NCIS: New Orleans season 1 explained

Season Number:1
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Num Episodes:23
Network:CBS
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Episode List:List of NCIS: New Orleans episodes

The first season of , an American police procedural drama television series, originally aired on CBS from September 23, 2014, through May 12, 2015. The season was produced by CBS Television Studios, with Gary Glasberg as showrunner and executive producer. The pilot was aired on March 25, 2014, to April 1, 2014, serves as the first of a two-part backdoor pilot during the eleventh season of NCIS and ordered to series in May 2014. On October 27, 2014, CBS picked up NCIS: New Orleans for a full season of 23 episodes.

Plot

The first season of NCIS: New Orleans follows the work of Special Agent Dwayne Pride, who leads a New Orleans-based investigative team tasked with solving crimes involving the US Navy and Marine Corps. Pride and Chris LaSalle work alongside new-transfer Meredith Brody, as they face the loss of friends ("Musician Heal Thyself"), battle a suspected plague outbreak ("Carrier"), and investigate cases including a brig break ("Breaking Brig"), a murder at a sorority house ("The Recruits"), a kidnapping that brings the FBI to New Orleans ("It Happened Last Night"), a murder at a cemetery on Halloween ("Master of Horror"), a death at Mardi Gras ("Love Hurts"), a bomber targeting Pride and his family ("Baitfish"), a case that calls for NCIS to work alongside CGIS ("The Abyss"), and a sailor who asks for his own murder to be investigated ("The Walking Dead"), all while facing the death of loved ones ("How Much Pain Can You Take?").

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Guests

Episodes

Production

Development

In September 2013, NCIS: New Orleans will be introduced with a two-part backdoor pilot during the eleventh season of NCIS.[1] [2] [3] The episode title "Crescent City (Part I)" and "Crescent City (Part II)", written by Gary Glasberg,[4] [5] [6] which aired on March 25, 2014, to April 1, 2014, a second spin off from NCIS and set filmed located in New Orleans.[1] [2] [3] NCIS: New Orleans was ordered to series on May 9, 2014.[7] [8] On October 27, 2014, CBS picked up NCIS: New Orleans for a full season of 23 episodes.[9]

Casting

In February 2014, the pilot was cast with Scott Bakula, CCH Pounder, and Zoe McLellan as Dwayne Pride, Loretta Wade, and Meredith Brody,[10] [11] [12] Lucas Black as Christopher LaSalle,[13] and Rob Kerkovich as Sebastian Lund a forensic scientist.[14]

Broadcast

Season one of NCIS: New Orleans premiered on CBS in the United States on Tuesday, September 23, 2014, with the season twelfth premiere of NCIS as its lead-in.[15] [16]

Reception

Critical reception

NCIS: New Orleans has received mixed reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the first season of the show a rating of 60%, based on 30 reviews, with an average rating of 5.50/10. The site's consensus reads, "With a solid cast in a beautiful locale, NCIS: New Orleans makes extending this well-worn franchise look like the Big Easy."[17] Metacritic gives the show a score of 55 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[18]

In late September 2014, The Wraps journalist Jason Hughes reviewed the pilot episode of the series, praising the music, the use of the city of New Orleans, and CBS' decision to cast Scott Bakula as "one of the most likable leading men in television, so they're set there."[19] David Hinckley of the New York Daily News gave a mixed but critical review of the pilot episode, saying there is a "Crescent City flavor here. But in the larger picture, not much on this menu is unfamiliar."[20] Liz Shannon Miller and Ben Travers of Indiewire said that NCIS is like "the obelisk in 2001: A Space Odyssey, it's an awe-inspiring, inescapable presence in the broadcast line-up. NCIS on CBS: It is here. It has always been here. It forever will be."[21]

