The NCIS universe is growing bigger — and bolder — than ever before.
CBS has officially locked in premiere dates for NCIS Season 23, along with new seasons of NCIS: Origins and NCIS: Sydney. The announcement arrives just in time to ignite excitement among loyal fans still reeling from the major twists in last season’s finales. If that’s not enough, there’s another treat coming soon: the highly anticipated spinoff NCIS: Tony & Ziva is making its debut on Paramount+ this fall.
📺 Fall Schedule Set: All NCIS Shows Return This October
Mark your calendars: NCIS Season 23 premieres Tuesday, October 14th, 2025, at 8 p.m. ET, kicking off an all-NCIS Tuesday lineup. Immediately following are NCIS: Origins at 9 p.m. and NCIS: Sydney at 10 p.m., giving fans three full hours of crime-solving, personal drama, and global intrigue.
The original NCIS series remains a mainstay in CBS’s primetime lineup, with Season 23 promising to deepen the emotional stakes even further. According to executive producer Steven D. Binder, the new season will explore characters’ personal stories like never before:
“We’re really hoping to dive into our characters and their lives and their journeys and their pain in a way that we have not done before — or have done before, but have done it more in a back burner secondary to the crime of the week,” he told TV Insider.
Expect new layers from favorites like Nick Torres (Wilmer Valderrama), Jessica Knight (Katrina Law), Timothy McGee (Sean Murray), Jimmy Palmer (Brian Dietzen), and Leon Vance (Rocky Carroll). And after Season 22’s finale cliffhangers, relationships — especially between Jimmy and Jessica — are heading into more complex territory.
🔍 The Prequel Power of NCIS: Origins
One of the brightest additions to the franchise has been NCIS: Origins, the 1990s-set prequel that follows a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs, played by Austin Stowell. The series earned critical praise for its depth and retro storytelling, even landing an 88% score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 71% Popcornmeter audience rating.
As fans continue to ask if Mark Harmon might return — perhaps in a cameo or voiceover — Origins keeps the Gibbs legacy alive and well, exploring how the man behind the rulebook first found his way into the world of Naval Criminal Investigative Services.
🌍 NCIS: Sydney Returns for Season 3
Following its debut in 2023, NCIS: Sydney has carved out its own niche in the global NCIS landscape. Set in Australia, the show mixes local law enforcement with international naval crimes, and its third season is expected to bring even more high-octane action and cross-border storytelling. Tune in Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET.
❤️ The Return of Tony & Ziva
Premiering September 4th, 2025 on Paramount+, NCIS: Tony & Ziva reunites Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo as the fan-favorite duo embark on new missions and new personal territory. The series will follow the pair as they raise their daughter Tali and navigate a world of danger — and maybe romance — once again.
The burning question: will Gibbs show up? Fans are holding out hope for a Harmon cameo, especially given the emotional threads that continue to connect these characters.
🔥 NCIS Still Has Firepower
As the NCIS franchise charges into the 2025-2026 season, it continues to prove its staying power. From Alaska to Sydney to the streets of Washington D.C., the show’s formula of character-driven crime drama remains irresistible. With fresh stories, familiar faces, and even more legacy-building through prequels and spinoffs, the NCIS brand shows no signs of slowing down.
Whether you’ve been there since the pilot in 2003 or just tuned in during the Origins era, there’s never been a better time to be a fan.
