NCIS: Los Angeles (season 13)

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NCIS: Los Angeles
Season 13
NCIS Los Angeles season 13 poster.jpg
Promotional poster
Starring
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes11
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseOctober 10, 2021 (2021-10-10) –
present (present)
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The thirteenth season of the American police procedural television series NCIS: Los Angeles premiered on October 10, 2021, on CBS, for the 2021–22 television season.

NCIS: Los Angeles follows a fictional team of special agents from the Office of Special Projects of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. The series stars Chris O'Donnell, Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olsen, Medalion Rahimi, Caleb Castille, Gerald McRaney, and LL Cool J. McRaney was promoted to series regular prior to the season following the departures of Barrett Foa and Renée Felice Smith after the previous season and Linda Hunt this season.

Cast and characters[]

Main article: List of NCIS: Los Angeles characters

Main[]

Recurring[]

  • Olesya Rulin as Zasha Gagarin, former Russian spy
  • Duncan Campbell as NCIS Special Agent Castor
  • Briana Marin as Aliyah de León, NCIS Supervisory Special Agent

Guest[]

  • Linda Hunt as Henrietta Lange, NCIS Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) and Operations Manager
  • Peter Cambor as Nate Getz, NCIS Special Agent and Operational Psychologist
  • Bar Paly as Anatasia 'Anna' Kolcheck, Former ATF Agent and Callen's girlfriend
  • Jeff Kober as Harris Keane, former member of Hetty's team during the Vietnam War
  • Jolene Key as NCIS Special Agent Afloat Denise Morgan

Episodes[]

See also: List of NCIS: Los Angeles episodes

The number in the "No. overall" column refers to the episode's number within the overall series, whereas the number in the "No. in season" column refers to the episode's number within this particular season. "Production code" refers to the order in which the episodes were produced while "U.S. viewers (millions)" refers to the number of viewers in the U.S. in millions who watched the episode as it was aired.

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date [1]Prod.
code		US viewers
(millions)
2811"Subject 17"Dennis SmithR. Scott GemmillOctober 10, 2021 (2021-10-10)13045.85[2]
While Callen suspects Hetty of keeping secrets about his past and Joelle surfaces in her quest to capture Katya, NCIS must track down Russian informant Zasha Gagarin (Olesya Rulin) whose life is in danger. Meanwhile, Kensi and Deeks continue their efforts to expand their family.
2822"Fukushu"Dennis SmithKyle HarimotoOctober 17, 2021 (2021-10-17)13025.62[3]
NCIS takes the case personally when an LAPD officer's father, a beloved elderly Japanese American veteran, is the victim of a vicious hate crime.
2833"Indentured"Eric PotFrank MilitaryOctober 24, 2021 (2021-10-24)13035.78[4]
Sam and Kilbride clash when a case involving an arms dealer responsible for the slaughter of ATF agents leads them to a well-connected colonel and friend of Kilbride, accused of supplying militia groups with guns.
2844"Sorry For Your Loss"Eric PotChad MazeroOctober 31, 2021 (2021-10-31)13015.07[5]
As Callen continues hunting Katya, Kilbride enlists NCIS help to find a truckload of stolen guns; the assignment becomes more challenging when their suspect, the son of a mob boss planning to sell the weapons, is found dead.
2855"Divided We Fall"Terence NightingallAndrew BartelsNovember 7, 2021 (2021-11-07)13055.37[6]
When an NCIS mission to protect a compromised undercover agent goes completely sideways, the agents are individually interrogated to find out what really happened; Kilbride must make a difficult decision.
2866"Sundown"Suzanne SaltzLee A. CarlisleNovember 21, 2021 (2021-11-21)13065.21[7]
Sam negotiates, and Roundtree goes undercover, when a man takes a busload of hostages and threatens to blow it up unless his daughter's war crimes are posthumously cleared.
2877"Lost Soldier Down"Daniela RuahIndira WilsonJanuary 2, 2022 (2022-01-02)13075.17[8]
The NCIS team investigates the apparent suicide of a Navy intelligence officer who leapt to his death after taking LSD. Also, while Kensi is away at the Mexican border, Deeks makes plans to redo the backyard without her input.
2888"A Land of Wolves"Tawnia McKiernanJustin Kohlas & Adam George KeyJanuary 9, 2022 (2022-01-09)13085.30[9]
The NCIS team, joined by Special Agent Aliyah de León (Briana Martin), scrambles to find Kensi, when she is attacked and kidnapped by a mysterious militia group while helping a group of migrants cross the border. While captured, Kensi bonds with one of the migrants captured with her, a teenage girl seeking a new life in the United States.
2899"Under the Influence"John P. KousakisAnastasia KousakisFebruary 27, 2022 (2022-02-27)13095.53[10]
The NCIS team, assisted once again by Agent De León, helps a U.S. ambassador search for her missing daughter, Gia (Caitlin Carmichael), a popular social media influencer, after she is kidnapped. The team is shocked when the kidnappers force Gia to ask her followers to raise ransom money and a counter-campaign of misogynists begins raising money for the kidnappers to execute her live on social media.
29010"Where Loyalties Lie"Tawnia McKiernanMatt KlafterMarch 6, 2022 (2022-03-06)13105.45[11]
The NCIS team is called in when a civilian scientist working with the Marines on development of advanced radar technology is killed and the technology stolen. The team pinpoints the perpetrators as a white nationalist group attempting to bomb an immigrant center with explosives supplied by the Chinese government in exchange for the radar. Though the group is killed and a Chinese operative arrested, the technology remains unaccounted for. Meanwhile, Callen is confused when his doctor insists that the two had a phone meeting in recent days. The episode ends with an unidentified figure walking away from a computer that has been programmed with the deep fake technology, first seen in "Impostor Syndrome" (12x15), to mimic Callen's face and voice.
29111"All The Little Things"Terrence O'HaraR. Scott GemmillMarch 13, 2022 (2022-03-13)13115.34[12]

