CBS Orders Full Seasons of "Poppa's House" and "NCIS: Origins"OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASENEWS PROVIDED BY CBS Published: November 7, 2024 -- CBS announced today full season orders for the new comedy POPPA'S HOUSE and the drama NCIS: ORIGINS, the newest addition of the global franchise. "NCIS: ORIGINS has added a brilliant new dimension to the NCIS franchise with an origin story of Leroy Jethro Gibbs and a cinematic '90s experience that features distinct characters, stories and crime solving. POPPA'S HOUSE excels with the dynamic father/son chemistry between Damon and Damon Jr. and their family-inspired stories that bring this comedy to life. These shows fit seamlessly into our Monday night lineup while resonating with viewers on CBS and Paramount+," said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment. According to VideoAmp and internal streaming data, with seven days of multiplatform viewing, NCIS: ORIGINS' premiere has been seen by 9.0 million viewers and POPPA'S HOUSE by 6.41 million viewers. Streaming alone on Paramount+ and CBS TVE (CBS.com/ CBS app) posted significant gains from their time period premieres last season with NCIS: ORIGINS up +54% from NCIS: HAWAI'I and POPPA'S HOUSE up +137% from BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA. POPPA'S HOUSE, starring Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr., features Wayans as legendary talk radio host and happily divorced "Poppa" who has his point of view challenged at work when a new female co-host is hired, and at home where he finds himself still parenting his adult son, a brilliant dreamer who is trying to pursue his passion while being a responsible father and husband. Essence Atkins and Tetona Jackson also star. Dean Lorey, Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr. executive produce for CBS Studios. POPPA'S HOUSE airs on Mondays (8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT). NCIS: ORIGINS follows a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Austin Stowell) in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, and is narrated by Mark Harmon. In the series, Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office, where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks (Kyle Schmid). Mariel Molino, Tyla Abercrumbie, Diany Rodriguez and Caleb Foote also star. David J. North, Gina Lucita Monreal, Mark Harmon and Sean Harmon executive produce for CBS Studios. NCIS: ORIGINS airs on Mondays (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT). The series are distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution. CBS shows are available to stream live and on demand on Paramount +.* Please visit www.cbspressexpress.com for additional series info. *Paramount+ Premium subscribers will have access to stream live via the live feed of their local CBS affiliate on the service as well as on demand. Essential-tier subscribers will have access to on-demand the day after the episode airs.
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November 7, 2024 4:00pm ET by Pressparty |