However, the ill-fated early spinoff “NCIS: Red” never managed to get off the ground.

They all featured in the aforementioned two-parter but, soon after it aired, CBS axed the project.

She also clarified, “Protecting [the franchise] was really important.”

Scott Grimes poses on the red carpet

However, one member of the “Red” team managed to make it on to “NCIS.”