is unclear whether series producer CBS Studios would shop the drama but there are no obvious buyers, with Paramount+ already stocked up with two NCIS original series, Sydney and the Tony and Ziva spinoff.

Attracting sizable viewership on a linear network is quite a challenge, so it is not common these days for a network to let go of the #12 most watched non-sports program on broadcast that averages 7.8 million linear viewers (most current) and 10M in Live+35 multi-platform viewing.

That is what CBS is doing with the cancellation of NCIS: Hawai’i, which added some star power and NCIS continuity this season with NCIS: Los Angeles‘ LL Cool J who has been in every episode.

It comes on the heels of Top 25 series So Help Me Todd and CSI: Vegas getting the axe last Friday. As I noted in the CBS Renewal Status Report earlier this month, the network was going to have to make some painful cancellation decisions, getting rid of shows other networks would’ve been happy to renew.

The series, as well as So Help Me Todd and CSI: Vegas, ultimately became a casualty of a strong schedule, a cost-management drive and overall uncertainty at the parent company Paramount Global, which is in the process of being sold.

Even before CBS’ lineup, delayed by the strikes, launched with the Super Bowl, the network already had committed to five new scripted series for next season, dramas Matlock, Watson and NCIS: Origins and comedies Poppa’s House and a Young Sheldon spinoff, with renewal conversations on NCIS: Sydney also well underway.

Then CBS’ originals returned, exceeding expectations, with the network claiming the top 16 most watched shows of its premiere week and 14 of the top 20 non-sports programs overall this midseason in Nielsen most current linear viewership.

With no obvious weaklings, Blue Bloods getting a final run next season and S.W.A.T. surprisingly uncanceled, the network had to cut deep in purging its slate to make room for the additions.

Just a year ago, a renewal for Hawai’i would’ve been a no-brainer: it’s part of a storied franchise with solid rating and crossover potential with the mothership series that yielded big ratings in January 2023. But now, CBS already has three other NCIS series already locked for next season: the original series, renewed for Season 22, Sydney, returning for a second season, and the upcoming Young Gibbs prequel NCIS: Origins. There is also the Tony & Ziva NCIS spinoff series greenlighted by Paramount+, making for a crowded NCIS field.

With strong multi-platform performance, as NCIS: Hawai’i ranked above several CBS dramas that have been renewed, including FBI: Most Wanted, FBI: International and S.W.A.T., it probably came down to money.

Even with the proposed budget cuts, NCIS: Hawai’i was still going to be expensive. Its long-term prospects were unclear — whether it would become a big global hit and moneymaker like its franchise predecessors. With CBS’ parent company focused on its short-term balance sheet as it prepares to sell, a corporate decision was made not to take a chance and find out.

In NCIS: Hawai’i, Special Agent in Charge of NCIS Pearl Harbor Jane Tennant (Lachey) and her team balance duty to family and country, investigating high-stakes crimes involving military personnel, national security and the mysteries of the island itself.

Alex Tarrant, Noah Mills, Jason Antoon, Yasmine Al-Bustami, Tori Anderson and Kian Talan also star. Matt Bosack, Jan Nash, Christopher Silber and Larry Teng served as executive producers.

In a recent Deadline interview, CBS Studios President David Stapf spoke about how “wholly unique” Hawai’i is while also being part of the franchise as the first NCIS series with a female lead, Lachey, and with its Hawai’i locale. “We were just coming off Hawaii Five-0, a very successful show,” he said of the spinoff’s origins. “People love that setting, it plays well over the globe.”

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NCIS Hawaii

You mean to tell me that I will never see these two together again? That CBS is canceling the first NCIS show led by a woman (with both Queer characters and Indigenous rep at the forefront) when there are only two more episodes left in the season?

So, no wrap ups? No satisfying ending? Just left on a cliffhanger for the end of time?

I'm not just furious. I'm disappointed.

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so i’m watching SkyMed,,,

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Sometimes when fanfiction is in proper dialogue w the source material.... like engaging w its themes and building on them and filling the blanks........ thats like next level bro

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#chef’s kiss #bishova #bishlova #kate x yelena

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Melina: Yelena my darling! I got this book on parenting. Come! Let me try some of these with you!

Yelena: Mother that book literally says ‘How to bond with your infant.’

