NCIS season 23

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NCIS
Season 23
Starring
No. of episodes4
Release
Original network CBS
Original releaseOctober 14, 2025 (2025-10-14) –
2026 (2026)
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The twenty-third season of NCIS was announced on February 20, 2025 [1] by CBS and premiered on October 14, 2025. This is the fourth season (along with seasons 18, 21 and 22) to not premiere in the usual September. This season will also include the 500th episode of the series.

Contents

Premise

NCIS revolves around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Based at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., the NCIS team is led by Supervisory Special Agent Alden Parker, an ex-FBI Special Agent and a skilled investigator.

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring cast

Notable guests

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title  [2] Directed byWritten byOriginal release date  [2] Prod.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
4881"Prodigal Son (Part 1)"Diana Valentine Christopher J. Waild October 14, 2025 (2025-10-14)23015.33 [3]
Parker goes to extremes to apprehend Carla Marino, to Vance’s objections. Flashbacks show Parker’s troubled youth and his estranged sister Harriet (Nancy Travis), now a Navy Vice Admiral, unsuccessfully trying to get him to change his ways. Parker’s quest for revenge culminates in him stowing away on the ship Carla is on, and Harriet being forced to give an order to fire a bomb at the ship, realizing at the last second that Parker is on it.
4892"Prodigal Son (Part II)" James Whitmore Jr. Christopher J. WaildOctober 21, 2025 (2025-10-21)23025.79 [4]
The ship is detonated, but not by Harriet’s missile. Marino had put a doppelganger on the ship to fake her death and kidnap her granddaughter to bring her into the crime ring. Parker, who had escaped the ship himself, discreetly works the case at Gibbs’ old cabin alongside McGee, while the team works to rescue Marino’s granddaughter.
4903"The Sound and the Fury" Tawnia McKiernan Scott Williams October 28, 2025 (2025-10-28)23035.37 [5]
4914"Gone Girls" Rocky Carroll Amy Rutberg November 4, 2025 (2025-11-04)23045.58 [6]
4925"Now and Then" [7] Jose Clemente HernandezMarco SchnabelNovember 11, 2025 (2025-11-11)2305TBD
This episode concludes a crossover event that begins on NCIS: Origins season 2 episode 5.
4936"Page-Turner"TBATBANovember 18, 2025 (2025-11-18)2306TBD
4947TBATBATBADecember 2, 2025 (2025-12-02)2307TBD
4958TBATBATBADecember 9, 2025 (2025-12-09)2308TBD
4969TBATBATBADecember 16, 2025 (2025-12-16)2309TBD
49710TBATBDTBD2026 (2026)2310TBD
49811TBATBDTBD2026 (2026)2311TBD
49912TBATBDTBD2026 (2026)2312TBD

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of NCIS season 23
No.TitleAir date Rating/share
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)		DVR
(18–49)		DVR viewers
(millions)		Total
(18–49)		Total viewers
(millions)
1"Prodigal Son (Part 1)"October 14, 20250.3/45.33 [3] TBDTBDTBDTBD
2"Prodigal Son (Part 2)"October 21, 20250.3/45.79 [4] TBD76.88TBDTBD
3"The Sound and the Fury"October 28, 20250.3/45.37 [5] TBDTBDTBDTBD

Production

After the season renewal, CBS revealed that the series would be returning to its original timeslot (held from seasons 1 to 18) on Tuesdays at 8pm, followed by NCIS: Origins and NCIS: Sydney at 9 and 10 p.m. respectively.

On September 4, it was announced a special crossover with the Origins spinoff celebrating U.S. Veterans on November 11, with a case that would span across decades. For this event, both series would invert their programming schedule. [8] Also, Mark Harmon and Roma Maffia are set to reprise their roles as Leroy Jethro Gibbs and Vera Strickland for the crossover. [9]

References

  1. ↑ Klein, Brennan (February 20, 2025). "NCIS Franchise Will Continue As All Three Shows Are Renewed For More Seasons". Screen Rant . Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Shows A-Z - NCIS on CBS". The Futon Critic . Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Pucci, Douglas (October 16, 2025). "Tuesday Ratings: ABC Still Leads Broadcast Networks Overall Despite Season Premieres of Three NCIS Dramas on CBS". Programming Insider. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Pucci, Douglas (October 23, 2025). "Tuesday Ratings: NBA on NBC Season Opener Tops All Prime Time Telecasts Among Adults 18-49 and 25-54, Including ABC's Demo Powerhouse Dancing with the Stars". Programming Insider. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Pucci, Douglas (October 30, 2025). "Tuesday Ratings: MLB World Series on Fox Platforms Rises with Game 4". Programming Insider. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  6. ↑ Pucci, Douglas (November 5, 2025). "Tuesday Ratings: 'NCIS' Lineup on CBS Gets Uptick from Recent Weeks". Programming Insider. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  7. ↑ "(#496) "Now and Then"". The Futon Critic . Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  8. ↑ Nemetz, Dave (September 4, 2025). "NCIS Sets Date For First Crossover With NCIS: Origins". TVLine . Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  9. ↑ Jacobs, Meredith (October 31, 2025). "'NCIS' & 'Origins' Crossover Photos: Mark Harmon & Roma Maffia Return". TVLine . Retrieved October 20, 2025.
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