Procedural-loving CBS (and Paramount Plus) paved the way for a new crop of NCIS shows by introducing younger Leroy Jethro Gibbs in the Origins spin off, which recently received a renewal.

LL Cool J will soon reprise the role of Sam Hanna in “NCIS.” The rapper debuted the role in 2009, when “NCIS” was on its sixth season, before the launch of “NCIS: Los Angeles” later ...