The third season of the American police procedural television series NCIS: Hawaiʻi premiered on CBS on February 12, 2024 during the 2023–24 television season.
| NCIS: Hawaiʻi | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
| Starring | |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | February 12, 2024 – present |
| Season chronology | |
Cast and characters
Main
- Vanessa Lachey as Jane Tennant: The first female Special Agent-in-Charge of the NCIS: Hawaiʻi Field Office.
- Alex Tarrant as Kai Holman: A new NCIS agent on the team who recently returned home to care for his father.
- Noah Mills as Jesse Boone: Tennant's confidant and second-in-command, Boone is a former homicide detective in Washington, DC, who knows the islands' hiking trails well.[citation needed]
- Yasmine Al-Bustami as Lucy Tara: The junior field agent of NCIS: Hawaiʻi, and Whistler's love-interest turned girlfriend.
- Jason Antoon as Ernie Malik: NCIS: Hawaiʻi's cyber intelligence specialist
- Tori Anderson as Kathrine Marie "Kate" Whistler: a Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Officer, later Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent and NCIS-FBI liaison. Tara's love interest-turned-girlfriend.[citation needed]
Special guest star
Guest
- Kian Talan as Alex Tennant: Jane's eldest child.[citation needed]
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [1] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [1] | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 1 | "Run and Gun" | Tim Andrew | Jan Nash & Christopher Silber | February 12, 2024 | HAW301 | 5.55[2] |
| 46 | 2 | "Crash and Burn" | Tim Andrew | Jan Nash & Christopher Silber | February 19, 2024 | HAW302 | 5.06[3] |
| 47 | 3 | "License to Thrill"[4] | Christine Moore | Ron McGee & Amy Rutberg | February 26, 2024 | HAW303 | N/A |
| 48 | 4 | "Dead On Arrival" | Unknown | Unknown | March 4, 2024 | HAW304 | N/A |
Production
On February 21, 2023, CBS renewed the series for a third season.[5] On May 22, 2023, following the series finale of NCIS: Los Angeles, it was announced that LL Cool J would reprise the role of Sam Hanna as a recurring guest star in the third season.[6]
The production of the season was delayed due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in the United States.[7]
Filming for the third season began on December 4, 2023.[8]
Release
The third season premiered on February 12, 2024.[9]
Ratings
| No. | Title | Air date | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Run and Gun" | February 12, 2024 | 5.55[2] |
| 2 | "Crash and Burn" | February 19, 2024 | 5.06[3] |
References
- ^ a b "Shows A-Z – ncis: hawaiʻi on cbs". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ^ a b Douglas Pucci (February 13, 2024). "Monday Ratings: CBS Leads All in Total Viewers with Season Premieres of its Regular Lineup". Programming Insider. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (February 20, 2024). "Monday Ratings: CBS Pays Tribute to David McCallum". Programming Insider. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ "(#HAW303) "License to Thrill"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (February 21, 2023). "CBS Renews 9 Series, Including NCIS, NCIS: Hawai'i and Survivor". TVLine. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ Cordero, Rosy (May 22, 2023). "LL Cool J Joins Cast Of 'NCIS: Hawai'i' Season 3 Reprising Sam Hanna Role". Deadline.com. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ Maas, Jennifer (11 July 2023). "The Writers Strike Highlights The TV Industry's Streaming Problem". Variety. Archived from the original on July 17, 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ White, Peter (2023-11-27). "'NCIS: Hawai'i' Returning To Production After Traditional Blessing Ceremony As LL Cool J Reprises Role As Sam Hanna". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ TVLine, Team (2023-10-17). "When Is Your Favorite TV Show Back? An A-to-Z List of 300+ Scripted Series". TVLine. Retrieved 2023-11-13.