TVLine also stated that sources have said that the episode will air at a later date. It’s unclear at this time if it will impact the mid-season premiere, which is originally supposed to air on February 24.
The episode that was to serve as the fall finale of NCIS: Sydney was season 3, episode 9, titled South of Nowhere and included the synopsis:
“The team races to an Antarctica research base to investigate why a climate scientist killed a colleague on Polar Night Eve — and make it out before their plane engine freezes, and they’re trapped in darkness for six months.”
The NCIS spin-off began in 2023, and currently has an IMDb rating of 6.2/10 compared to the flagship series, which has a 7.8/10. The original NCIS began in 2003 and has 23 seasons, and is one of the longest-running primetime dramas in U.S. history with over 1,000 episodes. The franchise currently has produced six main spinoffs, which all expand the crime-solving universe.
The cast of NCIS: Sydney includes Olivia Swan, Todd Lasance, Sean Sagar, Tuuli Narkle, and William McInnes. It’s created and written by Morgan O’Neill, Ella Cook, and James Cripps.