References

General

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CBS Prepping Planted NCIS Spinoff Produced By Mark Harmon & Gary Glasberg. Andreeva. Nellie. Deadline Hollywood. September 23, 2013. April 27, 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140829211818/https://deadline.com/2013/09/ncis-spinoff-cbs-mark-harmon-new-orleans-594673/. August 29, 2014.
  2. Web site: NCIS Planning New Orleans-Based Spin-Off, Exec-Produced By Mark Harmon. Mitovich. Matt Webb. TVLine. September 23, 2013. April 27, 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130925040110/https://tvline.com/2013/09/23/ncis-spinoff-new-orleans-mark-harmon/. September 25, 2013.
  3. Web site: CBS Developing New Orleans-Set NCIS Spinoff. Marechal. Aj. Variety. September 23, 2013. May 4, 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130926035449/https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/cbs-developing-new-orleans-set-ncis-spinoff-1200663143/. September 26, 2013.
  4. Web site: Two-Part Episode of NCIS, Featuring a Backdoor Pilot for the New Orleans Field Office, Begins Tuesday, March 25 on CBS. The Futon Critic. March 12, 2014. April 27, 2019.
  5. Web site: (#1118) "Crescent City: Part I". The Futon Critic. March 12, 2014.
  6. Web site: (#1119) "Crescent City: Part II". The Futon Critic. March 17, 2014.
  7. Web site: Fall TV: CBS Orders NCIS and CSI Spin-Offs, Odd Couple, Kevin Williamson's Stalker and 4 More to Series (But Not How I Met Your Dad?). Swift. Andy. TVLine. May 9, 2014. May 9, 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140512050130/http://tvline.com/2014/05/09/cbs-fall-2014-new-series-ncis-new-orleans-odd-couple/. May 12, 2014.
  8. Web site: CBS Orders NCIS and CSI Spin-Offs and More for 2014–2015 Season. Kubicek. John. BuddyTV. May 9, 2014. May 9, 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140510015951/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/ncis/cbs-orders-new-ncis-spin-off-a-53539.aspx. May 10, 2014.
  9. Web site: CBS Gives Full Season Orders to Scorpion, Madam Secretary, NCIS: New Orleans & Stalker. Bibel. Sara. TV by the Numbers. October 27, 2014. April 30, 2019. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150723082702/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/27/cbs-gives-full-season-orders-to-scorpion-madam-secretary-ncis-new-orleans-stalker/320228/. July 23, 2015.
  10. Web site: Scoop: Scott Bakula Joins NCIS: New Orleans. Mitovich. Matt Webb. TVLine. February 3, 2014. February 2, 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140203211914/http://tvline.com/2014/02/03/pilot-ncis-new-orleans-cast-scott-bakula/. February 3, 2014.
  11. Web site: Scoop: NCIS: New Orleans Pilot Adds Sons of Anarchy CCH Pounder, JAG Alum. Mitovich. Matt Webb. TVLine. February 3, 2014. February 2, 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140207085852/http://tvline.com/2014/02/03/pilot-ncis-new-orleans-cast-cch-pounder-zoe-mclellan/. February 7, 2014.
  12. Web site: JAG Alum Set as Female Lead in CBS' NCIS New Orleans Spinoff. Lesley. Goldberg. The Hollywood Reporter. February 3, 2014. April 30, 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140316022652/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/ncis-new-orleans-spinoff-sets-676797. March 16, 2014.
  13. Web site: Lucas Black Joins CBS' NCIS Spinoff. Nellie. Andreeva. Deadline Hollywood. February 10, 2014. April 30, 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140830010200/https://deadline.com/2014/02/lucas-black-ncis-spinoff-new-orleans-680641/. August 30, 2014.
  14. Web site: TCA: Rob Kerkovich Joins NCIS: New Orleans As Shooting Starts Next Week. Diane. Haithman. Deadline Hollywood. July 17, 2014. April 30, 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150920165907/https://deadline.com/2014/07/ncis-new-orleans-rob-kerkovich-casting-spinoff-plan-805726/. September 20, 2015.
  15. Web site: CBS 2014–15 Primetime Schedule: Big Bang Theory & Mom Lead Monday; The Mentalist & CSI: Cyber Held for Midseason + NCIS: New Orleans Takes Post-NCIS Spot & Amazing Race Goes to Friday. Kondolojy. Amanda. TV by the Numbers. May 14, 2014. May 14, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140514212113/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/05/14/cbs-2014-15-primetime-schedule-mom-the-mentalist-csi-cyber-held-for-midseason/264216/. May 14, 2014.
  16. Web site: CBS Announces Fall Premiere Dates; Early Start for Madam Secretary; Big Bang Theory & Scorpion Launch Premiere Week. Bibel. Sara. TV by the Numbers. June 24, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141012015431/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/06/24/cbs-announces-fall-premiere-dates-2/276598/. October 12, 2014. April 30, 2019.
  17. Web site: NCIS: New Orleans: Season 1. Rotten Tomatoes. December 8, 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141211144501/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/ncis-new-orleans/s01/. December 11, 2014.
  18. Web site: NCIS: New Orleans: Season 1. Metacritic. December 8, 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141120073549/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/ncis-new-orleans. November 20, 2014.
  19. Web site: NCIS: New Orleans Review: Scott Bakula Steers CBS's Competent Expansion of the Franchise. TheWrap. Hughes. Jason. September 23, 2014. December 8, 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141216214744/http://www.thewrap.com/ncis-new-orleans-review-scott-bakula-steers-cbss-competent-expansion-of-the-franchise/. December 16, 2014.
  20. News: NCIS: New Orleans: TV review. Hinckley. David. Daily News. September 23, 2014. December 8, 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140929061232/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/ncis-new-orleans-tv-review-article-1.1948528. September 29, 2014.
  21. Web site: Fall 2014 TV Preview: Tuesday Gambles on Forever, While The Flash Looks Ready to Sprint. Liz Shannon. Miller. Ben. Travers. IndieWire. August 12, 2014. December 8, 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141125055047/http://www.indiewire.com/article/fall-2014-tv-preview-tuesday-gambles-on-forever-while-the-flash-looks-ready-to-sprint-20140812. November 25, 2014.

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