New Orleans" are hoping that viewers loyal to the CBS hits "NCIS" and "NCIS: [...] they also are betting that the drama's setting, one of America's most distinctive cities, will exert its own magic. The series debuts at 9 p.m. EDT Tuesday on CBS, drafting on TV's top-rated drama "NCIS" that airs at 8 p.m. "The mysteries are sort of infused with a kind of culture and soul — which is not to say anything about 'NCIS' — but you feel the city in every beat and starting to inform the characters as well," Lieber said during a panel discussion with TV critics. NOLA, to use its network nickname, Bakula plays Dwayne Pride, a special agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. Don't be afraid to take us to these places that at the end of the day are an integral part of New Orleans,' said executive producer Gary Glasberg.