CBS has made its final decision regarding the future of NCIS: Hawai’i, and unfortunately, it’s not the news fans were hoping for. The network has canceled the series, making it the only one of the three current NCIS shows not to receive a renewal. According to TVLine, NCIS: Hawai’i will conclude with its current third season, with no plans for a fourth. While some TV shows have found new life on streaming platforms—like NBC’s Law & Order: Organized Crime moving to Peacock—there are no signs that NCIS: Hawai’i will make the jump to Paramount+.
The announcement of the show’s cancellation comes just before the Season 3 finale on May 6, which will now likely serve as the series finale. This decision makes NCIS: Hawai’i the shortest-lived show in the NCIS franchise to date. In comparison, NCIS: New Orleans ran for seven seasons from 2013 to 2017, while NCIS: Los Angeles lasted 14 seasons from 2008 to 2023. Meanwhile, the original NCIS has been renewed for its 22nd season, and NCIS: Sydney has been renewed for a second season.
Despite the end of NCIS: Hawai’i, the NCIS franchise is far from over. Paramount+ is already developing another spinoff featuring Michael Weatherly’s Tony DiNozzo and Cote de Pablo’s Ziva David. Additionally, CBS is planning a new show for the 2024-25 season titled NCIS: Origins. This prequel will star Austin Stowell as a younger version of Mark Harmon’s iconic character, Leroy Jethro Gibbs, with Harmon serving as executive producer and narrator.
NCIS: Hawai’i was created by Christopher Silber, Jan Nash, and Matt Bosack. The series followed the NCIS agents based out of the Pearl Harbor Field Office, led by Special Agent in Charge Jane Tennant, portrayed by Vanessa Lachey. Although the series is ending, fans can still stream NCIS: Hawai’i on Paramount+.
