NCIS (season 14)
| NCIS (season 14) | |
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Season 14 U.S. DVD cover
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
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| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 20, 2016 – May 16, 2017 |
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The fourteenth season of the American police procedural drama NCIS premiered on September 20, 2016, in the same time slot as in the previous seasons, Tuesdays at 8 pm. The season concluded on May 16, 2017.
NCIS revolves around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. The series was renewed for fourteenth and fifteenth seasons by CBS on Monday, February 29, 2016.
The series was renewed for fourteenth and fifteenth seasons by CBS on Monday, February 29, 2016. Production on this season started in late July. On January 5, 2016, CBS announced Weatherly's departure from the series after thirteen seasons, which occurred in the Season 13 finale, "Family First". Weatherly was replaced on June 16, 2016 by Wilmer Valderrama, and on July 11, 2016 by Jennifer Esposito. In addition, on July 11, 2016, Duane Henry, who appeared in the last 2 episodes of Season 13 as MI6 Officer Clayton Reeves, was promoted to series regular. Sarah Clarke, who had appeared in the last 2 episodes of Season 13 as FBI Special Agent Tess Monroe, with a series regular option for Season 14, was not retained.
During production of this season, the showrunner Gary Glasberg died in his sleep on September 28, 2016. Thereafter, George Schenck and Frank Cardea, were both appointed as the new showrunners. Shenck and Cardea have been writers of NCIS since the beginning of the series.
After Abby's homeland security think tank is compromised and she is found in possession of a real bomb, the NCIS team discovers the leader of the group has been murdered and a theoretical terror playbook has been stolen.
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