CBS has been lacking any contemporary NCIS franchise motion thus far this fall as a result of WGA writers strike and SAG-AFTRA actors strike. Reruns of the unique collection aired all through the anticipate the strikes to finish; now, the premiere of NCIS‘ first worldwide spinoff is shortly approaching within the 2023 TV schedule. CBS is giving NCIS: Sydney a particular promotional push, together with a promo that airs throughout the community’s NFL Sunday broadcasts on November 12. There is a good cause for the trippy twist.
No, your tv did not malfunction when you’re a viewer who noticed an NCIS: Sydney promo wanting fully regular earlier than flipping the wrong way up, and it wasn’t a mistake from CBS. TVLine reviews that CBS is intentionally airing the wrong way up promos for the upcoming NCIS: Sydney premiere throughout the NFL video games on Sunday, November 12. The unconventional angle for the commercials is a nod to the brand new present taking the acquainted NCIS franchise motion down underneath to Australia. Have a look:
Seeing TV footage flipped the flawed route is not solely new, however seeing it for the NCIS franchise as a substitute of a brand new season of Stranger Issues is a shock! CBS launched the promo forward of the NFL video games on November 12, however scheduled the primary of the the wrong way up promos to air throughout CBS Sports activities’ The NFL At this time. A few of the advertisements may also function Sia’s “Unstoppable,” together with the one above.
Whereas the primary episode of the Sydney-set collection hasn’t arrived fairly but, viewers will discover within the promo that not each character has an Australian accent. The primary worldwide tackle NCIS must be fairly not like the opposite exhibits within the franchise, and never simply because the NCIS: Sydney forged does not have any acquainted faces. Like NCIS: Hawai’i, it isn’t launching by way of a backdoor pilot.
Viewers do not should anticipate the brand new present to really feel fully unconnected from the remainder of the franchise simply because it is set in a distinct nation, nonetheless. NCIS: Sydney showrunner Morgan O’Neill has previewed that there are some Easter eggs as nods to different NCIS collection. What number of and the way main they’re stays to be seen, however not less than the wait is almost over.
The brand new present would possibly by no means have been set for primetime in america if not for the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, which meant that CBS was low on scripted dramas to air within the fall, and NCIS: Sydney didn’t should cease manufacturing like so many American TV and movie initiatives. After the information broke in September that Sydney would air on CBS in any case, the community even gave the most recent NCIS the 8 p.m. ET time slot on Tuesday nights that was so profitable for such a very long time for the unique NCIS.
The collection premiere of NCIS: Sydney airs on Tuesday, November 14 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. You may additionally be capable of catch new episodes streaming with a Paramount+ subscription. As for what you possibly can sit up for within the new yr, make sure to try our 2024 TV premiere schedule.
