NCIS: Los Angeles has been renewed for a 13th season. The series, a spinoff of the original NCIS, premiered on CBS in 2009 and has since run for 12 seasons. Starring Chris O’ Donnell and LL Cool J, NCIS: LA explores the lives and ongoing cases of agents at Los Angeles’ Office of Special Projects, a subgroup of the Naval Crime Investigative Service that deals specifically with dangerous, undercover assignments. While critical reception for the series has been a mixed bag, NCIS: LA has remained a fan-favorite among CBS’s procedural dramas.
According to Deadline, CBS’s upcoming season will boast three series from the NCIS franchise: the original, NCIS – renewed for its 19th season, the newly-picked-up NCIS: Hawaii, and NCIS: LA. While NCIS: LA was not originally included in CBS’s massive renewal of NCIS programming, contracts with the show’s stars have now been finalized. Both O’Donnell and LL Cool J are set to return, and the show was ordered straight to series. R. Scott Gemmill, who serves as a showrunner and executive producer on NCIS: LA, will also be returning.
While NCIS: LA is not as massively viewed as its 18-season forefather, the series has continued to remain a staple in CBS’s primetime lineup. CBS Studios’ deal with O’Donnell and LL Cool J is considered one of the most lucrative deals in television, so there is no wonder CBS kept NCIS: LA in its schedule. Additionally, with the much-anticipated premiere of NCIS: Hawaii – the first of its franchise to feature a female lead – NCIS: LA will make for a solid lead-in for the newest NCIS. CBS’s block of NCIS programming will also drum up excitement for CBS’s two other procedural additions, FBI: International and CSI: Vegas. The current season of NCIS: Los Angeles concludes on May 23.
Source: Deadline
Originally from https://screenrant.com/ncis-los-angeles-season-13-cbs-renew-details/