NCIS: Hawai'i

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Season 1
  • Network: CBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 20, 2021
Season #: 56, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
48

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6

Critic Reviews

  1. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Kelly Lawler
    Sep 17, 2021
    63
    Creatively the series has potential but all the same tired pitfalls its predecessors did. There is very little surprise to the series. For some that's a feature, not a bug.
  2. Decider
    Reviewed by: Joel Keller
    Sep 20, 2021
    50
    STREAM IT if you’re an NCIS fan. NCIS: Hawai’i will give you more of the same stuff you love, with the Aloha state as a beautiful backdrop. If you’re expecting anything deeper than that, though, you should SKIP IT.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Caroline Framke
    Sep 20, 2021
    50
    At least in the first episode, Lachey proves a perfectly solid center of gravity in her first leading series role; it will be interesting to see how much the show pushes her outside her comfort zone, if at all. ... If you’re already a fan, it’s worth giving a shot. If not, there are plenty of other shows in the sea.
  5. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Sep 20, 2021
    50
    New team, same stories investigating crimes involving military personnel.
  6. Reason.com
    Reviewed by: Glenn Garvin
    Sep 21, 2021
    40
    By the way, if you insist on watching NCIS: Hawai'i in order to dispose of those excess brain cells clogging your neural pathways, never ever miss the first 10 seconds because that's when stuff blows up. The show may not have any money for acting or dialogue, but the TNT budget never seems to go low.
  7. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    Sep 20, 2021
    40
    Exactly what you’d expect, but less of it. ... There’s no indication yet of the creaky banter and slightly quirky personalities that make the original “NCIS” a guilty pleasure, but these things take time.

User Reviews

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User Score
4.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 3 out of 8
  1. Ededed
    Dec 30, 2021
    4
    Like the scenery. The rest is ho-hum.

    Plot lines are predictable and the characters are basic recycled stock. I find myself caring    Like the scenery. The rest is ho-hum.

    Plot lines are predictable and the characters are basic recycled stock.

    I find myself caring little about the characters’ personal lives and relationships. Don’t need another couple of lesbians trying to find themselves. The single mom thing is nothing new, either.

    Unless we see some major improvements in the writing and plots, this show won’t be anything to remember after a few years.

    Probably time for all the NCIS shows to fade away. None are as good as the original used to be.    … Full Review »
  2. bac2sq1
    Oct 14, 2021
    8
    I've been an NCIS fan since the beginning of the original series. Although shot in a new location, it covers pretty much similar story linesI've been an NCIS fan since the beginning of the original series. Although shot in a new location, it covers pretty much similar story lines as those of it's predecessors, with slight variations. Not as much action as to say that of NCIS: Los Angeles, but has potential. Being in Hawai'i, it has some beautiful scenery and definitely worth watching.… Full Review »
  3. Farside22
    Sep 21, 2021
    7
    Better then I thought it would be!
    Lachey and the cast are good and interesting!
    Scenery is incredible— worth the watch!
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