NCIS: Los Angeles (season 13)
The thirteenth season of the American police procedural television series "" premiered on October 10, 2021, on CBS, for the 2021–22 television season. "NCIS: Los Angeles" follows a fictional team of special agents from the Office of Special Projects of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. The series stars Chris O'Donnell, Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olsen, Medalion Rahimi, Caleb Castille, Gerald McRaney, and LL Cool J. McRaney was promoted to series regular prior to the season following the departures of Barrett Foa and Renée Felice Smith after the and Linda Hunt this season. Episodes. The number in  the "No. overall" column refers to the episode's number within the overall series, whereas the number in the "No. in season" column refers to the episode's number within this particular season. "Production code" refers to the order in which the episodes were produced while "U.S. viewers (millions)" refers to the number of viewers in the U.S. in millions who watched the episode as it was aired. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Production. Development. On April 23, 2021, it was announced that CBS had renewed "NCIS: Los Angeles" for a thirteenth season. Series regular Eric Christian Olsen wrote the nineteenth episode  of the season, while fellow series regular Daniela Ruah directed the episode. On January 5, 2022, it was reported that production had been suspended until February due to the COVID Omicron variant. Casting. When the series was renewed, in was announced that series stars Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J had signed deals to return. On May 24, 2021, it was revealed that Barrett Foa and Renée Felice Smith would be leaving the series after the . Later that day it was confirmed that Linda Hunt would be returning for the season, after only appearing occasionally during the previous season. On  June 2, 2021, it was announced that Gerald McRaney had been promoted to series regular for the season. Release. On May 19, 2021, it was announced that the series would keep its Sunday 9:00 PM ET timeslot. On July 12, 2021, it was revealed that the season would premiere on October 10, 2021. The series continued to air after "The Equalizer" leading into "SEAL Team" for its first four episodes. Afterwards, the series led into "S.W.A.T." In the United Kingdom, Season 13 of "NCIS: Los Angeles" gave up its traditional December premiere slot to allow the final season of to  be aired, on April 27, 2022 Sky Max set the Season 13 premiere date for May 15, 2022.