NCISandNCIS: Originswon’t be airing new episodes tonight, but exciting things await the Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents when the shows return. The Navy-themed procedural shook things up this season. At the top of the TV cycle,NCISswapped their Island-themed offshoot for theNCIS: Originsprequel following thecancelation ofNCIS: Hawai’ibefore season 4. The franchise also returned its Aussie-themed spinoff for another season, withNCIS: Sydneycurrently airing episodes for its sophomore run.
While the stories look different this season after CBS switched up its programming,NCISfans must wait another week to see what happens next.AlthoughMark Harmon no longer plays Leroy Jethro Gibbsin the flagship series,NCIS: Originsreturns the characters in its prequel offshoot, which focuses on Gibbs and other NIS agents and Navy veterans at NIS in 1991. The backstory-heavy offshoot is taking off as it shifts its focus away from its main character to accommodate other stories, but there won’t be any new flashbacks this week due to the holiday.
Why There Are No New NCIS Season 22 & NCIS: Origins Episodes Tonight (August 11, 2025)
NCIS Is Taking A Break For President’s Day
NCISandNCIS: Originswon’t air new episodes tonight due to the President’s Day holiday. Since its return,NCISseason 22 has aired three episodes. InNCISseason 22, episode 10, “Baker’s Man,” the show returned with an outing centered on Alden Parker (Gary Cole), the Major Case Response Team’s (MCRT) leader. Alden saved his crush, Eleni Kostakis, from her role in a local drug operation with Melina Kanakaredes guest starring as the Greek baker. Most recently,NCISfocused on Kasie Hines (Diona Reasoner) in “Fun and Games.”
While the NCIS franchise won’t offer anything new this Monday, fans can revisit stories that inform the current season instead.
Instead of new episodes,CBS will airNCISreruns instead. Fans can catchNCISseason 22, episode 2, “Foreign Bodies,” on Monday, July 15, 2025. The outing focused on NCIS Director Leon Vance (Rocky Carroll) after someone dies in the leader’s office. Prequel fans can catch the rerun ofNCIS: Originsepisode 6, “Incognito,” after, wherein young Gibbs (Austin Stowell) and Lala Dominguez (Mariel Molino) go undercover to intercept the sale of classified military specs. While theNCISfranchise won’t offer anything new this Monday, fans can revisit stories that inform the current season instead.
Will Will New Episodes Of NCIS Season 22 & NCIS: Origins Release?
Only One NCIS Show Will Return Next Week
Despite this week’s hiatus, fans don’t have to wait long to see the next installment inNCISseason 22.A newNCISepisodewill air on Monday, June 20, 2025, at the flagship’s regular air time. Episodes forNCISseason 22 have been consistent so far, and the show will follow that trend after it returns. Following episode 13 next week, CBS will airNCISseason 22, episode 14, “Close to Home,” on March 3.
Unlike the other series,NCIS: Sydneyseason 2 will air a new episode this week.
Sadly,NCIS: Originsfans must wait even longer for new episodes.NCIS: Originswon’t return with new episodes for the remainder of February. CBS will fill the procedural’s time slot with its new medical procedural,Watson,instead. Rather than a standard episode count for a network TV season, typically between 22 and 24 installments,NCIS: Originsseason 1will have 18 episodes. Therefore, the show has to take more breaks than the flagship to accommodate its shorter run.
What To Expect From The Upcoming NCIS & NCIS: Origins Episodes
NCIS And NCIS: Origins Have Exciting Possibilities Ahead
NCISseason 22 will return with episode 13, “Bad Blood,” on February 24, and the outing promises a compelling case. The promotional video for episode 13 shows Agent Knight (Katrina Law) and Agent Parker discovering a human skull emerging in a vat of a thick, mysterious substance. While it’s unclear if the skull is real or just a replica, the agents will be in for a gruesome investigation. The outing could be a standard case, but fans should expect the show to move theNCISGabrielle LaRoche mole plotforward as it nears its season finale.
You can stream the first season ofNCIS: Originson Paramount+, along with the flagship and its spinoffs:NCIS: New Orleans, NCIS: Hawai’i,andNCIS: Sydney.
WhenNCIS: Originsreturns, expect the show to continue diverging from Leroy Jethro Gibbs to focus on other NIS agents and military veterans. In the past couple ofNCIS: Originsepisodes, flashbacks, and stories have highlightedNCIS: Originscharacters like Mike Franks (Kyle Schmid) and Dick Kowalski (Michael Harney). The narrative change broadens the scope of the prequel to focus on the backstories of other service members, changing the tone of the series yet again as the freshman procedural establishes its voice. Hopefully,NCIS: Originswill continue its promising trend when it returns.
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NCIS is a television series that follows a team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. Premiering in 2003, the show explores various cases involving Navy and Marine Corps personnel, ranging from murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines.
NCIS: Origins
NCIS: Origins is set in 1991, preceding the events of the original series. The series introduces Leroy Jethro Gibbs as a new special agent at NCIS Camp Pendleton. Under the leadership of NCIS legend Mike Franks, Gibbs navigates his role within a tenacious, unconventional team.
