Congratulations, "NCIS"!

Congratulations to the show I often refer to as “The Little Show That Could,” “NCIS,” which received its largest audience ever last night.

22 million people tuned in for the show’s first new episode since December 14th.

To have a show reach this kind of pinnacle in its eighth season is pretty unheard of, but then “NCIS” has never followed conventional TV patterns. And I mean that as a compliment…

And things just keep getting better for the show as Bob Newhart guests on the December 18th episode as Ducky’s (David McCallum) predecessor. And without “American Idol” to compete with, there’s no reason to think that the show won’t continue to dominate—even with “Glee” as its competition…

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