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Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of March 24 - 30, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     SERIES NCIS An investigation of a murder on a Navy ship lead's to McGee's (Sean Murray) estranged father (Jamey Sheridan, pictured) as a suspect in this new episode. 8 p.m. CBS The Voice Blind auditions continue. 8 p.m. NBC Hell's Kitchen Olympic athletes Maurice Greene, Natalie Coughlin and Danell Leyva help Ramsay lead a 3K race in this new episode .8 p.m. Fox Tavis Smiley Reports This new episode "Education Under Arrest" explores the connection between the juvenile justice system and the drop-out rate of American teenagers.

Chris O'Donnell, star of "NCIS: Los Angeles," a spinoff of "NCIS," said his show could have its own spinoff next fall. Appearing on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," O'Donnell said his show could hatch another series, "NCIS: Red. " The cast of that show recently filmed a few episodes on his show. "It's a great thing," O'Donnell said. "This cast was terrific," he said. "We find out probably next month if they made the schedule and will be there. " The "NCIS" brand is one of CBS' most solid franchises.

Even though Robi Boscarino lives a world away, the 17-year-old Australian still manages to tune into CBS' "NCIS" seven nights a week. Earlier this month, the Perth resident visited the hit crime procedural's sound stages in Valencia and caught his favorite character, DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly), in action. "Back home, everybody likes him," said Boscarino, who has Hodgkin's lymphoma and whose big dream to visit the set was made possible by the Make-A-Wish Foundation. "He's one of the most popular TV actors, for sure.

Michael Weatherly and his wife are investigating parenthood once again: They're expecting their second baby together. "We're expanding the brand ... We're very excited," the "NCIS" actor told "Entertainment Tonight. "  He said they would find out the sex of the child in advance, but was coy about whether they'd share. The baby is due "early in the fall," he said. Weatherly, who plays Special Agent Tony DiNozzo in the top-rated TV drama, married Bojana Jankovic in 2009.

You don't have to be an "NCIS" fan to watch its spin-off, "NCIS: Los Angeles," which premieres tonight. Although the main characters of "Los Angeles" were introduced on "NCIS" last season, this pilot neatly gets everyone up to speed, quickly introducing Special Agent G. Callen (Chris O'Donnell) as he attempts to return to work after a brutal and traumatic shooting. Staring moodily from a rather questionable motel room overlooking a Santa Monica Pier bathed in an amber sunset, he is clearly not at peace with himself, a fact that is quickly pointed out by his partner, Special Agent Sam Hanna (LL Cool J)

Infatuation is grand. But for a relationship to endure, it must be based on something more than superficial attraction. There must be mutual respect and compatibility and shared interests. No, this isn't a stray chunk from an Ask Amy column. This is a love story. But can it last? Several months ago, I suddenly discovered the TV series "NCIS." The initials stand for "Naval Criminal Investigative Service," although for me it might as well have been "LIFA" -- for "Life Is Forever Altered."

Last season, "NCIS" ended in a cliffhanger, one actually worth fretting over. After a several-episode-long arc in which Jethro Gibbs ( Mark Harmon) was doing his best to take down a Mexican drug cartel, he'd succeeded only in part. The head of the family, a Tennessee Williams-quoting black widow named Paloma Reynosa ( Jacqueline Obradors), was seeking revenge on Gibbs because, as it happened, he killed her father, a secret he'd kept for years. In the final scene, she entered Gibbs' father's general store in Pennsylvania, bent on evening the score.

When one of TV's top scripted dramas returns next week for its fourth season, the crack investigative team of "NCIS: Los Angeles" will employ technology in an entirely new way: to capture the second screen in the living room. CBS is offering an iPad application that synchronizes with each episode and delivers content designed to complement the TV viewing experience. The "NCIS: Los Angeles Connect" app, available Tuesday through Apple Inc.'s iTunes store, will afford viewers the chance to examine evidence more closely, learn more about the suspects and vote on whom they believe committed the crime.

