AS GIBBS PREPARES FOR HIS FIRST CHRISTMAS WITHOUT HIS FAMILY, FLASHBACKS REVEAL THE UNLIKELY JOURNEY THAT LED TO HIS FIRST DAY ON THE JOB, ON "NCIS: ORIGINS," MONDAY, DEC. 16

"Blue Bayou" - As Leroy Jethro Gibbs prepares for his first Christmas without his wife and daughter, flashbacks reveal the unlikely journey that led to his first day on the job as a special agent at NIS' Camp Pendleton office working with Mike Franks and Lala, on NCIS: ORIGINS, Monday, Dec. 16 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*.

WRITTEN BY: David J. North & Gina Lucita Monreal & Brendan Fehily

DIRECTED BY: John Terlesky