# List of NCIS: Origins episodes
*NCIS: Origins* is an American crime drama on CBS, a prequel to *NCIS* that follows a young [Leroy Jethro Gibbs](https://www.edgepedia.org/leroy-jethro-gibbs) (Austin Stowell) in the early 1990s at the NCIS Camp Pendleton office, narrated by [Mark Harmon](https://www.edgepedia.org/mark-harmon).[1](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/) The series premiered on October 14, 2024, with a two-hour episode, and has aired three seasons: 18 episodes in season 1, 18 in season 2, and a reduced 10-episode season 3.[2](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/episodes/1/) • [3](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/73811/ncis-origins/episodes) • [4](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/im-shocked-fire-country-ncis-sydney-ncis-origins-cbs-shortened-seasons-matlock)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Premiere | October 14, 2024, with the two-part "Enter Sandman"[2](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/episodes/1/) |
| Seasons | 3 seasons: 18 episodes (2024–2025), 18 episodes (2025–2026), and 10 episodes (2026)[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/73811/ncis-origins/episodes) • [4](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/im-shocked-fire-country-ncis-sydney-ncis-origins-cbs-shortened-seasons-matlock) |
| Season 1 finale | "Cecilia", September 30, 2025[5](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/ncis-origins/episodes) |
| Season 2 finale | "Hollywood Ending", May 5, 2026 on CBS's episode guide; the Paramount Press Express listing gives July 28, 2026[1](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/) • [5](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/ncis-origins/episodes) |
| Season 3 premiere | "Don't You Forget About Me", October 5, 2026 on CBS's episode guide; Paramount Press Express gives October 6[6](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/episodes/) • [5](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/ncis-origins/episodes) |
| Narrator | Mark Harmon, who also appears as present-day Gibbs in every season 3 episode[1](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/) |
| Setting | 1991 onward at the NCIS (then NIS) Camp Pendleton office, on a team led by Mike Franks (Kyle Schmid)[2](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/episodes/1/) |
## Season 1 (2024–2025)
The first season follows Gibbs as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office, on a gritty team led by Mike Franks.[2](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/episodes/1/) It opened with a one-time two-hour broadcast of "Enter Sandman" Parts 1 and 2 on Monday, October 14, 2024, before moving to its regular time slot on October 21.[2](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/episodes/1/) • [7](https://assets.corusent.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Global-2024-Fall-Premieres-Schedule-Release_FINAL-1.pdf) The season ran 18 episodes.[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/73811/ncis-origins/episodes)
| No. | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Enter Sandman - Part 1" | October 14, 2024[2](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/episodes/1/) |
| 2 | "Enter Sandman - Part 2" | October 14, 2024[2](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/episodes/1/) |
| 3 | "Bend, Don't Break" | October 21, 2024[2](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/episodes/1/) |
| 4 | "All's Not Lost" | October 28, 2024[2](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/episodes/1/) |
| 16 | "Bugs" | August 19, 2025[5](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/ncis-origins/episodes) |
| 17 | "Darlin', Don't Refrain" | August 26, 2025[5](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/ncis-origins/episodes) |
| 18 | "Cecilia" | September 30, 2025[5](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/ncis-origins/episodes) |
## Season 2 (2025–2026)
Season two continues the Camp Pendleton team's story under Mike Franks and reveals the fate of Lala after the season 1 car crash.[1](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/) It also comprises 18 episodes.[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/73811/ncis-origins/episodes) The season was split across the winter hiatus: CBS's episode guide lists episode 7 on December 2, 2025 and episode 8 on December 9, 2025, then a mid-season return on March 3, 2026 with "Fools Rush In".[1](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/) • [8](https://www.techradar.com/how-to-watch/ncis-origins-season-2-part-2) The finale, "Hollywood Ending", aired May 5, 2026, with the Camp Pendleton office in danger of being shut down.[1](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/) • [9](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/episodes/2/)
| No. | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Funky Bunch" | October 14, 2025[10](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/streaming/watch-ncis-origins-season-2) |
| 2 | "Who by Fire" | October 21, 2025[10](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/streaming/watch-ncis-origins-season-2) |
| 3 | "The Edge" | October 28, 2025[10](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/streaming/watch-ncis-origins-season-2) |
| 4 | "Over Yonder" | November 4, 2025[10](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/streaming/watch-ncis-origins-season-2) |
| 7 | "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" | December 2, 2025[1](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/) |
| 8 | "End of the Road" | December 9, 2025[1](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/) |
| 9 | "Fools Rush In" | March 3, 2026[1](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/) |
| 10 | "Lean on Me" | March 10, 2026[1](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/) |
| 11 | "Feelin' Alright?" | March 17, 2026[1](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/) |
| 12 | "The Gambler" | March 24, 2026[1](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/) |
| 13 | "Homeward Bound" | March 31, 2026[1](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/) |
