NCISVerse: The First 1,000, Entertainment Tonight, April 8 on CBS

Get ready for a celebration of all things NCIS! CBS has announced a special one-hour Entertainment Tonight special to commemorate a huge milestone for the franchise: its thousandth episode. NCISVerse: The First 1,000 will air on 8 April, hosted by Kevin Frazier from the iconic NCIS studio lot.

The special will be a treat for fans, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the landmark 1,000th episode, due to air on 15 April. Frazier will interview the casts of the various NCIS shows, including the flagship NCIS, alongside guest stars, to mark twenty years of the franchise. The actors will share their favourite memories and unseen stories from their time on set, while ET’s archives will contribute never-before-seen interviews from throughout the years.

With five shows in the franchise—including NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS: New Orleans, NCIS: Hawai’i, and the new NCIS: Sydney—the NCISverse has become a global phenomenon. The special will delve into the history of the franchise, exploring how it was created and its impact on the real-life NCIS.

The ET special promises to reveal new details about the series’ origins and the influence it has had on law enforcement procedures. With rare access to the sets and interviews with the showrunners, it will be a must-watch for NCIS fans.

NCIS has become a primetime juggernaut, dominating the ratings for over two decades. The show has spawned several successful spinoffs, with the latest, it’s first international iteration, NCIS: Sydney, just renewed for a second season.