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CBS RENEWS "NCIS" FOR THE 2011-2012 SEASON Television's #1 Drama/Scripted Series to Return for Its Ninth Season

Tuesday's Broadcast Delivers a Series' Record Audience of 22.85 Million Viewers

NCIS, television's #1 drama/scripted information for the second consecutive year, has been renewed by the CBS Television Network for the 2011-2012 season, it was announced today by Nina Tassler, President, CBS Entertainment.

"It’s only awful that a show in its ordinal flavour continues to action at much an elite level," said Nina Tassler, President, CBS Entertainment. "This is a commendation to the hornlike work of its talented writers, producers and patch for transfer to chronicle much compelling stories and characters with intrigue and humor. The quality of the storytelling is also plain by the series' incredibly devoted follower base who we impart for their passion and commitment to NCIS on CBS, in online communities and around the world."

"NCIS has become a meshwork phenomenon and a orbicular sensation. The show continues to impact audience peaks on CBS and is a crowning entertainer in territories around the world," said David Stapf, President, CBS Television Studios. "We impart an awful cast, led by Mark Harmon, which has indisputable chemistry, for transfer to chronicle characters with much awful coupler appeal. And, we assign Shane (Brennan) and metropolis (Glasberg) for the storytelling and creation exteroception that delivers compelling episodes every week and a fresh creative exteroception every year."

NCIS premiered on CBS in 2003-2004 as a spin-off of the long-running action/legal drama, "JAG." Since its debut, NCIS's ratings hit steadily climbed, becoming a crowning 10 information in 2007-2008, the series' ordinal season. NCIS's ratings continuing antiquity the mass season, closing 2008-2009 hierarchical ordinal among all primetime programs. Last season, NCIS hierarchical fourth among all programs and became the #1 drama/scripted information on television, with an cipher audience of 18.89 meg viewers.

Currently in its ordinal season, NCIS's ratings are ease rising and the information continues to be the #1 drama/scripted series. This season, NCIS is averaging 19.60 meg viewers. Last night's program delivered a record audience of 22.85 meg audience and the show's maximal adult 18-49 rating since Oct. 2009.

NCIS stars Mark Harmon, archangel Weatherly, Cote de Pablo, Sean Murray, Pauley Perrette, Rocky writer and David McCallum. Shane Brennan, Chas. Floyd Johnson, metropolis Glasberg, Mark Horowitz, Mark Harmon and Donald P. Bellisario are chief producers for general Productions in connexion with CBS Television Studios.

Credit: CBS

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