NCIS: New Orleans

NCIS: New Orleans
Genre
Created by Gary Glasberg
Starring
Theme music composer John Lee Hooker
Opening theme "Boom Boom" performed by Big Head Todd and the Monsters
Composer(s) Brian Kirk
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 37 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s)
  • David Appelbaum
  • Joshua Rexon
Cinematography Gordon C. Lonsdale
Running time 40–42 minutes
Production company(s)
Distributor CBS Television Distribution
Release
Original network CBS
Picture format HDTV 1080i
Audio format Surround
Original release September 23, 2014 (2014-09-23) – present (present)
Chronology
Related shows
External links
Website

NCIS: New Orleans is an American television series combining elements of the military drama and police procedural genres that premiered on Tuesday, September 23, 2014, following its parent series NCIS.[1][2][3][4] The pilot was written by Gary Glasberg. The series' executive producers are Glasberg, Mark Harmon, Jeffrey Lieber, and James Hayman. The series is set and filmed in New Orleans. It is the third member of the NCIS franchise.

On January 12, 2015, NCIS: New Orleans was renewed for a second season, that premiered on September 22, 2015.[9][10]

On June 19, 2015, Daryl Mitchell and Shalita Grant, who had been recurring cast members, were promoted to series regulars.[11]

Premise

Led by Special Agent in Charge Dwayne Cassius Pride, a former sheriff's deputy, the New Orleans NCIS office handles cases from the Mississippi River to the Texas Panhandle. Living and working out of his office, Pride heads a small team consisting of Special Agent Christopher LaSalle, Special Agent Meredith Brody, and Special Agent Sonja Percy. LaSalle, who was recruited by Pride from the sheriff's office, is a ladies' man who lives and breathes law enforcement; Brody, a transfer from the Great Lakes field office, has worked as a Special Agent Afloat and is keen to leave her past behind as she moves to New Orleans; Percy is a former ATF agent and the team's newest member who wants something more permanent than undercover work. The team are assisted by Dr. Loretta Wade and Sebastian Lund, forensic investigators assigned to the Jefferson Parish Medical Examiners Office, and Patton Plame, an NCIS computer specialist and freelance agent.

Cast and characters

Main

Pride is a New Orleans native and former Jefferson Parish deputy sheriff. He is also a long-time friend of Leroy Jethro Gibbs, the main character of NCIS; both were part of a group of five long-serving NCIS agents known as the "Fed Five" who gained fame for apprehending Spencer Hanlon, aka "The Privileged Killer". [For years, the Privileged Killer was erroneously believed to be Victor Lourde, who had been framed by a member of the "Fed Five," Dan MacClain. When MacClain is murdered, the teams discover his frame-up and the reason for it. Their investigation leads them to the Hanlon father and son.] He was initially assigned to the Marine Corps Support Facility in Algiers, Louisiana.[12] He and his now-estranged wife Linda used to live in the Lower Garden District. His daughter, Laurel, is a music major at Louisiana State University. In "Chasing Ghosts" and "Le Carnivale de la Mort", it is revealed that Pride's father, Cassius (Stacy Keach), is incarcerated in the Gretna Correctional Facility. As of the beginning of season two, Dwayne and Linda officially divorced. With the money Dwayne got from selling their home he paid for Dr. Wade's assistant Danny's college, Laurel's college, a place for his father (if he makes parole), as well as buying a fixer-upper bar.[13][14] Pride has the second highest arrest record in the history of Jefferson Parish's Sheriffs Office.[15]
A native of Alabama, LaSalle was first a detective out of the New Orleans Police Department's Fifth District at the time of Hurricane Katrina[12] and then spent seven years as a deputy sheriff with the Jefferson Parish Sheriffs Office vice squad.[15] He attended the University of Alabama, graduating magna cum laude with a 3.7 GPA. While in college he played the school mascot Big Al. He lives in the French Quarter.[14] He has an older brother Cade[16] who has bipolar disorder[17] and an unnamed sister. He has received multiple commendations for his work at the New Orleans children's hospital.[15]
Brody recently transferred from the Great Lakes field office. She has a background in interrogation and claims to have a black belt in aikido. She is a graduate of Michigan State University and had a twin sister, Emily Ann Brody.[18][19] Brody was the youngest Special Agent in the history of NCIS Midwest.[15]
Wade's office is contracted by NCIS for autopsies and forensics. She is a graduate of Harvard University and moved down to New Orleans after completing medical school.[19][22]
While an ATF agent, Percy helped Pride and the team on their pursuit for Baitfish. At the end of the season one finale "My City", she longed to join Pride's team. She was promoted to series regular for season two.[11]