Melina: Infant is another word for baby, no? And American’s still call their adult children baby.

Yelena: Yes I suppose that’s true but…

Melina: And you are my baby. Now come get undressed, we do the skin to skin bonding!

Melina proceeds to get undressed:

Yelena panicking: Mom! Kate is literally right here!

Kate covering her mouth trying to stifle her laugh: Go on Yelena your mommy wants to spend some… quality time with you!

Yelena glaring at Kate:

Later that day…

Kate: Hey Yelena I think I want to try some bonding excercises. Maybe we should do skin to skin con-

Yelena holding her finger to Kate’s lips: Finish that sentence and I throw you of your roof

#yelena belova #kate bishop #hawkeye #kate x yelena #kate bishop x yelena belova #bishlova #incorrect hawkeye quotes #might be the funniest incorrect quote yet

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an unexpected visit + Kate did what, and why 

#mcu incorrect quotes #marvel incorrect quotes #black widow incorrect quotes #bishova #bishlova #katelena #yelena belova #red guardian #alexei shostakov #black widow

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i don’t understand how marvel can make this and then not give us a black widow-hawkeye movie

#kate bishop #yelena belova #kate x yelena #bishova #marvel #hawkeye #black widow

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yelena with a hickey she missed, poking out from the collar of her shirt. clint spying it and smirking playfully, “didn’t realize someone could land a blow on a black widow.” yelena’s face turning several shades of pink until settling on red when kate chimes in, “seems like only a /very/ skilled archer can.”

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Does AMC have to promote FTWD on Twitter with clips of Alycia just to get subscribers?

#ftwd #alycia debman carey #arc #alicia clark

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Not necessarily true. As a locksmith I can attest that many police departments will not risk damaging a person’s car unless there is an emergency like a child locked in a hot car. “Slim Jim tools” can easily damage or disconnect the door and lock linkages in a car and render opening the door at that point impossible.

Your best bet is playing that extra few dollars a month on your car insurance for lockout service.

If you lock your keys in your vehicle don’t call a locksmith, call the non-emergency police line.

I learned this the hard way. A lot of times, the police department still has them carry around unlock kits. Most times, they will unlock your car for free. If you’re strapped for cash and can’t afford a locksmith, this can help a lot.

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#mcu incorrect quotes #marvel incorrect quotes #hawkeye incorrect quotes #bishova #bishlova #katelena #kate x yelena #yelena x kate #kate bishop #yelena belova

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unrelated but one of the bad fanfiction lines that has been trapped in my head for LITERALLY 22 years was a beauty and the beast fanfic in which belle said “be careful, im a virgin in my vagina”. this has been on the tip of my tongue threatening to burst out of my mouth for decades

#Everyone should be subjected to this #laugh tag #bad fanfiction

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This ad is actually pretty funny considering Tumblr is acknowledging that it’s a 🔥 hellsite 🔥

#tumblr store #tumblr ad

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Yelena *on the phone with Kate*: Turn around

Yelena: No, the other way

Yelena: Again, the other way

Yelena: Okay, one more time

Kate: OH MY GOD, WHERE ARE YOU?!

Yelena: I'm not there yet, but the thought of you aimlessly turning around in circles amuses me

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#florence pugh #celebrity

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*Kate and Yelena at the Barton's farm for Christmas*

*Clint walks by the game room late one night and freezes*

Kate: Oh my God, Yelena! YES! Go faster!!

Yelena: I'm trying my best Kate Bishop! Now shush and let me work!

Clint, turning off his hearing aid: It's just a nightmare. Keep walking.

*The next day over breakfast*

Kate: I still can't believe what you did last night! Your fingers are like machines!

Yelena, smirking: It just takes a little practice, Kate Bishop.

Clint, coughing: Uhm, girls... About that... Maybe you should keep it down yeah? You know with the kids..

Kate, frowning: What do you mean Clint? Lila showed us all the tricks yesterday!

Clint, chocking on his coffee: WHAT?!

Kate: Yeah, Guitar Hero! Lila's a pro!

Clint: You were playing a GAME?!

Yelena, laughing: You thought we were having sex?!?! Oh, Barton, you're so funny! Believe me, you'd have heard Kate even with your aid off if we were.

Kate: YELENA!