| 14 | "The Beautiful Ballad of Gary Callahan" | April 7, 2026[1](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/) |
| 15 | "Johnny B. Goode" | 2026[1](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/) |
| 16 | "Who's Gonna Drive You Home?" | April 21, 2026[1](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/) |
| 17 | "Rule 13" | April 28, 2026[1](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/) |
| 18 | "Hollywood Ending" | May 5, 2026[1](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/) |
The Paramount Press Express episode list confirms the season 2 titles but gives several airdates that differ from CBS's own episode guide; for example, it lists "End of the Road" as February 10, 2026, while CBS lists it as December 9, 2025.[5](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/ncis-origins/episodes) • [1](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/) "Feelin' Alright?" introduced the younger Dwayne Pride, a character previously played by [Scott Bakula](https://www.edgepedia.org/scott-bakula) in *[NCIS](https://www.edgepedia.org/ncis-franchise): New Orleans*, and showed his first meeting with Gibbs.[11](https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/ncis-origins-pride-meeting-gibbs-austin-stowell-og-mark-harmon-scott-bakula-footage)
## Season 3 (2026)
Season three is a 10-episode run, down from the 18-episode orders of the first two seasons, and it shares the Tuesday 10 p.m. slot with *NCIS: Sydney*, which takes over in the spring.[4](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/im-shocked-fire-country-ncis-sydney-ncis-origins-cbs-shortened-seasons-matlock) Mark Harmon returns on screen as present-day Gibbs in all episodes, in a present-day mystery tied to his 1990s Camp Pendleton days.[1](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/)
| No. | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Don't You Forget About Me" | October 5, 2026 (CBS)[6](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/episodes/); October 6, 2026 (Press Express)[5](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/ncis-origins/episodes) |
| 2 | "My Own Worst Enemy" | October 13, 2026[6](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/episodes/) |
| 3 | "Return of the Mack" | October 20, 2026[5](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/ncis-origins/episodes) |
| 4 | "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" | October 27, 2026[5](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/ncis-origins/episodes) |
| 5–10 | TBA | November 10 – December 8, 2026 (TVmaze schedule)[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/73811/ncis-origins/episodes) |
In the premiere, ghosts from Gibbs's past shatter his retirement in Alaska while, in 1992, the team races to rescue a kidnapped Randy.[6](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/episodes/) Episode 2 brings Gibbs back to civilization, where he calls in a favor from old friend Woody ([Bobby Moynihan](https://www.edgepedia.org/bobby-moynihan)), while the 1992 team helps Woody after he is accused of murdering a bowling rival.[12](https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/ALVE01M2GPJ81HEQAAA00R3BEKSGC0/) Episode 3, "Return of the Mack", brings back Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard, who helps investigate the murder of a young Marine found on a beach.[13](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/73811/ncis-origins)
## Broadcast and streaming
New episodes air Tuesdays on CBS and stream on Paramount+, live and on demand for Premium subscribers and on demand the day after broadcast for Essential subscribers.[14](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/ncis-origins/about/) The series was renewed for the 2025–2026 season alongside *NCIS* and *NCIS: Sydney*, with more seasons announced for all three shows.[15](https://assets-global.website-files.com/68040906c66687434a8871ba/68d027294dad878ff1e0ad99_78353652594.pdf)
## References
1. [NCIS: Origins on CBS](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/)
2. [NCIS: Origins Season 1 Episodes, CBS](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/episodes/1/)
3. [NCIS: Origins Episode List, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/73811/ncis-origins/episodes)
4. [I'm Shocked That Three More CBS Shows Are Getting Shortened Seasons Like Matlock, CinemaBlend](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/im-shocked-fire-country-ncis-sydney-ncis-origins-cbs-shortened-seasons-matlock)
5. [Paramount Press Express, CBS Entertainment, NCIS: Origins Episodes](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/ncis-origins/episodes)
6. [NCIS: Origins Season 3 Episodes, CBS](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/episodes/)
7. [Global 2024 Fall Premieres Schedule, Corus Entertainment](https://assets.corusent.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Global-2024-Fall-Premieres-Schedule-Release_FINAL-1.pdf)
8. [How to watch NCIS: Origins season 2 part 2, TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/how-to-watch/ncis-origins-season-2-part-2)
9. [NCIS: Origins Season 2 Episodes, CBS](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-origins/episodes/2/)
10. [How to watch 'NCIS: Origins' season 2 online, Tom's Guide](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/streaming/watch-ncis-origins-season-2)
11. [NCIS: Origins Finally Showed Pride Meeting Gibbs, CinemaBlend](https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/ncis-origins-pride-meeting-gibbs-austin-stowell-og-mark-harmon-scott-bakula-footage)
12. [Watch NCIS: Origins Season 3 Episode 2: My Own Worst Enemy, CBS](https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/ALVE01M2GPJ81HEQAAA00R3BEKSGC0/)
13. [NCIS: Origins, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/73811/ncis-origins)
14. [Paramount Press Express, CBS Entertainment, NCIS: Origins About](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/ncis-origins/about/)
15. [NCIS Gibbs rules list PDF (renewal notes)](https://assets-global.website-files.com/68040906c66687434a8871ba/68d027294dad878ff1e0ad99_78353652594.pdf)
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