Great scene - must have been a lot of extras for the wide shots. There were a couple of glimpses of West Coast Eagles fans amongst all The Swans fans.
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Nine promoting a Ten show. 
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It’s a Paramount+ show, doesn’t become a 10 show until probably end of this year 
Could still be seen as a 10 show given season one is getting re-runs on the main channel right now and the intent is there to play out season two on FTA.
Good to see the networks are getting a little more relaxed with this regardless.
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I have to agree. A few twists and surprises. They have set up the season really well. 
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Might be part of an advertising package deal with Paramount+.
CBS has also renewed NCIS: Origins for a second season, and NCIS for a 23rd season.
Global Hit NCIS: Sydney Renewed For Season Three.
Filming Begins In Sydney Following Successful Launch Of Season Two Of The Paramount+ Australian Original Series.
Following a hugely successful second season launch, Paramount+ Australia today announced that international smash hit Australian original series NCIS: Sydney has been renewed for a third season.
Filming for the thrilling third instalment will commence in Sydney on Monday, 24 February, showcasing the city’s iconic landmarks and vibrant harbour as the backdrop for the action-packed series.
The first international iteration of the global NCIS franchise outside of the U.S., NCIS: Sydney is a brilliant and eclectic team of U.S. NCIS Agents and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) who have been grafted into a multi-national taskforce to keep naval crimes in check.
Produced by Endemol Shine Australia for CBS Studios and Paramount Australia, and distributed outside Australia by Paramount Global Content Distribution, the first season of NCIS: Sydney is one of the most watched local series since the launch of Paramount+ Australia and earned a 2024 TV Week Logie nomination for Best Drama. It later premiered on CBS US as the #1 new drama in the fall of the 2023-2024 season, with the series premiere reaching over 10 million viewers on linear in the U.S., including an encore episode.
Since launching in 2023, NCIS: Sydney has captivated audiences worldwide with its compelling cases, dynamic cast, and unique Australian twist on the beloved crime procedural, earning worldwide praise for its thrilling storytelling and strong character dynamics. Season Three promises to build on this success, delivering more intrigue, action, and unexpected twists.
Paramount Australia’s Creative Advisor Drama, Rick Maier said: “Got to be proud of any Australian series doing this well on a global scale. The second season of NCIS: Sydney (just launched on Paramount+) is already building on the success of the first, and the scripts for series three are in fantastic shape. We’re all very excited to be back in production again.”
Executive Producer and Head of Scripted for Endemol Shine Australia, Sara Richardson said: “Endemol Shine Australia is honoured to be bringing a third season of this proudly Australian production to the screen.
“With the success of season one, and season two rolling out around the world – we are so excited to be back with our team and shooting in some of our country’s most beautiful and breathtaking locations. The entire cast and crew are extremely proud of NCIS: Sydney, and the unique Australian touch we have brought to such an established and universally loved franchise.”
Executive Producer and Showrunner Morgan O’Neill said: “With two seasons under our belt, we are looking forward to upping the ante and bringing even more fun-filled, high-octane action from our incredible NCIS: Sydney team.”
NCIS: Sydney stars Olivia Swann, Todd Lasance, Sean Sagar, Tuuli Narkle, Mavournee Hazel and William McInnes. The series is created by Morgan O’Neill, who serves as executive producer alongside Endemol Shine Australia’s Sara Richardson, Sue Seeary and Louisa Kors.
NCIS is the world’s most successful television franchise globally. NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS: Hawai’i, NCIS: Sydney and NCIS: New Orleans, have been licensed in over 200 markets worldwide with two more franchise expansions, the recently launched prequel series, NCIS: Origins, and the upcoming Paramount+ Original series, NCIS: Tony & Ziva.
NCIS won the International Audience Award as the most watched television series by Médiamétrie and Eurodata in 2014, 2015 and 2017.
NCIS: Sydney Season Two recently joined a host of the world’s best entertainment currently streaming on Paramount+, including Aussie Shore, Last King of The Cross Season Two, The Inspired Unemployed (Impractical) Jokers Season Two, Fake, Yellowjackets Season Three, Star Trek: Section 31, Dexter: Original Sin, The Agency and Landman, with 1923 Season Two and Happy Face streaming soon.
It must be doing well for CBS if they are looking at 20 episodes for season 3.
from Forbes:
New Show ‘NCIS: Sydney’ Takes U.S. Viewers By Storm—Outrating Most Other Shows On Broadcast TV
Starting with its premiere on Nov. 14, “NCIS: Sydney” was regularly among the most-watched programs on broadcast television, averaging 5 million viewers per week and drawing between 4.7 million and 5.5 million, Nielsen data shows.
The series finale, which aired on Jan. 23, was the 10th most-popular broadcast program of the week, falling only to NFL conference championship programming, “Chicago Med,” “Chicago Fire,” “60 Minutes,” “Chicago PD” and “Law And Order: SVU.”’
In its eight-episode run, “NCIS: Sydney” regularly beat other top-ranking shows like “The Masked Singer,” “Shark Tank” and "Celebrity Jeopardy!” and in four of its eight weeks, “NCIS: Sydney” outranked everything on broadcast television with the exception of NFL programming and staple shows “60 Minutes,” “The Voice,” “Survivor” and “Dancing with the Stars.”
CBS says the show reached nearly 24 million unique viewers in its first season, and was the network’s No. 1 primetime entertainment series based on multi-platform viewing
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That was season 1
Season 2 isn’t doing the numbers season 1 did but it’s doing alright. Not the best. It’s doing slightly worse than what SWAT did in the same slot in the fall.
Season 2 so far is -16% in viewership & -22% in demo compared to season 1 but that was with little to no competition & season 2 is on Friday nights
Season 2 in demo is 0.27 & 4.19 million viewers at the 8pm slot. S.W.A.T. in the 8 episodes it aired averaged 0.30 demo & 4.27 million viewers
Season 2 includes a couple of episodes which were shot in the Top End. A longer season 3 means a greater opportunity to film the drama in other parts of Australia.
Turns out both Blue and Doc are Rabbitohs fans.
With March Madness happening for the next 2 weeks there will be no NCIS Sydney on CBS, will this affect Paramount Plus here?
In what way?
Meaning if the show will take a break in Australia too.