Brad Kern was only officially fired from his role as consulting producer over at CBS back in October of 2018—so during this TV season.
Less than a year ago, NCIS: New Orleans also made headlines when showrunner Brad Kern was suspended and then later demoted after a revue was underwent looking at whether or not the producer and showrunner created a hostile work environment.
Those in the know are alleging the network might have believed the show would figure things out with Christopher Silber and Adam Targum heading up the series, but that hasn’t happened.