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NCIS: ORIGINS
Air Date: Tuesday, April 07, 2026
Time Slot: 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: (#ORI214) "The Beautiful Ballad of Gary Callahan"
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A MEMBER OF THE TEAM IS CRITICALLY WOUNDED AT A CRIME SCENE, ON "NCIS: ORIGINS," TUESDAY, APRIL 7

"The Beautiful Ballad of Gary Callahan" - When the team's trusted K-9 agent, Gary Callahan, is critically wounded at a crime scene, NIS races to track down the culprit while a surprising pre-Pendleton chapter in Franks' life is revealed, on NCIS: ORIGINS, Tuesday, April 7 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ Premium plan subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*.

WRITTEN BY: David J. North & Daniel J. Egbert

DIRECTED BY: Diana Valentine







NCIS: ORIGINS (CBS)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
10/14/24 - ???
STATUS:
currently airing (spring 2026)
TIME SLOT:
tuesdays from 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
2 (18 episodes)
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Season 3 ordered on 1/22/26
DESCRIPTION:
(from CBS's web site, October 2025) Season two delves deeper into the unstoppable NCIS Camp Pendleton team, led by the legendary Mike Franks, as well as Gibbs’ early career as a special agent, and reveals the fate of Lala after last season’s devastating car crash. Facing new threats, higher stakes and defining moments that shape their professional and personal lives, one fact is certain: This team always has each other’s backs.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Austin Stowell as Young Leroy Jethro Gibbs
· Caleb Foote as Bernard "Randy" Randolf
· Diany Rodriguez as Vera Strickland
· Kyle Schmid as Mike Franks
· Mariel Molino as Lala Dominguez
· Mark Harmon as Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Voice)
· Tyla Abercrumbie as Mary Jo Hayes
CREW INFORMATION:
· David J. North as CRTR/EP
· Gina Lucita Monreal as CRTR/EP
· Mark Harmon as EP
· Niels Arden Oplev as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Sean Harmon as EP
GENRE(S):
· based on a tv series
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· CBS Studios