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UPDATE: David McCallum To Be Back on ‘NCIS’
PREVIOUS: EXCLUSIVE: CBS’ top drama series, NCIS, will no doubt be back for an eighth season, but what about the cast? While star Mark Harmon, who is also a producer on the show, is locked in, the four other original cast members, Michael Weatherly, Pauley Perrette, David McCallum and Sean Murray (he started off as a recurring in season 1), have no deals beyond the current seventh season. And from what I hear, talks between the actors and CBS TV Studios, which produces the hit procedural, have slowed down with the two sides far apart on the money. My understanding is that the studio went to the cast members with pretty low-ball offers, leading to the impasse.
At least a couple of the quartet are making well under $100,000 per episode, which is low for a hit seven-year-old series. I hear co-star Cote de Pablo, whose deal is up after next season, also has been approached with a similar low offer to extend her contract. In addition to Harmon and de Pablo, also set to return is regular Rocky Carroll, who also has a deal in place for next season. He joined the show in Season 5 as a recurring and was upped to regular the following year.
The NCIS cast renegotiation, which is not unusual for actors on a high-profile show, adds to another talent uncertainty at CBS regarding a top series, the one surrounding Charlie Sheen’s on Two and a Half Men. Check out my update on the Sheen/Two and a Half Men situation.
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If you don’t like the show, that’s fine, but your statement “no one watches this piece of shit” is so inaccurate, it renders anything that you type meaningless.
If Cote de Pablo is gone, then so am I.
Cote isn’t currently in danger of going anywhere, Bob – her contract isn’t up for renewal at the moment. Personally I think the show could stand to lose her and/or Sean Murray but not any of the others. Certainly if Harmon or Weatherly left the show it would be over.
Considering this show is USA’s evening programming for three hours each weeknight maybe the supporting cast show look for a new gig over at NBC/Universal where their skills are appreciated.
“NBC/Universal, where their skills are appreciated” – Were you reading anything about their 11:30 slot on this site three months ago.
But considering what NBCU pays CBS for re-run rights, the longtime supporting players deserve better than low-ball offers.
If the show is making money for CBS, then CBS should share the wealth with the actors equally. This is an ensemble cast and, despite many flaws in the writing, people continue to watch in large numbers because they are invested in the show and more importantly, the characters. If CBS is hard-pressed to find the funding to share, they could save a few bucks by canceling NCIS-LA, CSI (all of them), Ghost Whisperer and The Mentalist. Talk about pure crap.
My take on the NCIS cast: fork over the green stuff for the current cast, at least for one more season. Perhaps, as someone else suggested, start working in new cast members for a season 8. The comment about how Dick Wolf keeps Law & Order fresh seems dead on to me (if you’ll pardon the pun).
NCIS: LA doesn’t work for me because LA is not a military town. Washington DC is close enough to make the original NCIS work. IMO, the west coast-flavored NCIS would have to be NCIS: San Diego or NCIS: Seattle, both of which are near sizable naval bases. I’m liking NCIS: LA less and less the more I see of it. I guess it was LA’s turn on the CBS O&O series list. Witness “Cold Case”, the now defunct “Three Rivers” and “Miami Medical”, all set in towns with CBS O&O’s.
Uncle Bernie, your quick search also yielded a wrong answer. Michael Weatherly is NOT Don Bellisario’s son-in-law, so stop spreading lies. Sean Murray is DB’s step son. Get it right next time. Weatherly got the job because of his talent. Period!
A few years ago some of the CSI regulars thought they deserved raises and threatened to leave without them. CBS said no and let them go. It wasn’t long before they signed back on.
CBS loves to play hardball in negotiations with talent. It’s just the way they run their business.
Hi Bernie. Not sure where you looked, but Weatherly isn’t Bellassario’s son-in-law. However, Sean Murray is Bellassario’s step-son.
I think they should certainly get paid more if they are making well under $100,000 per episode…all characters in the show together is what makes it work…..they should keep all characters or just cancel the show…..they could cancel NCISLA and give the money to the actors on NCIS….it is a much better show than NCISLA
I agree with most of what has been posted. The original cast makes this show work. In my opinion the writers are really screwing around lately. Where are the head slaps? the ya thinks? Does Tony not even notice skirts anymore? The last couple of shows he seems hesitant to even speak..what’s up with that? He used to be so obvious. I don’t really care for Ziva but how did she become so calm this year. The Tony/Ziva thing just ain’t working. Leon who??? A waste of time they should go back to season one where the director was hardly even there or for that manner heard. They need more punch to the shows. Some on going investigations as well. The Frog was a little long in season 4 but it gave you something to carry forward as well as the current plot. I loved the chemistry between Jenny and Gibbs and Kate and Tony. All these romance twists they are going for now take up too much time and aren’t worth it. The writers are the ones that need a salary adjustment. Down. The actors make the show work. Don’t screw them. If any of the main characters leave, I am too. It won’t be the same. Lose NCIS LA and use that money for raises. That show stinks. Come on!! It’s an excellent show at least to me. I’d like to keep it that way. Besides, do you think there will be a season 9?
