All Three NCIS Series Return to CBS Tonight After Election Preemption
NCIS kicks off the night at 8 p.m. ET/PT, with NCIS: New York and NCIS: Origins following in their usual slots, according to Collider.
All three NCIS series — NCIS, NCIS: New York and NCIS: Origins — return to CBS tonight, November 10, 2026, in their regular time slots after a one-week preemption for midterm election coverage, according to Collider.
NCIS opens the night at 8 p.m. ET/PT with Season 24 episode 5, titled "Speechless." The episode features Kinley Andreen, the daughter of series star Katrina Law, as an eight-year-old girl whose Marine mother goes missing.
NCIS: New York follows at 9 p.m. with an episode that sees Sam Hanna's new partner Nick Schaeffer join the team's investigation into the murder of a naval interrogator in her home.
NCIS: Origins closes the night at 10 p.m. with "Baila Esta Cumbia," which follows Gibbs and Bishop's off-the-books mission alongside a 1993 murder case led by Franks.
Season 24 Premiere Ratings
NCIS Season 24 brought back Michael Weatherly's Tony DiNozzo as the new director of NCIS, replacing the late Leon Vance, played by Rocky Carroll. The season premiere drew 6.45 million viewers, a 20% increase over the previous season's first episode.
Quick answers
What time does NCIS air tonight?
NCIS airs at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS, followed by NCIS: New York at 9 p.m. and NCIS: Origins at 10 p.m.
Why were the NCIS shows not on last week?
CBS preempted the NCIS series for midterm election coverage.
What is the title of tonight's NCIS episode?
NCIS Season 24 episode 5 is titled "Speechless."