NCIS: Los Angeles season 11 explained

Season Number:	11
Bgcolour:	000e5e
Num Episodes:	22
Network:	CBS
Episode List:	List of NCIS: Los Angeles episodes

The eleventh season of an American police procedural drama television series, premiered on CBS on September 29, 2019, and concluded on April 26, 2020. Only 22 episodes were produced due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. The season is produced by CBS Television Studios.

Cast and characters

Main

• Chris O'Donnell as Grisha "G." Callen, NCIS Supervisory Special Agent, Team Leader
• Daniela Ruah as Kensi Blye, NCIS Special Agent
• Eric Christian Olsen as Marty Deeks, LAPD/NCIS Liaison Detective
• Barrett Foa as Eric Beale, NCIS Senior Technical Operator
• Renée Felice Smith as Nell Jones, NCIS Special Agent and Intelligence Analyst
• Medalion Rahimi as Fatima Namazi, NCIS Special Agent, (episode 16 onwards; episodes 1–7, recurring)
• Linda Hunt as Henrietta Lange, NCIS Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) and Operations Manager
• LL Cool J as Sam Hanna, NCIS Senior Field Agent, Second in Command

Recurring

• Catherine Bell as Lt. Col. Sarah MacKenzie, Marine Liaison to the Secretary of State
• Peter Jacobson as John Rogers, Special Prosecutor
• Gerald McRaney as Hollace Kilbride, Retired Navy Admiral
• Pamela Reed as Roberta Deeks, Marty Deeks' Mother
• Erik Palladino as CIA Officer Vostanik Sabatino
• Moon Bloodgood as Katherine Casillas
• Marsha Thomason as Nicole Dechamps, NCIS Special Agent, Former Secret Service Special Agent
• Bar Paly as Anastasia "Anna" Kolcheck, former ATF Agent, Callen's girlfriend
• Vyto Ruginis as Arkady Kolcheck
• Caleb Castille as FBI Special Agent Devin Roundtree

Guest

• David James Elliott as Harmon Rabb, Navy Captain
• Kiari "Offset" Cephus as Kadri Kashan Khan
• Bill Goldberg as Lance Hamilton, DOJ Agent
• Alyssa Diaz as Jasmine Garcia, NCIS Special Agent
• Don Wallace as Navy Seal Senior Chief Frank Wallace
• Natassia Halabi as Mossad Agent Eliana Sapir
• Gil Birmingham as Navy Captain Steven Douglas
• Wesam Keesh as NCIS Special Agent-afloat Eshan Navid
• Vinnie Jones as Ricky Dorsey
• Steve Valentine as Frankie Bolton
• Dina Meyer as Veronica Stephens
• Malese Jow as Jennifer Kim
• Anna Belknap as Fake NCIS Special Agent Robin Ip
• Shane McMahon as Steve Evans, Army CID Special Agent
• Nitya Vidyasagar as Natasha

Episodes

Production

Development

NCIS: Los Angeles was renewed for an eleventh season on April 22, 2019.^[1] In March 2020, CBS announced that the season's production had been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^{[2] [3]} As a consequence of this, season eleven's episode order was reduced from 24 to 22.

Casting

In February 2020, Medalion Rahimi, who plays NCIS Special Agent Fatima Namazi, was promoted to a series regular in the middle of the season.^[4]

Broadcast

Season eleven of NCIS: Los Angeles premiered on September 29, 2019.^[5]

In the United Kingdom, Season Eleven of NCIS: Los Angeles premiered on Sunday December 29, 2019, and concluded on Sunday May 31, 2020.

Reception

Ratings

Notes and References

1. Web site: CBS Renews NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS: New Orleans. Amanda. Bell. TV Guide. April 22, 2019. April 22, 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190422175717/https://www.tvguide.com/amp/news/ncis-los-angeles-ncis-new-orleans-renewed-cbs/. April 22, 2019.
2. Web site: NCIS Dramas, The Good Fight Among CBS TV Series Shutting Down Production Over Coronavirus. Andreeva. Nellie. Deadline Hollywood. March 13, 2020. March 15, 2020. April 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200421022649/https://deadline.com/2020/03/ncis-ncis-new-orleans-ncis-los-angeles-the-good-fight-dynasty-bull-cbs-tv-series-shut-down-coronavirus-1202881991/. live.
3. Web site: Coronavirus: TV Shows That Have Halted Or Delayed Production Amid Outbreak. Pedersen. Erik. Deadline Hollywood. March 16, 2020. March 17, 2020. April 2, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200402092712/https://deadline.com/2020/03/coronavirus-tv-shows-production-delayed-1202881997/. live.
4. Web site: NCIS: Los Angeles: Medalion Rahimi Upped To Series Regular On CBS Drama. Denise. Petski. Deadline Hollywood. February 5, 2020. March 5, 2020. March 3, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200303060659/https://deadline.com/2020/02/ncis-los-angeles-medalion-rahimi-promoted-series-regular-cbs-drama-1202851181/. live.
5. Web site: CBS Announces Fall 2019–2020 Primetime Premiere Dates. The Futon Critic. June 13, 2019. June 13, 2019. April 12, 2023. https://archive.today/20230412181718/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2019/06/13/cbs-announces-fall-2019-2020-primetime-premiere-dates-448415/20190613cbs01/. live.