Kensi and Deeks are called to the USS Allegiance to help uncover the identities of the parents of a newborn baby found in the ship's cargo space. The search turns dire when the agents learn that the mother gave birth prematurely and is at-risk of bleeding out. Upon finding the birth mother, Deeks and Kensi are shocked to learn the young sailor's pregnancy was a result of being raped by a civilian contractor nine months prior, leaving Callen and Roundtree to make the arrest.

Meanwhile, Kilbride calls in former OSP team member Nate Getz for advice on helping Callen, who is frantically searching for Hetty, with aid from Zasha Gagarin and Harris Keane, after a United States drone strike on Al Qaeda occurs at her last known location in Syria. The two also discuss the Droma Project - the CIA operation in the 1970s run by Hetty that groomed young children, including a freshly orphaned Callen, into future American operatives. The two fear that the information unraveled by the Droma Project could not only destroy the relationship between Hetty and Callen, but permanently fracture the entire OSP team. The episode ends with Anna Kolcheck, Callen's girlfriend, walking into the boatshed while talking to Callen, only for Callen to already be there and clueless to the conversation. Callen then video chats with the deep fake version of himself on Anna's phone, who indicates the two have met previously, warning the former that "he is coming for him".
29212"Murmuration"[13]James HanlonSamantha ChasseMarch 20, 2022 (2022-03-20)1312TBD
29313"Bonafides"[14]Terrence O'HaraKyle HarimotoMarch 27, 2022 (2022-03-27)1313TBD
29414"Pandora's Box"[15]Daniela RuahChad Mazero & Lee A. CarlisleMarch 27, 2022 (2022-03-27)1314TBD

Production[]

Development[]

On April 23, 2021, it was announced that CBS had renewed NCIS: Los Angeles for a thirteenth season.[16] Series regular Eric Christian Olsen wrote the nineteenth episode of the season, while fellow series regular Daniela Ruah directed the episode.[17] On January 5, 2022, it was reported that production had been suspended until February due to the COVID Omicron variant.[18]

Casting[]

When the series was renewed, in was announced that series stars Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J had signed deals to return.[16] On May 24, 2021, it was revealed that Barrett Foa and Renée Felice Smith would be leaving the series after the twelfth season.[19] Later that day it was confirmed that Linda Hunt would be returning for the season, after only appearing occasionally during the previous season.[20] On June 2, 2021, it was announced that Gerald McRaney had been promoted to series regular for the season.[21]

Release[]

On May 19, 2021, it was announced that the series would keep its Sunday 9:00 PM ET timeslot.[22] On July 12, 2021, it was revealed that the season would premiere on October 10, 2021.[23] The series continued to air after The Equalizer leading into SEAL Team for its first four episodes. Afterwards, the series led into S.W.A.T.

In the United Kingdom, Season 13 of NCIS: Los Angeles gave up its traditional December premiere slot to allow the final season of NCIS: New Orleans to be aired, as a result, it will now premiere in May 2022 on Sky Max. [24]

Ratings[]

Viewership and ratings per episode of NCIS: Los Angeles
No. Title Air date Rating
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Subject 17" October 10, 2021 0.7 5.85[2] TBD TBD TBD [25][a]
2 "Fukushu" October 17, 2021 0.6 5.62[3] TBD TBD TBD TBD
3 "Indentured" October 24, 2021 0.6 5.78[4] 0.2 2.05 0.8 7.83[26]
4 "Sorry For Your Loss" October 31, 2021 0.5 5.07[5] TBD TBD TBD TBD
5 "Divided We Fall" November 7, 2021 0.5 5.37[6] TBD TBD TBD TBD
6 "Sundown" November 21, 2021 0.5 5.21[7] 0.3 2.04 0.8 7.25[27]
7 "Lost Soldier Down" January 2, 2022 0.5 5.17[8] TBD TBD TBD TBD
8 "A Land of Wolves" January 9, 2022 0.5 5.30[9] TBD TBD TBD TBD
9 "Under the Influence" February 27, 2022 0.5 5.53[10] TBD TBD TBD TBD
10 "Where Loyalties Lie" March 6, 2022 0.5 5.45[11] TBD TBD TBD TBD
11 "All The Little Things" March 13, 2022 0.4 5.34[12] TBD TBD TBD TBD

Notes[]

  1. ^ Live+7 ratings were unavailable, so Live+3 ratings have been used instead.

References[]

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