John Corbett is getting into the CBS procedural game. The actor will star in the network's potential "NCIS: LA" spinoff. In "NCIS: Red," a mobile teams of agents are forced to live and work together as they solve crimes around the country. The back-door pilot will air as an episode of "NCIS: LA" this spring. Should it perform well and get a full-fledged series order, it will be the third series in the "NCIS" universe. Corbett, whose recent TV gigs include "Parenthood" and "Unites States of Tara" (in addition to voice work on Applebee's and Walgreens commercials)

"NCIS" was back at the top of the television ratings last week after a three-week absence, helping CBS become the most-watched network for the eighth time in the season's nine weeks. "NCIS" averaged 20.34 million viewers, continuing its streak of drawing more than 20 million viewers for each original episode this season and being the most-watched scripted series each week of the season, even in reruns. CBS had four of the eight most-watched programs and nine of the 10 most-watched scripted series between Nov. 16 and Sunday and averaged 11.62 million viewers for its prime-time programming, according to figures released this week by the Nielsen Co. ABC was second, averaging 10.01 million viewers.

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of March 24 - 30, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     SERIES NCIS An investigation of a murder on a Navy ship lead's to McGee's (Sean Murray) estranged father (Jamey Sheridan, pictured) as a suspect in this new episode. 8 p.m. CBS The Voice Blind auditions continue. 8 p.m. NBC Hell's Kitchen Olympic athletes Maurice Greene, Natalie Coughlin and Danell Leyva help Ramsay lead a 3K race in this new episode .8 p.m. Fox Tavis Smiley Reports This new episode "Education Under Arrest" explores the connection between the juvenile justice system and the drop-out rate of American teenagers.

A camera operator on "NCIS: Los Angeles" has been hospitalized after sustaining an injury during filming of the CBS television show. The accident occurred during a stunt scene being filmed at Burbank's Bob Hope Airport, said a person close to the production, which stars Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J. The victim, who has not been identified, remains hospitalized, said the source, who was not authorized to discuss the incident. A spokeswoman for CBS declined to comment. Earlier this month, a helicopter pilot, cameraman and crew member were killed in a helicopter crash in Acton during the filming of a reality series for Discovery Channel, the worst film-set accident in California in three decades.

A camera operator on "NCIS:Los Angeles"  has been hospitalized after sustaining an injury during filming of the CBS television show. The accident occurred during a stunt scene being filmed at Burbank Airport, said a person close the production, which stars Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J. The victim, who has not been identified, remains hospitalized, said the source, who was not authorized to discuss the incident. A spokeswoman for CBS declined to comment. The incident, first reported by Deadline, is the latest among several film and TV set accidents that have occurred in L.A. area in recent months.

It looks like the biggest bombshell to come out of NBC's "Smash" is its ratings. The behind-the-scenes Broadway drama returned for its sophomore season with a two-hour premiere Tuesday night - and its reception fell way short of a standing ovation, attracting 4.5 million viewers. That was a 71% dive from its opening last year (when it enjoyed a strong lead-in from "The Voice"). The dip was less drastic - but still significant - when compared with its May season finale, down 39%. The series underwent a major overhaul following a shaky first season filled with over-the-top side plots and odd singing breaks.

John Corbett is getting into the CBS procedural game. The actor will star in the network's potential "NCIS: LA" spinoff. In "NCIS: Red," a mobile teams of agents are forced to live and work together as they solve crimes around the country. The back-door pilot will air as an episode of "NCIS: LA" this spring. Should it perform well and get a full-fledged series order, it will be the third series in the "NCIS" universe. Corbett, whose recent TV gigs include "Parenthood" and "Unites States of Tara" (in addition to voice work on Applebee's and Walgreens commercials)

The most-watched TV drama is "NCIS" on CBS. The biggest comedy is "The Big Bang Theory," also on CBS. So those shows should be the most expensive to advertise on, right? Wrong! Advertising Age has come out with its annual look at what commercials cost on broadcast TV shows. Even though CBS has some of the most popular shows on television, it is not getting the most money for commercials on its hot programs. A 30-second spot on "NCIS" costs $166,649, according to Advertising Age. A commercial on NBC's "Sunday Night Football" runs $545,142.

A record audience for "NCIS" and a second-place finish by its spinoff, "NCIS: Los Angeles," which followed, helped CBS end ABC's two-year winning streak for television's premiere week. CBS had nine of the 15 most-watched prime-time programs from Sept. 21 through Sunday and averaged 11.77 million viewers for its prime-time programming, becoming the only network to record an increase in viewership over last season's premiere week, according to figures released Tuesday by the Nielsen Co. The seventh-season premiere of "NCIS" was the week's most-watched program, averaging a series-high 20.6 million viewers.