Warning: spoilers are ahead for the series premiere of NCIS: Sydney on CBS.
Nearly half a year has passed since the last time a new episode of NCIS or its Hawai'i-set spinoff aired on CBS due to the WGA writers strike and SAG-AFTRA actors strike, but NCIS: Sydney has finally premiered in the 2023 TV schedule to bring the action back to primetime. CBS has gone all-out on advertising the new show, including airing commercials upside down and building plenty of hype. Now that the series premiere has debuted, I loved getting a laugh out of a subtle joke early in the episode, but also found myself thinking that something needs to change if the show is going to last.