CBS is paring away ensemble shows. They dumped Numb3rs their highest rated show on Friday night without even finishing the season. Charlie Sheen is about to walk from Two and a Half Men. Soon there will be little to watch on the network but Les Moonves still makes the big bucks. And his philosophy is why pay talent when they don’t have the clout or bucks to fight him when his residuals checks never seem to match up with the value of the shows and CBS can starve them out if they do choose to sue him.
Long before this news, I posted a comment saying how much I love this ensemble, and that losing even one actor would be a huge disappointment. I often watch hours of NCIS at a time, on USA or online, because I love spending time with these characters. The stories are excellent and the dialogue is fun, but it’s the actors bouncing off each other that I adore. It’s the best show of its kind on TV. Pay them what they deserve, and give them a decent raise. I hope the actors are getting good residuals.
If Ducky, Abby, Jimmy Palmer, DiNozzo, or McGee leave, CBS will lose my viewership, period. It is an ensemble cast, and these people are part of the heart of the cast, NCIS wouldn’t survive without them, and NCIS Los Angeles would lose viewership, if regular fans stop watching NCIS. It wouldn’t hurt Les Moonves to up the ante, the cast and crew of NCIS are the reason why CBS has held a high place in the ratings. Lose your flagship program, and it all goes away.
Funny, Rocky Carroll is one of the ones who I could care less about…and he’s locked in? Anyhooo.. how about canceling the dreck that is NCIS the Lesser (LA) and giving ‘their’ salaries to NCIS the Greater?
Go ahead CBS, make my day. Offer them their worth in pay. Ante up from the golden pot, their value’s more than what you thought. Don’t let us down, we’ll walk away and your ratings become stubble and hay.
Rockey Carroll doesn’t add anything to this show and is fairly new don’t understand why he is locked in. The others made the show – they are a team together and to break them up would be losing part of the show’s personality. Cote could go. She is simple and could be replaced by another actor with better skills but all the others are great together. I hope the show changes these people so they will know what they lost in their poor decision making.
NCIS LA is nothing compare to the original NCIS and never will be.
This is without a doubt the best show on TV. I can’t believe they won’t pay up. What will they do, give us another tacky reality or game show? This cast works well together and I can’t see them bringing in new people to replace these main characters, it just won’t work. The current cast, with the exception of maybe the “Director” is great chemistry in the making. Maybe they should get rid of the negotiators at CBS. I wish our friends at NCIS the very best.
NCIS is my favorite show on TV – period. I can’t get the 2010 shows because the package I have with DISH dosen’t carry that CBS channel. However, I can watch previous episodes on USA and Sleuth. I love all the cast members – including Ziva. I love women who can take care of themselves. So, my opinion is similar to many of the other comments. CBS – pay your cast their fair share or you will lose me – and apparently many other folks!
To some of you who have differing opinions – you have that right but stop the belligerant attitudes. It’s unbecomming and childish.
Some shows you just don’t mess with, and NCIS is one. I am homestly not a Mark Harmon fan, except for NCIS. When something isn’t broke you don’t fix it. When someone deserves more you pay it. The only good show CBS has is NCIS. Maybe don’t know it. It seems that TV execs think stupid 30 minute show and retarded reality TV is what people want. Well if they loose the cast of NCIS they will loose 20+ millions viewers. But for the NCIS fan there are always the reruns. If you like it, you like it twice.
NCIS isn’t ncis without each character they
make the show if CBS can pay bad boy Charlie
Sheen millons they can pay ncis cast which
At least isn’t misbehaving I won’t watch it if any characters go millons if fans go too
Loose any of those charaters and you loose me as well as many friends I know who are in love with that cast and the great entertainment they provide individually and as a team.
I’ll wager the person who posted, “who cares” or inferred that no one watches NCIS, is a shill for one of the other networks, probably works for American Idol.
NCIS is the flagship program for CBS, it’s top rated, because the people love the series, as it is. It hasn’t needed to jump the shark, so here’s hoping that Les Moonves isn’t the greedy bugger that he’s starting to sound like. Make a fair offer, I want Ducky, McGee, DiNozzo, Abby and Palmer on NCIS. The studio heads who want to keep a good thing going can reward these hard working cast members for their efforts.
As a hugh fan of NCIS it’s crucial for the show to continue with all the current actors. Take one out and it will distroy the chemestry that makes me tune in weekly and reruns. NCISLA just does not have it!! I would no longer be an NCIS viewer if the cast changes. If it’s not broken DON’T FIX IT!!!!
If Les Moonves can be compensated $43.2 million dollars in 2009, I think CNS can more than cough up the salaries for the cast of their #1 Drama and one of the highest rated shows on T.V
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/apr/17/business/la-fi-et-moonves17-2010apr17
CBS has a nasty habit of not wanting to pay their top Dramas properly.
With so many Americans out of work, it’s difficult to feel sorry for these actors that make so much. But, I love NCIS. It’s fun entertainment. After attending PaleyFest, I thought the cast seemed to be genuinely nice people. Why should they get paid less than other actors doing the same work they are doing? If you ask me, it seems the suits at CBS think they’re the reason the network is #1. Maybe they should see what unemployment is like.
As for Charlie Sheen, he is grossly overpaid and a bad role model at that. I wonder how much he gives to the less fortunate. I say let him go.
Guys what the hell is that???I am totally shocked right now and I don’t know if I will watch Season 8 when there’s no Tony,no McGee,no Abby and most worse no TIVA