Vanessa Lachey Shares Stats of Now-Canceled NCIS: Hawai’i’s High-Viewership Ahead of Series Finale

Vanessa Lachey is bringing in the numbers.

Ahead of NCIS: Hawai’i’s May 6 series finale, Lachey, 43, took to her Instagram Stories to tout the show’s impressive viewership figures. She congratulated CBS with a graphic revealing that the network had the “top 4 most-watched series and 13 of the top 20,” reigning in multiplatform viewing for the 16th year in a row. The actress then posted 35-day viewing numbers, with NCIS: Hawai’i racking up 10.1 million over four new episodes.

“Throwback to Season 1!” Lachey wrote over a screenshot labeling the program “the #1 new series” at the time of its debut. “What a feat!!! And kept growing! So damn proud of this TEAM!!!”

Lachey, the first woman to lead an NCIS franchise, closed her series of Stories with a behind-the-scenes snap of her and costar Noah Mills.

“We ALWAYS had so much fun!” she captioned the photo. “Check out the FINALE Monday night on @cbstv.”

On April 26, CBS announced that the police procedural would end after three seasons. The sudden cancellation left Lachey “gutted, confused, blindsided.”

“Processing this news and still being present with my family. I Love You all!” she wrote on her Instagram Stories when news of the axing broke.

“Mahalo Nui Loa,” Lachey added, which translates to “thank you very much.”

Five days later, the former Entertainment Tonight correspondent expanded her thoughts on the cancellation with an Instagram post paying tribute to her character and time on the show.

“I wish we had more time, I’m sorry we don’t. I wish we had a proper good-bye, I’m sorry we didn’t. I know we ALL are connected deeper than any TV show,” she captioned the video of her sitting by the ocean, taken by her husband Nick Lachey.

“In Hawai’i we don’t say “Good-Bye”, we say ‘A Hui Hou’ it means ‘until we meet again’. To you all & especially the beloved fans… A Hui Hou,” she concluded.

Similarly, fans of the show expressed their disappointment on social media.

“My heart is broken for this cast,” one user posted on X (formerly Twitter). “so sad we didn’t get a final 4th season to wrap it up😞 i’ll treasure these 3 seasons for ever💙 thank u to the best cast ever for this amazing show & for everything they have done for us, i love you all so much🫶 ‘ohana forever❤️.”

The fandom even began a petition on Change.org in hopes of bringing back the series, which as of May 3, has garnered over 23,000 signatures.

“NCIS: Hawaii has been more than just a television show for many of us. Over the past three years, it has become a beacon of representation and inspiration, changing lives in ways unimaginable. It’s not just about the thrilling plotlines or the engaging characters; it’s about what they stand for and how they’ve touched our hearts,” the petition reads.

It requested that CBS renew the show for “multiple more seasons” or provide viewers with “a full Season 4 to bid farewell properly to these beloved characters.”

According to Variety, CBS Entertainment President Amy Reisenbach explained that the cancellation was a “tough decision” made after evaluating “the financials and the performance overall.” When asked if there was a chance of reversing the choice, she answered “no.”

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