Which is more woke, NCIS or Lanterns?

Lanterns scores higher on the AI pass (33/100 vs 13/100).

What do community votes say?

Votes lean more woke on Lanterns (70 vs 10 on our vote-weighted scale).

Why might AI and votes disagree?

AI scores come from a structured model pass; votes capture how people read the politics or messaging. Trailers, culture-war framing, and release timing can push votes away from the model.

NCIS vs Lanterns: Which Is More Woke?

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NCIS vs Lanterns: Quick Comparison

NCIS and Lanterns are both TV shows. NCIS landed in 2003; Lanterns in 2026. People look up NCIS vs Lanterns, or NCIS or Lanterns, when they want a straight compare of the two.

Below is a side-by-side of the facts we have, then how their political messaging, cultural themes, and IsItWoke scores differ. This is not a review of which is better to watch.

Side-by-side comparison of NCIS and Lanterns
Field	NCIS	Lanterns
Release year	2003	2026
Type	TV Show	TV Show
Genres	Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure	Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Action & Adventure
Woke Score	13/100	33/100
Community Score	10/100	70/100
Verdict	Peak Television	Very Little Woke

Lanterns appears more woke than NCIS based on AI analysis, with a difference of about 20 points. Community votes agree with the AI verdict.

TV Show

NCIS2003

13Score

Peak Television

Community (votes): ~10/100

See full breakdown for NCIS

TV Show

Lanterns2026

33Score

Very Little Woke

Community (votes): ~70/100

See full breakdown for Lanterns

AI vs community

AI verdict

Lanterns is more woke than NCIS (AI).

Lanterns leads by 20 points on the AI scale.

Community verdict

Lanterns reads more woke in community votes than NCIS.

Vote-weighted spread: about 60 points (10 vs 70).

Why the scores diverge

The 20-point gap reflects how much ideology steers each story on our six-dimension pass, not just vibes.
Lanterns highlight: Dialogue occasionally veers into messaging territory, but not overwhelmingly so.
NCIS highlight: Dialogue primarily serves the plot and character development, with minimal overt messaging.
NCIS: Characters are well-developed and fit organically into the narrative, avoiding tokenism.
Lanterns: Characters have some depth, though elements of tokenism are present.

Lanterns reads higher on legacy rewriting than NCIS, which nudges the overall profile message-forward. Lanterns reads higher on message-first dialogue than NCIS, which nudges the overall profile message-forward. Lanterns reads higher on modern politics injection than NCIS, which nudges the overall profile message-forward.

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Frequently asked questions

Which is more woke, NCIS or Lanterns?: Lanterns scores higher on the AI pass (33/100 vs 13/100).
What do community votes say?: Votes lean more woke on Lanterns (70 vs 10 on our vote-weighted scale).
Why might AI and votes disagree?: AI scores come from a structured model pass; votes capture how people read the politics or messaging. Trailers, culture-war framing, and release timing can push votes away from the model.