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NCIS: ORIGINS [UPDATED]
Air Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Time Slot: 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: (#ORI303) "Return of the Mack"
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GIBBS REUNITES WITH DINOZZO, ON "NCIS: ORIGINS," TUESDAY, OCT. 20

Michael Weatherly Guest Stars as NCIS Director Tony DiNozzo

Adam Campbell Returns as Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard

"Return of the Mack" - In the present, Gibbs (Mark Harmon) reunites with Tony DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly) and enlists the new NCIS director's help in identifying who shot him. In 1992, Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard (Adam Campbell) helps the team investigate when a young Marine is found murdered on a beach with suspicious markings all over his body, on NCIS: ORIGINS, Tuesday, Oct. 20 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming live on Paramount+ (Premium) and next day.

WRITTEN BY: Nichole Millard

DIRECTED BY: James Whitmore, Jr.







NCIS: ORIGINS (CBS)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
10/14/24 - ???
STATUS:
currently airing (fall 2026)
TIME SLOT:
tuesdays from 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
3 (10 episodes)
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DESCRIPTION:
(from CBS's web site, October 2026) NCIS: ORIGINS follows a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Austin Stowell) in the early ‘90s, years prior to the events of NCIS, and is narrated by Mark Harmon. In season three, Harmon returns as Gibbs, appearing in all episodes as part of a present-day mystery tied to his ‘90s Camp Pendleton days in an action-packed story that unfolds all season long.
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