When will ‘NCIS: New Orleans’ Season 7 Episode 8 air? ‘Leda and the Swan, Part II’ is really making fans wait

The episode will see Pride and the team continue the investigation of an officer’s assault and the murder of her therapist
Rob Kerkovich, Scott Bakula, Vanessa Ferlito and Charles Michael Davis in 'NCIS: New Orleans' (CBS)
Rob Kerkovich, Scott Bakula, Vanessa Ferlito and Charles Michael Davis in 'NCIS: New Orleans' (CBS)

For fans who have been waiting for the second part of ‘Leda and the Swan, Part I’, Episode 7 of ‘NCIS: New Orleans’ Season 7, that aired on January 17, the wait seems to be a never-ending one. Like the week before and the one before that, a new episode of ‘NCIS: New Orleans’ will not be airing today. So far, some of the show’s breaks can be attributed to CBS airing this season of the NFL's AFC championship, pandemic production guidelines may have a part to play in the delays. It’s understandable, but painful nonetheless.

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'NCIS: New Orleans' (CBS)

What happened in Season 7 Episode 7 ‘Leda and the Swan, Part I’?

When a Navy therapist with a high level of security clearance is murdered, Pride (Scott Bakula) and the team discover that she was working around the system to get justice for victims of sexual assault. At the same time, Special Agent Quentin Carter’s (Charles Michael Davis) mother Maggie (Alicia Simmons Miracle) confronts him when he refuses to talk to the FBI for a background check on her behalf. Sebastian (Rob Kerkovich) starts to form a bond with a key witness who was hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic.

What is to come in ‘NCIS: New Orleans’ Season 7 Episode 8?

Titled ‘Leda and the Swan, Part II’, the episode will see Pride and the team continue the investigation of an officer’s assault and the murder of her therapist. The team will zero in on a prime suspect who’s been working the system for years. Also, Carter and his mother will talk about how they’ll move forward after a past mistake, and Sebastian will begin a promising new relationship.

Aside from the regular cast, the episode will also feature Erica Gimpel, Sasha Diamond, Maximiliano Hernandez, Melissa Saint-Amand, Chet Hanks, Jared Gray, Eduardo Vildasol, Christin Rankins, Brittany Cook, and Aria Catillo in guest roles in the episode.

Scott Bakula in 'NCIS: New Orleans' (CBS)

When will the episode air?

As per CBS, ‘NCIS: New Orleans’ Season 7 Episode 8, written by Sydney Mitchel and directed by Tim Andrew, will air on Sunday, February 14 — Valentine’s Day — from 10 pm to 11 pm ET/PT on the CBS Television Network. This week, instead of a new episode, two older episodes of ‘NCIS: New Orleans’ will air on Saturday and Sunday.

Usually, CBS provides details of what older episodes are to air at the usual ‘NCIS: New Orleans’ time slot in the absence of a new episode. Last week, the network aired two episodes, one on Saturday and one on Sunday. They were both from Season 6.

Vanessa Ferlito and Scott Bakula in 'NCIS New Orleans' (CBS)

As per the CBS schedule, ‘NCIS: New Orleans’ Season 7 Episode 9, ‘Into Thin Air” is scheduled to air on Sunday, February 21 at the usual time. The episode will see Pride and the team on the hunt for a kidnapped 14-year-old. They will discover that her father, who will soon have custody of her, is a radical survivalist living off the grid.

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