Instead of airing The Equalizer on May 1, CBS is instead showing two back-to-back episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles. The episodes are called “Hard for the Money” and “Live Free Or Die Standing.” The network has released descriptions, photos, and full guest star lists for both episodes, all of which you can find below.
“Hard for the Money” (8PM) – NCIS investigates the murder of a woman employed in the Navy’s missile defense program and its connection to stolen Navy missile technology. Also, a strict social worker stresses out Deeks, and Sam debates selling his boat, on the first of back-to-back episodes of the CBS Original series NCIS: LOS ANGELES, at a special time, Sunday, May 1 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*.
“Live Free or Die Standing” (9PM) – The NCIS team works with DEA Agent Talia Del Campo (Mercedes Mason) to find a missing whistleblower set to testify against gun manufacturers marketing to drug cartels, on the second of back-to-back episodes of the CBS Original series NCIS: LOS ANGELES, Sunday, May 1 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*. The episode was directed by series star Daniela Ruah and written by series star Eric Christian Olsen.
NCIS: Los Angeles
“Hard for the Money” – NCIS investigates the murder of a woman employed in the Navy’s missile defense program and its connection to stolen Navy missile technology. Also, a strict social worker stresses out Deeks, and Sam debates selling his boat, on the first of back-to-back episodes of the CBS Original series NCIS: LOS ANGELES, at a special time, Sunday, May 1 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*. Pictured (L-R): Erik Palladino as Special Deputy U.S. Marshal Vostanik Sabatino. Photo Credit: CBS ©2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Highest quality screengrab available.
NCIS: Los Angeles stars Chris O’Donnell (Special Agent G. Callen), LL COOL J (Special Agent Sam Hanna), Linda Hunt (Operations Manager Henrietta “Hetty” Lange), Daniela Ruah (Special Agent Kensi Blye), Eric Christian Olsen (NCIS Investigator Marty Deeks), Medalion Rahimi (Special Agent Fatima Namazi), Caleb Castille (Special Agent Devin Rountree), and Gerald McRaney (Retired Admiral Hollace Kilbride).
Guest stars in “Hard for the Money” include Erik Palladino (Special Deputy U.S. Marshal Vostanik Sabatino), Kavi Ramachandran Ladnier (NCIS Reserve Agent Shyla Dahr), Duncan Campbell (NCIS Special Agent Castor), Gregg Binkley (Navy Lieutenant Commander Gary Hudson), Gavin Houston (Wesley “Big Wes” Roberts), Aliza Pearl (Maxine “Max” Collins), Nick Cassidy (Martin Thomas), Cyd Strittmatter (Ms. Janice King), Betty Barnes (Rosie), Terra Strong (Officer Julie Thompson), and Brian Silverman (Angus).
The guest cast list for “Live Free or Die Standing” includes Mercedes Mason (DEA Agent Talia Del Campo), Rick Pasqualone (Martin Henderson), Goya Robles (Miguel Flores), Dan Gauthier (Carlyle Huntington), Larry Herron (DEA Agent David Ramirez), Carolina Gutierrez (Emma Ruiz), Alicia Urizar (Isabella Cruz), Pam Trotter (Loretta Dawson), Sheila Wills (Thelma), and Brian Leigh Smith (Bomb Tech Aaron Roberts).
