The body of a dead Navy diver washing up on shore starts a turf war between NCIS and CGIS, the Coast Guard’s investigative service. Diane Neal guest stars as a CGIS special agent.
The Academy Awards was the big winner for the week, managing to top the ‘Idol’ juggernaut. ‘Idol’ was still huge for FOX, while CBS had great showings from ‘2 ½ Men’, ‘Big Bang’, and ‘NCIS’. ‘SVU’’s return to 10 PM was a bright spot for NBC.
A man is shot in the woods, and his fingerprints confirm that he’s been MIA for six years. But when a second wife comes forward to confirm that he’s been alive and well and living in DC for years, Gibbs and his team have to figure what actually happened on a botched operation in Afghanistan.
With the Olympics out of the way, our TV schedules were once again filled with new episodes. ‘American Idol,’ as usual, clobbered everyone. The week also brought three premieres for NBC and the first new ‘Southland’ episodes on TNT.
Gibbs’ mother-in-law, played by Gena Rowlands, makes a reappearance in Gibbs’ life in the least expected of ways, throwing him for a loop. But when he figures out why she’s really there, will he be able to handle it?
If anything was going to topple M.A.S.H. from the top spot of being the most watched program ever, it was bound to be a sporting event.
Tobias Fornell returns to help Gibbs and his NCIS team track down an illegal trucking ring responsible for the death of a former Marine, at the behest of another ex-Marine who the team has bumped up against before.