Because the 2025 TV schedule kicks into excessive gear, CBS is making huge modifications to its lineup, particularly, its Friday night time slate. The second season of NCIS: Sydney was simply pushed again every week, which is irritating for followers eagerly anticipating the return of the worldwide twist on the beloved franchise. Nevertheless, that is solely a part of a a lot bigger shake-up in CBS’ primetime lineup within the wake of the community canceling one other beloved present.
Based on a press launch from CBS, NCIS: Sydney’s second season, which was initially presupposed to premiere on January 31, will now air on February 7 at 8 p.m. ET, adopted by Fireplace Nation and S.W.A.T. This comes after Fireplace Nation did not air a rerun due to the LA wildfires and the tip of Blue Bloods, which exhibits how this schedule has been versatile amid the vacation hiatus. Based on the discharge, the NCIS spinoff’s premiere is being delayed due to a “soon-to-be-announced particular.”
This shift highlights the truth that quite a lot of exhibits are switching slots to fill the hole left by Blue Bloods, which ended in December after 14 seasons. The present was an enormous loss for followers and the solid, who had been hoping they might save the procedural on streaming. Finally, nonetheless, the community determined to drag the plug fully.
Longtime Friday night time viewers turned accustomed to the day’s primetime schedule, with Blue Bloods being the anchor of the slate at 10 p.m. Now, NCIS: Sydney leads this present day’s lineup, and S.W.A.T. has switched to the ten p.m. slot, making it the brand new anchor. In the meantime, Fireplace Nation has at all times been on at 9 p.m., and it’ll keep there.
Notably, S.W.A.T. was canceled and saved a few instances. So, in one other universe, there was an opportunity that Fridays on CBS might have been modified nearly fully. Nevertheless, because of fan help and social media, Shemar Moore’s present remains to be thriving, and Friday nights can at the very least have some semblance of a pre-Blue Bloods cancellation.
Filling the opening Blue Bloods left with NCIS: Sydney appears like the suitable alternative. Whereas followers will drastically miss the Blue Bloods solid and storylines which have grown to be favorites, this NCIS spinoff has rather a lot to supply. Like its predecessor, it is a procedural that’s excessive in depth with some humor sprinkled all through. However this new iteration of the franchise expands on the favored format, interjecting a global intrigue with the Australian backdrop. It’s additionally a terrific pairing with Fireplace Nation and S.W.A.T., that are additionally high-stakes, character-driven procedurals.
This alteration will probably nonetheless be an enormous adjustment for followers. Blue Bloods was beloved, and canceling the present after 14 years when the first solid, together with Tom Selleck, was nonetheless fascinated by persevering with feels untimely. Nevertheless, it looks like CBS remains to be set on preserving its Friday lineup related in tone because it enters a brand new period with a shaken-up slate, giving these procedurals an opportunity to shine and develop the ardent fan base that Blue Bloods had. Change is tough, however I’m nonetheless enthusiastic about this new lineup, and to see what Season 2 of NCIS: Sydney has to supply.
You may catch the brand new season of NCIS: Sydney at 8:00 p.m. ET on February 7, adopted by the remainder of CBS’s Friday lineup. If you happen to miss an episode or the earlier season, you possibly can catch up by streaming episodes with a Paramount+ subscription.