NCIS may be 23 seasons in, but the show is still as intense as ever. The long-running procedural, which is coming up on 500 episodes, has been bringing the tension and action amid its current season, which is airing as part of the 2026 TV schedule, and it seems there's still much to look forward to. NCIS has nine episodes left in Season 23, and recent comments from Wilmer Valderrama have me seriously worried about what's to come.
Unsurprisingly, shows that have run as long as NCIS experience changes every once in a while to keep things fresh, and that’s one of the great elements of this particular procedural. The producers still manage to keep viewers on the edge of their seats even after two decades, and that was most recently the case with Bishop's surprising return. Unfortunately, it seems like something bad could be coming to NCIS in the near future, as Valderrama teased to TVLine that there are “major shakeups” coming, but there's one specific sentiment he shared that's truly ominous:
