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T2 WHATS UP! September 18 - 24, 2022 TV FEATURE BY SARAH PASSINGHAM TV Media C rime never sleeps and neither do the agents who make up the Na- val Criminal Investi- gative Service. Returning for its Season 20 premiere Mon- day, Sept. 19, "NCIS" debuts a crossover event with its sister series, "NCIS: Hawai'i," which follows with its own Season 2 premiere. The two-part cross- over premiere airs on CBS. The long-running police procedural currently stars "The Ranch" actor Wilmer Valderrama as Special Agent Nick Torres, Brian Dietzen ("Congratulations," 2012) as Dr. Jimmy Palmer and "Arrow" star Katrina Law as Special Agent Jessica Knight. Togeth- er they make up part of the Major Case Response Team for NCIS, the organization that investigates crimes in- volving members of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. The original "NCIS" series is set in Washington, D.C., and has elicited spinoffs in several other Navy hubs, including Los Angeles, New Orleans and, of course, Hawaii. The Pearl Harbor-set series is led by Vanessa Lachey ("BH90210") as Special Agent Jane Tennant. "Claws" actor Jason Antoon stars as cyber specialist Ernie Malik, Noah Mills ("The Falcon and the Winter Soldier") as Tennant's second-in-command, Special Agent Jesse Boone, and Alex Tarrant ("The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power") as new recruit Kai Holman. "NCIS" also recently said goodbye to original cast mem- ber Mark Harmon ("Chicago Hope"), who had portrayed NCIS Supervisory Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs since the very first episode of the series 18 years ago. Har- mon revealed why he left the show after wrapping up Gibbs' story in Season 19, Episode 4, saying, "What has always drawn me here is the charac- ter I play and to keep it fresh and to keep it challenging." Gibbs' final appearance saw the special agent find peace in Alaska after he and his team were sent there on a case. Whether Gibbs has hung up his blue NCIS cap for good, however, is up in the air. "I'm not retired," Harmon stated in the same DVD extra features interview. "The char- acter is living in Alaska as far as I know." In the same series of fea- turettes, executive producer Chas. Floyd Johnson ("JAG") noted that they deliberately left his plotline open. "We left it to the fact that we didn't know if Gibbs could re- turn," Johnson said. "He didn't say, 'I'll never come back.' There was sort of a hope that if there was ever a need, we might see Gibbs again." Gibbs' departure left a gap in leadership in the NCIS Ma- jor Case Response Team that had to be filled. Last season of "NCIS" saw Special Agent Al- den Parker, played by TV vet- eran Gary Cole ("The Good Fight"), take on the superviso- ry role for the team — a man whose work for the FBI initial- ly connected him with Gibbs. Bentonville Acupuncture 5 x 5 continued on page T10 Vanessa Lachey and Katrina Law in "NCIS" Clear waters ahead www.nwaonline.com Did you know those images are available for purchase? IT'S EASY! Just go to nwaonline.com, click on "Photos" in the top menu bar and use the search to fi nd the photo you want. Then just click "Purchase" for sizing options. You can also have the image put on a coff ee mug, mouse pad, key tag, holiday ornament and more! Did you see a photo in our newspaper or on our website that you would love a copy of? Check it out!