Recurring

Sasha is a relative of the former New Orleans Broussard crime syndicate who claims she is trying to disassociate herself from her family, but is revealed to be assisting Pride's enemy "Baitfish" to take control of the city's criminal enterprises.
"Baitfish" is a former member of the Broussard Syndicate and Confidential Informant for Dwayne Pride. He teams up with Sasha Broussard to take over the criminal underground of New Orleans left by the downfall of the Syndicate, and is responsible for multiple murders.
Messier is a Captain with the New Orleans Police Department. In "My City", it is revealed that he was seduced by Sasha Broussard into becoming a mole, which led to him assassinating Baitfish once he was captured by Special Agent Pride and his team.
Savannah is a long-time love interest of LaSalle, and his brother's therapist. She was murdered by Baitfish in "How Much Pain Can You Take".
LaSalle's brother. He suffers from bi-polar disorder.
Laurel is Pride's daughter who is currently a music major at Louisiana State University.
Hamilton is a New Orleans city councilman of District C who shares a mutual dislike of Dwayne Pride. In Season 2, Hamilton ran for Mayor of New Orleans and was elected after the other candidate was arrested for funneling drugs into Hamilton's district.
Danny is Loretta's eldest foster son and C.J.'s older brother.
C.J. is Loretta's younger foster son and Danny's younger brother.
Tom is a retired NOPD officer described by his son, Douglas, as a "violent, drunk, racist, son of a bitch".
Cassius is Pride's incarcerated father.

Guest stars

NCIS stars Mark Harmon (1.03, 2.12), Michael Weatherly (1.02), Emily Wickersham (2.12), Pauley Perrette (1.02, 2.12), David McCallum (1.01, 2.12), Rocky Carroll (1.02, 1.03, 1.05), Brian Dietzen (2.12), Leslie Hope (2.03), Meredith Eaton (1.02), Joe Spano (1.05), Neal Kodinsky (1.12), and Diane Neal (1.12, 1.13, 1.20), have all guest starred on NCIS: New Orleans.

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
Intro 2 March 25, 2014 (2014-03-25) April 1, 2014 (2014-04-01)
1 23 September 23, 2014 (2014-09-23) May 12, 2015 (2015-05-12)
2 24[23] September 22, 2015 (2015-09-22) TBA

Crossover with NCIS

In "Sister City", the New Orleans team works with the D.C. team on a case involving Abby Sciuto's brother.[24] Pride, LaSalle, Meredith and Sonja appear in part one.[25]

International broadcast

NCIS: New Orleans airs simultaneously on Global in Canada.[26][27][28] In Australia, the series premiered on Network Ten on October 7, 2014.[13] The series has been sold to Channel 5 in the United Kingdom,[29] which premiered it on February 13, 2015.[30] The series has also been sold to Prime in New Zealand and Fox International Channels in Asia.[31] On April 2, 2015, the series began airing on South Africa's M-Net cable TV service and is broadcast to several other sub-Saharan African nations via DStv.[32]

Reception

Seasonal ratings

Season Timeslot (ET) No. of
episodes		 Premiered Ended TV season Rank Viewers
(in millions)
Date Premiere viewers
(in millions)		 Date Finale viewers
(in millions)
1 Tuesday 9:00 pm/8c 23 September 23, 2014 17.22[33] May 12, 2015 13.61[34] 2014–15 4 17.42[35]
2 TBA September 22, 2015 12.62[36] TBA TBA 2015–16 TBA TBA

Critical reception

In late September 2014, The Wrap's journalist Jason Hughes reviews the pilot episode of the series praising the music, the use of the city New Orleans, and on CBS' decision to cast Scott Bakula as "one of the most likable leading men in television, so they're set there."[37]

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the first season of the show a rating of 65%, based on 26 reviews, with an average rating of 5.4/10. The site's consensus reads, "With a solid cast in a beautiful locale, NCIS: New Orleans makes extending this well-worn franchise look like the Big Easy."[38] Metacritic gives the show a score of 55 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[39]

David Hinckley of the New York Daily News gives a mixed but critical review of the pilot episode in where there is a "Crescent City flavor here. But in the larger picture, not much on this menu is unfamiliar."[40] Liz Shannon Miller and Ben Travers of Indiewire said that NCIS is like "the obelisk in 2001: A Space Odyssey, it's an awe-inspiring, inescapable presence in the broadcast line-up. NCIS on CBS: It is here. It has always been here. It forever will be."[41]

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2015 People's Choice Awards Favorite New TV Drama NCIS: New Orleans Nominated [42]
Favorite Actor in a New TV Series Scott Bakula Nominated [42]

Notes

  1. 1 2 episode end credits

References

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  2. 1 2 Kubicek, John (May 9, 2014). "CBS Orders New 'NCIS' Spin-Off and More for 2014–2015 Season". Buddy TV. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
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  12. 1 2 episode "Billy And The Kid"
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  14. 1 2 McLaughlin, Mark O. (October 10, 2014). "TV MVPs — Scott Bakula and Lucas Black". TWC. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "Foreign Affairs", Season 2 Episode 5
  16. ↑ "Love Hurts", Season 1 Episode 8
  17. ↑ "Stolen Valor", Season 1 Episode 10
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