NEW YORK – Fans of NCIS can breathe easy. Mark Harmon will be sticking around, and his hit CBS drama is returning next season.
The network announced Harmons one-year contract extension on Friday along with the renewal of a show that just keeps getting bigger.
Now in its 10th season, NCIS for the first time ranks as TVs most-watched program, CBS said, outpacing even NBCs Sunday Night Football. NCIS logs an average 21.5 million viewers each week, up 7 percent vs. last year.
Harmon stars as Special Agent Jethro Gibbs, who heads up a team that investigates crimes involving U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel. The cast also includes Michael Weatherly, Pauley Perrette, Rocky Carroll and David McCallum.
NCIS premiered in Fall 2003.
